Light reactive material and household articles made therefrom
AssigneeInTexStyle LLC
InventorJing Lou
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Abstract
A household article includes a fabric material and a photochromatic or photoluminescent composition applied to the fabric material. The photochromatic or photoluminescent composition when dried on the fabric material can have a color or no discernible visual appearance when exposed to ambient lighting conditions, and exhibits a color change or a luminescence when exposed to a light source in selected light spectrum. A combination of a household article and a light source is also disclosed.
Claims15
A household article, comprising:
- a fabric material;
- and
- a photochromatic or photoluminescent composition applied to the fabric material,
- wherein the photochromatic or photoluminescent composition when dried on the fabric material has a color or no discernible visual appearance when exposed to ambient lighting conditions, and
- wherein the photochromatic or photoluminescent composition exhibits a color or a color change or a luminescence when exposed to a light source in selected light spectrum.
In combination, a household article and a light source,
- wherein the household article comprises a fabric material and a photochromatic or photoluminescent composition applied to the fabric material, wherein the photochromatic or photoluminescent composition when dried on the fabric material has a color or no discernible visual appearance when exposed to ambient lighting conditions, and wherein the photochromatic or photoluminescent composition exhibits a color or a color change or a luminescence when exposed to a light source in selected light spectrum, and
- wherein the light source is an ultraviolet light source.
A method of creating an entertaining visual appearance of a household article, comprising:
- providing a household article that comprises a fabric material and a photochromatic or photoluminescent composition applied to the fabric material, the photochromatic or photoluminescent composition when dried on the fabric material has a color or no discernible visual appearance when exposed to ambient lighting conditions;
- providing an ultraviolet light source;
- and
- applying the ultraviolet light source to at least those areas of the fabric material having the photochromatic or photoluminescent composition to exhibit a color or color change if the composition is photochromatic or to exhibit a luminescence if the composition is photoluminescent.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.