Patents by Inventor Kyle E Kulseth

Kyle E Kulseth 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).

  • Decorative microsphere articles with information layer
    Patent number: 9880332
    Abstract: Multilayer stacks that can be used as decorative microsphere articles. The decorative microsphere articles can be a durable and aesthetically pleasing substitute for anodized aluminum and other matte metallic surfaces. The decorative microsphere articles are durable and can have a bright diffused appearance of any desired color, for example white, gold, silver, red, or other colors, while being capable of being manufactured using a roll-to-roll process. The decorative microsphere articles can also provide novel optical effects than can change at different viewing angles, including, for example, changing color with view angle, changing sharpness or clarity of an image or icon with view angle, and the like, that may allow customers to differentiate their products.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 3, 2014
    Date of Patent: January 30, 2018
    Assignee: 3M Innovative Properties Company
    Inventors: Vivek Krishnan, Matthew T Holbrook, Sharon Wang, Toheeb B. Alabi, Steven J. McMan, Kyle E Kulseth, Steven Hin-Chung Kong, Alexander J. Kugel
  • DECORATIVE MICROSPHERE ARTICLES
    Publication number: 20160238768
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides multilayer stacks that can be used as decorative microsphere articles. The decorative microsphere articles can be a durable and aesthetically pleasing substitute for anodized aluminum and other matte metallic surfaces. The decorative microsphere articles are durable and can have a bright diffused appearance of any desired color, for example white, gold, silver, red, or other colors, while being capable of being manufactured using a roll-to-roll process. The decorative microsphere articles can also provide novel optical effects than can change at different viewing angles, including, for example, changing color with view angle, changing sharpness or clarity of an image or icon with view angle, and the like, that may allow customers to differentiate their products.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 3, 2014
    Publication date: August 18, 2016
    Applicant: 3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY
    Inventors: Vivek Krishnan, Matthew T Holbrook, Sharon Wang, Bola T Alabi, Steven J. McMan, Kyle E Kulseth, Steven Hin-Chung Kong, Alexander J. Kugel