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William W. Merrill
Also filed as: MERRILL WILLIAM · MERRILL WILLIAM W · MERRILL WILLIAM WARD
94 granted patents·46 pending applications·4,929 citations·filing 1997–2024
99Inventor score
Files with3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES CO101MERRILL WILLIAM WARD103M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY6BIERNATH ROLF W6MERRILL WILLIAM W6
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140 records- 0199US6939499B2Processes and apparatus for making transversely drawn films with substantially uniaxial character3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES CO·Filed 2002·Granted Sep 6, 2005·113 cites·31 claims
- 0299US6788463B2Post-formable multilayer optical films and methods of forming3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES CO·Filed 2002·Granted Sep 7, 2004·180 cites·15 claims
- 0399US6609795B2Polarizing beam splitter3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES CO·Filed 2001·Granted Aug 26, 2003·233 cites·41 claims
- 0499US6368699B1Multilayer polymer film with additional coatings or layers3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES CO·Filed 1997·Granted Apr 9, 2002·511 cites·27 claims
- 0599US6352761B1Modified copolyesters and improved multilayer reflective films3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES CO·Filed 1999·Granted Mar 5, 2002·301 cites·49 claims
- 0698US9291757B2Multilayer optical films having side-by-side polarizer/polarizer zonesMERRILL WILLIAM WARD·Filed 2009·Granted Mar 22, 2016·21 cites·10 claims
- 0798US7740470B2Processes and apparatus for making transversely drawn films with substantially uniaxial character3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES CO·Filed 2007·Granted Jun 22, 2010·38 cites·8 claims
- 0898US6916440B2Processes and apparatus for making transversely drawn films with substantially uniaxial character3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES CO·Filed 2002·Granted Jul 12, 2005·128 cites·15 claims
- 0998US6830713B2Method for making coPEN/PMMA multilayer optical films3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES CO·Filed 2001·Granted Dec 14, 2004·107 cites·8 claims
- 1098US6531230B1Color shifting film3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES CO·Filed 1998·Granted Mar 11, 2003·552 cites·10 claims
- 1198US6239907B1Rear projection screen using birefringent optical film for asymmetric light scattering3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES CO·Filed 1999·Granted May 29, 2001·101 cites·32 claims
- 1298US6179948B1Optical film and process for manufacture thereof3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES CO·Filed 1998·Granted Jan 30, 2001·311 cites·26 claims
- 1397US9423545B2Mask processing using films with spatially selective birefringence reduction3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES CO·Filed 2015·Granted Aug 23, 2016·12 cites·19 claims
- 1497US6667095B2Multicomponent optical body3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES CO·Filed 2001·Granted Dec 23, 2003·107 cites·14 claims
- 1597US6641900B2Modified copolyesters and improved multilayer reflective films3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES CO·Filed 2001·Granted Nov 4, 2003·54 cites·27 claims
- 1696US10577494B2Compositions and films comprising polylactic acid polymer, polyvinyl acetate polymer and plasticizer3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES CO·Filed 2015·Granted Mar 3, 2020·5 cites·15 claims
- 1796US9575233B2Internally patterned multilayer optical films using spatially selective birefringence reduction3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES CO·Filed 2014·Granted Feb 21, 2017·9 cites·19 claims
- 1896US8879151B2Internally patterned multilayer optical films using spatially selective birefringence reductionMERRILL WILLIAM WARD·Filed 2009·Granted Nov 4, 2014·18 cites·16 claims
- 1996US7229271B2Apparatus for making transversely drawn films with substantially uniaxial character3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES CO·Filed 2004·Granted Jun 12, 2007·47 cites·21 claims
- 2096US6113811ADichroic polarizing film and optical polarizer containing the film3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES CO·Filed 1998·Granted Sep 5, 2000·135 cites·21 claims
- 2196US6111697AOptical device with a dichroic polarizer and a multilayer optical film3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES CO·Filed 1998·Granted Aug 29, 2000·166 cites·32 claims
- 2295US9651725B2Multilayer optical films having side-by-side mirror/polarizer zones3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES CO·Filed 2015·Granted May 16, 2017·5 cites·14 claims
- 2395US9562998B2Inconspicuous optical tags and methods therefor3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES CO·Filed 2013·Granted Feb 7, 2017·26 cites·36 claims
- 2495US9097858B2Retarder film combinations with spatially selective birefringence reductionMERRILL WILLIAM WARD·Filed 2011·Granted Aug 4, 2015·18 cites·33 claims
- 2595US9081147B2Effective media retarder films with spatially selective birefringence reductionMERRILL WILLIAM WARD·Filed 2012·Granted Jul 14, 2015·13 cites·20 claims
- 2695US8982462B2Multilayer optical films having side-by-side mirror/polarizer zonesMERRILL WILLIAM WARD·Filed 2009·Granted Mar 17, 2015·20 cites·10 claims
- 2795US8792165B2Internally patterned multilayer optical films with multiple birefringent layersMERRILL WILLIAM WARD·Filed 2009·Granted Jul 29, 2014·29 cites·15 claims
- 2895US6307676B1Optical device with a dichroic polarizer and a multilayer optical film3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES CO·Filed 2000·Granted Oct 23, 2001·74 cites·5 claims
- 2995US6207260B1Multicomponent optical body3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES CO·Filed 1998·Granted Mar 27, 2001·143 cites·22 claims
- 3094US10350818B2Heat setting optical films3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES CO·Filed 2015·Granted Jul 16, 2019·3 cites·26 claims
- 3194US9810930B2Mask processing using films with spatially selective birefringence reduction3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES CO·Filed 2016·Granted Nov 7, 2017·12 cites·29 claims
- 3294US9651726B2Multilayer optical films having side-by-side polarizer/polarizer zones3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES CO·Filed 2016·Granted May 16, 2017·7 cites·20 claims
- 3394US7316558B2Devices for stretching polymer films3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES CO·Filed 2006·Granted Jan 8, 2008·47 cites·20 claims
- 3494US7153122B2Apparatus for making transversely drawn films with substantially uniaxial character3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES CO·Filed 2004·Granted Dec 26, 2006·44 cites·23 claims
- 3594US6449093B2Optical bodies made with a birefringent polymer3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES CO·Filed 1999·Granted Sep 10, 2002·121 cites·19 claims
- 3693US11254812B2Compositions and films comprising polylactic acid polymer, polyvinyl acetate polymer and plasticizer3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES CO·Filed 2020·Granted Feb 22, 2022·2 cites·17 claims
- 3793US8975012B2Multi-layer articles capable of forming color images and methods of forming color imagesDUNN DOUGLAS S·Filed 2011·Granted Mar 10, 2015·15 cites·19 claims
- 3893US8975011B2Multi-layer articles capable of forming color images and method of forming color imagesDUNN DOUGLAS S·Filed 2011·Granted Mar 10, 2015·12 cites·20 claims
- 3993US7150907B2Modified copolyesters and improved multilayer reflective films3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES CO·Filed 2005·Granted Dec 19, 2006·19 cites·11 claims
- 4093US6946188B2Modified copolyesters and improved multilayer reflective films3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES CO·Filed 2003·Granted Sep 20, 2005·37 cites·25 claims
- 4193US6926410B2Polarizing beam splitter3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES CO·Filed 2003·Granted Aug 9, 2005·51 cites·23 claims
- 4293US5976424AMethod for making multilayer optical films having thin optical layersMINNESOTA MINING & MFG·Filed 1997·Granted Nov 2, 1999·124 cites·34 claims
- 4392US9964677B2Multilayer optical films suitable for bi-level internal patterning3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES CO·Filed 2015·Granted May 8, 2018·6 cites·5 claims
- 4492US9588270B2Post-formable multilayer optical films and methods of formingMERRILL WILLIAM W·Filed 2012·Granted Mar 7, 2017·18 cites·6 claims
- 4592US9019607B2Multilayer optical films suitable for bi-level internal patterningMERRILL WILLIAM WARD·Filed 2009·Granted Apr 28, 2015·18 cites·13 claims
- 4692US7459204B2Modified copolyesters and improved multilayer reflective films3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES CO·Filed 2006·Granted Dec 2, 2008·10 cites·12 claims
- 4792US7418202B2Article having a birefringent surface and microstructured features having a variable pitch or angles for use as a blur filter3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES CO·Filed 2005·Granted Aug 26, 2008·31 cites·19 claims
- 4892US7153123B2Devices for conveying, stretching, and taking-away polymer films3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES CO·Filed 2005·Granted Dec 26, 2006·14 cites·19 claims
- 4992US7104776B2Methods and devices for stretching polymer films3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES CO·Filed 2004·Granted Sep 12, 2006·38 cites·21 claims
- 5092US6335051B1Dichroic polarizing film and optical polarizer containing the film3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES CO·Filed 2000·Granted Jan 1, 2002·31 cites·21 claims
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