SELF-FOLDING 3D FILM ASSEMBLIES

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A substantially planar self-folding film assembly to generate a folded three-dimensional assembly. The assembly includes a flexible support substrate, adhesive elements, and folding members. The folding members include a base, a folding region, and a hinge adjacent each folding region attached at the base to the flexible support substrate by at least one of the adhesive elements. An array of polymer actuators is co-extensive, or shaped to be not co-extensive, with each of the flexible folding members. Upon activation by a patterned light to heat conversion layer, each polymer actuator is designed and configured to provide a displacement of the corresponding flexible folding member about each hinge.

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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
Aho, Erik A New Richmond, US 32 166
Corrigan, Thomas R St. Paul, US 43 206
Free, Michael Benton Stillwater, US 90 1003
Halverson, Kurt J Lake Elmo, US 109 1323
Hu, Jia Mounds View, US 67 1318
Nommensen, Mitchell T Oak Creek, US 5 5
Wolk, Martin B Woodbury, US 158 3615

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