Poled electrets for Gyricon-based electric-paper displays

Twisting balls (10) for an electric-paper display are formed from a polarizable material and encapsulated in a protective shell (12). The balls (10) are disposed between first and second electrodes (14, 16) which generate an electric field. The electric field polarizes each ball (10) transforming ea...

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Main Author MIKKELSEN, JAMES C. JR
Format Patent
LanguageEnglish
French
German
Published 22.12.1999
Edition6
Subjects
ADVERTISING
CRYPTOGRAPHY
DEVICES OR ARRANGEMENTS, THE OPTICAL OPERATION OF WHICH ISMODIFIED BY CHANGING THE OPTICAL PROPERTIES OF THE MEDIUM OF THEDEVICES OR ARRANGEMENTS FOR THE CONTROL OF THE INTENSITY,COLOUR, PHASE, POLARISATION OR DIRECTION OF LIGHT, e.g.SWITCHING, GATING, MODULATING OR DEMODULATING
DISPLAY
DISPLAYING
EDUCATION
FREQUENCY-CHANGING
LABELS OR NAME-PLATES
NON-LINEAR OPTICS
OPTICAL ANALOGUE/DIGITAL CONVERTERS
OPTICAL ELEMENTS, SYSTEMS, OR APPARATUS
OPTICAL LOGIC ELEMENTS
OPTICS
PHYSICS
SEALS
SIGNS
TECHNIQUES OR PROCEDURES FOR THE OPERATION THEREOF
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Summary:Twisting balls (10) for an electric-paper display are formed from a polarizable material and encapsulated in a protective shell (12). The balls (10) are disposed between first and second electrodes (14, 16) which generate an electric field. The electric field polarizes each ball (10) transforming each into a dipole electret having a first and second charged poles. At least one colorant (20) is applied to each of the balls (10) to obtain multichromal balls such that the charged poles are distinct from each other. The polarized multichromal balls may then be used in fabricating an electric-paper display by encapsulating the balls (10) in an array such that each ball is capable of rotating in response to a selectively applied electric field.
Bibliography:Application Number: EP19990101329