Fluorescent retroreflective sheet
US6911486B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Feb 22, 2001 |
| Grant date | Jun 28, 2005 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 13, 2023 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10T428/31855
- WIPO fieldBasic materials chemistry
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
This invention provides encapsulated type fluorescent retroreflective sheeting which is excellent in appearance and weatherability, and which comprises a surface-protective layer disposed on the side on which light is to strike, a binder layer connected to the surface-protective layer through network bonding parts, an air layer which is sealed-up by the network bonding parts between the surface-protective layer and the binder layer, and a retroreflective element layer disposed between the surface-protective layer and the air layer, or between the binder layer and the air layer, wherein at least one layer located on the light-incident side of sealed-up air layer contains at least one fluorescent dye selected from the group consisting of benzimidazole coumarin type-fluorescent dyes of formula (1) as follows: and benzopyran type-fluorescent dyes of formula (2) as follows:
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