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Retroreflective materials and use
Assignee: Potters Industries LLC
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Filing: 1984-11-30
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Granted: 1986-09-02
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Expires: 2004-11-30
Abstract
Abstract Retroreflective materials are made by coating glass particles with both hydrophobic polymers and coupling agents or with siloxane compounds which have both hydrophobic side chains and coupling-type side chains capable of chemically bonding to, or of forming loose associations with, a wide variety of materials.
Inventors
- 👤 John J. Giordano
- 👤 Jeffrey P. Shawcross
- 👤 Alfred E. Fuchs
- 👤 Robert Dejaiffe
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-29 21:48
CPC Classifications
G; G02; G02B; G02B5/00; G02B5/12; G02B5/126; G02B5/128; C; C03; C03C; C03C12/00; C03C12/02; C03C17/00; C03C17/28; C03C17/30; C04; C04B; C04B20/00; C04B20/10; C04B20/1051; C09; C09C; C09C3/00; C09C3/12; C09D; C09D5/00; C09D5/004; E; E01; E01F; E01F9/00; E01F9/50; E01F9/506; E01F9/524; C01; C01P; C01P2004/00; C01P2004/30; C01P2004/32; C01P2004/60; C01P2004/61; C01P2004/80; C01P2006/00; C01P2006/20; C04B2111/00; C04B2111/00474; C04B2111/0075; C04B2111/80; Y; Y10; Y10T; Y10T428/00; Y10T428/25; Y10T428/252; Y10T428/29; Y10T428/2982; Y10T428/2991; Y10T428/2993; Y10T428/2996; Y10T428/31504; Y10T428/31652; Y10T428/31663
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 12
Claim 1
Independent Claim
41 words
Retroreflective materials comprised of glass particles coated with a siloxane compound having some side chains which are hydrophobic and having other coupling-type side chains which are capable of forming chemical bonds to, or loose associations with, a wide variety of materials.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
41 words
Retroreflective materials comprised of glass particles coated with a siloxane compound having some side chains which are hydrophobic and having other coupling-type side chains which are capable of forming chemical bonds to, or loose associations with, a wide variety of materials.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
99 words
Retroreflective materials comprised of a uniform mixture of: (1) a first group of circular retroreflective glass particles coated with a siloxane compound having some side chains which are hydrophobic and having other coupling-type side chains which are capable of forming chemical bonds to, or loose associations with, a wide variety of materials; and (2) a second group of circular retroreflective glass particles having average particle size larger than those of the first group, all of which are coated with agents having coupling-type side chains capable of forming chemical bonds to, or loose associations with, a wide variety of materials.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
99 words
Retroreflective materials comprised of a uniform mixture of: (1) a first group of circular retroreflective glass particles coated with a siloxane compound having some side chains which are hydrophobic and having other coupling-type side chains which are capable of forming chemical bonds to, or loose associations with, a wide variety of materials; and (2) a second group of circular retroreflective glass particles having average particle size larger than those of the first group, all of which are coated with agents having coupling-type side chains capable of forming chemical bonds to, or loose associations with, a wide variety of materials.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
72 words
Retroflective materials comprised of glass particles coated with a siloxane compound which is the condensation product of two or more reactants selected from the group consisting of silane monomers and siloxanes, wherein at least one reactant has one or more hydrophobic side chains, and wherein at least one other reactant has one or more coupling-type side chains capable of forming chemical bonds to, or loose associations with, a wide variety of materials.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
72 words
Retroflective materials comprised of glass particles coated with a siloxane compound which is the condensation product of two or more reactants selected from the group consisting of silane monomers and siloxanes, wherein at least one reactant has one or more hydrophobic side chains, and wherein at least one other reactant has one or more coupling-type side chains capable of forming chemical bonds to, or loose associations with, a wide variety of materials.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
21 words
Retroreflective materials as in claim 1 wherein the glass particles range in size between approximately 6 and 3,000 microns in diameter.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
43 words
Retroreflective materials as in claim 2 wherein the circular glass particles of the first group range in size between approximately 6 and 3,000 microns in diameter and wherein most of the glass particles of the second group have diameters larger than 3,000 microns.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
81 words
Retroreflective materials comprised of a uniform mixture of (1) a first group of glass particles coated with siloxane compounds having exclusively or primarily hydrophobic side chains; and (2) a second group of glass particles coated with siloxane compounds having exclusively or primarily coupling-type side chains capable of chemically bonding to, or of forming loose associations with, a wide variety of materials, wherein the particles of the second group have a larger average particle size than do those of the first group.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
81 words
Retroreflective materials comprised of a uniform mixture of (1) a first group of glass particles coated with siloxane compounds having exclusively or primarily hydrophobic side chains; and (2) a second group of glass particles coated with siloxane compounds having exclusively or primarily coupling-type side chains capable of chemically bonding to, or of forming loose associations with, a wide variety of materials, wherein the particles of the second group have a larger average particle size than do those of the first group.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
81 words
Retroreflective materials comprised of a uniform mixture of glass beads from: a first group of glass beads coated with siloxane compounds exclusively or primarily hydrophobic side chains; and a second group of glass beads coated with siloxane compounds having exclusively or primarily coupling-type side chains capable of chemically bonding to, or of forming loose associations with, a wide variety of materials, wherein the beads of the second group have a larger average bead diameter that do those of the first group.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
81 words
Retroreflective materials comprised of a uniform mixture of glass beads from: a first group of glass beads coated with siloxane compounds exclusively or primarily hydrophobic side chains; and a second group of glass beads coated with siloxane compounds having exclusively or primarily coupling-type side chains capable of chemically bonding to, or of forming loose associations with, a wide variety of materials, wherein the beads of the second group have a larger average bead diameter that do those of the first group.
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