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BOYD GARY T

US76 patents

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3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES CO

30 patents

US6721096B2Apr 13, 2004

Polarizing beam splitter

3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES CO198 citations99

US6576887B2Jun 10, 2003

Light guide for use with backlit display

3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES CO158 citations99

US6486997B1Nov 26, 2002

Reflective LCD projection system using wide-angle Cartesian polarizing beam splitter

3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES CO348 citations99

US6379016B1Apr 30, 2002

Light guide with extraction structures

3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES CO203 citations99

US6738051B2May 18, 2004

Frontlit illuminated touch panel

3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES CO191 citations98

US6347874B1Feb 19, 2002

Wedge light extractor with risers

3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES CO115 citations98

US6592234B2Jul 15, 2003

Frontlit display

3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES CO92 citations97

US6785049B1Aug 31, 2004

Illumination system for reflective displays

3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES CO53 citations96

US6054007AApr 25, 2000

Method of forming shaped adhesives

3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES CO86 citations96

US6535333B1Mar 18, 2003

Optical system with reduced color shift

3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES CO61 citations95

US9229253B2Jan 5, 2016

Electronically switchable privacy film and display device having same

3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES CO31 citations94

US7057814B2Jun 6, 2006

Illumination system for reflective displays

3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES CO21 citations93

US6568822B2May 27, 2003

Linear illumination source

3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES CO46 citations93

US6449439B1Sep 10, 2002

Unitary light diffusing cavity

3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES CO27 citations93

US9229261B2Jan 5, 2016

Electronically switchable privacy film and display device having same

3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES CO22 citations92

US7253809B2Aug 7, 2007

Frontlit illuminated touch panel

3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES CO22 citations92

US6219121B1Apr 17, 2001

Wide angle optical retarder

3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES CO18 citations92

US5976690ANov 2, 1999

Opaque adhesives and method therefor

3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES CO36 citations91

US9791709B1Oct 17, 2017

Light control film with varied viewing angle

3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES CO15 citations84

US9740018B1Aug 22, 2017

Light control film with varied viewing angle

3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES CO15 citations84

US9625640B2Apr 18, 2017

Optical film and display system incorporating same

3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES CO5 citations82

US9229239B2Jan 5, 2016

Light redirecting film and display system incorporating same

3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES CO4 citations82

US6900936B2May 31, 2005

Illumination system for reflective displays

3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES CO8 citations74

US10948734B2Mar 16, 2021

Light control film with varied viewing angle

3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES CO2 citations73

US9229141B2Jan 5, 2016

Optical assembly

3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES CO3 citations73

US10605965B2Mar 31, 2020

Optical diffusing films and methods of making same

3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES CO2 citations72

US10295710B2May 21, 2019

Optical diffusing films and methods of making same

3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES CO3 citations72

US9389355B2Jul 12, 2016

Structured optical film

3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES CO2 citations63

US11226433B2Jan 18, 2022

Light redirecting film and display system incorporating same

3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES CO1 citations62

US11187847B2Nov 30, 2021

Backlight including wide-web turning film and reflective polarizer with quarter-wave retarder

3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES CO0 citations62

3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY

6 patents

US12386103B2Aug 12, 2025

Optical film and method of making

3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY0 citations62

US12372693B2Jul 29, 2025

High transmission light control film

3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY0 citations62

US12306419B2May 20, 2025

Optical film

3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY0 citations62

US12174407B2Dec 24, 2024

Light control film

3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY0 citations62

US11947135B2Apr 2, 2024

High transmission light control film

3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY1 citations62

US11885989B2Jan 30, 2024

High transmission light control film

3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY0 citations62

MINNESOTA MINING & MFG

4 patents

US5343544AAug 30, 1994

Integrated optical fiber coupler and method of making same

MINNESOTA MINING & MFG127 citations97

US5867239AFeb 2, 1999

Wide angle optical retarder

MINNESOTA MINING & MFG33 citations92

US5360582ANov 1, 1994

Nonlinear optical materials containing polar disulfone-functionalized molecules

MINNESOTA MINING & MFG25 citations92

US5741542AApr 21, 1998

Process of making thermal free-radical cure adhesives

MINNESOTA MINING & MFG39 citations91

BOYD GARY T

2 patents

US8096667B2Jan 17, 2012

Light control film with off-axis visible indicia

BOYD GARY T19 citations91

US9690038B2Jun 27, 2017

Systems and methods for controlling backlight output characteristics

BOYD GARY T3 citations69

YAPEL ROBERT A

1 patent

US8888333B2Nov 18, 2014

Light redirecting film and display system incorporating same

YAPEL ROBERT A22 citations91

SOLOMON JEFFREY L

1 patent

US8882323B2Nov 11, 2014

Lightguide

SOLOMON JEFFREY L33 citations90

ARONSON JOSEPH T

1 patent

US8657472B2Feb 25, 2014

Light redirecting film and display system incorporating same

ARONSON JOSEPH T21 citations88

EPSTEIN KENNETH A

1 patent

US8690373B2Apr 8, 2014

Back-lit displays with high illumination uniformity

EPSTEIN KENNETH A11 citations83

WEBER BRIAN T

1 patent

US8599483B1Dec 3, 2013

High angle rear projection system

WEBER BRIAN T7 citations81

KINDER BRIAN A

1 patent

US8721153B2May 13, 2014

Backlight reflectors having a prismatic structure

KINDER BRIAN A7 citations78

UNIV CALIFORNIA

1 patent

US4829505AMay 9, 1989

Multiple layer optical memory system using second-harmonic-generation readout

UNIV CALIFORNIA23 citations76

WANG QINGBING

1 patent

US8827532B2Sep 9, 2014

Light guides

WANG QINGBING5 citations64

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