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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 24, 2019
Filed:
Jun. 22, 2016
3m Innovative Properties Company, St. Paul, MN (US);
Andrew J. Ouderkirk, St. Paul, MN (US);
Zhisheng Yun, Woodbury, MN (US);
Erin A. McDowell, Afton, MN (US);
Timothy L. Wong, St. Paul, MN (US);
Kandyce M. Bohannon, White Bear Lake, MN (US);
3M INNOVATIvE PROPERTIES COMPANY, St. Paul, MN (US);
Abstract
A polarizing beam splitting system is described. The polarizing beam splitting system may include first and second prisms where the volume of the first prism is no greater than half the volume of the second prism. The first prism includes first and second surfaces and a light source may be disposed adjacent the first surface and an image forming device may be disposed adjacent the second surface. The first prism has a first hypotenuse and the second prism has a second hypotenuse. A reflective polarizer is disposed between the first and second hypotenuses.