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Skid-resistant pavement markings

US4937127A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateSep 7, 1988
Grant dateJun 26, 1990
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Expiry dateSep 7, 2008

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  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY10T428/24942
  • WIPO fieldCivil engineering
  • WIPO sectorOther fields

Abstract

A skid-resistant pavement marking sheet including a top surface and a plurality of skid-resistant ceramic spheroids embedded in and protruding from the surface. The ceramic spheroids are fired from a raw material mixture including 10-97 wt. % mineral particulates, 3-90 wt. % alumina, and at least 1 wt. % binder, at a temperature of about 1300.degree. C., have an outer surface rich in alumina concentration relative to the center of the spheroid, and are resistant to crushing and fracturing.

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