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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 18, 2017
Filed:
Nov. 24, 2015
3m Innovative Properties Company, St. Paul, MN (US);
Joseph T. Aronson, Menomonie, WI (US);
Slah Jendoubi, Fridley, MN (US);
Mitchell A. F. Johnson, Maplewood, MN (US);
Scott R. Kaytor, Woodbury, MN (US);
Tri D. Pham, Woodbury, MN (US);
Robert A. Yapel, Oakdale, MN (US);
Joseph A. Zigal, Lago Vista, TX (US);
Steven J. McMan, Stillwater, MN (US);
Steven D. Solomonson, Shoreview, MN (US);
Steven Hin-Chung Kong, Woodbury, MN (US);
Fei Lu, Woodbury, MN (US);
Gary T. Boyd, Woodbury, MN (US);
3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY, St. Paul, MN (US);
Abstract
Optical films, optical stacks including the optical films, and display systems including the optical films are described. The optical film includes a first major surface that may include a plurality of first microstructures that extend along a first direction. The optical film also includes a second major surface that is opposite to the first major surface and includes a plurality of second microstructures. The second major surface has an optical haze that is not greater than about 3% and an optical clarity that is not greater than about 85%.