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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8419197 | Retroreflective sheeting including cube corner elements The present disclosure is directed to lamina(e) comprising cube corner elements, a tool comprising an assembly of laminae and replicas thereof. The disclosure further relates to retroreflective sheeting. ... | 04/16/2013 |
| 8414135 | Reflector for vehicle A reflector for a vehicle can include a plurality of retroreflective elements configured to retroreflect incident light incident parallel to a horizontally-arranged reference axis, obliquely upward at a prescribed angle with respect to the reference axis. The plural... | 04/09/2013 |
| 8388154 | Cube-corner retroreflective article A cube-corner retroreflective article is provided with a number of cube-corner retroreflective element pairs each formed by a pair of cube-corner retroreflective elements sharing one side. Each of the cube-corner retroreflective elements has reflective lateral surfa... | 03/05/2013 |
| 8371703 | Retroreflective sheeting The present application relates generally to retroreflective sheeting and the tools and methods used to make retroreflective sheeting. Microreplication tools and sheeting include controlled surface structure or haze. The surface structure or haze can be introduced, ... | 02/12/2013 |
| 8322868 | Durable fluorescent articles having multiple film layers A fluorescent article includes an underlayer colored fluorescent film and an overlayer colored fluorescent film, which is provided over the underlayer colored fluorescent film. The underlayer colored fluorescent film includes a first fluorescent colorant in an under... | 12/04/2012 |
| 8317341 | Cube-corner type self-reflection sheet having improved tensile strength Disclosed is a retroreflective sheet using a cube-corner type retroreflection principle, which is composed of a body layer which includes a flexible transparent thermoplastic sheet made of a transparent material for high light transmittance and having a smooth surfa... | 11/27/2012 |
| 8297761 | Retroreflective articles comprising olefinic seal films Microstructured articles, such as a retroreflective articles, having a plurality of (e.g. cube-corner) microstructured elements and a seal film layer adhered to portions of the cube-corner elements and/or portions of a (e.g., flexible) body layer. The seal film is a... | 10/30/2012 |
| 8277058 | Optical structures including polyurea Optical structures and sheeting that include polyurea and method for forming same are proposed in accordance with aspects of the present invention. One and two-component layers can be used to form the optical structures. The optical structures can include microstruc... | 10/02/2012 |
| 8262238 | Minimum retroreflectivity compliance system, method and assembly A system, method and assembly for performing traffic sign inspections is provided. In one embodiment, the assembly includes a first plurality of sheetings that each have a combination of retroreflectivity and color that is different from the combination of retrorefl... | 09/11/2012 |
| 8262237 | Retroreflective sheeting including cube corner elements The present disclosure is directed to lamina(e) comprising cube corner elements, a tool comprising an assembly of laminae and replicas thereof. The disclosure further relates to retroreflective sheeting. ... | 09/11/2012 |
| 8256907 | Vehicle reflector and reflex pin A vehicle reflector can include a plurality of retroreflection elements including a first reflection surface, a second reflection surface, and a third reflection surface which are adjacently disposed to form a corner portion of a substantially regular hexahedron. Th... | 09/04/2012 |
| 8251525 | Retroreflective sheeting including cube corner elements The present disclosure is directed to lamina(e) comprising cube corner elements, a tool comprising an assembly of laminae and replicas thereof. The disclosure further relates to retroreflective sheeting. ... | 08/28/2012 |
| 8231234 | Metallized retroreflective sheeting with increased daytime brightness A retroreflective sheeting (10) comprising a cube layer (20) having a front light-receiving surface (30) and a rear retroreflecting surface (32), and a metallic layer (22) covering the rear retroreflecting surface (32). The ... | 07/31/2012 |
| 8226249 | Metallized retroreflective sheeting with increased daytime brightness A retroreflective sheeting (10) comprising a cube layer (20) having a front light-receiving surface (30) and a rear retroreflecting surface (32), and a metallic layer (22) covering the rear retroreflecting surface (32). The ... | 07/24/2012 |
| 8205994 | Minimum retroreflectivity compliance system, method and assembly A system, method and assembly for performing traffic sign inspections is provided. In one embodiment, the assembly includes a first plurality of sheetings that each have a combination of retroreflectivity and color that is different from the combination of retrorefl... | 06/26/2012 |
| 8201953 | Cube corner type retroreflection article A retroreflection article formed of groups of grooves in three directions having substantially V-shaped cross sections, including a large number of pairs of cube corner retroreflection elements being disposed, the elements in each pair being formed to be rotationall... | 06/19/2012 |
| 8177374 | Retroreflective sheet structure A retroreflective sheet structure (10) comprising a transparent layer (20) having a front light-receiving surface (30) and a rear retroreflecting surface (32). Light incident on the front surface (30) will pass through the layer ( | 05/15/2012 |
| 8070303 | Optical structures including polyurea Optical structures and sheeting that include polyurea and method for forming same are proposed in accordance with aspects of the present invention. One and two-component layers can be used to form the optical structures. The optical structures can include microstruc... | 12/06/2011 |
| 8016435 | Lamina comprising cube corner elements and retroreflective sheeting The present disclosure is directed to lamina(e) comprising cube corner elements, a tool comprising an assembly of laminae and replicas thereof. The disclosure further relates to retroreflective sheeting. ... | 09/13/2011 |
| 7980710 | Retroreflective article A retroreflective article including a retroreflective element layer having an array of a large number of total internal reflective cube corner retroreflective elements, an optical property-adjusting layer partially provided on the back side of the retroreflective el... | 07/19/2011 |
| 7950813 | Composite triangular-pyramidal cube-corner retroreflective sheeting and retroreflective articles Adoption of composite cube-corner retroreflective elements in which groups of each at least two sub-retroreflective elements which are each defined by three lateral faces mutually crossing at approximately right angles, as being configured by three-directional V-sha... | 05/31/2011 |
| 7938549 | Retroreflective article A retroreflective article with excellent wide-angle characteristics is provided. Entrance angle characteristics, observation angle characteristics, and rotation angle characteristics are improved. In a retroreflective article, an assembly of multidirectional retrore... | 05/10/2011 |
| 7922344 | Metallized retroreflective sheeting with increased daytime brightness A retroreflective sheeting (10) comprising a cube layer (20) having a front light-receiving surface (30) and a rear retroreflecting surface (32), and a metallic layer (22) covering the rear retroreflecting surface (32). The ... | 04/12/2011 |
| 7866834 | Input device The image sensor 15 of the information processing apparatus 1 can capture the retroreflective sheet 17 subjected to infrared light emitted from the infrared emitting diodes 11 since the retroreflective sheet 17 is exposed when the ... | 01/11/2011 |
| 7862187 | Microstructured articles comprising nitrogen containing ingredient Microstructured articles, such as a retroreflective articles, having a plurality of (e.g. cube-corner) microstructured elements projecting from a major surface are described. The microstructured (e.g.) cube-corner elements or interface with an adjacent layer compris... | 01/04/2011 |
| 7771059 | Conformable retroreflective film structure The present invention includes conformable retroreflective structures. In some embodiments, the conformable retroreflective structures are also shrink resistant. The conformable retroreflective structures include a transparent plasticized polyvinyl chloride film hav... | 08/10/2010 |
| 7744228 | Method of making retroreflective sheeting and articles The invention relates to a method of making retroreflective sheeting and other articles prepared from casting a moldable synthetic resin onto a tool having a microstructured surface. ... | 06/29/2010 |
| 7703931 | Two-sided corner-cube retroreflectors and methods of manufacturing the same In a retroreflective sheeting, and methods of formation thereof, the sheeting comprises a body of material, the body having a first surface and a second surface. A plurality of first full-square-sided corner-cube structures are on the first surface of the body, the ... | 04/27/2010 |
| 7611251 | Retroreflective articles comprising olefinic seal films Microstructured articles, such as a retroreflective articles, having a plurality of (e.g. cube-corner) microstructured elements and a seal film layer adhered to portions of the cube-corner elements and/or portions of a (e.g. flexible) body layer. The seal film is a ... | 11/03/2009 |
| 7568807 | Flexible cube-corner retroreflective sheeting A retroreflective article 10 has a body portion 14 and a multitude of cube-corner elements 12 that project from a rear side 20 of the body portion 14. The body portion 14 includes a body layer 18 that contains a light... | 08/04/2009 |
| 7562991 | Structured surface articles containing geometric structures with compound faces and methods for making same Prepared substrate comprising an array of cube corner cavities and protrusions interspersed between the cube corner cavities. ... | 07/21/2009 |
| 7556386 | Lamina comprising cube corner elements and retroreflective sheeting The present invention is directed to lamina(e) comprising cube corner elements, a tool comprising an assembly of laminae and replicas thereof. The invention further relates to retroreflective sheeting. ... | 07/07/2009 |
| 7556387 | Conformable retroreflective film structure The present invention includes conformable retroreflective structures. In some embodiments, the conformable retroreflective structures are also shrink resistant. The conformable retroreflective structures include a transparent plasticized polyvinyl chloride film hav... | 07/07/2009 |
| 7547105 | Prismatic retroreflective article with cross-linked image layer and method of making same A prismatic retroreflective article and a method for making same. The retroreflective article can include a transparent polymeric body portion, an optical layer coupled to the body portion, and an image layer coupled to the body portion opposite the optical layer. T... | 06/16/2009 |
| RE40700 | Retroreflective articles having microcubes, and tools and methods for forming microcubes A method for tooling a pattern of retroreflective microcubes, which pattern can be subdivided into smaller increments within which there are straight line tooling paths, none of which pass through an otherwise solid part of the incremental pattern. The tooling paths... | 04/14/2009 |
| 7506987 | Two-sided corner-cube retroreflectors and methods of manufacturing the same In a retroreflective sheeting, and methods of formation thereof, the sheeting comprises a body of material, the body having a first surface and a second surface. A plurality of first full-square-sided corner-cube structures are on the first surface of the body, the ... | 03/24/2009 |
| 7503664 | Flame retardant retroreflective film structure Flame retardant and heat resistant retroreflective structures are disclosed. Generally, the retroreflective structure includes a transparent plasticized polyvinyl chloride film, an array of retroreflective cube-corner elements underlying the transparent plasticized ... | 03/17/2009 |
| 7458694 | Method of making retroreflective sheeting and articles The invention relates to a method of making retroreflective sheeting and other articles prepared from casting a moldable synthetic resin onto a tool having a microstructured surface. ... | 12/02/2008 |
| 7445347 | Metallized cube corner retroreflective sheeting having a high measured daytime luminance factor Both a metallized cube corner retroreflective sheeting having a high measured daytime luminance factor and a method of manufacture thereof are provided. The sheeting is formed from a transparent planar sheet material including on one side a dense array of retrorefle... | 11/04/2008 |
| 7427139 | Retroreflector with controlled divergence made by the method of groove undulation A ruling of cube corner elements comprising intersecting ruled vee-grooves is characterized in that at least one of the vee-grooves is made such the substrate being ruled and the cutting tool are oscillated with respect to one another during the ruling of the vee-gr... | 09/23/2008 |
