3M Innovative Properties Company

Minnesota Mining and Manufacturing Company

Kristin M Schroeder

Takashi Harada

Brian Leroy Koster

Kenneth G Olson

Cheryl A Olman

Timothy T Magill

Robert H Lowe

A compact, and low maintenance back lit illuminated sign ( ), especially such a back lit sign suitable for use on a vehicle. The shallow back lit illuminated sign ( ) comprises a housing ( ), a light source ( ) suitable for supplying light to a light fiber ( ), and at least one side-light emitting fiber ( ). The housing ( ) has a sign face ( ) and an interior surface ( ) that includes a back surface ( ). The sign face ( ) has an illuminated area that diffusely transmits light. The back surface ( ) is located at a depth from the sign face ( ). One or more side-light emitting fibers ( ) are connected so as to receive light from the light source ( ) and are mounted within the housing ( ) so as to limit the amount of emitted light, from the fiber(s) ( ), that travels directly to the sign face ( ).

Shallow depth back lit illuminated signage

An anti-reflective film construction contains an optically transparent polymeric film having a textured surface and an optically transparent adhesive, the film construction configured to exhibit light transmission of greater than about 70 percent and 60.degree. gloss measurement of between about 15 and 100. Methods of producing such film constructions and methods of reducing reflection from a surface are also described.

Anti-reflective films and methods

Growing community of inventors

Roseville, MN, United States of America

Kristin M Schroeder