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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 12, 2016
Filed:
Aug. 22, 2011
Applicants:
Pieter Stroeve, Davis, CA (US);
Ben Shand Farber, Sonoma, CA (US);
M. Saif Islam, Davis, CA (US);
Edmond Edward Routhier, Sonoma, CA (US);
Inventors:
Pieter Stroeve, Davis, CA (US);
Ben Shand Farber, Sonoma, CA (US);
M. Saif Islam, Davis, CA (US);
Edmond Edward Routhier, Sonoma, CA (US);
Assignee:
IDEA ZOO, INC., Santa Clara, CA (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G02B 26/00 (2006.01); G09G 3/34 (2006.01); G02F 1/23 (2006.01); G02F 1/09 (2006.01); A45D 31/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G02F 1/23 (2013.01); G02F 1/092 (2013.01); A45D 2031/005 (2013.01); G02F 2202/32 (2013.01);
Abstract
A device for manipulating colloidal particles in a bistable medium, the device includes a microcontroller, which stores a color and/or design scheme for a bistable medium, and a mechanism for changing the bistable medium from a first state to a second state.