Patents by Inventor Rie Takiguchi

Rie Takiguchi 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).

  • Publication number: 20190224941
    Abstract: A decorative film that exhibits visual effects such as, e.g., stereoscopic effect, luxurious feel, and the like; and can also exhibit complex flip-flop properties that have expansion, depth, fluctuation, and the like, and whereby a pattern can be made visible or invisible depending on the viewing angle. In one embodiment, the decorative film can include, in order, a base layer and, adjacent to the base layer, a brightening layer having a concavo-convex surface; or a brightening base layer including a brightening material and having a concavo-convex surface; adjacent to the brightening layer or the brightening base layer, a transparent resin layer; and, adjacent to the transparent resin layer, a semi-transparent metallic layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 25, 2017
    Publication date: July 25, 2019
    Applicant: 3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY
    Inventors: Norihito SHIBAHARA, Rie Takiguchi, Ryo Chiba