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Microreplicated article

US7417798B2 · kind B2 · utility

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45References

6Claims

0Family size

Assignee

3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY · US

Inventors

Vincent W. King · Woodbury, US
John S. Huizinga · Dellwood, US
William V. Dower · Windom, US
David W. Kuhns · Dublin, US
Gregory F. King · Minneapolis, US
John T. Strand · Stillwater, US
James N. Dobbs · Woodbury, US
Daniel H. Carlson · Arden Hills, US
Larry D. Humlicek · Ham Lake, US
Thomas B. Hunter · Mendota Heights, US

Key dates

Filing date	May 11, 2007
Grant date	Aug 26, 2008
Priority date	—
Expiry date	May 11, 2027

Classification

Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
CPC primaryY10T428/24802
WIPO fieldSurface technology, coating
WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

A microreplicated article is disclosed. The article includes a web including first and second opposed surfaces. The first surface includes a first microreplicated structure having a plurality of first features. The second surface includes a second microreplicated structure having a plurality of second features. Corresponding opposed features cooperate to form a lens features.

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