Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Article with microstructured layer
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Application No.: US16066943Application Date: 2016-12-22
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Publication No.: US11407196B2Publication Date: 2022-08-09
- Inventor: Jeffrey L. Solomon , Michael Benton Free , Steven J. McMan , Martin B. Wolk , Elisa M. Cross
- 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 Jonathan L. Tolstedt
- International Application: PCT/US2016/068321 WO 20161222
- International Announcement: WO2017/116991 WO 20170706
- Main IPC: B32B3/30
- IPC: B32B3/30 ; B32B7/12 ; B32B27/08 ; B32B27/36 ; G02B5/02 ; B32B27/18 ; B32B27/32 ; B32B27/28 ; B32B27/30 ; B32B7/05 ; B32B7/14 ; B32B27/38 ; B32B27/40 ; B32B37/14 ; G02F1/1335 ; F21V8/00

Abstract:
Article comprising a first, microstructured layer comprising a first material, and having first and second opposed major surfaces, the first major surface being a microstructured surface, and the microstructured surface having peaks and valleys, wherein the peaks are microstructural features each having a height defined by the distance between the peak of the respective microstructural feature and an adjacent valley; and a second layer comprising at least one of a crosslinkable or crosslinked composition, wherein at least a portion of the second major surface of the second layer is directly attached to at least a portion of the first major surface of the first, microstructured layer. Articles described herein are useful, for example, for optical film applications. For example. An article including a regular prismatic microstructured pattern can act as a totally internal reflecting film for use as a brightness enchancement film; an article including a corner-cube prismatic microstructured pattern can act as a retroreflecting film or element for use as reflecting film when combined with a back reflector; and an article including a prismatic microstructured pattern can act as an optical turning film or element for use in an optical display.
Public/Granted literature
- US20190016086A1 ARTICLE WITH MICROSTRUCTURED LAYER Public/Granted day:2019-01-17
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