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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 13, 2016
Filed:
Oct. 12, 2010
Toshitaka Nakajima, Yamagata-Pref, JP;
Masami Yokoyama, Yamagata-Pref., JP;
Akira Muramoto, Kanagawa, JP;
Toshitaka Nakajima, Yamagata-Pref, JP;
Masami Yokoyama, Yamagata-Pref., JP;
Akira Muramoto, Kanagawa, JP;
3M Innovative Properties Company, St. Paul, MN (US);
Abstract
The present application relates to retroreflective sheeting that is capable of use in a license plate and that can be accurately read and/or detected by an ALPR system. The retroreflective sheeting is a prismatic retroreflective sheeting that provides reduced retroreflectivity of infra-red light. The retroreflective sheeting can also be a prismatic retroreflective sheeting that exhibits reduced retroreflectivity of incident infra-red light and substantially unaffected retroreflectivity of incident visible light.