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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 11, 2011
Filed:
Aug. 11, 2008
Applicants:
Robert B. Nilsen, Mystic, CT (US);
Garrett L. Nilsen, Mystic, CT (US);
Inventors:
Robert B. Nilsen, Mystic, CT (US);
Garrett L. Nilsen, Mystic, CT (US);
Assignee:
Technology Solutions & Invention LLC, Mystic, CT (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G02B 5/122 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
Retroreflective structures and methods of forming the same comprise a body of material extending along a helical path about a longitudinal axis and a plurality of retroreflective optical elements positioned along the helical path of the body of material, and constructed and arranged to retroreflect electromagnetic energy directed from a range of angular orientations about the longitudinal axis.