3m Innovative Properties Company

Samsung Mobile Display Co., Ltd.

Manoj Nirmal

Martin B Wolk

Fred Boyle McCormick

Bing Hao

Charles A Marttila

Justin P Meyer

Erika Bellmann

Michael Benton Free

Olester Benson, Jr

Mieczyslaw H Mazurek

Craig R Schardt

Scott Melvyn Tapio

John F Reed

Erik A Aho

Yong Hsu

Robert L Brott

Patrick R Fleming

Raghunath Padiyath

Sergey Lamansky

James Gregory Bentsen

John P Baetzold

Stephen P Maki

Thomas R Corrigan

Donald J McClure

Catherine A Leatherdale

George V Tiers

Clark Ivan Bright

Mitchell A F Johnson

David S Arney

Michael F Weber

Michael Albert Haase

Moses Mekala David

Mikhail L Pekurovsky

Mark J Pellerite

Stephen M Sanocki

David G Freier

Evan L Schwartz

Pingfan Peter Wu

Todd D Jones

Paul Frederic Baude

John James Stradinger

Suman K Patel

Steven J McMan

Richard J Moore

Ralph R Roberts

Patrick A Thomas

Matt R Branscomb

Daniel W Hennen

Thomas R Hoffend, Jr

Xiaoguang Sun

George Van Dyke Tiers

Ha T Le

Owen M Anderson

Lisa M Miller

Jason C Radel

Dylan T Cosgrove

Mary L Brown

Delony L Langer-Anderson

Hyacinth L Lechuga

Bert T Chien

David J Rowe

Ignatius A Kadoma

George D Vernstrom

Ronald K Thery

Jonathan F Mansheim

Jimmy Minh Le

Russell Dean Birkholz

Nicholas C Erickson

Haeen Sykora

James A Thielen

Gregory G Jager

Samuel J Carpenter

Leslie A Kreilich

Tracie J Berniard

Yaohua Gao

Jane K Wardhana

Joseph W Woody, V

Denis Terzic

David K Bruechert

Andrew P Singer

Nicholas K Lee

Hui Luo

Joseph W Woody

Leslie A Todero

Shannon S Le Blanc

Kimberly C M Schultz

Lisa E Warren

Silvia G Guttmann

Anne C F Gold

Matthew T Zabel

Shannon R A Harnden

Caleb W Brian

Scott J Reckinger

Steven L Mahoney

Charles E Jansen

Elizabeth R Bright

Jeffrey E Zelinsky

Jilliann M Nelson

Eileen M F Haus

Eric L Askeland

Conformable sheet article made from paper and useful, for example, in packaging, tapes, and craft article, and methods of making and using such sheet articles are disclosed.

Conformable sheet articles, constructions, and methods of using the same

The present disclosure relates generally to tension-activated, expanding articles, films, and sheets. In some embodiments, these articles, films, and/or sheets are used as cushioning films and/or packaging materials. The present disclosure also relates to methods of making and using these tension-activated, expanding articles, films, and sheets.

Tension-activated, expanding sheets

The present disclosure relates generally to tension-activated, expanding articles, films, and sheets including a multi-slit pattern. In some embodiments, these articles, films, and/or sheets are used as cushioning films and/or packaging materials. The present disclosure also relates to methods of making and using these tension-activated, expanding articles, films, and sheets.

Multi-slit tension-activated, expanding sheets

The present disclosure provides lamination transfer films and use of the lamination transfer films, particular in the fabrication of architectural glass elements, such as those used in Insulated Glass Units (IGUs). The lamination transfer films may be used to transfer functional layers and structures. The lamination transfer films may include a support film that can be removed during the transfer process, and the transferred materials are primarily inorganic. The resulting transferred structures on glass generally have high photo- and thermal-stability, and therefore can successfully be applied to the glass surfaces that are interior to the cavity within an IGU. The lamination transfer films can also be patterned such that macroscopic patterns of microoptical elements can be applied on a glass surface.

Microoptics for glazing

The present disclosure relates to improved packaging materials and/or constructions, and methods of making and using them.

Packaging constructions, materials, and methods

The disclosed light directing article comprises a structured layer, an adhesive sealing layer, and barrier elements. The structured layer comprises multiple microstructured elements that are opposite a major surface. The adhesive sealing layer has a first region and a second region. The second region is in contact with the structured layer. The barrier element are at the first region. The first region with the barrier element and second region have sufficiently different properties to form a low refractive index layer between the adhesive sealing layer and the structured layer. The barrier element comprises a crosslinked polymeric matrix having a modulus of elasticity less than 4.4 GPa.

Barrier elements on a microstructured article having adhesive sealing layer and specified modulus of elasticity

Light redirecting film articles include a microstructured optical film, such as a daylight redirecting film, bonded to another film. This type of assembly may serve various purposes. For example, the assembly may protect the structured film, provide additional functionality, such as diffusion or infrared reflection, and/or facilitate attachment of the microstructured optical film to a mounting surface, such as a glazing or window pane.

Light redirecting film with multi-peak microstructured prismatic elements and methods of making them

A nanostructured article having a first layer with a nanostructured surface is described. The nanostructured surface includes a plurality of pillars extending from a base surface of the first layer. The pillars have an average height greater than an average lateral dimension of the pillars. An average center-to-center spacing between pillars is no more than 2000 nm. The average lateral dimension is no less than 50 nm. Each pillar in the plurality of pillars has at least a lower portion and an upper portion where the lower portion is between the upper portion and the base surface, and the upper and lower portions have differing compositions. The nanostructured article includes a second layer disposed over the plurality of pillars and extending continuously to the base surface.

Nanostructured article

Microoptical layers, glazing units including the microoptical layers, and transfer tapes that may be used to provide the microoptical layers are provided. The transfer tape includes a removable template layer having a structured surface, a backfill layer having a first surface disposed on at least a portion of the structured surface of the template layer, and a microstructured surface opposite the structured surface. The microstructured surface together with a layer disposed on the microstructured surface is an anisotropic diffuser.

Insulated glazing units and microoptical layer including microstructured anisotropic diffuser and methods

The present disclosure relates generally to light management constructions comprising microstructured prismatic elements useful in the preparation of sun-facing light redirecting films having reduced glare.

Sun-facing light redirecting films with reduced glare

A conducting film or device multilayer electrode includes a substrate and two transparent or semitransparent conductive layers separated by a transparent or semitransparent intervening layer. The intervening layer includes electrically conductive pathways between the first and second conductive layers to help reduce interfacial reflections occurring between particular layers in devices incorporating the conducting film or electrode.

Conducting film or electrode with improved optical and electrical performance for display and lighting devices and solar cells

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Saint Paul, MN, United States of America

Manoj Nirmal