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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.

Date of Patent:
Jun. 23, 2015

Filed:

Aug. 11, 2011
Applicants:

Richard A. Steenblik, Alpharetta, GA (US);

Mark J. Hurt, Duluth, GA (US);

Michael E. Knotts, Roswell, GA (US);

Inventors:

Richard A. Steenblik, Alpharetta, GA (US);

Mark J. Hurt, Duluth, GA (US);

Michael E. Knotts, Roswell, GA (US);

Assignee:

Nanoventions, Inc., Roswell, GA (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G02B 5/18 (2006.01); G02B 5/08 (2006.01); B82Y 20/00 (2011.01); G02B 1/00 (2006.01); G02B 3/00 (2006.01); G02B 5/00 (2006.01); G02B 5/28 (2006.01); G02B 27/22 (2006.01); G07D 7/12 (2006.01); G07D 7/20 (2006.01); B42D 25/29 (2014.01); G02B 5/32 (2006.01); B42D 25/328 (2014.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G02B 5/08 (2013.01); Y10T 428/24917 (2015.01); Y10T 428/24802 (2015.01); G02B 5/1861 (2013.01); B82Y 20/00 (2013.01); G02B 1/005 (2013.01); G02B 3/0012 (2013.01); G02B 3/0031 (2013.01); G02B 3/0043 (2013.01); G02B 3/0068 (2013.01); G02B 5/003 (2013.01); G02B 5/1814 (2013.01); G02B 5/28 (2013.01); G02B 5/285 (2013.01); G02B 5/287 (2013.01); G02B 5/32 (2013.01); G02B 27/2214 (2013.01); G07D 7/121 (2013.01); G07D 7/2058 (2013.01); B42D 25/29 (2014.10); B42D 25/328 (2014.10);
Abstract

A light control material for displaying a color image. The light control material includes a material body including a plurality of microstructures. The microstructures are designed to produce an additive color perception of one or more colors and designed to reveal an image when the intensity of light reflected from a selected number of the microstructures is modulated. The selected microstructures can be modulated by one or more of modifying, obliterating, obscuring or covering up the selected microstructures. In one embodiment, the microstructures, prior to modulation of the selected number of microstructures, produce a uniform white additive color perception.


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