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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 11, 2024
Filed:
Mar. 22, 2023
Applicant:
E Ink Corporation, Billerica, MA (US);
Inventors:
Richard J. Paolini, Jr., Framingham, MA (US);
Jay William Anseth, Canton, MA (US);
Assignee:
E Ink Corporation, Billerica, MA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G02F 1/01 (2006.01); D01F 8/04 (2006.01); D03D 15/283 (2021.01); D03D 15/547 (2021.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G02F 1/0115 (2013.01); D01F 8/04 (2013.01); D03D 15/283 (2021.01); D03D 15/547 (2021.01); D10B 2401/16 (2013.01); D10B 2401/20 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method of forming a color-changing fiber that can be incorporated into fabrics and other woven materials. The color changing fibers include an annular wall and a conductive wire axially extending through the annular wall, a core strand surrounded by the annular wall and extending axially through a central portion of the fiber, and an encapsulated electro-optic medium disposed on a surface of the core strand.