Device housing responsive to an environmental stimulus
OwnerRobert John Mulligan, Robert W. Pennisi +8inventors
InventorsRobert John Mulligan, Robert W. Pennisi, Steven Duane Pratt, Ronald James Kelley, Sivakumar Muthuswamy, Faye Nounou, Scott G. Potter, Joseph G. Gillette, Ying He, Bobby Dean Landreth
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Abstract
A housing (12) for use in a portable electronic device (10) includes an outer visible surface (14). The outer visible surface (14) is composed of an appearance changing substance responsive to an environmental stimulus.
Claims25
A housing for use in a portable electronic device comprising:
- an outer visible surface, wherein the outer visible surface is composed of an appearance changing substance responsive to an environmental stimulus.
A housing for use in a portable electronic device comprising:
- an outer visible surface having:
- at least one shape element composed of an appearance changing substance responsive to an environmental stimulus.
A housing for use in a portable electronic device comprising:
- an outer layer, wherein the outer layer is composed of a transparent material;
- an inner layer;
- and
- an enclosed volume arranged between the outer layer and the inner layer,
- wherein the enclosed volume holds at least one fluid and at least one decorative substance.
A housing for use in a portable electronic device comprising:
- an outer layer, wherein the outer layer is composed of a transparent material;
- an inner layer;
- and
- an enclosed volume arranged between the outer layer and the inner layer,
- wherein the enclosed volume includes a plurality of fiber optics.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.