Patent ID: 7850320

Claim:
A system for creating a colorful spectral display, comprising: (a) at least one prismatic element, wherein the prismatic element further includes: (i) at least one light-admitting surface, wherein the at least one light admitting-surface further includes a window, and wherein the window is planar and further includes a clear, polished surface; (ii) at least one light-reflecting surface, wherein an angle of the at least one light-reflecting surface is adjustable relative to an angle of the at least one light-admitting surface; and (iii) a light-dispersing medium disposed between the at least one light-admitting surface and the light-reflecting surface, wherein the light dispersing medium is fluid; and (b) at least one source of white light directed at the window of the prismatic element, wherein the white light enters the prismatic element through the window, wherein the light-dispersing medium in the prismatic element disperses the white light into a spectrum of visible colors, and wherein the light reflecting surface in the prismatic element reflects at least a portion of the dispersed white light back out of the prismatic element through the window thereof for creating a colorful spectral display.