Patent ID: 9482861
Filing Date: 2016-11-01
CPC Classification: G02B,G02F,G09F

Claim Text:
1. A magnetically switchable optical device comprising: a display component that defines an optic feature and comprises a housing having a first side, a second opposite side, and an interior comprising a plurality of anisotropic multiphasic particles, each respective anisotropic multiphasic particle comprising a first phase and at least one additional phase distinct from the first phase, wherein the first phase comprises a first colorant so that the anisotropic multiphasic particle has optically distinct phases and at least one of the first phase or the at least one additional phase comprises a magnetic material receptive to a magnetic field; and a magnetic field generator comprising a magnet disposed external to the housing, wherein the magnet has a non-pole surface that is translatable from a first position adjacent to the first side of the housing of the display component for inducing orientation of the plurality of anisotropic multiphasic particles in a first optical state to a second position adjacent to the second opposite side for inducing orientation of the plurality of anisotropic multiphasic particles to a second optical state distinct from the first optical state.