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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 15, 2011
Filed:
Dec. 20, 2007
Douglas S. Dunn, Maplewood, MN (US);
Robert L. W. Smithson, Mahtomedi, MN (US);
Robert T. Krasa, Hudson, WI (US);
Michael W. Dolezal, Stillwater, MN (US);
Jeffrey M. Florczak, Maplewood, MN (US);
Stephen P. Maki, North St. Paul, MN (US);
Richard M. Osgood, Iii, St. Paul, MN (US);
Douglas S. Dunn, Maplewood, MN (US);
Robert L. W. Smithson, Mahtomedi, MN (US);
Robert T. Krasa, Hudson, WI (US);
Michael W. Dolezal, Stillwater, MN (US);
Jeffrey M. Florczak, Maplewood, MN (US);
Stephen P. Maki, North St. Paul, MN (US);
Richard M. Osgood, III, St. Paul, MN (US);
Other;
Abstract
Translucent, transparent, or semi-translucent microlens sheetings with composite images are disclosed, in which a composite image floats above or below the sheeting, or both. The composite image may be two-dimensional or three-dimensional. The sheeting may have at least one layer of material having a surface of microlenses that form one or more images at positions internal to the layer of material, at least one of the images being a partially complete image. Additional layers, such as retroreflective, translucent, transparent, or optical structure layers may also be incorporated into the sheeting.