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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:
Oct. 05, 1999
Filed:
May. 02, 1995
Applicant:
Inventors:
Susan K Nestegard, Woodbury, MN (US);
Tzu Li Huang, Woodbury, MN (US);
James C Coderre, Lake Elmo, MN (US);
James E Lasch, Oakdale, MN (US);
Jeffrey D Janovec, River Falls, WI (US);
Michael Ruehlemann, Neuss, DE;
Assignee:
Minnesota Mining and Manufacturing Company, St. Paul, MN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B32B / ; G02B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
428172 ; 4282974 ; 359529 ; 359530 ; 264241 ; 264257 ; 264491 ; 156290 ; 1563084 ;
Abstract
A process and article for a retroreflective polymeric coated flexible fabric material having a retroreflective layer and a polymeric compatibilizing layer welded to a polymeric coated outer surface of a flexible fabric material. The compatibilizing layer provides an intermediate layer between the retroreflective layer and the flexible fabric material creating suitable bond strength between dissimilar polymers.