E01F 9/506
Characterised by the road surface marking material
Official title: characterised by the road surface marking material, e.g. comprising additives for improving friction or reflectivity; Methods of forming, installing or applying markings in, on or to road surfaces
E01F9/506 (Characterised by the road surface marking material) appears on 378 US grants and 311 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in E01F- Granted patents
- 378
- Published applications
- 311
- Assignees
- 140
- Inventors
- 625
- Latest grant
- 16 Jun 2026
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| 1976 | 5 | 0 |
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| 2001 | 8 | 1 |
| 2002 | 11 | 11 |
| 2003 | 7 | 15 |
| 2004 | 6 | 6 |
| 2005 | 5 | 8 |
| 2006 | 0 | 8 |
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| 2008 | 3 | 8 |
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| 2021 | 11 | 24 |
| 2022 | 20 | 19 |
| 2023 | 12 | 17 |
| 2024 | 16 | 15 |
| 2025 | 11 | 14 |
| 2026 | 5 | 5 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
- Sensor arrays, methods, systems and devices16 Jun 2026US 12,658,029 B2Metrocount Pty Ltd
- Method for producing a photoluminescent composition, photoluminescent composition obtained and method for maintaining luminance2 Jun 2026US 12,644,005 B2Olikrom
- Smart road marking construction method, smart road markings and autonomous driving system using the same26 May 2026US 12,637,815 B2Korea Institute of Civil Engineering and Building Technology
- Systems and methods to apply surface treatments24 Feb 2026US 12,559,894 B2Case Western Reserve University
- Marking trafficked pavement substrates using a dry polymer modified cement3 Feb 2026US 12,540,104 B2
- Sensor arrays, methods, systems and devices17 Sep 2026US 2026/0279192 A1
- A method for floating microspheres in a (meth)acrylic polyurethane copolymer and articles thereof20 Aug 2026US 2026/0242615 A13M Innovative Properties Company
- Water-based multi-component paint system9 Jul 2026US 2026/0193470 A1Team Segnal S.R.L.
- High performance road marking device, system, and manufacturing methods11 Jun 2026US 2026/0160032 A1
- Printable signage for traffic and pedestrian areas12 Mar 2026US 2026/0073820 A1Patch Rubber Company
Most cited
By later US patents
- High incidence angle retroreflective material163US 4,349,598 AMinnesota Mining and Manufacturing Company · 1982
- Transparent non-vitreous ceramic particulate127US 4,564,556 AMinnesota Mining and Manufacturing Company · 1986
- Directional surface marking safety and guidance devices and systems124US 10,221,530 B22019
- Deformable retroreflective pavement-marking sheet material106US 4,117,192 AMinnesota Mining and Manufacturing Company · 1978
- Pavement markings containing transparent non-vitreous ceramic microspheres97US 4,758,469 AMinnesota Mining and Manufacturing Company · 1988