Patent
1985-05-13
1987-09-08
Corbin, John K.
G02B 5128
Patent
active
046919937
ABSTRACT:
A directional image is created in transparent sheeting comprising a monolayer of microlenses by forming deformations in at least some of the microlenses by irradiation with a laser beam which has a short pulse duration. The directional images may be formed in transparent sheeting which has been applied to a document as an overlay. When viewed under diffuse lighting conditions, the deformations appear as a dark image. The deformations may be formed so that when viewed under retroreflective conditions within a conical field the image is darker than the surrounding background, and when viewed under retroreflective conditions outside the conical field the image is brighter than the surrounding background.
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Bradshaw Thomas I.
Hockert Eric N.
Porter Gerald R.
Corbin John K.
Jordan Robert H.
Lemmo Vincent J.
Minnesota Mining and Manufacturing Company
Sell Donald M.
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