Patents by Inventor Dawn Qiu

Dawn Qiu has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Patent number: 8692446
    Abstract: A light extraction film having nanoparticles with engineered periodic structures. The light extraction film includes a substantially transparent substrate, low index one-dimensional or two-dimensional periodic structures on the substrate, and a high index planarizing backfill layer applied over the periodic structures. Light scattering nanoparticles are either applied in a layer over the periodic structures or included in the backfill layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 17, 2011
    Date of Patent: April 8, 2014
    Assignee: 3M Innovative Properties Company
    Inventors: Jun-Ying Zhang, Encai Hao, Vivian W. Jones, Terry L. Smith, Sergey A. Lamansky, Ha T. Le, Dawn Qiu, William B. Kolb, James M. Battiato, David B. Stegall
  • Publication number: 20120234460
    Abstract: A light extraction film having nanoparticles with engineered periodic structures. The light extraction film includes a substantially transparent substrate, low index one-dimensional or two-dimensional periodic structures on the substrate, and a high index planarizing backfill layer applied over the periodic structures. Light scattering nanoparticles are either applied in a layer over the periodic structures or included in the backfill layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 17, 2011
    Publication date: September 20, 2012
    Inventors: Jun-Ying Zhang, Encai Hao, Vivian W. Jones, Terry L. Smith, Sergey A. Lamansky, Ha T. Le, Dawn Qiu, William B. Kolb, James M. Battiato, David B. Stegall