Color Changeable Carrier and Method
OwnerTracy Frederick, Terry Frederickinventors
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Abstract
The present application is directed to a color changeable carrier constructed from at least one dye-laden material, wherein the dye-laden material is treated in a manner effective to provide one or more first visible colors under predetermined ambient conditions and one or more second visible colors under different predetermined ambient conditions.
Claims18
A color changeable carrier constructed from at least one dye-laden material, wherein the dye-laden material is treated in a manner effective to provide one or more first visible colors under predetermined ambient conditions and one or more second visible colors under different predetermined ambient conditions.
A carrier constructed at least in part from one or more thermochromic dye-laden materials, the thermochromic dye-laden material being disposed along the outer surface of the carrier in a manner effective to produce one or more first visible colors at ambient temperatures ranging from about −35.0 to about 125.0 degrees Celsius.
A method of producing a color changeable carrier including:
- providing one or more textile materials and one or more thermochromic dyes;
- applying one or more layers of thermochromic dye to the surface of the one or more textile materials in a manner effective to substantially cover the surface of the one or more textile materials;
- curing the one or more textile materials in a manner effective to provide one or more first visible colors of the materials at a particular ambient temperature;
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- assembling the one or more textile materials to form a carrier.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.