DE69814926D1 - Retroreflektor mit zwei optischen oberflaechen und variabler retroreflektion - Google Patents

Retroreflektor mit zwei optischen oberflaechen und variabler retroreflektion

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DE69814926D1
DE69814926D1 DE69814926T DE69814926T DE69814926D1 DE 69814926 D1 DE69814926 D1 DE 69814926D1 DE 69814926 T DE69814926 T DE 69814926T DE 69814926 T DE69814926 T DE 69814926T DE 69814926 D1 DE69814926 D1 DE 69814926D1
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retror
reflector
reflection
variable
optical surfaces
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F Dreyer
B Fleming
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3M Co
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Minnesota Mining and Manufacturing Co
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    • G—PHYSICS
    • G02—OPTICS
    • G02B—OPTICAL ELEMENTS, SYSTEMS OR APPARATUS
    • G02B5/00—Optical elements other than lenses
    • G02B5/12—Reflex reflectors
    • G02B5/122—Reflex reflectors cube corner, trihedral or triple reflector type
    • G02B5/124—Reflex reflectors cube corner, trihedral or triple reflector type plural reflecting elements forming part of a unitary plate or sheet
    • Y—GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
    • Y10—TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC
    • Y10S—TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
    • Y10S359/00—Optical: systems and elements
    • Y10S359/90—Methods
    • Y—GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
    • Y10—TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC
    • Y10S—TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
    • Y10S359/00—Optical: systems and elements
    • Y10S359/903—Optical: systems and elements with magnet
DE69814926T 1998-02-05 1998-06-08 Retroreflektor mit zwei optischen oberflaechen und variabler retroreflektion Expired - Fee Related DE69814926T2 (de)

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US19113 1998-02-05
US09/019,113 US6282026B1 (en) 1998-02-05 1998-02-05 Retroreflectors having two optical surfaces and varying retroreflectivity
PCT/US1998/011777 WO1999040461A1 (en) 1998-02-05 1998-06-08 Retroreflectors having two optical surfaces and varying retroreflectivity

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DE69814926T2 DE69814926T2 (de) 2004-03-11

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US (1) US6282026B1 (de)
EP (1) EP1053491B1 (de)
JP (1) JP2002502984A (de)
KR (1) KR100506560B1 (de)
CN (1) CN1135407C (de)
AU (1) AU7824498A (de)
CA (1) CA2318428A1 (de)
DE (1) DE69814926T2 (de)
TW (1) TW416009B (de)
WO (1) WO1999040461A1 (de)

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KR100506560B1 (ko) 2005-08-08
JP2002502984A (ja) 2002-01-29
CN1284173A (zh) 2001-02-14
CA2318428A1 (en) 1999-08-12
WO1999040461A1 (en) 1999-08-12
TW416009B (en) 2000-12-21
AU7824498A (en) 1999-08-23
CN1135407C (zh) 2004-01-21
KR20010040724A (ko) 2001-05-15
EP1053491B1 (de) 2003-05-21
DE69814926T2 (de) 2004-03-11
US6282026B1 (en) 2001-08-28

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