ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 9 -- United States Patent no. 12,350,961, issued on July 8.
"Device with backlit colored display and method of manufacture" was invented by Jianqiao Yang (North York, Canada) and Chulong Yang (North York, Canada).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A device for displaying images having variable colors comprises a substrate; a light-transmissive coloring layer painted or laminated on the substrate, the coloring layer comprising colorants of different colors and having a rear side in contact with the substrate and a varnished front side; a display layer comprising a silvering material directly plated on the varnished front side of the coloring layer, the display layer comprising...