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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 12, 2006
Filed:
Jul. 11, 2005
Applicants:
Andrew J. Ouderkirk, Woodbury, MN (US);
Michael F. Weber, Shoreview, MN (US);
Sanford Cobb, Jr., Lakeland, MN (US);
David L. Wortman, Stillwater, MN (US);
Inventors:
Andrew J. Ouderkirk, Woodbury, MN (US);
Michael F. Weber, Shoreview, MN (US);
Sanford Cobb, Jr., Lakeland, MN (US);
David L. Wortman, Stillwater, MN (US);
Assignee:
3M Innovative Properties Company, St. Paul, MN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B32B 7/02 (2006.01); F21V 7/04 (2006.01); F21V 7/22 (2006.01); F21V 8/00 (2006.01); G02B 6/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
Optical devices such as backlight assemblies, according to the present invention include a multilayer optical film in which at least one of the layers comprises an oriented birefringent polymer. The multilayer optical film exhibits low absorptivity and can reflect light approaching at shallow angles as well as normal to the film.