US 6,045,894 Β· Granted 2000-04-04

Clear to colored security film

A multilayer film including multiple polymeric layers designed and made to enable the film to reflect light in the near infrared (IR) portion of the visible spectrum. Depending on the amount and range of red light that is reflected, the film of the present invention appears under certain conditions to exhibit a visible color, commonly cyan. The film appears to be substantially clear when viewed against a diffuse white background from approximately a zero degree observation angle, and appears to be cyan when viewed against that background from an observation angle that is greater than a predetermined shift angle.

Patent details

Publication number
US 6,045,894
Filing date
1998-01-13
Grant date
2000-04-04
Assignee
3M Innovative Properties Company
Inventor(s)
JONZA; JAMES M., OUDERKIRK; ANDREW J., WEBER; MICHAEL F.
CPC class
B42D25/47

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