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公开(公告)号:US20220031514A1
公开(公告)日:2022-02-03
申请号:US17448569
申请日:2021-09-23
Applicant: 3M Innovative Properties Company
Inventor: Kristina M. Magnusson , Kenneth Jarefors , Laurent Froissard , Britton G. Billingsley
IPC: A61F9/06
Abstract: A curved eye protection shield for welding protection. The eye protection shield has an electrically switchable darkening filter and a protective cover. The darkening filter has eye facing major inner and outer surfaces, and the protective cover has major inner and outer surfaces. The protective cover is provided for arrangement on the inner surface of the darkening filter. The inner and outer surface of the darkening filter are equidistant, whereas the inner and outer surface of the protective cover are non-equidistant. The invention is advantageous in that it provides an eye protection shield having a minimized refractive power.
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公开(公告)号:US20190091069A1
公开(公告)日:2019-03-28
申请号:US16096939
申请日:2017-05-08
Applicant: 3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY
Inventor: Kristina M. Magnusson , Kenneth Jarefors , Britton G. Billingsley
Abstract: Protective headgear with a curved switchable shutter and curved front and rear cover plates and including at least two antireflective layers.
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公开(公告)号:US20140168546A1
公开(公告)日:2014-06-19
申请号:US13713331
申请日:2012-12-13
Applicant: 3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY
Inventor: Kristina M. Magnusson , Britton G. Billingsley , Kenneth Jarefors , Larissa Zuravskaja , Joy L. Manske
CPC classification number: G02F1/133305 , A41D13/1184 , A61F9/023 , A61F9/067 , B23K9/322 , B29C65/1406 , B29C65/4845 , B29C66/301 , B29C66/81264 , B29C66/81421 , B29C66/81471 , B29C66/836 , B32B37/153 , B32B38/1866 , B32B2551/00 , G02C7/101 , G02F1/13318 , G02F1/1333 , G02F1/133528 , G02F1/1341 , G02F1/13439 , G02F1/13471 , G02F1/1396 , G02F2001/1398 , G02F2201/56
Abstract: An automatic-darkening filter 10, 10′ that comprises a first polarizer 14, a second polarizer 18, a first liquid-crystal cell 16, and a sensor 64. The first polarizer 14 has a first polarization direction, and the second polarizer 18 has a second polarization direction. The liquid crystal cell 16 is disposed between the first and second polarizers 14, 18 and contains first and second optically-transparent, flexible, glass layers 40 and 42 with the liquid crystal layer 48 being located between these layers. The sensor 64 detects incident light and causes a signal to be sent, which causes molecular rotation within the liquid crystal layer. The inventive automatic-darkening filter is beneficial in that overall product weight can be reduced and the view field can be increased.
Abstract translation: 包括第一偏振器14,第二偏振器18,第一液晶单元16和传感器64的自动变暗滤光器10,10'。第一偏振器14具有第一偏振方向,第二偏振器18具有 第二偏振方向。 液晶单元16设置在第一和第二偏振器14,18之间,并且包含第一和第二光学透明的柔性玻璃层40和42,液晶层48位于这些层之间。 传感器64检测入射光,并且发送信号,这导致液晶层内的分子旋转。 本发明的自动变暗过滤器是有益的,因为可以减少总体产品重量并且可以增加视野。
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公开(公告)号:US12150901B2
公开(公告)日:2024-11-26
申请号:US17595277
申请日:2020-05-19
Applicant: 3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY
Inventor: Claire R. Donoghue , Britton G. Billingsley , Kristina M. Magnusson
Abstract: The present disclosure relates to darkening filters 10, 10′ which are suitable for selectively darkening an optically transmissive window 20 for protection from light, in particular from high intensity light. The darkening filter 10, 10′ is mounted in a forward-facing optically transmissive window 20 and comprises a non-uniform pattern 30 of switchable shutters 32 capable of being switching to at least a dark state and a light state by a shutter control system 40. The present disclosure also relates to a method of operating such darkening filters 10, 10′. The present disclosure furthermore relates to vision-protective headgears 100, 100′, welding shields 110 and panes 120 comprising the darkening filters 10, 10′ according to the present disclosure.
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公开(公告)号:US20210145644A1
公开(公告)日:2021-05-20
申请号:US16622607
申请日:2018-06-13
Applicant: 3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY
Inventor: Britton G. Billingsley , Kenneth Jarefors , Kristina M. Magnusson
IPC: A61F9/06 , G02F1/133 , G02F1/139 , G02F1/1335 , G02F1/1333 , G06F3/01
Abstract: Protective headgear including an automatic darkening filter with an array of switchable shutters, and including a shutter control system, at least one workview image acquisition device, and at least one eye position monitoring device, wherein the shutter control system is controllably connected to each switchable shutter of the array of switchable shutters so as to control the switching of each of the switchable shutters, and is receivably connected to the at least one workview image acquisition device and to the at least one eye position monitoring device.
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公开(公告)号:US10821026B2
公开(公告)日:2020-11-03
申请号:US16096338
申请日:2017-04-24
Applicant: 3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY
Inventor: Kristina M. Magnusson , Britton G. Billinglsey , Christopher M. Brown , Timothy L. Wong , Kenneth Jarefors , John M. Kruse , Jon A. Kirschhoffer , John M. Pilgrim
IPC: A61F9/06 , B23K9/32 , F16P1/06 , G02C7/10 , G02F1/1335 , G02F1/1337 , A61F9/02
Abstract: A welding protector (1) has a curved eye protection shield (10) with an electrically switchable light filter. The welding protector further has a magnifying cover (20) for arrangement on an eye facing inner side of the eye protection shield. The magnifying cover is pre-shaped based on a curve that extends equidistant to the curve the eye protection shield is based on. Further, the magnifying cover has two optical lenses (27) which in combination only partially cover the eye protection shield.
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公开(公告)号:US20190125586A1
公开(公告)日:2019-05-02
申请号:US16096338
申请日:2017-04-24
Applicant: 3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY
Inventor: Kristina M. Magnusson , Britton G. Billinglsey , Christopher M. Brown , Timothy L. Wong , Kenneth Jarefors , John M. Kruse , Jon A. Kirschhoffer , John M. Pilgrim
IPC: A61F9/06 , G02C7/10 , G02F1/1337 , G02F1/1335 , B23K9/32 , F16P1/06
Abstract: A welding protector (1) has a curved eye protection shield (10) with an electrically switchable light filter. The welding protector further has a magnifying cover (20) for arrangement on an eye facing inner side of the eye protection shield. The magnifying cover is pre-shaped based on a curve that extends equidistant to the curve the eye protection shield is based on. Further, the magnifying cover has two optical lenses (27) which in combination only partially cover the eye protection shield.
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公开(公告)号:US11160687B2
公开(公告)日:2021-11-02
申请号:US16622607
申请日:2018-06-13
Applicant: 3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY
Inventor: Britton G. Billingsley , Kenneth Jarefors , Kristina M. Magnusson
IPC: A61F9/06 , G02F1/1335 , G02F1/133 , G02F1/1333 , G02F1/139 , G06F3/01 , G02F1/1339
Abstract: Protective headgear including an automatic darkening filter with an array of switchable shutters, and including a shutter control system, at least one workview image acquisition device, and at least one eye position monitoring device, wherein the shutter control system is controllably connected to each switchable shutter of the array of switchable shutters so as to control the switching of each of the switchable shutters, and is receivably connected to the at least one workview image acquisition device and to the at least one eye position monitoring device.
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公开(公告)号:US20190258111A1
公开(公告)日:2019-08-22
申请号:US16346267
申请日:2017-07-11
Applicant: 3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY
Inventor: Kristina M. Magnusson , Kenneth O.R. Jarefors , Larissa Zuravskaja , Sébastien L.M. Jacquier
IPC: G02F1/1335 , A61F9/06
Abstract: An automatic darkening filter for welding protection. The automatic darkening filter has a first liquid crystal cell having two flat ultrathin glass substrates. Further, a welding protector is provided that includes the automatic darkening filter. The automatic darkening filter is lightweight and nevertheless mechanically stable and durable.
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公开(公告)号:US20190107749A1
公开(公告)日:2019-04-11
申请号:US16168871
申请日:2018-10-24
Applicant: 3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY
Inventor: Kristina M. Magnusson , Britton G. Billinglsey , Kenneth Jarefors , Larissa Zuravskaja , Joy L. Manske
IPC: G02F1/1333 , A41D13/11 , G02F1/1335 , B23K9/32 , G02F1/1341 , G02F1/139
Abstract: An automatic-darkening filter 10, 10′ that comprises a first polarizer 14, a second polarizer 18, a first liquid-crystal cell 16, and a sensor 64. The first polarizer 14 has a first polarization direction, and the second polarizer 18 has a second polarization direction. The liquid crystal cell 16 is disposed between the first and second polarizers 14, 18 and contains first and second optically-transparent, flexible, glass layers 40 and 42 with the liquid crystal layer 48 being located between these layers. The sensor 64 detects incident light and causes a signal to be sent, which causes molecular rotation within the liquid crystal layer. The inventive automatic-darkening filter is beneficial in that overall product weight can be reduced and the view field can be increased.
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