Inventor
MERRILL WILLIAM W
US64 patents
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3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES CO
47 patentsUS6788463B2Sep 7, 2004
Post-formable multilayer optical films and methods of forming
3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES CO180 citations99
US6609795B2Aug 26, 2003
Polarizing beam splitter
3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES CO233 citations99
US6449093B2Sep 10, 2002
Optical bodies made with a birefringent polymer
3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES CO121 citations99
US6368699B1Apr 9, 2002
Multilayer polymer film with additional coatings or layers
3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES CO511 citations99
US6352761B1Mar 5, 2002
Modified copolyesters and improved multilayer reflective films
3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES CO301 citations99
US6207260B1Mar 27, 2001
Multicomponent optical body
3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES CO143 citations99
US6179948B1Jan 30, 2001
Optical film and process for manufacture thereof
3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES CO311 citations99
US6113811ASep 5, 2000
Dichroic polarizing film and optical polarizer containing the film
3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES CO135 citations99
US6111697AAug 29, 2000
Optical device with a dichroic polarizer and a multilayer optical film
3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES CO166 citations99
US6667095B2Dec 23, 2003
Multicomponent optical body
3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES CO107 citations98
US6531230B1Mar 11, 2003
Color shifting film
3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES CO552 citations98
US6256146B1Jul 3, 2001
Post-forming continuous/disperse phase optical bodies
3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES CO118 citations98
US6239907B1May 29, 2001
Rear projection screen using birefringent optical film for asymmetric light scattering
3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES CO101 citations98
US6949212B2Sep 27, 2005
Methods and devices for stretching polymer films
3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES CO74 citations96
US6946188B2Sep 20, 2005
Modified copolyesters and improved multilayer reflective films
3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES CO37 citations96
US6926410B2Aug 9, 2005
Polarizing beam splitter
3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES CO51 citations96
US6641900B2Nov 4, 2003
Modified copolyesters and improved multilayer reflective films
3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES CO54 citations96
US6307676B1Oct 23, 2001
Optical device with a dichroic polarizer and a multilayer optical film
3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES CO74 citations96
US7316558B2Jan 8, 2008
Devices for stretching polymer films
3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES CO47 citations95
US7104776B2Sep 12, 2006
Methods and devices for stretching polymer films
3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES CO38 citations95
US6569515B2May 27, 2003
Multilayered polymer films with recyclable or recycled layers
3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES CO89 citations95
US7459204B2Dec 2, 2008
Modified copolyesters and improved multilayer reflective films
3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES CO10 citations93
US7150907B2Dec 19, 2006
Modified copolyesters and improved multilayer reflective films
3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES CO19 citations93
US6574045B2Jun 3, 2003
Optical bodies made with a birefringent polymer
3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES CO28 citations93
US9575233B2Feb 21, 2017
Internally patterned multilayer optical films using spatially selective birefringence reduction
3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES CO9 citations92
US9562998B2Feb 7, 2017
Inconspicuous optical tags and methods therefor
3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES CO26 citations92
US7345137B2Mar 18, 2008
Modified copolyesters and optical films including modified copolyesters
3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES CO27 citations92
US7099083B2Aug 29, 2006
Polymeric optical film
3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES CO28 citations92
US6965474B2Nov 15, 2005
Polymeric optical film
3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES CO16 citations92
US6749427B1Jun 15, 2004
Dental articles including post-formable multilayer optical films
3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES CO30 citations92
US6610356B2Aug 26, 2003
Dichroic polarizing film and optical polarizer containing the film
3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES CO13 citations92
US6358457B1Mar 19, 2002
Method of stretching films according to an overbias or overstretch profile
3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES CO41 citations92
US6335051B1Jan 1, 2002
Dichroic polarizing film and optical polarizer containing the film
3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES CO31 citations92
US6329046B1Dec 11, 2001
Optical film and process for manufacture thereof
3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES CO29 citations92
US6303067B1Oct 16, 2001
Method of stretching films according to an overbias or overstretch stretch profile
3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES CO36 citations92
US6160663ADec 12, 2000
Film confined to a frame having relative anisotropic expansion characteristics
3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES CO43 citations88
US10577494B2Mar 3, 2020
Compositions and films comprising polylactic acid polymer, polyvinyl acetate polymer and plasticizer
3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES CO5 citations84
US10254460B2Apr 9, 2019
Patterned marking of multilayer optical film by thermal conduction
3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES CO4 citations84
US9864120B2Jan 9, 2018
Patterned marking of multilayer optical film by thermal conduction
3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES CO8 citations84
US9651725B2May 16, 2017
Multilayer optical films having side-by-side mirror/polarizer zones
3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES CO5 citations84
US7132065B2Nov 7, 2006
Process for manufacturing polymeric optical film
3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES CO15 citations82
US7261418B2Aug 28, 2007
Projection apparatus
3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES CO11 citations81
US9964677B2May 8, 2018
Multilayer optical films suitable for bi-level internal patterning
3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES CO6 citations79
US11254812B2Feb 22, 2022
Compositions and films comprising polylactic acid polymer, polyvinyl acetate polymer and plasticizer
3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES CO2 citations73
US10350818B2Jul 16, 2019
Heat setting optical films
3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES CO3 citations73
US10018762B2Jul 10, 2018
Patterned marking of multilayer optical film by thermal conduction
3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES CO3 citations73
US7468204B2Dec 23, 2008
Modified copolyesters and optical films including modified copolyesters
3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES CO5 citations73
MINNESOTA MINING & MFG
1 patentMERRILL WILLIAM W
1 patentHEBRINK TIMOTHY J
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