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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 08, 2017
Filed:
May. 28, 2012
Applicants:
Romain Perrier-cornet, Toronto, CA;
Andre Arsenault, Toronto, CA;
Inventors:
Romain Perrier-Cornet, Toronto, CA;
Andre Arsenault, Toronto, CA;
Assignee:
OPALUX INCORPORATED, Toronto, Ontario, CA;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01K 11/06 (2006.01); G02B 1/02 (2006.01); B41J 2/32 (2006.01); B41J 3/407 (2006.01); B41M 5/26 (2006.01); B82Y 20/00 (2011.01); G02B 1/00 (2006.01); B82Y 40/00 (2011.01); B41M 3/14 (2006.01); B41M 5/34 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G02B 1/02 (2013.01); B41J 2/32 (2013.01); B41J 3/407 (2013.01); B41M 5/26 (2013.01); B82Y 20/00 (2013.01); G02B 1/005 (2013.01); B41M 3/14 (2013.01); B41M 5/267 (2013.01); B41M 5/34 (2013.01); B82Y 40/00 (2013.01); Y10T 428/31667 (2015.04);
Abstract
Methods and systems for thermal printing of thermally printable photonic crystal materials and assemblies. The photonic crystal materials and assemblies are responsive to thermal stimuli, wherein temperatures above a thermal threshold results in an optically detectable change in the appearance of the materials and assemblies. Heat is selectively applied to one or more portions of the materials and assemblies, in order to thermally print a graphic onto the materials and assemblies.