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Gary T. Boyd
Also filed as: BOYD GARY T · BOYD GARY TIMOTHY
77 granted patents·17 pending applications·2,289 citations·filing 1987–2024
99Inventor score
Files with3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES CO543M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY21MINNESOTA MINING & MFG5BOYD GARY T3SOLOMON JEFFREY L2
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94 records- 0198US6721096B2Polarizing beam splitter3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES CO·Filed 2002·Granted Apr 13, 2004·198 cites·26 claims
- 0298US6486997B1Reflective LCD projection system using wide-angle Cartesian polarizing beam splitter3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES CO·Filed 1999·Granted Nov 26, 2002·348 cites·25 claims
- 0398US6379016B1Light guide with extraction structures3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES CO·Filed 2000·Granted Apr 30, 2002·203 cites·36 claims
- 0497US6663262B2Backlighting transmissive displays3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES CO·Filed 2001·Granted Dec 16, 2003·103 cites·29 claims
- 0597US6347874B1Wedge light extractor with risers3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES CO·Filed 2000·Granted Feb 19, 2002·115 cites·20 claims
- 0696US9791709B1Light control film with varied viewing angle3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES CO·Filed 2017·Granted Oct 17, 2017·15 cites·10 claims
- 0796US9229261B2Electronically switchable privacy film and display device having same3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES CO·Filed 2012·Granted Jan 5, 2016·22 cites·20 claims
- 0896US9229253B2Electronically switchable privacy film and display device having same3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES CO·Filed 2012·Granted Jan 5, 2016·31 cites·20 claims
- 0996US6738051B2Frontlit illuminated touch panel3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES CO·Filed 2001·Granted May 18, 2004·191 cites·23 claims
- 1095US9740018B1Light control film with varied viewing angle3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES CO·Filed 2016·Granted Aug 22, 2017·15 cites·8 claims
- 1195US6592234B2Frontlit display3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES CO·Filed 2001·Granted Jul 15, 2003·92 cites·25 claims
- 1295US6576887B2Light guide for use with backlit display3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES CO·Filed 2001·Granted Jun 10, 2003·158 cites·38 claims
- 1394US6785049B1Illumination system for reflective displays3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES CO·Filed 2000·Granted Aug 31, 2004·53 cites·32 claims
- 1494US6535333B1Optical system with reduced color shift3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES CO·Filed 2000·Granted Mar 18, 2003·61 cites·23 claims
- 1593US5343544AIntegrated optical fiber coupler and method of making sameMINNESOTA MINING & MFG·Filed 1993·Granted Aug 30, 1994·127 cites·40 claims
- 1692US8888333B2Light redirecting film and display system incorporating sameYAPEL ROBERT A·Filed 2010·Granted Nov 18, 2014·22 cites·90 claims
- 1792US8657472B2Light redirecting film and display system incorporating sameARONSON JOSEPH T·Filed 2010·Granted Feb 25, 2014·21 cites·77 claims
- 1892US6568822B2Linear illumination source3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES CO·Filed 2001·Granted May 27, 2003·46 cites·38 claims
- 1992US6054007AMethod of forming shaped adhesives3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES CO·Filed 1997·Granted Apr 25, 2000·86 cites·17 claims
- 2091US8882323B2LightguideSOLOMON JEFFREY L·Filed 2010·Granted Nov 11, 2014·33 cites·27 claims
- 2191US7057814B2Illumination system for reflective displays3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES CO·Filed 2005·Granted Jun 6, 2006·21 cites·29 claims
- 2288US5360582ANonlinear optical materials containing polar disulfone-functionalized moleculesMINNESOTA MINING & MFG·Filed 1991·Granted Nov 1, 1994·25 cites·7 claims
- 2387US10948734B2Light control film with varied viewing angle3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES CO·Filed 2016·Granted Mar 16, 2021·2 cites·8 claims
- 2487US9625640B2Optical film and display system incorporating same3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES CO·Filed 2015·Granted Apr 18, 2017·5 cites·22 claims
- 2587US8690373B2Back-lit displays with high illumination uniformityEPSTEIN KENNETH A·Filed 2007·Granted Apr 8, 2014·11 cites·13 claims
- 2687US8096667B2Light control film with off-axis visible indiciaBOYD GARY T·Filed 2009·Granted Jan 17, 2012·19 cites·14 claims
- 2786US8599483B1High angle rear projection systemWEBER BRIAN T·Filed 2012·Granted Dec 3, 2013·7 cites·19 claims
- 2883US10295710B2Optical diffusing films and methods of making same3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES CO·Filed 2013·Granted May 21, 2019·3 cites·10 claims
- 2982US9229239B2Light redirecting film and display system incorporating same3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES CO·Filed 2014·Granted Jan 5, 2016·4 cites·4 claims
- 3080US7293899B2Backlighting transmissive displays3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES CO·Filed 2003·Granted Nov 13, 2007·18 cites·13 claims
- 3179US12372693B2High transmission light control film3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY·Filed 2023·Granted Jul 29, 2025·0 cites·9 claims
- 3278US12201005B2Optical system including light control film and Fresnel lens3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY·Filed 2024·Granted Jan 14, 2025·0 cites·17 claims
- 3378US10698138B2Graded diffuser3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES CO·Filed 2016·Granted Jun 30, 2020·1 cites·19 claims
- 3478US10605965B2Optical diffusing films and methods of making same3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES CO·Filed 2018·Granted Mar 31, 2020·2 cites·4 claims
- 3577US7253809B2Frontlit illuminated touch panel3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES CO·Filed 2004·Granted Aug 7, 2007·22 cites·11 claims
- 3677US2025067914A1Light control film3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY·Filed 2024·Application pending·0 cites
- 3776US9229141B2Optical assembly3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES CO·Filed 2013·Granted Jan 5, 2016·3 cites·21 claims
- 3875US8827532B2Light guidesWANG QINGBING·Filed 2012·Granted Sep 9, 2014·5 cites·11 claims
- 3974US5741542AProcess of making thermal free-radical cure adhesivesMINNESOTA MINING & MFG·Filed 1995·Granted Apr 21, 1998·39 cites·24 claims
- 4073US5976690AOpaque adhesives and method therefor3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES CO·Filed 1998·Granted Nov 2, 1999·36 cites·3 claims
- 4172US11226433B2Light redirecting film and display system incorporating same3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES CO·Filed 2018·Granted Jan 18, 2022·1 cites·20 claims
- 4272US5867239AWide angle optical retarderMINNESOTA MINING & MFG·Filed 1997·Granted Feb 2, 1999·33 cites·22 claims
- 4372US4829505AMultiple layer optical memory system using second-harmonic-generation readoutUNIV CALIFORNIA·Filed 1987·Granted May 9, 1989·23 cites·26 claims
- 4471US9389355B2Structured optical film3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES CO·Filed 2013·Granted Jul 12, 2016·2 cites·20 claims
- 4571US2025004190A1Microreplicated optical film3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY·Filed 2024·Application pending·0 cites
- 4670US11947135B2High transmission light control film3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY·Filed 2018·Granted Apr 2, 2024·1 cites·18 claims
- 4770US8721153B2Backlight reflectors having a prismatic structureKINDER BRIAN A·Filed 2008·Granted May 13, 2014·7 cites·17 claims
- 4869US6900936B2Illumination system for reflective displays3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES CO·Filed 2004·Granted May 31, 2005·8 cites·17 claims
- 4968US12099223B2Optical constructions3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY·Filed 2019·Granted Sep 24, 2024·0 cites·19 claims
- 5068US9690038B2Systems and methods for controlling backlight output characteristicsBOYD GARY T·Filed 2008·Granted Jun 27, 2017·3 cites·45 claims
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