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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 12, 2009
Filed:
Sep. 29, 2004
George Marmaropoulos, Yorktown Heights, NY (US);
George Marmaropoulos, Yorktown Heights, NY (US);
Koninklijke Philips Electronics N.V., Eindhoven, NL;
Abstract
The present invention provides a fabric display using the action of electrostatic charges to manipulate visual displays. The fabric display comprises areas of furry fabrics () that can serve as visual effects or display of information and can be usable in a wearable garment, furniture, or other suitable locations where it can be incorporated to close a circuit. Through activation by the user, the surface of furry fabrics () is electrostatically charged causing the furs to repel from the surface and each other in a substantially vertical orientation with portions of the furs extending cut of the surface, thus revealing the color of the fabric surface.