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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 07, 2010
Filed:
Nov. 02, 2007
Xuequn HU, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Pradnya V. Nagarkar, Weston, MA (US);
Gerald N. Nkwantah, Brockton, MA (US);
Michael K. Gerlach, Saint Paul, MN (US);
James P. Dizio, Saint Paul, MN (US);
Gregg S. Cannavo, Upton, MA (US);
Xuequn Hu, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Pradnya V. Nagarkar, Weston, MA (US);
Gerald N. Nkwantah, Brockton, MA (US);
Michael K. Gerlach, Saint Paul, MN (US);
James P. DiZio, Saint Paul, MN (US);
Gregg S. Cannavo, Upton, MA (US);
Seiko Epson Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
An optical element includes a polarizer having oriented vinylene segments; a substrate; and an adhesive layer disposed between the polarizer and the substrate, the adhesive layer comprising aliphatic urethane(meth)acrylate oligomer, (meth)acryl monomer, silane, and crosslinker, the crosslinker comprising ethylene glycol diacrylate and/or pentaerythritol triacrylate. The optical element can have additional layers such as hardcoat layers, additional adhesive layers, and/or additional substrates. A method of making the optical element is also disclosed, as are optical devices including the optical element.