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公开(公告)号:US20240276851A1
公开(公告)日:2024-08-15
申请号:US18643225
申请日:2024-04-23
Applicant: 3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY
Inventor: Tao Liu , Gary T. Boyd , Daniel J. Schmidt , Caleb T. Nelson , Owen M. Anderson , Tri D. Pham , Encai Hao , Shu-Ching Fan
CPC classification number: H10K59/879 , G02B3/08
Abstract: An optical system includes an optical film curved about a first axis and a light control film curved about the first axis. The light control film can be disposed between a light source and the optical film. The optical film includes a microstructured first major surface and an opposing second major surface. The microstructured first major surface defines a linear Fresnel lens including a plurality of Fresnel elements extending longitudinally along the first axis. The first major surface of the optical film faces the light control film. The light control film can include a plurality of alternating optically transmissive and optically absorptive regions extending longitudinally along the first axis such that in a cross-section orthogonal to the first axis, for at least a majority of the optically transmissive regions, a centerline between adjacent optically absorptive regions is substantially normal to a major surface of the light control film.
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公开(公告)号:US20240256088A1
公开(公告)日:2024-08-01
申请号:US18604764
申请日:2024-03-14
Applicant: 3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY
Inventor: Bharat R. Acharya , Robert D. Taylor , Joseph P. Attard , Benjamin J. Forsythe , David T. Yust , Matthew E. Sousa , Jason S. Petaja , Anthony M. Renstrom , William Blake Kolb , Matthew S. Cole , Matthew S. Stay , Matthew R.D. Smith , Jeremy O. Swanson , Tri D. Pham , David A. Rosen , Qunyi Chen , Lisa A. DeNicola , Quinn D. Sanford , Carl A. Stover , Lin Zhao , Gilles J. Benoit
CPC classification number: G06F3/0421 , G02B5/0226 , G02B5/305 , G02B6/0051
Abstract: A display system for sensing a finger of a user applied to the display system includes a display panel; a sensor for sensing the finger; a sensing light source configured to emit a first light having a first wavelength W1; and a reflective polarizer disposed between the display panel and the sensor. For a substantially normally incident light, an optical transmittance of the reflective polarizer versus wavelength for a first polarization state has a band edge such that for a first wavelength range extending from a smaller wavelength L1 to a greater wavelength L2 and including W1, where 30 nm≤L2−L1≤50 nm and L1 is greater than and within about 20 nm of a wavelength L3 corresponding to an optical transmittance of about 50% along the band edge, the optical transmittance has an average of greater than about 75%.
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公开(公告)号:US12004410B2
公开(公告)日:2024-06-04
申请号:US17768421
申请日:2020-10-29
Applicant: 3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY
Inventor: Tao Liu , Gary T. Boyd , Daniel J. Schmidt , Caleb T. Nelson , Owen M. Anderson , Tri D. Pham , Encai Hao , Shu-Ching Fan
CPC classification number: H10K59/879 , G02B3/08
Abstract: An optical system includes a light source, an optical film curved about a first axis, and a light control film curved about the first axis and disposed between the light source and the optical film. The optical film includes a microstructured first major surface and an opposing second major surface. The microstructured first major surface defines a linear Fresnel lens including a plurality of Fresnel elements extending longitudinally along the first axis. The first major surface of the optical film faces the light control film. The light control film includes a plurality of alternating optically transmissive and optically absorptive regions extending longitudinally along the first axis such that in a cross-section orthogonal to the first axis, for at least a majority of the optically transmissive regions, a centerline between adjacent optically absorptive regions is substantially normal to a major surface of the light control film.
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公开(公告)号:US20240096127A1
公开(公告)日:2024-03-21
申请号:US18265586
申请日:2021-11-30
Applicant: 3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY
Inventor: Neeraj Sharma , Przemyslaw P. Markowicz , Timothy J. Reddy , Mark A. Roehrig , Tri D. Pham , Zhaohui Yang
CPC classification number: G06V40/1318 , G02B5/223
Abstract: Various embodiments of an optical construction and an electronic device that includes such optical construction are disclosed. The optical construction includes a lens film having an outermost structured first major surface and an opposing outermost substantially planar second major surface. The structured first major surface includes a plurality of microlenses. The optical construction further includes a mask disposed adjacent to the second major surface of the lens film, where the mask includes a polymeric layer, a nanoparticle layer, and plurality of laser-ablated openings disposed through the mask. The openings are aligned to the microlenses in a one-to-one correspondence.
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公开(公告)号:US11885999B2
公开(公告)日:2024-01-30
申请号:US17996676
申请日:2021-05-04
Applicant: 3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY
Inventor: Bharat R. Acharya , Robert D. Taylor , Joseph P. Attard , Benjamin J. Forsythe , David T. Yust , Matthew E. Sousa , Jason S. Petaja , Anthony M. Renstrom , William Blake Kolb , Matthew S. Cole , Matthew S. Stay , Matthew R.D. Smith , Jeremy O. Swanson , Tri D. Pham , David A. Rosen , Qunyi Chen , Lisa A. DeNicola , Quinn D. Sanford , Carl A. Stover , Lin Zhao , Gilles J. Benoit
CPC classification number: G02B6/0056 , G02B6/0051 , G06V40/1318
Abstract: An optical construction includes a reflective polarizer and an optically diffusive film disposed on the reflective polarizer. The reflective polarizer includes an outer layer including a plurality of first particles partially protruding from a first major surface thereof to form a structured major surface. A first optically diffusive layer is conformably disposed on the structured major surface. The optically diffusive film includes a second optically diffusive layer including a plurality of nanoparticles dispersed therein, and a structured layer including a structured major surface. For a substantially normally incident light and a visible wavelength range from about 450 nm to about 650 nm and an infrared wavelength range from about 930 nm to about 970 nm, the second optically diffusive layer has an average specular transmittance Vs in the visible wavelength range and an average specular transmittance Is in the infrared wavelength range, where Is/Vs≥2.5.
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公开(公告)号:US20230333289A1
公开(公告)日:2023-10-19
申请号:US18024946
申请日:2021-08-13
Applicant: 3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY
Inventor: Stephen P. Maki , Zhaohui Yang , Przemyslaw P. Markowicz , Mark A. Roehrig , Tri D. Pham , Serena L. Mollenhauer , David A. Rosen , Yang Liu
CPC classification number: G02B3/0056 , G02B5/003 , G02F1/13338
Abstract: An optical construction can include a lens layer including microlenses formed on a substrate and at least one light absorbing optical cavity disposed on a substrate side of the lens layer. Each light absorbing optical cavity has an average thickness of less than about 300 nm and includes an optically transparent middle layer disposed between light absorbing first and second end layers. Each of the first and second end layers, but not the middle layer, defines a plurality of through openings therein aligned in a one-to-one correspondence with the microlenses. The optical construction can include an optically transparent spacer layer disposed between two light absorbing optical cavities. An optical system includes the optical construction and a refractive component including at least one prism film.
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公开(公告)号:US20230280512A1
公开(公告)日:2023-09-07
申请号:US18171748
申请日:2023-02-21
Applicant: 3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY
Inventor: Joseph P. Attard , Kristy A. Gillette , Tri D. Pham , Zhaohui Yang
CPC classification number: G02B5/201 , G02B3/0075
Abstract: An optical construction includes a lens layer having a structured first major surface including a plurality of microlenses; an optical filter disposed on the lens layer; an optically opaque mask layer disposed between the lens layer and the optical filter and defining a plurality of openings therein; and a low index layer disposed on the optical filter. For a first wavelength in a visible wavelength range, a second wavelength that can be in an infrared wavelength range, the optical filter has: an optical transmission of greater than about 50% for the first wavelength for each of a first incident angle of less than about 10 degrees and a second incident angle of greater than about 30 degrees, and for the second wavelength, an optical transmission of less than about 15% for the first incident angle and of greater than about 30% for the second incident angle.
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公开(公告)号:US20230214062A1
公开(公告)日:2023-07-06
申请号:US17996583
申请日:2021-05-04
Applicant: 3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY
Inventor: Bharat R. Acharya , Robert D. Taylor , Joseph P. Attard , Benjamin J. Forsythe , David T. Yust , Matthew E. Sousa , Jason S. Petaja , Anthony M. Renstrom , William Blake Kolb , Matthew S. Cole , Matthew S. Stay , Matthew R.D. Smith , Jeremy O. Swanson , Tri D. Pham , David A. Rosen , Qunyi Chen , Lisa A. DeNicola , Quinn D. Sanford , Carl A. Stover , Lin Zhao , Gilles J. Benoit
CPC classification number: G06F3/0421 , G02B5/305 , G02B5/0226 , G02B6/0051
Abstract: A display system for sensing a finger of a user applied to the display system includes a display panel; a sensor for sensing the finger; a sensing light source configured to emit a first light having a first wavelength W1; and a reflective polarizer disposed between the display panel and the sensor. For a substantially normally incident light, an optical transmittance of the reflective polarizer versus wavelength for a first polarization state has a band edge such that for a first wavelength range extending from a smaller wavelength L1 to a greater wavelength L2 and including W1, where 30 mn≤L2−L1≤50 nm and L1 is greater than and within about 20 nm of a wavelength L3 corresponding to an optical transmittance of about 50% along the band edge, the optical transmittance has an average of greater than about 75%.
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公开(公告)号:US20210116611A1
公开(公告)日:2021-04-22
申请号:US17056353
申请日:2019-05-20
Applicant: 3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY
Inventor: Daniel J. Theis , Tri D. Pham , Bradley S. English , Steven J. Botzet , Qingbing Wang , Shu-Ching Fan
Abstract: An optical film having a first surface, an opposing second surface, and a thickness normal to the first and second surfaces is cut. Cutting the film forms a channel at least partially through the thickness of the film. A light control material is printed proximate to a surface of the film. The ink traverses through the channel by capillary motion.
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公开(公告)号:US20200341336A1
公开(公告)日:2020-10-29
申请号:US16959710
申请日:2019-01-03
Applicant: 3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY
Inventor: Tri D. Pham , Corey D. Balts , Felix B Bierbaum , Encai Hao , Simon P. Janeczko , Thomas J. Ludemann , Trevor W. Stolber , Qingbing Wang , Joseph D. Wheeldon
IPC: G02F1/13357 , F21V8/00
Abstract: An optical film assembly comprises a light redirecting film (110) having a first structured major surface (112) and a second, opposed major surface (114). An optical adhesive layer (120) is disposed on the second major surface of the light redirecting film. A light diffusion film (140) comprises a first major surface (142) comprising a light diffusion surface and a second, opposed major surface (144). A plurality of discrete optical decoupling structures (146) project from the light diffusion surface and contact the optical adhesive layer. An air gap (148) is defined between the first major surface of the light diffusion film and the optical adhesive layer. Embodiments of optical film assemblies described herein are useful, for example, for hiding optical defects and improving the brightness uniformity of light emitted by a light source.
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