US3215051A
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Marking of roadways
Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1961-12-01
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Granted: 1965-11-02
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Expires: 1981-12-01
Abstract
No abstract record available.
Inventors
- 👤 Jr Edwin R Gill
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-01 03:04
CPC Classifications
E; E01; E01F; E01F9/00; E01F9/50; E01F9/506; E01F9/518
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim
167 words
A ROADWAY HAVING AN UPPER ASPHALT BLACK TOPPED SURFACE WITH AN IMPROVED NIGHT-TIME VISIBILITY WITHOUT SUBSTANTIALLY CHANGING ITS DAYLIGHT APPEARANCE COMPRISING AT LEAST ONE REFLEX REFLECTING LANE LINE ON SAID UPPER SURFACE DIVIDING THE ROADWAY INTO TRAFFIC LANES, SAID LANE LINES BEING VISIBLE IN DAYLIGHT AND BRILLIANTLY REFLEX REFLECTING AT NIGHT, SAID LANE LINES CONTAINING A CONCENTRATED AMOUNT OF SMALL SPHERICAL REFLECTING UNITS, EACH HAVING A DIAMETER OF 1/2-30 MILS, PARTIALLY EMBEDDED IN A REFLECTING BINDER, AND A PLURALITY OF SMALL SPHERICAL REFLECTING UNITS EACH HAVING A DIAMETER OF 1/2-30 MILS PARTIALLY EMBEDDED INTO THE UPPER SURFACES OF EACH SAID TRAFFIC LANE, SAID LATTER REFLECTING UNITS BEING RELATIVELY DISPERSED WITH RESPECT TO EACH OTHER SO AS TO BE RELATIVELY INVISIBLE IN DAYLIGHT, SAID LATTER REFLECTING UNITS BEING PARTIALLY EMBEDDED INTO VIRTUALLY THE ENTIRE WIDTH OF THE TRAFFIC LANE AND EXTENDING CONTINUOUSLY LONGITUDINALLY ALONG THE TRAFFIC LANE SO AS TO REFLECT BACK LIGHT AT NIGHT AS A CONTINUOUS CARPET OF LIGHT COVERING THE TRAFFIC LANE FOR GUIDING MOTORISTS.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
167 words
A ROADWAY HAVING AN UPPER ASPHALT BLACK TOPPED SURFACE WITH AN IMPROVED NIGHT-TIME VISIBILITY WITHOUT SUBSTANTIALLY CHANGING ITS DAYLIGHT APPEARANCE COMPRISING AT LEAST ONE REFLEX REFLECTING LANE LINE ON SAID UPPER SURFACE DIVIDING THE ROADWAY INTO TRAFFIC LANES, SAID LANE LINES BEING VISIBLE IN DAYLIGHT AND BRILLIANTLY REFLEX REFLECTING AT NIGHT, SAID LANE LINES CONTAINING A CONCENTRATED AMOUNT OF SMALL SPHERICAL REFLECTING UNITS, EACH HAVING A DIAMETER OF 1/2-30 MILS, PARTIALLY EMBEDDED IN A REFLECTING BINDER, AND A PLURALITY OF SMALL SPHERICAL REFLECTING UNITS EACH HAVING A DIAMETER OF 1/2-30 MILS PARTIALLY EMBEDDED INTO THE UPPER SURFACES OF EACH SAID TRAFFIC LANE, SAID LATTER REFLECTING UNITS BEING RELATIVELY DISPERSED WITH RESPECT TO EACH OTHER SO AS TO BE RELATIVELY INVISIBLE IN DAYLIGHT, SAID LATTER REFLECTING UNITS BEING PARTIALLY EMBEDDED INTO VIRTUALLY THE ENTIRE WIDTH OF THE TRAFFIC LANE AND EXTENDING CONTINUOUSLY LONGITUDINALLY ALONG THE TRAFFIC LANE SO AS TO REFLECT BACK LIGHT AT NIGHT AS A CONTINUOUS CARPET OF LIGHT COVERING THE TRAFFIC LANE FOR GUIDING MOTORISTS.
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USPTO Annuity & Maintenance Windows
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| 3.5 Years (Year 4) | 1968-11-01 | 1969-05-03 | 1969-11-02 | $2000.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 7.5 Years (Year 8) | 1972-11-01 | 1973-05-03 | 1973-11-02 | $3760.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 11.5 Years (Year 12) | 1976-11-01 | 1977-05-03 | 1977-11-02 | $7700.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |