Ultra-flexible retroreflective cube corner composite sheetings and methods of manufacture

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PATENT NO 5691846
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08472444

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A method for manufacturing flexible cube corner retroreflective sheeting comprising the steps of: a) providing a tool having a molding surface; b) applying to the molding surface a volume of a flowable resin composition; c) contacting the resin composition with a first major surface of an overlay film; d) minimizing excess resin composition; e) curing the resin composition to form a sheeting comprising an array of cube corner elements bonded to the overlay film; f) removing the sheeting from the tool; and g) applying mechanical stress to the sheeting so as to cause a fractured separation of substantially each individual cube corner element from surrounding cube corner elements. Also, flexible retroreflective sheetings comprising: a) a two dimensional array of substantially independent cube corner elements, the array comprising a first polymeric material, and b) an overlay film having two major surfaces and comprising of a second polymeric material, the array being bonded to the first major surface of the overlay film. Also safety devices incorporating such sheetings.

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3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANYP O BOX 33427 ST PAUL MN 55133-3427

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Bacon, Jr Chester A Oakdale, MN 21 806
Benson, Jr Olester Woodbury, MN 42 2286
Frey, Cheryl M White Bear Lake, MN 15 912
Lightle, Vera L Hudson, WI 17 620
Nestegard, Susan K Woodbury, MN 27 3106
Shusta, Jeanine M Mahtomedi, MN 16 731
Smith, Kenneth L White Bear Lake, MN 172 4321

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