Seal pattern on retroreflective sheeting
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Description
FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a portion of a seal pattern on retroreflective sheeting showing the new seal pattern design, it being understood that the seal pattern repeats uniformly throughout the length and width of the retroreflective sheeting;
FIG. 2 is a top plan view thereof; and,
FIG. 3 is a bottom plan view thereof.
The broken line boundaries in the figures indicate that the retroreflective sheeting onto which the seal pattern is applied has no specific length or width.
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Patent History
Patent number: D383312
Type: Grant
Filed: Jan 19, 1996
Date of Patent: Sep 9, 1997
Assignee: Minnesota Mining and Manufacturing Company (St. Paul, MN)
Inventors: Susan K. Nestegard (Woodbury, MN), James E. Lasch (Oakdale, MN)
Primary Examiner: James Gandy
Assistant Examiner: Robert M Spear
Attorneys: Gary L. Griswold, Walter N. Kirn, Robert H. Jordan
Application Number: 0/49,207
Type: Grant
Filed: Jan 19, 1996
Date of Patent: Sep 9, 1997
Assignee: Minnesota Mining and Manufacturing Company (St. Paul, MN)
Inventors: Susan K. Nestegard (Woodbury, MN), James E. Lasch (Oakdale, MN)
Primary Examiner: James Gandy
Assistant Examiner: Robert M Spear
Attorneys: Gary L. Griswold, Walter N. Kirn, Robert H. Jordan
Application Number: 0/49,207
Classifications
Current U.S. Class:
D 5/61;
Hexagonally Shaped Cavities (428/118)
International Classification: 0506;
International Classification: 0506;