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US 12,138,902 B2Granted
Light retroreflective graphic textile
AssigneeFiberlok Technologies
InventorsLouis Brown Abrams, Andrew J. Steger
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Abstract
A graphic comprises a textile material comprising one of a woven or knit textile having first and second textile surfaces in an opposing relationship and a retroreflective material having first and second surfaces in an opposing relationship. One of the first and second textile surfaces and one of the first and second surfaces are adhered to one another by a second adhesive.
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A three-dimensional mixed-media multi-colored graphic for attachment to a substrate, comprising:
- a non-retroreflective textile material comprising one of a woven, non-woven, or knit textile having opposing first and second textile surfaces, wherein the non-retroreflective textile material comprises a first plane of the three-dimensional mixed-media multi-colored graphic, and comprises one or more first colors, wherein the one or more first colors are based at least in part on sublimation printing/dyeing;
- a retroreflective material comprising one or a plurality of optically transparent beads and a metal layer or cube-corner sheeting and a metal layer, the retroreflective material having opposing first and second surfaces, wherein the retroreflective material comprises a second plane of the three-dimensional mixed-media multi-colored graphic different from the first plane, and comprises a second color, wherein the second color is different from at least one of the one or more first colors and different from a color of the metal layer,
- wherein the first surface of the retroreflective material exhibits a coefficient of retroreflection (RA) not less than 70 cd/(lux·m2) measured at an observation angle of 0.2 degrees and an entrance angle of −4 degrees and/or a total light return of not less than 10% for incident visible light at an entrance angle of −4 degrees, and
- wherein one of the first and second textile surfaces and one of the first and second surfaces are adhered to on another by an adhesive, wherein one of the non-retroreflective textile material and the retroreflective material comprises a void, wherein the other of the non-retroreflective textile material and the retroreflective material is a continuous base layer of the three-dimensional mixed-media multi-colored graphic and is viewable through the void and not viewable in areas of overlap, wherein the non-retroreflective textile material and the retroreflective material contribute to a design of the three-dimensional mixed-media multi-colored graphic that substantially corresponds to an original logo in color and design and is visually recognizable in high and low lighting conditions;
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- an attachment means on the second textile surface or the second surface of the continuous base layer adapted to attach the three-dimensional mixed-media multi-colored graphic to the substrate.
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A three-dimensional mixed-media multi-colored graphic for attachment to a substrate, comprising:
- a non-retroreflective textile material comprising one of a woven, non-woven, or knit textile having opposing first and second textile surfaces, wherein the non-retroreflective textile material comprises a first plane of the three-dimensional mixed-media multi-colored graphic, and comprises one or more first colors, wherein the one or more first colors are based at least in part on sublimation printing/dyeing;
- a retroreflective material comprising one or a plurality of optically transparent beads and a metal layer or cube-corner sheeting and a metal layer, the retroreflective material having opposing first and second surfaces, wherein the retroreflective material comprises a second plane of the three-dimensional mixed-media multi-colored graphic different from the first plane, and comprises a second color, wherein the second color is different from at least one of the one or more first colors and different from a color of the metal layer,
- wherein the first surface of the retroreflective material has a retroreflective coefficient of retroreflection (RA) of not less than 50 cd/(lux·m2) and the first textile surface of the non-retroreflective textile material has a textile coefficient of retroreflection (RA), wherein the RA is measured at an observation angle of 0.2 degrees and an entrance angle of −4 degrees, wherein the textile RA is no more than about 50% of the retroreflective RA,
- wherein one of the first and second textile surfaces and one of the first and second surfaces are adhered to on another by an adhesive, wherein one of the non-retroreflective textile material and the retroreflective material comprises a void, wherein the other of the non-retroreflective textile material and the retroreflective material is a continuous base layer of the three-dimensional mixed-media multi-colored graphic and is viewable through the void and not viewable in areas of overlap, wherein the non-retroreflective textile material and the retroreflective material contribute to a design of the three-dimensional mixed-media multi-colored graphic that substantially corresponds to an original logo in color and design and is visually recognizable in high and low lighting conditions;
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- an attachment means on the second textile surface or the second surface of the continuous base layer adapted to attach the three-dimensional mixed-media multi-colored graphic to the substrate.
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A three-dimensional mixed-media multi-colored graphic for attachment to a substrate, comprising:
- a non-retroreflective textile material comprising one of a woven, non-woven, or knit textile having opposing first and second textile surfaces, wherein the non-retroreflective textile material comprises a first plane of the three-dimensional mixed-media multi-colored graphic, and comprises one or more first colors, wherein the one or more first colors are based at least in part on sublimation printing/dyeing;
- a retroreflective material comprising one or a plurality of optically transparent beads and a metal layer or cube-corner sheeting and a metal layer, the retroreflective material having opposing first and second surfaces, wherein the retroreflective material comprises a second plane of the three-dimensional mixed-media multi-colored graphic different from the first plane, and comprises a second color, wherein the second color is different from at least one of the one or more first colors and different from a color of the metal layer,
- wherein the first surface of the retroreflective material has a coefficient of retroreflection (RA) of at least 50 cd/(lux·m2), the RA measured at an observation angle of 0.2 degrees and an entrance angle of −4 degrees, and has a retroreflective total light return and the first textile surface of the non-retroreflective textile material has a textile total light return, wherein the total textile Revlight return is for incident visible light at an entrance angle of −4 degrees, and the retroreflective total light return is at least about 75% greater than the textile total light return,
- wherein one of the first and second textile surfaces and one of the first and second surfaces are adhered to on another by an adhesive, wherein one of the non-retroreflective textile material and the retroreflective material comprises a void, wherein the other of the non-retroreflective textile material and the retroreflective material is a continuous base layer of the three-dimensional mixed-media multi-colored graphic and is viewable through the void and not viewable in areas of overlap, wherein the non-retroreflective textile material and the retroreflective material contribute to a design of the three-dimensional mixed-media multi-colored graphic that substantially corresponds to an original logo in color and design and is visually recognizable in high and low lighting conditions;
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- an attachment means on the second textile surface or the second surface of the continuous base layer adapted to attach the three-dimensional mixed-media multi-colored graphic to the substrate.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.