CA2244922A1 - Dew-resistant retroreflective traffic sign having a textured glass surface - Google Patents

Dew-resistant retroreflective traffic sign having a textured glass surface Download PDF

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Publication number: CA2244922A1
Authority: CA; Canada
Prior art keywords: retroreflective; dew; sign; graphic; glass
Prior art date: 1996-02-20
Legal status (The legal status is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the status listed.): Abandoned

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CA002244922A

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English (en)

French (fr)

Inventor

Tzu-Li J. Huang

Gerald M. Benson

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3M Co

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Individual

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1996-02-20

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1997-01-16

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1997-08-28

1997-01-16 Application filed by Individual filed Critical Individual

1997-08-28 Publication of CA2244922A1 publication Critical patent/CA2244922A1/en

Status Abandoned legal-status Critical Current

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CA002244922A 1996-02-20 1997-01-16 Dew-resistant retroreflective traffic sign having a textured glass surface Abandoned CA2244922A1 (en)

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US60396796A	1996-02-20	1996-02-20
US08/603967		1996-02-20

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EP (1)	EP0882285A1 (ja)
JP (1)	JP2000505211A (ja)
KR (1)	KR19990087059A (ja)
CN (1)	CN1211332A (ja)
AU (1)	AU1700497A (ja)
CA (1)	CA2244922A1 (ja)
WO (1)	WO1997031357A1 (ja)

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- 1997-01-16 CN CN97192323A patent/CN1211332A/zh active Pending
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- 1997-01-16 JP JP9530147A patent/JP2000505211A/ja active Pending
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- 1997-01-16 CA CA002244922A patent/CA2244922A1/en not_active Abandoned
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CN1211332A (zh)	1999-03-17
EP0882285A1 (en)	1998-12-09
AU1700497A (en)	1997-09-10
JP2000505211A (ja)	2000-04-25
KR19990087059A (ko)	1999-12-15

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