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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 23, 2020
Filed:
Jun. 08, 2017
Applicant:
Microsoft Technology Licensing, Llc, Redmond, WA (US);
Inventors:
James David Holbery, Bellevue, WA (US);
Siyuan Ma, Bothell, WA (US);
Kelly Marie Bogan, Redmond, WA (US);
Benjamin Sullivan, Seattle, WA (US);
Assignee:
MICROSOFT TECHNOLOGY LICENSING, LLC, Redmond, WA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L 51/52 (2006.01); H01L 51/56 (2006.01); H01L 27/32 (2006.01); H01L 51/00 (2006.01); F21V 8/00 (2006.01); F21V 9/08 (2018.01); F21V 23/06 (2006.01); F21V 33/00 (2006.01); A41D 27/08 (2006.01); F21Y 115/10 (2016.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G02B 6/001 (2013.01); A41D 27/085 (2013.01); F21V 9/08 (2013.01); F21V 23/06 (2013.01); F21V 33/0008 (2013.01); F21Y 2115/10 (2016.08);
Abstract
Examples disclosed herein relate to using optical fibers in a textile to channel light from a light source to various exit locations within the textile. One example provides an optical device, comprising a light source, an optical fiber extending from the light source, the optical fiber configured to conduct light received from the light source via internal reflection, and a plurality of individually controllable light-emitting locations disposed along the optical fiber.