Patent ID: 6253698
Filing Date: 2001-07-03
Classification: B63B,B63C,C09K,Y10T

Abstract:
A phosphorescent marine product:the marine product being a cleat;the cleat including a phosphorescent phosphor such that substantially the entire cleat is phosphorescent;wherein, the phosphorescent phosphor comprises MAl.sub.2 O.sub.4 wherein M is at least one cation selected from a group consisting of calcium strontium and barium, wherein the phosphor comprises 0.001% to 10% of a europium activator, and wherein the phosphor comprises 0.001% to 10% of at least one dopant selected from the group consisting of lanthanum, cerium, praseodymium, neodymium, samarium, gadolinium, dysprosium, holmium, erbium, thulium, ytterbium, lutetium, tin and bismuth as a co-activator, in terms of mol % relative to by M.