Patent ID: 8288940

Claim:
A laminate electroluminescent and retroreflective article comprising: an electroluminescent structure comprising an electrode layer, a phosphor layer disposed over the electrode layer and a transparent electrode layer disposed over the phosphor layer; a retroreflective structure including a layer of glass beads and a specularly reflective agent disposed under the beads, the retroreflective structure having a head-on initial brightness of at least 330 candela per lux per square meter, the retroreflective structure comprising a plurality of discontinuous retroreflective segments; and a removable carrier film disposed over the retroreflective structure and the electroluminescent structure; wherein a light-emitting side of the electroluminescent structure is positioned to face the retroreflective structure, and a reflective side of the retroreflective structure is positioned to face away from the electroluminescent structure.