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Heat activated amusement device employing microencapsulated thermochromic liquid crystal

US5223958A · kind A · utility

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Key dates

Filing dateApr 3, 1992
Grant dateJun 29, 1993
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Expiry dateApr 3, 2012

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG02F1/1334
  • WIPO fieldFurniture, games
  • WIPO sectorOther fields

Abstract

A heat activated amusement device is stimulated, by the transfer of thermal energy from a person's body or a heated object, to reveal by color differentiation a hidden message or visual image.

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