Electronics case with thermochromic panel
AssigneeCase-Mate, Inc.
InventorsNitin Koshy PHILIP, Saumil Chetan MODY
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Abstract
A case for an electronic device according to an example embodiment of the invention. The case defines a space or housing for receiving an electronic device such as a smartphone or tablet computer. At least a portion of the case is formed from a thermochromatic material. As used herein, the term thermochromic refers to a material that changes color in response to a change in temperature of the material and/or a temperature of an object contacting the material.
Claims20
A case for an electronic device, at least a portion of the case comprising a color-changing thermochromic material having an original color and being temperature responsive to change the color of at least a portion of the thermochromic panel to a color differing from the original color upon exposure to a change in temperature.
An electronic device case comprising:
- an inner bumper comprising thermoplastic polyurethane;
- an outer shell comprising polycarbonate;
- a soft padding layer;
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- a temperature-responsive thermochromic panel.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.