Inventor
WORTMAN DAVID L
US24 patents
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3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES CO
16 patentsUS7038745B2May 2, 2006
Brightness enhancing reflective polarizer
3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES CO121 citations99
US6515785B1Feb 4, 2003
Optical devices using reflecting polarizing materials
3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES CO109 citations99
US6262842B1Jul 17, 2001
Transflective displays with reflective polarizing transflector
3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES CO231 citations99
US6210785B1Apr 3, 2001
High efficiency optical devices
3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES CO90 citations99
US6124971ASep 26, 2000
Transflective displays with reflective polarizing transflector
3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES CO215 citations99
US6080467AJun 27, 2000
High efficiency optical devices
3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES CO229 citations99
US6905220B2Jun 14, 2005
Backlight system with multilayer optical film reflector
3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES CO124 citations98
US6025897AFeb 15, 2000
Display with reflective polarizer and randomizing cavity
3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES CO254 citations98
US6447135B1Sep 10, 2002
Lightguide having a directly secured reflector and method of making the same
3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES CO64 citations96
US6543153B1Apr 8, 2003
Reflective polarizer having improved properties and optical display with improved reflective polarizer
3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES CO61 citations95
US7147903B2Dec 12, 2006
High efficiency optical devices
3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES CO23 citations93
US6934082B2Aug 23, 2005
Optical devices using reflecting polarizing materials
3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES CO33 citations92
US6888675B2May 3, 2005
Transflective displays with reflective polarizing transflector
3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES CO12 citations84
US6641883B2Nov 4, 2003
High efficiency optical devices
3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES CO11 citations82
US7833593B2Nov 16, 2010
High efficiency optical devices
3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES CO3 citations74
US7423708B2Sep 9, 2008
Display having a reflective polarizer
3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES CO7 citations74
MINNESOTA MINING & MFG
6 patentsUS5825542AOct 20, 1998
Diffusely reflecting multilayer polarizers and mirrors
MINNESOTA MINING & MFG309 citations99
US5771328AJun 23, 1998
Light directing film having variable height structured surface and light directing article constructed therefrom
MINNESOTA MINING & MFG629 citations99
US5828488AOct 27, 1998
Reflective polarizer display
MINNESOTA MINING & MFG513 citations98
US5363470ANov 8, 1994
Displacing an optical lighting film's linear array of grooves to facilitate emission of light
MINNESOTA MINING & MFG49 citations92
US5095415AMar 10, 1992
Light fixture for externally illuminated sign
MINNESOTA MINING & MFG32 citations91
US5202683AApr 13, 1993
Optical traffic preemption detector
MINNESOTA MINING & MFG52 citations89