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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 08, 2025
Filed:
Apr. 25, 2023
Applicant:
3m Innovative Properties Company, St. Paul, MN (US);
Inventors:
Nicholas A. Johnson, Burnsville, MN (US);
Encai Hao, Woodbury, MN (US);
Matthew M. Philippi, St. Paul, MN (US);
Assignee:
3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY, St. Paul, MN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G02F 1/1335 (2006.01); G02F 1/13357 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G02F 1/133607 (2021.01); G02F 1/133536 (2013.01); G02F 1/133605 (2013.01);
Abstract
A liquid crystal display comprises a backlight module comprising a reflective polarizing film, a light control film and a liquid crystal panel disposed between the backlight module and the light control film. The light control film comprises a light input surface and a light output surface opposite the light input surface and alternating transmissive and absorptive regions disposed between the light input surface and the light output surface. The absorptive regions have an aspect ratio of at least 30.