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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 05, 2019
Filed:
Jun. 13, 2016
Applicant:
3m Innovative Properties Company, St. Paul, MN (US);
Inventors:
Matthew B. Johnson, Woodbury, MN (US);
Adam D. Haag, Woodbury, MN (US);
Seong Taek Lee, Woodbury, MN (US);
Brianna N. Nieson, Bloomington, MN (US);
Kristy A. Gillette, Spring Valley, WI (US);
Michelle L. Toy, North Saint Paul, MN (US);
Assignee:
3M Innovative Properties Company, St. Paul, MN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G02B 5/30 (2006.01); G02B 5/22 (2006.01); G02F 1/335 (2006.01); H01L 27/32 (2006.01); G02F 1/1335 (2006.01); F21V 8/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G02B 5/305 (2013.01); G02B 5/223 (2013.01); G02B 5/3041 (2013.01); G02F 1/133536 (2013.01); H01L 27/3244 (2013.01); G02B 6/0056 (2013.01);
Abstract
Optical stacks are described. In particular, optical stacks including reflecting-absorbing polarizers and quarter-wave plates are disclosed. The optical core of the optical stack—which includes a reflecting-absorbing polarizer with at least one skin layer including polarizing dye—may be co-extruded or co-stretched.