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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 24, 1997
Filed:
Nov. 01, 1995
Applicant:
Inventor:
Edward D Phillips, Oakville, CT (US);
Assignee:
Reflexite Corporation, Avon, CT (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G02B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
359530 ; 359529 ;
Abstract
A retroreflective structure having prism elements and a method for making the structure are disclosed. The retroreflective structure is formed of an extensible, elastomeric film and a rigid, non-extensible array of retroreflective prism elements. The array is bonded to the elastomeric film, thereby forming a retroreflective structure which can be significantly stretched without significantly diminishing the retroreflective properties of the structure.