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US 2023/0140092 A1Published application
Aerospace warning tag
AssigneeRedfab Inc.
InventorMichael MOORE
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Abstract
A warning tag and process of making the warning tag are provided. The warning tag has a substrate layer, a reflective layer laid on top of the substrate layer, and a negatively printed message on the reflective layer. In some embodiments, the reflective layer is covered with non-reflective ink to form the non-reflective ink coating such that a warning indicia message is left exposed while the surrounding area thereto is covered. A process of making such warning tags is also provided.
Claims20
A warning tag, comprising:
- a substrate layer;
- a reflective layer laid on top of the substrate layer;
- and
- a non-reflective ink coating disposed on the reflective layer, the non-reflective ink coating smaller in size than the non-reflective layer so as to expose:
- at least one edge strip;
- and
- a negatively printed message on the reflective layer,
- wherein, the message comprises:
- indicia comprising at least one text character, the indicia partially surrounded by the at least one edge strip for added reflectivity.
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A process of making a warning tag, the process comprising:
- affixing a reflective layer on top of a substrate layer;
- applying a non-reflective ink coating on the reflective layer, the non-reflective ink coating smaller in size than the non-reflective layer;
- and
- negatively printing a message on the reflective layer,
- wherein said applying the non-reflective ink coating exposes at least one edge strip for added reflectivity.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.