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Articles exhibiting durable fluorescence with an ultraviolet screening layer

US5387458A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateMay 9, 1994
Grant dateFeb 7, 1995
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Expiry dateMay 9, 2014

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY10T428/31855
  • WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

Article comprising an ultraviolet screening screen layer and a color layer containing a defined daylight fluorescent dye dissolved in a defined polymeric matrix. The article exhibits durable fluorescence and resistance to degradation from exposure to sunlight. If desired, the article is retroreflective.

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