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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7331311 | Abrasion resistant omnidirectionally reflective rope A flexible abrasion resistant omnidirectionally reflective rope has a central braided high strength core comprising gel fiber or p-aramid fibers that is surrounded by cylindrically braided sleeve of reflective strips composed of narrow width reflective strips that c... | 02/19/2008 |
| 7303292 | Hue variable retroreflective sheet The hue variable retroreflective sheet of the present invention includes: a surface layer (1) composed of at least one layer; and a plurality of retroreflective elements (3, 4, 5) that are positioned beneath the surface layer, wherein the retroreflecti... | 12/04/2007 |
| 7255909 | Security laminate In one aspect, the invention provides a security laminate comprising a retroreflective layer comprising a plurality of retroreflective microbeads partially embedded in and protruding from a beadbond layer and having image receptive material disposed around the protr... | 08/14/2007 |
| 7246477 | Omnidirectionally reflective horse halter A flexible omnidirectionally reflective horse lead has a central portion, and mechanical attachment means to accommodate a bridal bit ring. The lead reflects an incoming light beam from a walker or horseback rider back in the direction from which it emanated, preven... | 07/24/2007 |
| 7247386 | Composition of an oligomeric fluorosilane and surface treatment of retroreflective sheet The invention relates to a method of treatment of a retroreflective sheet with a treatment composition that comprises a fluorinated compound having one or more silyl groups and an auxiliary compound selected from the group consisting of (i) one or more non-fluorinat... | 07/24/2007 |
| 7219626 | Pet toy having omnidirectional reflectivity A flexible abrasion resistant omnidirectionally reflective pet toy reflects incoming light beam back in the same direction as it was emanated, thereby indicating the location of a pet toy and thereby preventing tripping hazards in pet play areas during dusk or night... | 05/22/2007 |
| 7204206 | Abrasion resistant omnidirectionally reflective pet leash A flexible abrasion resistant omnidirectionally reflective pet leash has handle, central pet leash, and pet collar sections that reflect an incoming light beam back in the same direction as it was emanated. The reflected light beam provides accurate illumination of ... | 04/17/2007 |
| 7204207 | Abrasion resistant omnidirectionally reflective jewelry A flexible abrasion resistant omnidirectionally reflective jewelry piece has a central cylindrical braided rope core surrounded by a cylindrical reflective braided sleeve comprising three or more narrow width reflective strips that are braided at a shallow cylindric... | 04/17/2007 |
| 7048989 | Retroreflective article comprising water-borne acrylic topcoats The invention relates to retroreflective articles such as retroreflective sheeting that comprises a core sheet comprising retroreflective elements and a topcoat wherein the topcoat comprises certain water-borne acrylic polymer(s). ... | 05/23/2006 |
| 6967053 | Durable, open-faced retroreflective prismatic construction Retroreflective sheeting and a method for making the same includes a plurality of open-faced cube-corner surfaces formed from a substantially rigid material to keep the cube-corner surfaces from flexing. An optical coating is formed on the surfaces, and a fill layer... | 11/22/2005 |
| 6828005 | Wear-resistant composite and method for producing the composite A composite on the surface of a substrate, and a method for producing the composite are disclosed. The composite includes a first coating, reflective beads, and a clear coating. The method for preparing the composite includes the stepwise application of coating comp... | 12/07/2004 |
| 6789905 | Method of providing a retroreflective coating system through wet-on-wet application and a retroreflective coating system thereof A retroreflective coating system and a method of providing the coating system on a substrate are disclosed. The method includes applying a color-providing composition, such as a pigmented basecoat composition, and applying a clearcoat composition. After application ... | 09/14/2004 |
| 6586067 | Encapsulated lens retroreflective sheeting Encapsulated-lens retroreflective sheeting is described which contains an improved binder layer. The binder layer is obtained from a film-forming mixture which comprises: (A) a vinyl chloride copolymer, (B) a thermoplastic polyurethane, and (C) an aminoplast r... | 07/01/2003 |
| 6531205 | Fluorescent yellow retroreflective sheeting A fluorescent yellow retroreflective sheeting article comprises a polymeric matrix, a fluorescent yellow-green dye selected from the group consisting of thioxanthene dyes and benzothiazene dyes, and a second dye selected from the group consisting of thiox... | 03/11/2003 |
| 6514595 | Integrated marking materials A dry formulation for an integrated marking material for concrete and asphalt application comprises a cementitious mixture including a hydraulic or cementitious binder, a redispersible polymeric cement modifier, a retroreflective agent filler, and optiona... | 02/04/2003 |
| 6508559 | Conformable cube corner retroreflective sheeting Conformable cube corner retroreflective sheetings comprising a plurality of discrete cube corner segments which are conformably bonded together, each cube corner segment comprising a plastic body portion having a substantially planar front major surface a... | 01/21/2003 |
| 6461718 | Retroreflective sheet To provide a retroreflective sheet which is suitable for co-molding by injection molding or the like, wherein the retroreflective sheet can be laid within a mold and molded with a resin to form a molded product, and, after molding, the sheet retains a sig... | 10/08/2002 |
| 6312132 | Fluorescent red article and retroreflective article made therefrom A fluorescent red article comprising a polymer matrix; and a perylene dicarboximide dye, wherein the article has chromaticity coordinates (x, y) within the area defined by (0.648, 0.351), (0.735, 0.265), (0.629, 0.281) and (0.565, 0.346) in terms of the C... | 11/06/2001 |
| 6282026 | Retroreflectors having two optical surfaces and varying retroreflectivity Retroreflective articles provide varying retroreflection using a first surface that includes a plurality of light redirecting structures and a second surface that includes retroreflective areas and separation areas. The light redirecting structures on the... | 08/28/2001 |
| 6249271 | Retroreflective electrophoretic displays and materials for making the same Disclosed herein are novel electrophoretic displays and materials useful in fabricating such displays. In particular, novel encapsulated displays are disclosed. Particles encapsulated therein are dispersed within a suspending, or electrophoretic, fluid. T... | 06/19/2001 |
| 6247818 | Method for making retroreflective elements having enhanced retroreflectivity under dry and/or wet conditions The present invention comprises a method for making retroreflective elements which are retroreflective under dry and/or wet conditions. The method provides a means for placing optical elements and/or skid-resistant particles on selected surfaces.... | 06/19/2001 |
| 6147804 | Optical sheet lamination In an optical sheet 10 having a prism surface 16 formed by providing unit prisms 14 on the upper surface of a transparent base material 12, a coating layer 18 is provided on the reverse surface of the transparent base material opposite to the prism surfac... | 11/14/2000 |
| 6066384 | Retroreflective article having a binder layer containing an epoxy resin and a silicone crosslinked polymer A retroreflective article (100, 200, 300) that has a retroreflective layer (120, 220, 320) that includes optical elements (121, 221, 321) and a specularly reflective layer (122, 222, 322), and a binder layer (110, 210, 310), that is the reaction product o... | 05/23/2000 |
| 6045230 | Modulating retroreflective article Retroreflective articles provide modulating retroreflection using a front surface that includes at least first and second areas having different transmission characteristics and a back surface that includes retroreflective areas and separation areas. The ... | 04/04/2000 |
| 5988821 | Lens type functional retroreflective sheeting and method of producing same This invention relates to lens type functional retroreflective sheeting having retroreflective regions and visual functionality presenting regions, the retroreflective sheeting comprising: a base sheet consisting of a support comprising a functional resin laye... | 11/23/1999 |
| 5988822 | Luminous retroreflective sheeting and method for making same Luminous retroreflective sheetings have a transparent cover layer, an optical layer disposed beneath the cover layer, and a reflective layer. The optical layer includes a first polymer layer and a monolayer of beads at least partially embedded therein. Th... | 11/23/1999 |
| 5984479 | Lens-type retroreflective sheeting The present invention discloses lens-type retroreflective sheeting excellent in appearance and having constant thickness and desired retroreflective performance, wherein the transparent microspheres in the retroreflective layer are composed of transparent... | 11/16/1999 |
| 5976669 | Retroreflective article having launderably durable bead-bond A retroreflective article (10) has retroreflective elements (12) partially embedded in a binder layer (14) that contains a solid polyurethane. The polyurethane includes soft segments, hard segments, silicon moieties, and urethane moieties. The specific ch... | 11/02/1999 |
| 5959775 | Urethane/acrylate bead bond for retroreflective articles A retroreflective article utilizing a solventless bead bond composition wherein the bead bond composition includes a urethane/acrylate interpenetrating polymer network in which the urethane polymer is a thermoplastic and the acrylate component is a thermo... | 09/28/1999 |
| 5910858 | Retroreflective sheeting with coated back surface The present invention provides a retroreflective sheeting having a front surface and a back surface, the retroreflective sheeting retroreflecting light entering through the front surface, wherein the retroreflective sheeting comprises encapsulated-lens re... | 06/08/1999 |
| 5900978 | Retroreflective materials A material such as fabric, plastic, leather or paper incorporates retroreflective properties which result from the application of metal coated microbeads. Methods for the application of microbeads to various surfaces as well as the formulation of printing... | 05/04/1999 |
| 5880885 | High entrance angle retroreflective article and method of making Retroreflective article that provides effective retroreflective brightness at very high entrance angles as well as low entrance angles.... | 03/09/1999 |
| 5812316 | Method for making retroreflective sheeting A method for making retroreflective sheeting comprising the steps of placing a light-transmittable protective film on glass beads in a support sheet which consists of a binder layer and a reinforcing layer, and which is provided with retroreflective glass... | 09/22/1998 |
| 5777791 | Wet retroreflective pavement marking articles Retroreflective articles, for example in the form of pavement markers or retroreflective elements, exhibit both wet and dry retroreflectivity by using a plurality of Type A microspheres and a plurality of Type B microspheres partially embedded in a binder... | 07/07/1998 |
| 5777790 | Microsphere-based retroreflective article A retroreflective article comprising a monolayer of microspheres partially embedded in and protruding from a binder layer and specular reflector underlying the microspheres, wherein the monolayer of microspheres comprises a mixture of a first class of mic... | 07/07/1998 |
| 5774265 | Durable retroreflective elements All-ceramic retroreflective elements which may be used in pavement markings comprising an opacified ceramic core and ceramic optical elements partially embedded into the core.... | 06/30/1998 |
| 5706133 | Retroreflective signage articles, kits for producing same, and methods of making signage articles Retroreflective signage articles comprise a colorant layer directly thermally transferred to a top layer of a reretroreflective sheeting, the top layer devoid of priming treatments and extraneous print-receptive layers. Systems or kits are also described ... | 01/06/1998 |
| 5673148 | Encapsulated retroreflective elements and method for making same Encapsulated retroreflective element comprising a retroreflective assembly made up of a transparent optical body and a reflective member and essentially completely encapsulated within a dense, substantially transparent oxide coating. Also a method for mak... | 09/30/1997 |
| 5620775 | Low refractive index glass microsphere coated article having a smooth surface and a method for preparing same This invention relates to glass microsphere (bead) coated articles having an upper surface comprising a layer of low refractive index transparent glass microspheres such as those made from recycled ordinary glass. The articles of the invention have an ext... | 04/15/1997 |
| 5600484 | Machining techniques for retroreflective cube corner article and method of manufacture A method of machining a substrate to produce a cube corner element optical array. The method includes steps of directly machining a plurality of groove sets into a directly machinable substrate to form an array having a plurality of geometric structures i... | 02/04/1997 |
