Retroreflective article
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The retroreflective article can be applied to a variety of surfaces and materials that are desired to have a retroreflective appearance. The retroreflective article has a retroreflective top surface. The term “retroreflective article” refers to an article that reflects substantial quantities of incident light—which light otherwise would be reflected elsewhere—back towards the light source.
In the drawings, the broken lines at the ends of the retroreflective article indicate the boundaries of the claimed design, and the broken lines at its bottom indicate that a specific thickness forms no part of the claimed design. None of the broken lines form a part of the claimed design.
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Claims
The ornamental design for a retroreflective article, as shown and described.
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Type: Grant
Filed: Aug 2, 2006
Date of Patent: Mar 10, 2009
Assignee: 3M Innovative Properties Company (St. Paul, MN)
Inventor: Casey L. Carlson (Edina, MN)
Primary Examiner: T. Chase Nelson
Assistant Examiner: Sheryl Lane
Application Number: 29/248,190