Patents by Inventor Robert Bennet

Robert Bennet 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).

  • Transflective layer for displays
    Patent number: 6975455
    Abstract: A transflective assembly includes an absorbing polarizer and a first reflective polarizer disposed to reflect at least a portion of light transmitted through the absorbing polarizer. A second reflective polarizer is disposed between the absorbing polarizer and the first reflective polarizer. The second reflective polarizer reflects light transmitted through the first reflective polarizer having a polarization absorbable in the absorbing polarizer, and transmits light transmitted through the absorbing polarizer towards the first reflective polarizer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 18, 2000
    Date of Patent: December 13, 2005
    Assignee: 3M Innovative Properties Company
    Inventors: Keith M. Kotchick, Philip E. Watson, Robert Bennet