CA2064484C - Feuille retroflechissante - Google Patents

Feuille retroflechissante

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Publication number: CA2064484C
Authority: CA; Canada
Prior art keywords: formations; adhesive; retroreflective; pattern; sheeting
Prior art date: 1991-04-11
Legal status (The legal status is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the status listed.): Expired - Fee Related

Application number

CA002064484A

Other languages

English (en)

Other versions

CA2064484A1 (fr

Inventor

William P. Rowland

Current Assignee (The listed assignees may be inaccurate. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation or warranty as to the accuracy of the list.)

Reflexite Corp

Original Assignee

Reflexite Corp

Priority date (The priority date is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the date listed.)

1991-04-11

Filing date

1992-03-31

Publication date

1998-08-11

1992-03-31 Application filed by Reflexite Corp filed Critical Reflexite Corp

1992-10-12 Publication of CA2064484A1 publication Critical patent/CA2064484A1/fr

1998-08-11 Application granted granted Critical

1998-08-11 Publication of CA2064484C publication Critical patent/CA2064484C/fr

2012-03-31 Anticipated expiration legal-status Critical

Status Expired - Fee Related legal-status Critical Current

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Classifications

- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- B32—LAYERED PRODUCTS
- B32B—LAYERED PRODUCTS, i.e. PRODUCTS BUILT-UP OF STRATA OF FLAT OR NON-FLAT, e.g. CELLULAR OR HONEYCOMB, FORM
- B32B27/00—Layered products comprising a layer of synthetic resin
- B32B27/06—Layered products comprising a layer of synthetic resin as the main or only constituent of a layer, which is next to another layer of the same or of a different material
- B32B27/08—Layered products comprising a layer of synthetic resin as the main or only constituent of a layer, which is next to another layer of the same or of a different material of synthetic resin
- G—PHYSICS
- G02—OPTICS
- G02B—OPTICAL ELEMENTS, SYSTEMS OR APPARATUS
- G02B5/00—Optical elements other than lenses
- G02B5/12—Reflex reflectors
- G02B5/122—Reflex reflectors cube corner, trihedral or triple reflector type
- G02B5/124—Reflex reflectors cube corner, trihedral or triple reflector type plural reflecting elements forming part of a unitary plate or sheet
- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- B32—LAYERED PRODUCTS
- B32B—LAYERED PRODUCTS, i.e. PRODUCTS BUILT-UP OF STRATA OF FLAT OR NON-FLAT, e.g. CELLULAR OR HONEYCOMB, FORM
- B32B7/00—Layered products characterised by the relation between layers; Layered products characterised by the relative orientation of features between layers, or by the relative values of a measurable parameter between layers, i.e. products comprising layers having different physical, chemical or physicochemical properties; Layered products characterised by the interconnection of layers
- B32B7/04—Interconnection of layers
- B32B7/12—Interconnection of layers using interposed adhesives or interposed materials with bonding properties
- B32B7/14—Interconnection of layers using interposed adhesives or interposed materials with bonding properties applied in spaced arrangements, e.g. in stripes
- G—PHYSICS
- G09—EDUCATION; CRYPTOGRAPHY; DISPLAY; ADVERTISING; SEALS
- G09F—DISPLAYING; ADVERTISING; SIGNS; LABELS OR NAME-PLATES; SEALS
- G09F13/00—Illuminated signs; Luminous advertising
- G09F13/04—Signs, boards or panels, illuminated from behind the insignia
- G09F13/0418—Constructional details
- G09F13/0472—Traffic signs
- G—PHYSICS
- G09—EDUCATION; CRYPTOGRAPHY; DISPLAY; ADVERTISING; SEALS
- G09F—DISPLAYING; ADVERTISING; SIGNS; LABELS OR NAME-PLATES; SEALS
- G09F13/00—Illuminated signs; Luminous advertising
- G09F13/16—Signs formed of or incorporating reflecting elements or surfaces, e.g. warning signs having triangular or other geometrical shape
- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- B32—LAYERED PRODUCTS
- B32B—LAYERED PRODUCTS, i.e. PRODUCTS BUILT-UP OF STRATA OF FLAT OR NON-FLAT, e.g. CELLULAR OR HONEYCOMB, FORM
- B32B2551/00—Optical elements

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Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
General Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
Theoretical Computer Science (AREA)
Optics & Photonics (AREA)
Geometry (AREA)
Optical Elements Other Than Lenses (AREA)

CA002064484A 1991-04-11 1992-03-31 Feuille retroflechissante Expired - Fee Related CA2064484C (fr)

Applications Claiming Priority (2)

Application Number	Priority Date	Filing Date	Title
US68405791A	1991-04-11	1991-04-11
US07/684,057		1991-04-11

Publications (2)

Publication Number	Publication Date
CA2064484A1 CA2064484A1 (fr)	1992-10-12
CA2064484C true CA2064484C (fr)	1998-08-11

Family

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Family Applications (1)

Application Number	Title	Priority Date	Filing Date
CA002064484A Expired - Fee Related CA2064484C (fr)	1991-04-11	1992-03-31	Feuille retroflechissante

Country Status (5)

Country	Link
JP (1)	JPH087281B2 (fr)
CA (1)	CA2064484C (fr)
DE (1)	DE4212203A1 (fr)
FR (1)	FR2675271B1 (fr)
GB (1)	GB2254826B (fr)

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US6029382A (en) *	1993-09-08	2000-02-29	Kochanowski; George E.	Reflective sign
US5654825A (en) *	1995-05-15	1997-08-05	Milton; Richard M.	Line obstruction marker ball with enhanced daytime and nighttime visibility
US5784197A (en) *	1996-04-01	1998-07-21	Minnesota Mining And Manufacturing Company	Ultra-flexible retroreflective sheeting with coated back surface
US5754338A (en) *	1996-04-01	1998-05-19	Minnesota Mining And Manufacturing Company	Structured retroreflective sheeting having a rivet-like connection
US5910858A (en) *	1996-04-01	1999-06-08	Minnesota Mining And Manufacturing Company	Retroreflective sheeting with coated back surface
US5882796A (en) *	1996-04-01	1999-03-16	Minnesota Mining And Manufacturing Company	Bonded structured retroreflective sheeting
US5805338A (en) *	1996-04-10	1998-09-08	Minnesota Minning And Manufacturing Company	Pillowed flexible cube-corner sheeting and methods of manufacture
US5940212A (en) *	1997-10-30	1999-08-17	3M Innovative Properties Company	Cube corner article with altered inactive areas and method of making same
US6280822B1 (en)	1999-01-11	2001-08-28	3M Innovative Properties Company	Cube corner cavity based retroeflectors with transparent fill material
EP2419714A1 (fr)	2009-04-15	2012-02-22	3M Innovative Properties Company	Film optique pour empêcher un couplage optique
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US8891038B2 (en)	2009-04-15	2014-11-18	3M Innovative Properties Company	Lightguide with optical film containing voids and blacklight for display system
EP2558289B1 (fr)	2010-04-15	2018-12-26	3M Innovative Properties Company	Articles rétroréfléchissants comportant des régions optiquement actives et des régions optiquement inactives
WO2011129831A1 (fr)	2010-04-15	2011-10-20	3M Innovative Properties Company	Articles rétroréfléchissants comportant des régions optiquement actives et des régions optiquement inactives
US9618663B2 (en)	2010-04-15	2017-04-11	3M Innovative Properties Company	Retroreflective articles including optically active areas and optically inactive areas
US8783880B2 (en) *	2011-11-01	2014-07-22	Avery Dennison Corporation	Rulable multi-directional prism cluster retroreflective sheeting
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JP2019078910A (ja) *	2017-10-25	2019-05-23	日本カーバイド工業株式会社	再帰反射シート
WO2019189154A1 (fr) *	2018-03-27	2019-10-03	日本カーバイド工業株式会社	Procédé de fabrication de feuille rétroréfléchissante et feuille rétroréfléchissante associée

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CA1063570A (fr) *	1967-03-24	1979-10-02	Amerace Corporation	Reflecteur
US4025159A (en) *	1976-02-17	1977-05-24	Minnesota Mining And Manufacturing Company	Cellular retroreflective sheeting
US4349598A (en) *	1976-12-01	1982-09-14	Minnesota Mining And Manufacturing Company	High incidence angle retroreflective material
US4145112A (en) *	1977-07-14	1979-03-20	Minnesota Mining And Manufacturing Company	Low-profile raised retroreflective sheeting
US4555161A (en) *	1984-02-16	1985-11-26	Reflexite Corporation	Encapsulated retroreflective material and method of making same
US4801193A (en) *	1988-03-04	1989-01-31	Reflexite Corporation	Retroreflective sheet material and method of making same
US4952023A (en) *	1988-03-18	1990-08-28	Minnesota Mining And Manufacturing Company	Internally illuminated retroreflective sign
US4895428A (en) *	1988-07-26	1990-01-23	Minnesota Mining And Manufacturing Company	High efficiency retroreflective material
AU614466B2 (en) *	1989-05-23	1991-08-29	Minnesota Mining And Manufacturing Company	Flexible, substrate-insular retroreflective sheeting
US5171624A (en) *	1990-06-01	1992-12-15	Reflexite Corporation	Retroreflective microprismatic material and method of making same

1992
- 1992-03-31 CA CA002064484A patent/CA2064484C/fr not_active Expired - Fee Related
- 1992-04-10 FR FR9204442A patent/FR2675271B1/fr not_active Expired - Fee Related
- 1992-04-10 JP JP4091165A patent/JPH087281B2/ja not_active Expired - Fee Related
- 1992-04-10 DE DE4212203A patent/DE4212203A1/de not_active Withdrawn
- 1992-04-13 GB GB9208092A patent/GB2254826B/en not_active Expired - Fee Related

Also Published As

Publication number	Publication date
FR2675271A1 (fr)	1992-10-16
GB2254826A (en)	1992-10-21
JPH087281B2 (ja)	1996-01-29
GB2254826B (en)	1994-09-07
CA2064484A1 (fr)	1992-10-12
FR2675271B1 (fr)	1995-01-13
JPH05107406A (ja)	1993-04-30
DE4212203A1 (de)	1992-10-22
GB9208092D0 (en)	1992-05-27

Legal Events

Date	Code	Title	Description
1992-03-31	EEER	Examination request
2011-03-31	MKLA	Lapsed

Publication	Publication Date	Title
US5229882A (en)	1993-07-20	Colored retroreflective sheeting and method of making same
US4801193A (en)	1989-01-31	Retroreflective sheet material and method of making same
CA2040711C (fr)	1996-01-02	Procede pour l'obtention d'un materiau retroreflechissant souple
US5657162A (en)	1997-08-12	Retroreflective articles with multiple size prisms in multiple locations
GB2254826A (en)	1992-10-21	A retroreflective sheet material
CA2040909C (fr)	1995-08-01	Materiau retroreflechissant microprismatique et methode de fabrication
US5780140A (en)	1998-07-14	Retroreflective microprismatic material with top face curvature and method of making same
AU729820B2 (en)	2001-02-08	Retroreflective sheet
US5069964A (en)	1991-12-03	Flexible, substrate-insular retroreflective sheeting
AU701225B2 (en)	1999-01-21	Encased retroreflective elements and method for making
JP2002508533A (ja)	2002-03-19	孔あき再帰反射性フィルム
US6139158A (en)	2000-10-31	Retroreflective articles with multiple size prisms in multiple locations
US6676261B2 (en)	2004-01-13	Retroreflective film product
EP0399815B1 (fr)	1995-11-29	Feuille flexible rétro-réfléchissante avec substrat insulaire
CA1047468A (fr)	1979-01-30	Materiau en feuilles, a surface retroreflechissante
HK1034576A (en)	2001-10-26	Perforated retroreflective film