Patents Represented by Attorney, Agent or Law Firm 3M Ofc of Intellectual Property Counsel
  • Patent number: 6560026
    Abstract: An optical turning film has a first surface including an array of prisms. The array has a plurality of first prisms, with each of the first prisms having a first prism configuration, and a plurality of second prisms, with each of the second prisms having a second prism configuration different from the first prism configuration. The optical film also has a second surface opposing the first surface, and light rays incident to the first surface are directed by the plurality of first prism and the plurality of second prisms along a direction substantially parallel to a viewing axis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 16, 2002
    Date of Patent: May 6, 2003
    Inventors: Mark E. Gardiner, Sanford Cobb, Kenneth A. Epstein, Wade D. Kretman