Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Multilayer film including hidden fluorescent features
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Application No.: US16464123Application Date: 2017-12-12
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Publication No.: US10914878B2Publication Date: 2021-02-09
- Inventor: Timothy J. Hebrink , Todd G. Pett
- Applicant: 3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY
- Applicant Address: US MN St. Paul
- Assignee: 3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY
- Current Assignee: 3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY
- Current Assignee Address: US MN St. Paul
- Agent Bradford B. Wright
- International Application: PCT/US2017/065780 WO 20171212
- International Announcement: WO2018/118524 WO 20180628
- Main IPC: G02B5/26
- IPC: G02B5/26 ; B42D25/382 ; B42D25/387 ; G01N21/64 ; G02B5/20 ; G02B5/08 ; G02B5/28 ; B42D25/328 ; B42D25/355 ; B42D25/23 ; B42D25/28 ; B42D25/29

Abstract:
Various embodiments disclosed relate to multilayer films including hidden fluorescent features. The present disclosure includes a multilayer optical film including an isotropic multilayer optical film having first and second opposed major surfaces. The isotropic multilayer optical film reflects at least 50% of a light that is at least one of ultraviolet light or visible light, having an incident angle less than a cutoff angle from normal to the first major surface of the isotropic multilayer optical film, wherein the cutoff angle is in a range from 10° to 70°. The isotropic multilayer optical film allows at least 50% of the light having an incident angle of more than the cutoff angle from normal to the first major surface of the isotropic multilayer optical film to pass through the isotropic multilayer optical film. The isotropic multilayer optical film includes a marking on the second major surface of the isotropic multilayer optical film, the marking including at least one fluorescent compound. Various embodiments of multilayer optical films described herein are useful, for example, as anti-counterfeiting features, such as in identification documents or cards, currency, labels for pharmaceuticals or other high value products, or financial cards.
Public/Granted literature
- US20190302333A1 MULTILAYER FILM INCLUDING HIDDEN FLUORESCENT FEATURES Public/Granted day:2019-10-03
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