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公开(公告)号:US20250155613A1
公开(公告)日:2025-05-15
申请号:US18931483
申请日:2024-10-30
Applicant: 3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY
Inventor: Kristopher J. Derks , Tri D. Pham , Kenneth A. Epstein , David J. Lamb
IPC: G02B5/02
Abstract: An optical film includes a microstructured surface comprising a plurality of prismatic structures, the microstructured surface defining a reference plane and a thickness direction perpendicular to the reference plane; wherein the plurality of prismatic structures includes a plurality of facets, each facet having a facet normal direction forming a polar angle with respect to the thickness direction and an azimuthal angle along the reference plane, and wherein the microstructured surface has a surface azimuthal distribution of the plurality of facets that is substantially uniform, and wherein the microstructured surface has a surface polar distribution of the plurality of facets that has an off-axis peak polar distribution.
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公开(公告)号:US20250153449A1
公开(公告)日:2025-05-15
申请号:US19023680
申请日:2025-01-16
Applicant: 3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY
Inventor: Andrew J. Ouderkirk , Timothy L. Wong , Zhisheng Yun , Erin A. McDowell , Gregg A. Ambur
IPC: B29D11/00 , G02B5/30 , G02B13/00 , G02B17/08 , G02B27/00 , G02B27/01 , G02B27/09 , G02B27/14 , G02B27/28 , G03B21/28
Abstract: An optical system includes a partial reflector having an average optical reflectance of at least 30% in a plurality of wavelengths, an image source disposed to emit image light toward the partial reflector, and a reflective polarizer disposed proximate the partial reflector. The reflective polarizer is curved about two orthogonal axes and can include at least one layer substantially optically uniaxial at at least one location. The image light may be transmitted by the reflective polarizer after it is first reflected by the reflective polarizer. Substantially any chief light ray 10 having at least first and second wavelengths at least 150 nm apart in the plurality of wavelengths and emitted by the image source and transmitted by a stop surface or exit pupil of the optical system has a color separation distance of less than 1.5 percent of a field of view.
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公开(公告)号:US20250147208A1
公开(公告)日:2025-05-08
申请号:US18836922
申请日:2023-02-28
Applicant: 3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY
Inventor: Craig W. Lindsay , Anatoly Z. Rosenflanz , Billy J. Frederick , Jacqueline C. Rolf , Joseph D. Engebretson , Luke E. Heinzen
Abstract: Microspheres and retroreflective articles. In one embodiment, the microspheres comprise at least 30 wt. % alumina, at least 35 wt. % zirconia, and silica. In another embodiment, the microspheres comprise at least 30 wt. % alumina, at least 30 wt. % zirconia, and silica; wherein the wt. % zirconia is greater than the wt. % alumina.
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公开(公告)号:US20250138231A1
公开(公告)日:2025-05-01
申请号:US18836889
申请日:2023-01-31
Applicant: 3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY
Inventor: Matthew B. Johnson , Bharat R. Acharya
IPC: G02B5/28
Abstract: A display system includes a light source emitting blue light including blue wavelength, and UV light including UV wavelength. A first multilayer optical film (MOF) is disposed between a display panel and a second MOF. Light conversion films receive and convert emitted blue light to green and red lights. At incident angles of less than 10 degrees, the first MOF transmits greater than 50% of light for the blue wavelength and reflects greater than 60% for green and red peak wavelengths. The second MOF transmits greater than 50% for blue, green and red peak wavelengths, and reflects greater than about 60% for the UV wavelength. At oblique incident angles, the first MOF reflects greater than 50% for the blue, green and red peak wavelengths, and the second MOF transmits greater than 50% for the blue, green and red peak wavelengths, and transmits greater than 60% for the UV wavelength.
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公开(公告)号:US20250130352A1
公开(公告)日:2025-04-24
申请号:US18681559
申请日:2022-08-15
Applicant: 3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY
Inventor: Daniel J. Schmidt , Morgan A. Priolo , Caleb T. Nelson , Kevin W. Gotrik
Abstract: The present disclosure provides a coated microstructured film (100a-c). The coated film includes microstructures (110) extending across a first surface of the microstructured film (100a-e) and a coating (130) on a first portion of at least some of the microstructures (110). The coating (130) includes one or more polyelectrolytes and has an average thickness T. A second portion of the coated microstructures either lacks the coating or has the coating with an average thickness of no more than 50% of T. The coating (130) is essentially free of any light absorptive material. A method of making the coated microstructured film (100a-c) is also provided. The method includes obtaining a microstructured film (100a), applying a coating (130) containing one or more polyelectrolytes to at least some of the microstructures (110), and removing at least some of the coating (130) from a second portion of the coated microstructures. Additionally, the present disclosure provides a method of making a light control film (110d. 100e). The method includes the above method as well as either infusing a light absorptive material into the coating of the coated microstructured film (100b-d) or applying a layer of a pigment on the coating. Such a light control film exhibits a transmission of visible light of 75% or greater at a viewing angle of 0 degrees.
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公开(公告)号:US20250129204A1
公开(公告)日:2025-04-24
申请号:US18835189
申请日:2023-02-16
Applicant: 3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY
Inventor: Yangbin Chen , Eric G. Larson
Abstract: Curable compositions include a non-aromatic epoxy-functional epoxy resin adduct, a non-aromatic epoxy resin, and a non-aromatic anhydride-based curing agent. The epoxy resin adduct is the reaction product of a reaction mixture including a polyfunctional thiol and a poly functional epoxy resin. The cured composition has an Izod Impact Test (Notched Izod) test method (ASTM D256) value of at least 40 J/m and is color stable such that upon exposure to an acid bath in accordance with the Acid Bath Test Method, exhibits a ΔE 94 color change of less than 1.
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公开(公告)号:US20250128535A1
公开(公告)日:2025-04-24
申请号:US18835796
申请日:2023-02-24
Applicant: 3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY
Inventor: Hidetoshi Abe , Koji Saito , Shinya Ohtomo
Abstract: A decorative film of an embodiment includes a transparent surface layer including polycarbonate-based polyurethane, a transparent ink-receiving layer including polyether-based polyurethane, a printed layer disposed on the transparent ink-receiving layer, and a pressure-sensitive adhesive layer in this order.
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公开(公告)号:US12282304B2
公开(公告)日:2025-04-22
申请号:US18210700
申请日:2023-06-16
Applicant: 3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY
Inventor: Brian E. Brooks , Gilles J. Benoit , Peter O. Olson , Tyler W. Olson , Himanshu Nayar , Frederick J. Arsenault , Nicholas A. Johnson
IPC: G05B13/04 , B60W40/064 , B60W40/08 , B60W40/105 , G05B13/02 , G05B19/4065 , G05B19/418 , G05B23/02 , G06F18/21 , G06N5/043 , G06N5/046 , G06N7/01 , G06Q10/0631 , G06Q10/0639 , G06Q30/0202 , G06Q10/087
Abstract: Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on a computer storage medium, for determining causal models for controlling environments. One of the methods includes obtaining data specifying baseline probability distributions for each of a plurality of controllable elements; maintaining a causal model; repeatedly performing the following: selecting control settings for the environment based on the causal model and values for a particular internal parameter of the control system that are sampled from a range of possible values; selecting control settings for the environment based on the baseline probability distributions; monitoring environment responses to the control settings selected based on the causal model and the control settings selected based on the baseline probability distributions; determining, for each of the possible values, a measure of a difference between a current system performance and a baseline system performance; and updating how frequently each of the possible values is sampled.
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公开(公告)号:US12282161B2
公开(公告)日:2025-04-22
申请号:US17770778
申请日:2020-11-13
Applicant: 3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY
Abstract: A heads-up display includes a windshield with a standardized wedge profile and an embedded reflective polarizer and a display. The reflective polarizer is disposed between, and spaced apart from, opposing outermost first and second major glass surfaces of the windshield. The heads-up display forms a virtual image for viewing by the eye of a passenger. An image emitted by the display may include a first image ray emitted from a predetermined region of the display and incident on the outermost first major glass surface of the windshield at an angle of incidence greater than about 60 degrees, with at least 90% of the incident first emitted image ray polarized in a plane of incidence of the first emitted image ray.
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公开(公告)号:US12281217B2
公开(公告)日:2025-04-22
申请号:US17762455
申请日:2020-11-19
Applicant: 3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY
Inventor: Claire Hartmann-Thompson , Kurt J. Halverson , Raymond P. Johnston
IPC: C08L23/06 , B29C33/42 , C08L23/0807 , C08L23/0853 , C08L71/02
Abstract: An article (e.g. film, tape or pipe) is described comprising a microstructured surface. The microstructured surface comprises a thermoplastic polymer; and a block copolymer additive comprising a poly(alkylene)oxide block having a molecular weight greater than 250 or 500 g/mole and at least one hydrophobic block. Also described is a method of making such articles. Also described is a triblock copolymer comprising a poly(alkylene oxide) midblock and hydrocarbon end blocks; and compositions comprising a thermoplastic polymer and un to 50 wt. % of the block copolymer.
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