WO1994019711A1 - Retroreflective structure - Google Patents
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- WO1994019711A1 WO1994019711A1 PCT/US1994/001681 US9401681W WO9419711A1 WO 1994019711 A1 WO1994019711 A1 WO 1994019711A1 US 9401681 W US9401681 W US 9401681W WO 9419711 A1 WO9419711 A1 WO 9419711A1
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- prisms
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- retroreflective
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- sheet
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- G—PHYSICS
- G02—OPTICS
- G02B—OPTICAL ELEMENTS, SYSTEMS OR APPARATUS
- G02B5/00—Optical elements other than lenses
- G02B5/12—Reflex reflectors
- G02B5/122—Reflex reflectors cube corner, trihedral or triple reflector type
- G02B5/124—Reflex reflectors cube corner, trihedral or triple reflector type plural reflecting elements forming part of a unitary plate or sheet
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- Y—GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
- Y10—TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC
- Y10T—TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER US CLASSIFICATION
- Y10T156/00—Adhesive bonding and miscellaneous chemical manufacture
- Y10T156/10—Methods of surface bonding and/or assembly therefor
- Y10T156/1052—Methods of surface bonding and/or assembly therefor with cutting, punching, tearing or severing
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- Y—GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
- Y10—TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC
- Y10T—TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER US CLASSIFICATION
- Y10T156/00—Adhesive bonding and miscellaneous chemical manufacture
- Y10T156/10—Methods of surface bonding and/or assembly therefor
- Y10T156/1052—Methods of surface bonding and/or assembly therefor with cutting, punching, tearing or severing
- Y10T156/1084—Methods of surface bonding and/or assembly therefor with cutting, punching, tearing or severing of continuous or running length bonded web
- Y10T156/1087—Continuous longitudinal slitting
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- Y—GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
- Y10—TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC
- Y10T—TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER US CLASSIFICATION
- Y10T156/00—Adhesive bonding and miscellaneous chemical manufacture
- Y10T156/10—Methods of surface bonding and/or assembly therefor
- Y10T156/1089—Methods of surface bonding and/or assembly therefor of discrete laminae to single face of additional lamina
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- General Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
- Optics & Photonics (AREA)
- Optical Elements Other Than Lenses (AREA)
- Decoration Of Textiles (AREA)
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Priority Applications (5)
Application Number | Priority Date | Filing Date | Title |
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CA002156266A CA2156266C (en) | 1993-02-17 | 1994-02-15 | Retroreflective structure |
JP51911194A JP3701967B2 (en) | 1993-02-17 | 1994-02-15 | Retroreflective structure |
EP94909655A EP0690995B1 (en) | 1993-02-17 | 1994-02-15 | Retroreflective structure |
DE69413677T DE69413677T2 (en) | 1993-02-17 | 1994-02-15 | RETROREFLECTIVE STRUCTURE |
AU62415/94A AU6241594A (en) | 1993-02-17 | 1994-02-15 | Retroreflective structure |
Applications Claiming Priority (4)
Application Number | Priority Date | Filing Date | Title |
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US1876693A | 1993-02-17 | 1993-02-17 | |
US08/018,766 | 1993-02-17 | ||
US08/088,252 US5637173A (en) | 1993-02-17 | 1993-07-07 | Method for forming a retroreflective structure having free-standing prisms |
US08/088,252 | 1993-07-07 |
Publications (2)
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WO1994019711A1 true WO1994019711A1 (en) | 1994-09-01 |
WO1994019711B1 WO1994019711B1 (en) | 1994-10-13 |
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Family Applications (1)
Application Number | Title | Priority Date | Filing Date |
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PCT/US1994/001681 WO1994019711A1 (en) | 1993-02-17 | 1994-02-15 | Retroreflective structure |
Country Status (7)
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US (1) | US5637173A (en) |
EP (1) | EP0690995B1 (en) |
JP (1) | JP3701967B2 (en) |
AU (1) | AU6241594A (en) |
CA (1) | CA2156266C (en) |
DE (1) | DE69413677T2 (en) |
WO (1) | WO1994019711A1 (en) |
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- 1993-07-07 US US08/088,252 patent/US5637173A/en not_active Expired - Lifetime
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1994
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- 1994-02-15 AU AU62415/94A patent/AU6241594A/en not_active Abandoned
- 1994-02-15 DE DE69413677T patent/DE69413677T2/en not_active Expired - Fee Related
- 1994-02-15 WO PCT/US1994/001681 patent/WO1994019711A1/en active IP Right Grant
- 1994-02-15 JP JP51911194A patent/JP3701967B2/en not_active Expired - Lifetime
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Publication number | Publication date |
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CA2156266A1 (en) | 1994-09-01 |
CA2156266C (en) | 2004-05-25 |
US5637173A (en) | 1997-06-10 |
AU6241594A (en) | 1994-09-14 |
JPH08507161A (en) | 1996-07-30 |
DE69413677D1 (en) | 1998-11-05 |
EP0690995A1 (en) | 1996-01-10 |
JP3701967B2 (en) | 2005-10-05 |
EP0690995B1 (en) | 1998-09-30 |
DE69413677T2 (en) | 1999-06-10 |
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