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US 8,956,031 B2Granted
Products incorporating fiber optics
AssigneeInkology, Inc.
InventorBarry Silberman
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Abstract
An object has fiber optics or other light emitting portion, the operation of which is triggered by temperature, sound, fingerprint or motion. In preferred embodiments the light emitting portion cooperates with a non-light emitting portion to enhance the ornamental design, and in especially preferred embodiments a portion of the ornamental design appears to be moving by virtue of triggering of different bundles of fiber optics.
Claims20
An object comprising:
- a surface displaying an ornamental design comprising a light emitting portion and a non-light-emitting portion;
- wherein the light emitting portion includes at least three light emitting areas that are at least partially distinct;
- a sensor configured to detect at least one of (a) temperature, (b) sound, and (c) ambient motion about the object;
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- a controller that cooperates with the sensor and the light emitting portion to control an operation of the light emitting portion.
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