Optical bodies containing cholesteric liquid crystal material and methods of manufacture

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 7277141
APP PUB NO 20060197903A1
SERIAL NO

11141578

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An optical body includes a substrate and a cholesteric liquid crystal layer disposed on the substrate. The cholesteric liquid crystal layer has a non-uniform pitch along a thickness direction of the layer and comprises a crosslinked polymer material that substantially fixes the cholesteric liquid crystal layer. The crosslinking hinders diffusion of cholesteric liquid crystal material within the cholesteric liquid crystal layer. In other methods of making an optical body, a reservoir of chiral material is provided during the process over a first cholesteric liquid crystal layer to diffuse into the layer and provide a non-uniform pitch. Alternatively, two coating compositions can be disposed on a substrate where the material of the first coating composition is not substantially soluble in the second coating composition.

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3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANYP O BOX 33427 ST PAUL MN 55133-3427

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Bowley, Christopher C Norfolk, MA 10 237
Ebihara, Ikuko St. Paul, MN 10 346
Pokorny, Richard J Maplewood, MN 153 1962
Radcliffe, Marc D Newport, MN 55 1063
Watson, Philip E St. Paul, MN 43 1041

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