Patents by Inventor Caroline M. Ylitaio

Caroline M. Ylitaio 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).

  • RETROREFLECTIVE ARTICLES IN THE FORM OF GARMENTS, FIBERS AND FILAMENTS
    Publication number: 20110170193
    Abstract: Retroreflective articles are provided in the form of garments, fibers and filaments made with retroreflective elements that each include a solid spherical core (110) with an outer core surface, the outer core surface (115). providing a first interface; a first complete concentric optical interference layer (120) having an inner surface overlying the outer core surface (115) and an outer surface (125), the outer surface of the first complete concentric optical interference layer providing a second interface. In some embodiments, the retroreflective elements each include a second complete concentric optical interference layer having an inner surface overlying the outer surface of the first complete concentric optical interference layer and an outer surface, the outer surface of the second complete concentric optical interference layer providing a third interface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 3, 2008
    Publication date: July 14, 2011
    Inventors: Kenton D. Budd, Caroline M. Ylitaio, Christopher K. Haas, Matthew H. Frey, Vivek Krishnan, Mark K. Nestegard