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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 27, 2009
Filed:
Feb. 27, 2006
Applicants:
Alberto Argoitia, Santa Rosa, CA (US);
Kent E. Coulter, Santa Rosa, CA (US);
Roger W. Phillips, Santa Rosa, CA (US);
Inventors:
Alberto Argoitia, Santa Rosa, CA (US);
Kent E. Coulter, Santa Rosa, CA (US);
Roger W. Phillips, Santa Rosa, CA (US);
Assignee:
JDS Uniphase Corporation, Milpitas, CA (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B32B 5/16 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
Opaque glitter particles that are uniform in size and shape are disclosed that have an optically variable color with a change in angle of incident light. The glitter particles have an organic substrate and an optical interference structure on one or both sides of the organic substrate. The optical interference design can be a Fabry-Perot structure or can be an optically variable ink.