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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 21, 2026
Filed:
Aug. 08, 2019
3m Innovative Properties Company, St. Paul, MN (US);
Mark A. Roehrig, Stillwater, MN (US);
Zhaohui Yang, North Oaks, MN (US);
Tri Dinh Pham, Woodbury, MN (US);
Cynthia Y. Tamaki, Arden Hills, MN (US);
Owen M. Anderson, Minneapolis, MN (US);
Robert Bennett, Berkshire, GB;
3M Innovative Properties Company, St. Paul, MN (US);
Abstract
A light control film includes a first portion and a second portion laminated to the first portion. The first portion includes a first functional substrate and a plurality of first louvers formed on the first functional substrate. The first functional substrate includes at least one of an optically active layer and a barrier layer. The second portion includes a second functional substrate disposed distal to the first functional substrate and a plurality of second louvers formed on the second functional substrate. The second functional substrate includes at least one of an optically active layer and a barrier layer. The plurality of first louvers extend along a first direction and the plurality of second louvers extend along a second direction. The first direction and the second direction are inclined to each other at an angle that lies within a range from about 70 degrees to about 110 degrees.