Liquid Crystal Accessories
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1. An accessory article incorporating liquid crystal materials, comprising:
- at least one liquid crystal cell; and
at least one formable member for carrying said at least one liquid crystal cell at an end thereof.
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An accessory article incorporating liquid crystal materials includes at least one liquid crystal cell and at least one formable member for carrying the liquid crystal cell. The article includes a driving circuit connected to the at least one liquid crystal cell to control the appearance thereof. The liquid crystal cell comprises a pair of opposed substrates, wherein each the substrate has an electrode disposed thereon and facing the other the substrate with a gap that receives the liquid crystal material. Application of an electric field by the driving circuit allows the liquid crystal cell to reflect a desired color and in a desired logo or shape.
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1. An accessory article incorporating liquid crystal materials, comprising:
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at least one liquid crystal cell; and at least one formable member for carrying said at least one liquid crystal cell at an end thereof. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24)
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25. An accessory article incorporating liquid crystal materials, comprising:
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a pair of opposed substrates, each said substrate having an electrode disposed thereon and facing the other said substrate with a gap therebetween; a liquid crystal material disposed in said gap; at least one formable member for carrying said pair of substrates at an end thereof; a driving circuit connected to said electrodes to control the appearance of said liquid crystal material; said driving circuit comprising; a power supply; and a controller connected to said power supply and said electrodes, said controller applying an electric field to said electrodes so as to alter liquid crystal material and control the appearance thereof, wherein said electrodes are patterned to generate an indicia when said electric field is applied to said electrodes. - View Dependent Claims (26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36)
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