Title:
METHOD OF MAKING RETROREFLECTIVE SHEETING AND ARTICLES
Document Type and Number:
Japanese Patent JP2013190793
Kind Code:
A
Abstract:
To provide a method of making retroreflective sheeting and other articles.
The method comprises: providing a tool 1200 comprising a PG cube corner microstructured surface with at least one channel; advancing the tool in a direction substantially parallel to the channel; casting a moldable resin on a surface of the tool; solidifying the resin forming a retroreflective sheet 1600 having a surface comprising cube corner elements; and removing the sheet from the tool.
Inventors:
SMITH KENNETH L
Application Number:
JP2013080350A
Publication Date:
September 26, 2013
Filing Date:
April 08, 2013
Export Citation:
Assignee:
THREE M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES
International Classes:
G02B5/124; B29D11/00; E01F9/615
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Attorney, Agent or Firm:
Atsushi Aoki
Tetsuro Shimada
Shinji Mitsuhashi
Hirose Shigeki
Kazuo Maejima
Masahiro Tahara
Tetsuro Shimada
Shinji Mitsuhashi
Hirose Shigeki
Kazuo Maejima
Masahiro Tahara
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