US 11,656,388 B1
LiDAR reflective fabric
Michael P. Rowe, Pinckney, MI (US); Songtao Wu, Ann Arbor, MI (US); Debasish Banerjee, Ann Arbor, MI (US); Charles R. Rutledge, Tipton, MI (US); Torin C. Peck, Owosso, MI (US); and Michael Jones, Orchard Lake, MI (US)
Assigned to Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing North America, Inc., Plano, TX (US); and Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha, Toyota (JP)
Filed by Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing North America, Inc., Plano, TX (US)
Filed on Jun. 8, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/835,358.
Int. Cl. D06M 11/42 (2006.01); G02B 5/08 (2006.01)
CPC G02B 5/08 (2013.01) [D06M 11/42 (2013.01); D06M 2200/25 (2013.01)] 27 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A composite material comprising:
a black pigment; and
a textile material, wherein
the composite material has a reflectivity toward a band of near infrared electromagnetic radiation within a wavelength from 800 nm to 2500 nm of greater than or equal to 12%,
the composite material has a reflectivity toward visible light having a wavelength from 350 nm to 750 nm of less than or equal to 10%, and
the composite material has a blackness (My) from 125 to 165.