Transparent non-vitreous ceramic particulate
CA 1269216 C · Owner: Minnesota Mining And Manufacturing Company · Inventors: Lange, Roger W.
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Abstract of the Disclosure, Solid, transparent non-vitreous, ceramic, particles useful as lens elements in retroreflective pavement markings characterized by having: A. at least one metal oxide phase; and B. an average minimum dimension of more than 125 micrometers. These particles are formed by various sol gel techniques, one example of which is the chemical gelation of titania sols by first mixing with glacial acetic acid then with ammonium acetate, followed by formation of microspheres in 2-ethylhexanol. Microspheres of this ceramic composition can have relatively large diameters (e.g. over 200-1000 micrometers) making them quite useful as retroreflective lens elements in pavement …
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- Granted May 22, 1990. A Canadian patent filed before October 1, 1989 lasted 17 years from grant, so its term ended May 22, 2007.
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