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John A. Wheatley
Also filed as: WHEATLEY JOHN · WHEATLEY JOHN A · WHEATLEY JOHN ALLEN
196 granted patents·62 pending applications·10,765 citations·filing 1989–2025
99Inventor score
Files with3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES CO1353M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY57DOW CHEMICAL CO20WHEATLEY JOHN A9THOMPSON DAVID SCOTT4
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258 records- 0199US7141297B2Multilayer optical bodies3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES CO·Filed 2005·Granted Nov 28, 2006·61 cites·20 claims
- 0299US6939499B2Processes and apparatus for making transversely drawn films with substantially uniaxial character3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES CO·Filed 2002·Granted Sep 6, 2005·113 cites·31 claims
- 0399US6049419AMultilayer infrared reflecting optical body3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES CO·Filed 1998·Granted Apr 11, 2000·415 cites·8 claims
- 0499US5269995ACoextrusion of multilayer articles using protective boundary layers and apparatus thereforDOW CHEMICAL CO·Filed 1992·Granted Dec 14, 1993·414 cites·18 claims
- 0599US5122905ARelective polymeric bodyDOW CHEMICAL CO·Filed 1990·Granted Jun 16, 1992·381 cites·30 claims
- 0699US5103337AInfrared reflective optical interference filmDOW CHEMICAL CO·Filed 1990·Granted Apr 7, 1992·445 cites·20 claims
- 0798US7740470B2Processes and apparatus for making transversely drawn films with substantially uniaxial character3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES CO·Filed 2007·Granted Jun 22, 2010·38 cites·8 claims
- 0898US7255469B2Phosphor based illumination system having a light guide and an interference reflector3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES CO·Filed 2004·Granted Aug 14, 2007·111 cites·34 claims
- 0998US7123418B2Head-up display with narrow band reflective polarizer3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES CO·Filed 2005·Granted Oct 17, 2006·182 cites·14 claims
- 1098US6952312B2Head-up display with polarized light source and wide-angle p-polarization reflective polarizer3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES CO·Filed 2002·Granted Oct 4, 2005·276 cites·27 claims
- 1198US6830713B2Method for making coPEN/PMMA multilayer optical films3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES CO·Filed 2001·Granted Dec 14, 2004·107 cites·8 claims
- 1298US6797366B2Color shifting film articles3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES CO·Filed 2002·Granted Sep 28, 2004·86 cites·17 claims
- 1398US6531230B1Color shifting film3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES CO·Filed 1998·Granted Mar 11, 2003·552 cites·10 claims
- 1498US6157490AOptical film with sharpened bandedge3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES CO·Filed 1998·Granted Dec 5, 2000·310 cites·36 claims
- 1598US5612820ABirefringent interference polarizerDOW CHEMICAL CO·Filed 1995·Granted Mar 18, 1997·414 cites·17 claims
- 1698US5486949ABirefringent interference polarizerDOW CHEMICAL CO·Filed 1990·Granted Jan 23, 1996·544 cites·11 claims
- 1798US5126880APolymeric reflective bodies with multiple layer typesDOW CHEMICAL CO·Filed 1990·Granted Jun 30, 1992·228 cites·45 claims
- 1898US5122906AThick/very thin multilayer reflective polymeric bodyDOW CHEMICAL CO·Filed 1990·Granted Jun 16, 1992·225 cites·33 claims
- 1997US6667095B2Multicomponent optical body3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES CO·Filed 2001·Granted Dec 23, 2003·107 cites·14 claims
- 2097US5568316AFormable reflective multilayer bodyDOW CHEMICAL CO·Filed 1995·Granted Oct 22, 1996·356 cites·9 claims
- 2197US5448404AFormable reflective multilayer bodyDOW CHEMICAL CO·Filed 1994·Granted Sep 5, 1995·404 cites·26 claims
- 2297US5360659ATwo component infrared reflecting filmDOW CHEMICAL CO·Filed 1993·Granted Nov 1, 1994·489 cites·33 claims
- 2397USRE34605EInfrared reflective optical interference filmDOW CHEMICAL CO·Filed 1992·Granted May 10, 1994·217 cites·21 claims
- 2497US4937134AElastomeric optical interference filmsDOW CHEMICAL CO·Filed 1989·Granted Jun 26, 1990·251 cites·23 claims
- 2596US8469575B2Backlight and display system using sameWEBER MICHAEL F·Filed 2008·Granted Jun 25, 2013·85 cites·13 claims
- 2696US7229271B2Apparatus for making transversely drawn films with substantially uniaxial character3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES CO·Filed 2004·Granted Jun 12, 2007·47 cites·21 claims
- 2796US6208466B1Multilayer reflector with selective transmission3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES CO·Filed 1998·Granted Mar 27, 2001·209 cites·21 claims
- 2896US6024455AReflective article with concealed retroreflective pattern3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES CO·Filed 1998·Granted Feb 15, 2000·234 cites·37 claims
- 2996US5278694AOptically dissimilar composition for polymeric reflective bodiesDOW CHEMICAL CO·Filed 1991·Granted Jan 11, 1994·184 cites·71 claims
- 3096US5233465AVisibly transparent infrared reflecting film with color maskingDOW CHEMICAL CO·Filed 1992·Granted Aug 3, 1993·183 cites·20 claims
- 3195US9541698B2Backlights having selected output light flux distributions and display systems using sameWHEATLEY JOHN A·Filed 2009·Granted Jan 10, 2017·50 cites·31 claims
- 3295US9410677B2Light source and display system incorporating same3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES CO·Filed 2014·Granted Aug 9, 2016·22 cites·10 claims
- 3395US8662687B2Brewster angle film for light management in luminaires and other lighting systemsWEBER MICHAEL F·Filed 2009·Granted Mar 4, 2014·27 cites·18 claims
- 3495US7851054B2Multilayer optical films having one or more reflection bands3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES CO·Filed 2009·Granted Dec 14, 2010·36 cites·13 claims
- 3595US7091653B2Phosphor based light sources having a non-planar long pass reflector3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES CO·Filed 2003·Granted Aug 15, 2006·153 cites·9 claims
- 3695US6991695B2Method for subdividing multilayer optical film cleanly and rapidly3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES CO·Filed 2002·Granted Jan 31, 2006·89 cites·8 claims
- 3795US6207260B1Multicomponent optical body3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES CO·Filed 1998·Granted Mar 27, 2001·143 cites·22 claims
- 3895US5234729AMultilayer polymeric reflective bodies for decorative and security applicationsDOW CHEMICAL CO·Filed 1992·Granted Aug 10, 1993·107 cites·15 claims
- 3994US7815355B2Direct-lit backlight having light recycling cavity with concave transflector3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES CO·Filed 2005·Granted Oct 19, 2010·26 cites·2 claims
- 4094US7537374B2Edge-lit backlight having light recycling cavity with concave transflector3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES CO·Filed 2006·Granted May 26, 2009·38 cites·21 claims
- 4194US7316558B2Devices for stretching polymer films3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES CO·Filed 2006·Granted Jan 8, 2008·47 cites·20 claims
- 4294US7138173B2Red-green-blue polymeric interference film3MINNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPAN·Filed 2004·Granted Nov 21, 2006·40 cites·18 claims
- 4394US6967778B1Optical film with sharpened bandedge3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES CO·Filed 2000·Granted Nov 22, 2005·67 cites·6 claims
- 4494US6744561B2Multilayer optical bodies3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES CO·Filed 2002·Granted Jun 1, 2004·52 cites·19 claims
- 4594US6498683B2Multilayer optical bodies3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES CO·Filed 1999·Granted Dec 24, 2002·96 cites·24 claims
- 4694US5262894AMulticomponent, multilayer polymeric reflective bodiesDOW CHEMICAL CO·Filed 1992·Granted Nov 16, 1993·130 cites·24 claims
- 4794US5149578AMultilayer film for tamper indication by use of optical interference reflectionDOW CHEMICAL CO·Filed 1991·Granted Sep 22, 1992·122 cites·17 claims
- 4894US5095210AMultilayer film indicator for determining the integrity or authenticity of an item and process for using sameDOW CHEMICAL CO·Filed 1990·Granted Mar 10, 1992·197 cites·21 claims
- 4993US9575352B2Addressable switchable transparent display3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES CO·Filed 2013·Granted Feb 21, 2017·14 cites·17 claims
- 5093US6451414B1Multilayer infrared reflecting optical body3M INNOVATIVES PROPERTIES COMP·Filed 1999·Granted Sep 17, 2002·112 cites·24 claims
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