Patent ID: 7645503

Claim:
A pre-bonded pavement marking grid and insert pattern comprising: an independent thermoplastic grid section, and an independent thermoplastic insert section, wherein said insert section resides within said grid section and each said insert section is coplanar, and wherein said grid section and said insert section both comprise a planar top surface and a planar bottom surface and coplanar to each other, such that said grid section is in direct contact with and adjacent to said insert section thereby forming an intersection between said grid section and said insert section, and further comprising an adhesive backing layer on said coplanar bottom surface, said adhesive backing layer bridging and bonding said coplanar bottom surface to form a unified pavement marking pattern thereby preventing dislodging or separation of said pavement marking pattern during handling, movement, transportation before application of said pre-bonded pavement marking to the top of a pavement surface by application of heat.