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Optical device

US4779962A · kind A · utility

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19Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateNov 16, 1987
Grant dateOct 25, 1988
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Expiry dateNov 16, 2007

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG02B26/02
  • WIPO fieldOptics
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

An optical device is provided which comprises a liquid layer containing a liquid-absorbable and releasable polymer that absorbs and releases a liquid under the action of an electric field and at least one pair of electrodes holding the liquid layer therebetween. The liquid may be colored, and alternatively the liquid-absorbable and releasable polymer may be colored.

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