Cube corner retroreflective article with enhanced pigmentation
US6325515A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Apr 13, 2000 |
| Grant date | Dec 4, 2001 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 13, 2020 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10T428/24612
- WIPO fieldOptics
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
Retroreflective sheeting includes a transparent film, a pigmented layer having pigmented indicia thereon, and a retroreflective cube layer. The cube layer includes a number of cube corner elements bounded by at least two sets of intersecting grooves. A metallic film is disposed on at least some of the cube corner elements. The pigmented layer is interposed between the transparent film and the cube layer, and has pigmented indicia aligned with at least one of the sets of intersecting grooves.
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