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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 17, 2012
Filed:
Dec. 19, 2008
Kenneth A. Dean, Phoenix, AZ (US);
Michael R. Johnson, Tempe, AZ (US);
Jason C. Heikenfeld, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Kenneth A. Dean, Phoenix, AZ (US);
Michael R. Johnson, Tempe, AZ (US);
Jason C. Heikenfeld, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Motorola Mobility, Inc., Libertyville, IL (US);
Abstract
A decorative housing () for a mobile device () includes a first faceted cell () having a first angled electro-optic element () disposed therein. A second faceted cell () is adjacent the first cell () and has second angled electro-optic elements (). A liquid () is in fluid communication with each faceted cell () and moveable to a first position () in response to a first electric field () applied to one of the first and second electro-optic elements () and moveable to a second position () in response to a second electric field () applied to the other of the first and second electro-optic elements (). An electronic modulator () is coupled to the first electro-optic element () and the second electro-optic element () to electronically modulate between the first electric field () and the second electric field ().