Method of making a retroreflective article and a retroreflective article having an aluminum reflector
CA 2375455 A1 · Owner: 3M Innovative Properties Company · Inventors: Currens, Michael D.; Lightle, Vera
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A process for making a retroreflective article that includes the steps of providing a device (tool or a mold) having a first structured surface; applying a reflective layer on the first structured surface resulting in a first adhesion value between the reflective layer and the first structured surface, the reflective layer having an exposed surface; applying a molding polymer to the exposed surface of the reflective layer resulting in a second adhesion value between the reflective layer and the molding polymer. The second adhesion value is higher than the first adhesion value. The device is separated from the molding poylmer to yield a retroreflective article that has a second …
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- Filed December 3, 1999. No grant is recorded for it in Canada; had it been granted, its 20-year term would have ended December 3, 2019.
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