Fluidic device for regulating light transmission through the device
AssigneeThe Governing Council of the University of Toronto
InventorsBenjamin HATTON, Raphael KAY, John Alstan JAKUBIEC
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Abstract
A device for regulating light passing through the device comprises a multi-layered stack. The stack comprises a first layer and a second layer. The first layer and the second layer allow the light to pass through the first layer and the second layer. A first fluid channel is defined between the first layer and the second layer. The first fluid channel allows the light to pass through the first fluid channel. A first fluid is operably received into the first fluid channel and operably withdrawn from the first fluid channel.
Claims21
A device for regulating light transmission through the device, the device comprising:
- a multi-layered stack comprising:
- a first layer and a second layer, wherein the first layer and the second layer allow the light to pass through the first layer and the second layer;
- and
- a first fluid channel defined between the first layer and the second layer,
- wherein the first fluid channel allows the light to pass through the first fluid channel;
- and
- a first fluid operably received into the first fluid channel and operably withdrawn from the first fluid channel.
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A device for regulating light transmission through the device, the device comprising:
- a first transparent layer and a second transparent layer, with a plurality of channels defining spaces therebetween allowing a fluid to flow through the spaces;
- a first inlet port connected to at least one of the plurality of channels to allow a fluid to flow into the at least one channel;
- and a first outlet port connected to at least one of the plurality of channels to allow a fluid to flow out through the outlet port;
- wherein the transparent layers are flexible and configured to have a first state allowing the plurality of channels to fully close and a second optically-active expanded state upon introduction of the fluid.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.