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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 11, 2003
Filed:
Feb. 14, 2001
Applicant:
Inventors:
Drew J. Buoni, Chicago, IL (US);
Kimberly A. Dockus, Bloomingdale, IL (US);
Guang-Xue Wei, Northbrook, IL (US);
Assignee:
Avery Dennison Corporation, Pasadena, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G02B 5/12 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G02B 5/12 ;
Abstract
A fluorescent yellow retroreflective sheeting article comprises a polymeric matrix, a fluorescent yellow-green dye selected from the group consisting of thioxanthene dyes and benzothiazene dyes, and a second dye selected from the group consisting of thioxanthene dye and thioxanthone dyes, wherein the resulting article has chromaticity coordinates within the area defined by CIE as fluorescent yellow.