Patents by Inventor Chester A. Bacon,

Chester A. Bacon, has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Patent number: 4678695
    Abstract: A hermetically sealed retroreflective sheeting having improved resistance to delamination and improved brightness comprising a monolayer of microspheres supported in a layer of binder material, a layer of reflective material disposed behind said microspheres, and a cover film disposed in spaced relation in front of the microspheres. The cover film is in, at most, tangential contact with the microspheres. The binder material forms a network of walls surrounding individual microspheres and is in adherent contact with the cover film. Each microsphere is "exposed", i.e., air-incident.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 23, 1985
    Date of Patent: July 7, 1987
    Assignee: Minnesota Mining and Manufacturing Company
    Inventors: Chi F. Tung, Chester A. Bacon, Jr.
  • Patent number: 4377988
    Abstract: Reflective sheeting useful for application to a pesticide-impregnated animal collar, and animal collars made from the sheeting. The sheeting generally comprises a monolayer of transparent microspheres; specularly reflective material underlying the microspheres; a binder layer of polymeric binder material in which the microspheres are partially embedded; a carrier sheet stretchable about 10 percent or more before rupture, in which the portions of the microspheres protruding from the binder layer are embedded; a barrier layer underlying the binder layer, which sorbs plasticizers more slowly than the binder layer sorbs the plasticizers; and a layer of adhesive underlying the barrier layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 24, 1981
    Date of Patent: March 29, 1983
    Assignee: Minnesota Mining and Manufacturing Company
    Inventors: Chi F. Tung, James C. Coderre, Chester A. Bacon, Jr.