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Cube-corner retroreflective articles having wide angularity in multiple viewing planes

CA 1231326 A · Owner: Minnesota Mining And Manufacturing Company · Inventors: Hoopman, Timothy L.

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Abstract, Cube-corner retroreflective articles having improved angularity along multiple viewing planes are provided. The articles comprise at least one matched pair of cube-corner retroreflective elements which are rotated 180° with respect to one another, the three lateral mutually perpendicular faces of the elements being defined at their bases by linear edges that lie in a common plane and the optical axes of the elements being tilted toward one another.

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  • Granted January 12, 1988. A Canadian patent filed before October 1, 1989 lasted 17 years from grant, so its term ended January 12, 2005.
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FiledSeptember 4, 1984
GrantedJanuary 12, 1988
Term endedJanuary 12, 2005
Patent numberCA 1231326 A
Classification (IPC)F21V7/00 +1 more

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1985198819911994199720002003Application filedSep 4, 1984Patent grantedJan 12, 1988Term endedJan 12, 2005

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