公开(公告)号：US20020015831A1

公开(公告)日：2002-02-07

申请号：US09970070

申请日：2001-10-02

Applicant: Xerox Corporation

Inventor： Nicholas K. Sheridon ,  Joseph M. Crowley

IPC: B32B003/00 ,  G02B026/00

CPC classification number: G02B26/026 ,  G09F9/372 ,  Y10T428/1405 ,  Y10T428/24802

Abstract: A gyricon or twisting-particle display based on nonspheroidal (e.g., substantially cylindrical) optically anisotropic particles disposed in a substrate. The particles can be either bichromal or polychromal cylinders, preferably aligned parallel to one another and packed close together in a monolayer. A rotatable disposition of each particle is achievable while the particle is thus disposed in the substrate; for example, the particles can already be rotatable in the substrate, or can be rendered rotatable in the substrate by a nondestructive operation performed on the substrate. In particular, the substrate can be made up of an elastomer that is expanded by application of a fluid thereto so as to render the particles rotatable therein. A particle, when in its rotatable disposition, is not attached to the substrate. The close-packed monolayer configuration of particles provides excellent brightness characteristics and relative ease of manufacture as compared with certain other high-brightness gyricon displays. The substrate containing the cylinders can be fabricated with the swelled-elastomer techniques known from spherical-particle gyricon displays, with a simple agitation process step being used to align the cylinders within the sheeting material. Techniques for fabricating the cylinders are also disclosed.

公开(公告)号：US20020185216A1

公开(公告)日：2002-12-12

申请号：US10189746

申请日：2002-07-08

Applicant: Xerox Corporation

Inventor： David K. Biegelsen ,  Joseph M. Crowley ,  Alexander E. Silverman

IPC: H01F007/02 ,  B28B005/00

CPC classification number: G09F9/372 ,  G02B26/026

Abstract: Methods and systems consistent with the present invention can be used to assemble composite rotatable-element components and can be used to form a laminate substrate system, and use a plurality of rotatable-element components or rotatable-element component material of two classes. Each class is defined by a common response or responses to incident electromagnetic radiation of interest. The method for assembling a composite rotatable-element component comprises: dispersing a plurality of rotatable-element components of a first class to first preferred positions on a first carrier; dispersing a plurality of rotatable-element components of a second class to second preferred positions on a second carrier; performing a first manipulation of the first carrier and the second carrier such that one of the plurality of rotatable-element components of a first class and one of the plurality of rotatable-element components of a second class touch at a first contact point; and performing a second manipulation of the rotatable-element components that touch such that they bond to form a composite rotatable-element component. The method for assembling a laminate substrate further comprises: performing a third manipulation of the first carrier and the second carrier such that they touch at a set of second contact points; and performing a fourth manipulation of the first carrier and the second carrier such that they bond to form the laminate substrate.

Abstract translation: 可以使用与本发明一致的方法和系统来组装复合可旋转元件组件，并且可以用于形成层压基板系统，并且使用两种类型的多个可旋转元件部件或可旋转元件部件材料。 每个课程都由对感兴趣的入射电磁辐射的共同响应或响应定义。 用于组装复合可旋转元件部件的方法包括：将第一类的多个可旋转元件部件分散到第一载体上的第一优选位置; 将第二类的多个可旋转元件部件分散到第二载体上的第二优选位置; 对所述第一载体和所述第二载体进行第一操作，使得所述第一等级的所述多个可旋转元件部件中的一个和所述多个可旋转元件部件中的一个在第一接触点处接触; 以及对所述可旋转元件部件进行第二操作，所述可旋转元件部件接触使得它们接合以形成复合的可旋转元件部件。 组装层叠基板的方法还包括：对第一载体和第二载体执行第三操作，使得它们接触一组第二接触点; 以及对所述第一载体和所述第二载体进行第四操作，使得它们结合以形成所述层压基板。