Abstract: The present invention teaches a chemiluminescent device along with a process for its production. The invention specifically relates to a chemiluminescent article of manufacture which includes a containment device and chemical system, both of which may be selected so as to be particularly susceptible to environmental degradation subsequent to their use. In a preferred embodiment the chemiluminescent device is categorized as being biodegradable, i.e. designed to be capable of losing its physical form and re-entering the environment.

Abstract: A chemiluminescent lighting device having a flexible casing surrounding the source of light. A transparent, translucent or opaque sleeve is placed about the casing to improve the gripping and the aesthetic feel of the device while passing the light. The sleeve may be in the form of a spiral or net exposing portions of the casing. The sleeve may be co-extruded onto the casing or telescoped thereon. The sleeve may include colored polymers to produce multi-colored effects. The sleeve may also include fluorescers to retain intensity and/or change colors. The lighting device enhances the visual appeal of novelty items such as necklaces and bracelets, and provides a tactile grip when used as a hand-held illumination device.

Abstract: A chemiluminescent lighting device having a flexible casing surrounding the source of light. A separate transparent, translucent or opaque sleeve is placed about the casing to improve the gripping and the aesthetic feel of the device while passing the light. The sleeve may be in the form of a spiral or net exposing portions of the casing. The sleeve may include colored polymers to produce multi-colored effects. The sleeve may also include fluorescers to retain intensity and/or change colors. The lighting device enhances the visual appeal of novelty items such as necklaces and bracelets, and provides a tactile grip when used as a hand-held illumination device.

Abstract: A formable, porous chemiluminescent reactant composition, device therefore, and a process for production thereof is disclosed. The fluidizable solid admixture of the instant invention may be cured to a more or less rigid form with or without the use of a mold. The cured solid is useful as a chemiluminescent reactant component and is useful in a variety of environments.

Abstract: The present invention teaches a chemiluminescent device along with a process for its production. The invention specifically relates to a chemiluminescent article of manufacture which includes a containment device and chemical system, both of which may be selected so as to be particularly susceptible to environmental degradation subsequent to their use. In a preferred embodiment the chemiluminescent device is categorized as being biodegradable, i.e. designed to be capable of losing its physical form and re-entering the environment.

Abstract: This invention is directed toward a process for producing chemiluminescent light of varying coloration and to devices which utilize the process. The process incorporates multiple fluorescers, at variable concentrations, having varying degrees of stability in peroxide. At the onset of the reaction, chemiluminescent light is generated by both the peroxide stable and less stable , e.g. peroxide unstable fluorescers, resulting in a first visible color. As the peroxide attacks the unstable fluorescer, its predominant color fades, and a different color is perceived. Inclusion of this process in chemiluminescent light producing devices results in a device which changes colors during its useful life.

Abstract: The chemiluminescent light system of the present invention utilizes esters of sufficiently high purity, e.g. triethyl citrate or dimethyl phthalate as the activator solvent to provide enhancements over the prior art chemiluminescent systems. These enhancements are manifested in terms of the rate of light production, e.g. the "flatness" of the light output profile, and the total light output achieved during a device's useful life. In a preferred embodiment, the unreacted acid content of esterified solutions, useful as activators in chemiluminescent systems, should be no greater than 0.05 weight percent. The activator solutions of the instant invention also provide triethyl citrates of sufficient purity, in terms of the absence of carbon double-bond compounds, to provide enhanced light generation and increased total light output, as compared to prior art chemiluminescent systems.

Abstract: A chemiluminescent illuminated novelty device employing a a light-filtering thermoformed vessel having a form for holding chemiluminescent reagents, e.g. a round shaped chemical holding section. The lighting effects generated by reaction of the chemiluminescent reagents are enhanced by the presence of particles containing a secondary fluorescer. In one embodiment, these particles may have a particular geometrical shape, e.g. a star or heart shape, and further contain a secondary fluorescer capable of being excited by the primary chemiluminescent light source so as to emit a secondary source of light which creates a glitter effect.