Patents
US 10663791 B2: Material system having multiple appearance states for a display surface of a display unit
- Granted
- 2020-05-26
- Filed
- 2016-06-01 application 15578404
- Type
- Utility · 16 claims
- Elsewhere
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Abstract
A material system for a surface display unit that includes a first side (i.e., a proximal side) that faces a viewer of the surface display unit and a second side (i.e., a distal side) facing away from the viewer. The material system provides at least three appearance states, including a generally opaque first appearance state when the surface display unit is “off” (i.e., not used to display images), a second appearance state in which the material system is illuminated from the first (i.e., proximal) side to display a first image (e.g., information and/or decoration) that is perceptible to the viewer, and a third appearance state in which the material system is illuminated from the second (i.e., distal) side to display a second image (e.g., information and/or decoration) that is perceptible to the viewer. Surface display units, systems, and methods comprising the material system are also disclosed.
Source: PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 (ipg200526.xml).
Assignees
| Assignee | Type | Place | Also on furp.org | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CORNING INCORPORATED 4,960 patents | US company or organization | Corning, NY | CORNING INCORPORATED Federal lobbying client EXACT high confidence: identical full name and state | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
Inventors
| Inventor | Place | Patents | Person page | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jacques Gollier | Bellevue, WA | 218 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Dmitri Vladislavovich Kuksenkov | Elmira, NY | 32 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| William James Miller | Horseheads, NY | 36 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Daniel Aloysius Nolan | Corning, NY | 76 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Charlene Marie Smith | Corning, NY | 169 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| James Andrew West | Corning, NY | 29 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
CPC categories
| Subclass | Category | First group | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| B32B | Layered products, i.e. products built-up of strata of flat or non-flat, e.g. cellular or honeycomb, form | B32B17/06 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
| C03C | Chemical composition of glasses, glazes or vitreous enamels; surface treatment of glass; surface treatment of fibres or filaments made from glass, minerals or slags; joining glass to glass or other materials | C03C3/076 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
| G02B | Optical elements, systems or apparatus | G02B1/118 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
| G02F | Optical devices or arrangements for the control of light by modification of the optical properties of the media of the elements involved therein; non-linear optics; frequency-changing of light; optical logic elements; optical analogue/digital converters | G02F1/133524 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
| G09F | Displaying; advertising; signs; labels or name-plates; seals | G09F9/30 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
| B60R | Vehicles, vehicle fittings, or vehicle parts, not otherwise provided for | B60R2011/0005 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
| H10K | Organic electric solid-state devices | H10K59/40 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
Cooperative Patent Classification, as currently assigned (one row per subclass).
Assignments and security interests
| Recorded | What | From | To | Reel/frame | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017-11-30 | Assignment Assignment of assignor's interest | GOLLIER, JACQUES signed 2015-01-17 KUKSENKOV, DMITRI VLADISLAVOVICH signed 2017-10-19 MILLER, WILLIAM JAMES signed 2017-10-23 NOLAN, DANIEL ALOYSIUS signed 2017-10-23 SMITH, CHARLENE MARIE signed 2017-10-23 WEST, JAMES ANDREW signed 2017-10-23 | CORNING INCORPORATED CORNING, NY | 44262/228 | ECORSEXC, file of 2026-09-25 |
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