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Title:
POLARIZERS COATED WITH OPTICALLY FUNCTIONAL LAYERS
Document Type and Number:
WIPO Patent Application WO2003005070
Kind Code:
A3
Abstract:
An optical stack includes an intrinsic polarizer, such as a K-type or thin KE polarizer sheet. Optically functional coatings are disposed on one or both of the surfaces of the intrinsic polarizer. The optically functional coatings include a hardcoat, a transflector coating, a reflector coating, an antireflection film, a liquid crystal polymer retarder coating, a diffusion coating, an antiglare film, a wide view film, and an electrode. An optical stack including an intrinsic polarizer and an optically functional coating may have a thickness of less than 25 microns.

Inventors:
TRAPANI GIORGIO
SMYTH WILLIAM K
NAGARKAR PRADNYA V
Application Number:
PCT/US2002/010985
Publication Date:
April 10, 2003
Filing Date:
April 10, 2002
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Assignee:
3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES CO (US)
International Classes:
B05D7/00; G02B5/30; (IPC1-7): G02B1/10; G02B5/30; G02F1/1335
Domestic Patent References:
WO2000041030A12000-07-13
WO2001057841A12001-08-09
Foreign References:
US5926293A1999-07-20
US5742430A1998-04-21
US4123141A1978-10-31
GB2267774A1993-12-15
US2397231A1946-03-26
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