Sheeting with composite image that floats

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 8459807
APP PUB NO 20100182666A1
SERIAL NO

12663755

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Techniques are described for forming microlens sheeting having composite images that appear to float with respect to the plane of the sheeting. As one example, a method comprises forming one or more images within a sheeting having a surface of microlenses, wherein at least one of the images is a partially complete image, and wherein each of the images is associated with a different one of the microlenses, wherein the microlenses have refractive surfaces that transmit light to positions within the sheeting to produce a plurality of composite images from the images formed within the sheeting so that each of the composite images appears to float with respect to the plane of the sheeting, and wherein forming the one or more images comprises forming the one or more images such that each of the composite images is associated with a different viewing angle range.

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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
Dolezal, Michael W Stillwater, US 15 272
Dunn, Douglas S Maplewood, US 65 1179
Herbert, Sammuel D Woodbury, US 4 75
Krasa, Robert T Hudson, US 19 546
Smithson, Robert L W Mahtomedi, US 27 382
Studiner,, IV Charles J Cottage Grove, US 13 169
Wu, Pingfan Woodbury, US 44 375

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