Construction of electrophoretic displays
    11.
    发明授权
    Construction of electrophoretic displays 有权
    电泳显示器的构建

    公开(公告)号:US06987603B2

    公开(公告)日:2006-01-17

    申请号:US10707991

    申请日:2004-01-30

    IPC分类号: G02B26/00 G09G3/34 G01N27/453

    CPC分类号: G02F1/167

    摘要: An electrophoretic display (100) comprises a front light-transmissive substrate (112), a rear substrate (116) spaced from the front substrate (112) so as to leave a cavity, and an electrophoretic medium (102) in the cavity, the electrophoretic medium (102) comprising a liquid external phase (120) and a plurality of capsules (104) suspended in the liquid external phase (120), each of the capsules comprising a capsule wall, a suspending fluid (106) held within the capsule wall and at least one electrically charged particle (108, 110) suspended in the suspending fluid (106).

    摘要翻译: 电泳显示器(100)包括前透光基板(112),与前基板(112)间隔开以留下空腔的后基板(116)和空腔中的电泳介质(102), 包括液体外相(120)和悬挂在液体外相(120)中的多个胶囊(104))的电泳介质(102),每个胶囊包括胶囊壁,保持在胶囊内的悬浮液(106) 壁和悬浮在悬浮液(106)中的至少一个带电粒子(108,110)。

    Threshold addressing of electrophoretic displays
    13.
    发明授权
    Threshold addressing of electrophoretic displays 有权
    电泳显示器的阈值寻址

    公开(公告)号:US06693620B1

    公开(公告)日:2004-02-17

    申请号:US09564125

    申请日:2000-05-03

    IPC分类号: G09G334

    摘要: Methods and apparatus for an electrophoretic display in which the particle motion is a controlled, non-linear function of the applied electric field. Threshold addressing allows simple, inexpensive passive addressing techniques to be employed. The inverse electrorheological gating techniques allow the construction of a full color, passively addressed display without the need to address individual capsules. A mixture of capsules is coated randomly onto a substrate enabling the creation of inexpensive displays. All the techniques allow a significant threshold to be realized. Rapid movement of the pigment particles above the threshold allows rapid switching times for the display. Since diffusion and gravity are extremely weak forces compared to the yield stresses created, the structured or gelled medium approach provides a great improvement in the bistability of the displays.

    摘要翻译: 电泳显示的方法和装置,其中粒子运动是施加电场的受控非线性函数。 阈值寻址允许使用简单,便宜的无源寻址技术。 逆电流门控技术允许构建全彩色被动寻址的显示器,而不需要解决单个胶囊。 将胶囊混合物随机地涂覆在基材上,从而能够制造便宜的显示器。 所有这些技术允许实现明显的阈值。 颜料颗粒的快速移动高于阈值允许显示器的快速切换时间。 由于与产生的屈服应力相比,扩散和重力是非常弱的力,所以结构化或凝胶介质方法在显示器的双稳态方面提供了很大的改进。

    Processes for the production of electrophoretic displays
    15.
    发明授权
    Processes for the production of electrophoretic displays 有权
    生产电泳显示器的工艺

    公开(公告)号:US07339715B2

    公开(公告)日:2008-03-04

    申请号:US10807594

    申请日:2004-03-24

    IPC分类号: G02B26/00

    CPC分类号: C25D13/00 G02F1/167

    摘要: A coating of an encapsulated electrophoretic medium is formed on a substrate (106) by dispersing in a fluid (104) a plurality of electrophoretic capsules (102), contacting at least a portion of a substrate (106) with the fluid (104); and applying a potential difference between at least a part of the portion of the substrate (106) contacting the fluid (104) and a counter-electrode (110) in electrical contact with the fluid (104), thereby causing capsules (102) to be deposited upon at least part of the portion of the substrate (106) contacting the fluid (102). Patterned coatings of capsules containing different colors may be deposited in registration with electrodes using multiple capsule deposition steps. Alternatively, a patterned coating may be deposited upon a substrate containing a conductive layer by varying the conductivity of the conductive layer by radiation exposure or by coating portions of the conductive layer with an insulating layer, typically a photoresist.

    摘要翻译: 通过在液体(104)中分散多个电泳胶囊(102),将基底(106)的至少一部分与流体(104)接触,形成在基底(106)上的包封的电泳介质的涂层。 以及在与所述流体(104)接触的所述基底(106)的所述部分的至少一部分与与所述流体(104)电接触的对电极(110)之间施加电位差,由此使得所述胶囊(102) 沉积在与流体(102)接触的基底(106)的部分的至少一部分上。 可以使用多个胶囊沉积步骤将含有不同颜色的胶囊的图案涂层沉积成与电极配准。 或者,通过通过辐射曝光改变导电层的导电性或通过用绝缘层(通常为光致抗蚀剂)涂覆导电层的部分,可以将图案化的涂层沉积在含有导电层的基板上。

    Electro-optic displays and optical systems for addressing such displays
    16.
    发明授权
    Electro-optic displays and optical systems for addressing such displays 有权
    用于寻址这种显示器的电光显示器和光学系统

    公开(公告)号:US06900851B2

    公开(公告)日:2005-05-31

    申请号:US10071608

    申请日:2002-02-08

    IPC分类号: G02F1/1343 G02F1/135

    CPC分类号: G02F1/134336 G02F1/135

    摘要: The invention features a photoconductively addressed display and a method of photoconductive addressing in a display. The method includes providing an electro-optic imaging layer that extends in an X direction and a Y direction and comprises an array of image elements. A column electrode layer is provided adjacent to one side of the electro-optic imaging layer. The column electrode layer includes a plurality of column electrodes that each extend in the Y direction and are spaced from one another in the X direction. A photoconductive layer disposed between the electro-optic imaging layer and the column electrode layer is provided. An elongate portion of the photoconductive layer is illuminated in the X direction while scanning the illumination in the Y direction to translate a location of the illuminated elongate portion. At least one image element of the array of image elements is addressed by applying an intermittent voltage to one of the plurality of column electrodes that is adjacent to the at least one image element while the illuminated elongate portion of the photoconductive layer is adjacent to the at least one image element.

    摘要翻译: 本发明的特征在于一种光电导地址显示器和一种在显示器中的光电导寻址方法。 该方法包括提供在X方向和Y方向上延伸的电光成像层,并且包括图像元素阵列。 在电光成像层的一侧附近设置列电极层。 列电极层包括多个列电极,其各自在Y方向上延伸并且在X方向上彼此间隔开。 设置在电光成像层和列电极层之间的光电导层。 光电导层的细长部分在X方向被照亮,同时在Y方向上扫描照明以平移所照射的细长部分的位置。 通过对与所述至少一个图像元件相邻的所述多个列电极之一施加间歇电压来寻址图像阵列阵列中的至少一个图像元件,而所述光电导层的所述被照亮的细长部分邻近所述至少一个 至少一个图像元素。

    Electrophoretic ink composed of particles with field dependent mobilities

    公开(公告)号:US07038655B2

    公开(公告)日:2006-05-02

    申请号:US10298468

    申请日:2002-11-18

    IPC分类号: G09G3/34

    摘要: An electrophoretic display has a viewing surface, and includes an image pixel. The image pixel includes a first plurality of particles having a first mobility, and a second plurality of particles having a second mobility. At a first addressing voltage, the first mobility is greater than the second mobility. At a second addressing voltage, the second mobility is greater than the first mobility. At least one of the first and second mobilities is a variable function of voltage, i.e., a function of an applied electric field. Application of the first addressing voltage produces a first optical state, which is determined by a motion of the first plurality of particles. Application of the second addressing voltage produces a second optical state determined by a motion of the second plurality of particles.