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Abstract

A decal has multiple temperature sensors that individually appear within certain concealing features of the decal in accordance with different prescribed temperatures, otherwise blending into the concealing features and thereby disappearing into the design. The decal may depict an image of an animal, fish, flower, abstract form, or another design, such as a photograph, cartoon, sketch, or other representation. The image includes multiple separate concealing features, such as spots, fins, flower petals, abstract shapes, or other components of the decal's image. These features may have one color in common, or different concealing features may have different colors. The feature color(s) contrasts with one or more background colors in the design, which serve to visually separate the concealing features. The temperature sensors are scattered throughout the design in a visually pleasing manner. Importantly, the sensors are placed within the concealing features, where the non-activated color of each temperature sensor matches its surrounding concealing feature. Thus, non-activated sensors become completely camouflaged within their surrounding feature color(s). The temperature sensors comprise a formulation that reacts to changes in temperature by changing color, and may comprise a thermochromic liquid crystal (TLC) material, for instance. Each temperature sensor is activated by a different ambient temperature range.

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