Patent · US Expired

Non-woven fluorescent retrorefletive fabric

US5478628A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateMay 9, 1994
Grant dateDec 26, 1995
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Expiry dateMay 9, 2014

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY10T442/641
  • WIPO fieldOther consumer goods
  • WIPO sectorOther fields

Abstract

A high visibility fabric having a non-woven web material with a fluorescent layer. The fluorescent pigment concentration in the fabric is greater proximate a designated fabric outer surface than at other outer surfaces of the fabric. The fabric is used for manufacturing safety vests, signage, and other articles requiring high visibility.

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