UST987003I4 - Retroluminometer - Google Patents

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UST987003I4
UST987003I4 US05/929,299 US92929978A UST987003I4 US T987003 I4 UST987003 I4 US T987003I4 US 92929978 A US92929978 A US 92929978A US T987003 I4 UST987003 I4 US T987003I4
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Norbert L. Johnson
Michael J. Knowd
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a retroluminometer for measuring retroreflectivity of signs or markings at their actual point of use comprises (1) a source of alternating light; (2) optical means for both directing the alternating light onto a sign or marking that is to be tested and for transmitting light retroreflected by the sign or marking onto a panel within the retroluminometer; (3) a matrix of light-transmitting means arranged on the face of the panel; (4) photosensing means optically connected to the light-transmitting means and adjustable to sense and measure the light from different ones of the light-transmitting means, thereby measuring retroreflection at different angles of deviation from the axis of the light beam incident on the sign or marking; and (5) electric circuitry for presenting the photosensed light as a visually-readable measurement. The electric circuitry includes filtering circuitry for filtering out signals having a frequency different from that of the alternating source so as to eliminate the effect of ambient or extraneous light.
US05/929,299 1978-07-31 1978-07-31 Retroluminometer Pending UST987003I4 (en)

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US4703999A (en) 1986-06-16 1987-11-03 Minnesota Mining And Manufacturing Company Wide-angle-reflective cube-corner retroreflective sheeting
US5128804A (en) * 1991-02-06 1992-07-07 Minnesota Mining And Manufacturing Company Permeable retroreflective sheeting
US5200851A (en) * 1992-02-13 1993-04-06 Minnesota Mining And Manufacturing Company Infrared reflecting cube-cornered sheeting
US5200262A (en) * 1992-04-01 1993-04-06 Minnesota Mining And Manufacturing Company Launderable retroreflective applique with improved retention of retroreflective elements
US5207852A (en) * 1991-02-06 1993-05-04 Minnesota Mining And Manufacturing Company Method for making permeable retroreflective sheeting
US5254390A (en) * 1990-11-15 1993-10-19 Minnesota Mining And Manufacturing Company Plano-convex base sheet for retroreflective articles and method for making same
US5338595A (en) * 1991-05-08 1994-08-16 Minnesota Mining And Manufacturing Company Launderable retroreflective applique with metal-azo dye
WO2005047604A1 (en) 2003-11-06 2005-05-26 3M Innovative Properties Company Retroreflective elements comprising a bonded resin core and pavement markings
EP2082995A1 (en) 1999-10-27 2009-07-29 3M Innovative Properties Company Fluorochemical surfactants containing nonafluorobutanesulfonamide segments
US20100232019A1 (en) * 2003-03-06 2010-09-16 3M Innovative Properties Company Lamina comprising cube corner elements and retroreflective sheeting
WO2013130324A1 (en) 2012-02-28 2013-09-06 3M Innovative Properties Company Sheeting article with release coating comprising polyorganosiloxane and hydrophilic component
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US4703999A (en) 1986-06-16 1987-11-03 Minnesota Mining And Manufacturing Company Wide-angle-reflective cube-corner retroreflective sheeting
US5254390A (en) * 1990-11-15 1993-10-19 Minnesota Mining And Manufacturing Company Plano-convex base sheet for retroreflective articles and method for making same
US5468540A (en) * 1990-11-15 1995-11-21 Minnesota Mining And Manufacturing Company Retroreflective article comprising a transparent base sheet and nacreous pigment coating, method for making such a base sheet, and method for making a forming master
US5670096A (en) * 1990-11-15 1997-09-23 Minnesota Mining And Manufacturing Company Retroreflective article comprising a transparent base sheet and nacreous pigment coating, method for making such a base sheet, and method for making a forming master
US5128804A (en) * 1991-02-06 1992-07-07 Minnesota Mining And Manufacturing Company Permeable retroreflective sheeting
US5207852A (en) * 1991-02-06 1993-05-04 Minnesota Mining And Manufacturing Company Method for making permeable retroreflective sheeting
US5338595A (en) * 1991-05-08 1994-08-16 Minnesota Mining And Manufacturing Company Launderable retroreflective applique with metal-azo dye
US5200851A (en) * 1992-02-13 1993-04-06 Minnesota Mining And Manufacturing Company Infrared reflecting cube-cornered sheeting
US5200262A (en) * 1992-04-01 1993-04-06 Minnesota Mining And Manufacturing Company Launderable retroreflective applique with improved retention of retroreflective elements
EP2082995A1 (en) 1999-10-27 2009-07-29 3M Innovative Properties Company Fluorochemical surfactants containing nonafluorobutanesulfonamide segments
US8262237B2 (en) 2003-03-06 2012-09-11 3M Innovative Properties Company Retroreflective sheeting including cube corner elements
US8714757B1 (en) 2003-03-06 2014-05-06 3M Innovative Properties Company Retroreflective sheeting including cube corner elements
US8016435B2 (en) 2003-03-06 2011-09-13 3M Innovative Properties Company Lamina comprising cube corner elements and retroreflective sheeting
US8251525B2 (en) 2003-03-06 2012-08-28 3M Innovative Properties Company Retroreflective sheeting including cube corner elements
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US8419197B2 (en) 2003-03-06 2013-04-16 3M Innovative Properties Company Retroreflective sheeting including cube corner elements
US10495792B2 (en) 2003-03-06 2019-12-03 3M Innovative Properties Company Retroreflective sheeting including cube corner elements
US8573789B2 (en) 2003-03-06 2013-11-05 3M Innovative Properties Company Retroreflective sheeting including cube corner elements
US8708504B2 (en) 2003-03-06 2014-04-29 3M Innovative Properties Company Retroreflective sheeting including cube corner elements
US20100232019A1 (en) * 2003-03-06 2010-09-16 3M Innovative Properties Company Lamina comprising cube corner elements and retroreflective sheeting
US8851686B2 (en) 2003-03-06 2014-10-07 3M Innovative Properties Company Retroreflective sheeting including cube corner elements
US8998428B2 (en) 2003-03-06 2015-04-07 3M Innovative Properties Company Retroreflective sheeting including cube corner elements
US9188715B2 (en) 2003-03-06 2015-11-17 3M Innovative Properties Company Retroreflective sheeting including cube corner elements
US9470822B2 (en) 2003-03-06 2016-10-18 3M Innovative Properties Company Retroreflective sheeting including cube corner elements
US10101509B2 (en) 2003-03-06 2018-10-16 3M Innovative Properties Company Retroreflective sheeting including cube corner elements
WO2005047604A1 (en) 2003-11-06 2005-05-26 3M Innovative Properties Company Retroreflective elements comprising a bonded resin core and pavement markings
WO2013130324A1 (en) 2012-02-28 2013-09-06 3M Innovative Properties Company Sheeting article with release coating comprising polyorganosiloxane and hydrophilic component
US10239277B2 (en) 2014-02-13 2019-03-26 3M Innovative Properties Company Flexible microsphere articles having high temperature stability
US10844160B2 (en) 2015-02-13 2020-11-24 3M Innovative Properties Company Flexible microsphere articles having high temperature stability

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