Brightness enhancing film and display device having the same

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 7586566
APP PUB NO 20060274237A1
SERIAL NO

11383690

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A brightness enhancing film suitable for use in a display device is disclosed herein. The film comprises: a first polymeric layer having a microstructured surface, wherein the microstructured surface comprises an array of prism elements, and a second polymeric layer disposed adjacent to the first polymeric layer on the opposite side of the microstructured surface, wherein at least one of the first and second polymeric layers comprises a UV absorber that absorbs UV light and transmits visible light, such that the brightness enhancing film has an internal percent transmission of at least 95% at 410 nm, and at most 25% at 380 nm. Also disclosed herein is a brightness enhancing film wherein the UV absorber is in a third layer disposed between the first and second layers. The brightness enhancing films disclosed herein may be used in display devices such as LCD-TVs.

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

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Nelson, Eric W Stillwater , US 53 1016
Zhang, Wei Feng Shanghai , CN 5 389

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