Patents by Inventor Ellen R. Bösl

Ellen R. Bösl 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).

  • Optical film
    Patent number: 9664834
    Abstract: An optical film that includes a reflective polarizer and a stretched polymer film is disclosed. The stretched polymer film is laminated to the reflective polarizer, and the stretched polymer film exhibits a refractive index symmetry point at an angle of incidence in air of at least about 60 degrees in a plane of incidence parallel to a direction of greatest stretch.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 30, 2009
    Date of Patent: May 30, 2017
    Assignee: 3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY
    Inventors: Ellen R. Bösl, Bert T. Chien, Carsten Franke, Shandon D. Hart, Brent A. Hedding, Donovan C. Karg, Jr., Thomas J. Ludemann, Meghan A. Bradley, Mark B. O'Neill, Jeffrey A. Peterson, Joan M. Strobel, Huiwen Tai, John F. Van Derlofske, III, Michael F. Weber, Chiu Ping Wong, Richard J. Pokorny, John P. Baetzold
  • OPTICAL FILM
    Publication number: 20110103036
    Abstract: An optical film that includes a reflective polarizer and a stretched polymer film is disclosed. The stretched polymer film is laminated to the reflective polarizer, and the stretched polymer film exhibits a refractive index symmetry point at an angle of incidence in air of at least about 60 degrees in a plane of incidence parallel to a direction of greatest stretch.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 30, 2009
    Publication date: May 5, 2011
    Inventors: Ellen R. Bösl, Bert T. Chien, Carsten Franke, Shandon D. Hart, Brent A. Hedding, Donovan C. Karg, JR., Thomas J. Ludemann, Meghan A. Bradley, Mark B. O'Neill, Jeffrey A. Peterson, Joan M. Strobel, Huiwen Tai, John F. Van Derlofske, III, Michael F. Weber, Chiu Ping Wong, Richard J. Pokorny, John P. Baetzold
  • ADHESIVE LAYER FOR MULTILAYER OPTICAL FILM
    Publication number: 20110043727
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is an optical article including a multilayer optical film, a light transmissive support layer, and an adhesive layer disposed between the multilayer optical film and the light transmissive support layer. The adhesive layer includes an aromatic polyester (meth)acrylate oligomer and an aromatic ethylenically unsaturated monomer, wherein the total amount of the aromatic polyester (meth)acrylate oligomer and the aromatic ethylenically unsaturated monomer is at least about 90 wt. % of the adhesive layer. Also disclosed herein is a method of making the optical article and display devices including the optical article.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 27, 2009
    Publication date: February 24, 2011
    Applicant: 3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY
    Inventors: Ellen R. Bösl, Clinton L. Jones