Stock material or miscellaneous articles – Structurally defined web or sheet – Discontinuous or differential coating – impregnation or bond
Patent
1993-03-26
1994-05-31
Bell, James J.
Stock material or miscellaneous articles
Structurally defined web or sheet
Discontinuous or differential coating, impregnation or bond
359515, 359536, 428284, 428285, 428286, 428297, 428354, 428402, 428403, 428406, 428903, B32B 516
Patent
active
053168380
ABSTRACT:
A retroreflective sheet comprising a monolayer of retroreflective elements partially embedded in and partially protruding from the front surface of a binder layer and a backing bonded to the back surface of the binder layer wherein the backing is elastic and comprises a highly conformable and deformable nonwoven web comprising melt-blown microfibers having multiple layers of a relatively low modulus material and a high modulus material.
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Crandall Michael D.
Joseph Eugene G.
Bell James J.
Griswold Gary L.
Jordan Robert H.
Kirn Walter N.
Minnesota Mining and Manufacturing Company
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