WO2005065340A3 - Electro-optic displays - Google Patents

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WO2005065340A3
WO2005065340A3 PCT/US2004/043805 US2004043805W WO2005065340A3 WO 2005065340 A3 WO2005065340 A3 WO 2005065340A3 US 2004043805 W US2004043805 W US 2004043805W WO 2005065340 A3 WO2005065340 A3 WO 2005065340A3
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displays
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Charles Howie Honeyman
Richard J Paolini
Michael L Steiner
Thomas H Whitesides
Andrew Y Oleson
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E Ink Corp
Charles Howie Honeyman
Richard J Paolini
Michael L Steiner
Thomas H Whitesides
Andrew Y Oleson
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    • G—PHYSICS
    • G02—OPTICS
    • G02F—OPTICAL DEVICES OR ARRANGEMENTS FOR THE CONTROL OF LIGHT BY MODIFICATION OF THE OPTICAL PROPERTIES OF THE MEDIA OF THE ELEMENTS INVOLVED THEREIN; NON-LINEAR OPTICS; FREQUENCY-CHANGING OF LIGHT; OPTICAL LOGIC ELEMENTS; OPTICAL ANALOGUE/DIGITAL CONVERTERS
    • G02F1/00—Devices or arrangements for the control of the intensity, colour, phase, polarisation or direction of light arriving from an independent light source, e.g. switching, gating or modulating; Non-linear optics
    • G02F1/01—Devices or arrangements for the control of the intensity, colour, phase, polarisation or direction of light arriving from an independent light source, e.g. switching, gating or modulating; Non-linear optics for the control of the intensity, phase, polarisation or colour 
    • G02F1/03—Devices or arrangements for the control of the intensity, colour, phase, polarisation or direction of light arriving from an independent light source, e.g. switching, gating or modulating; Non-linear optics for the control of the intensity, phase, polarisation or colour  based on ceramics or electro-optical crystals, e.g. exhibiting Pockels effect or Kerr effect
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G02—OPTICS
    • G02F—OPTICAL DEVICES OR ARRANGEMENTS FOR THE CONTROL OF LIGHT BY MODIFICATION OF THE OPTICAL PROPERTIES OF THE MEDIA OF THE ELEMENTS INVOLVED THEREIN; NON-LINEAR OPTICS; FREQUENCY-CHANGING OF LIGHT; OPTICAL LOGIC ELEMENTS; OPTICAL ANALOGUE/DIGITAL CONVERTERS
    • G02F1/00—Devices or arrangements for the control of the intensity, colour, phase, polarisation or direction of light arriving from an independent light source, e.g. switching, gating or modulating; Non-linear optics
    • G02F1/01—Devices or arrangements for the control of the intensity, colour, phase, polarisation or direction of light arriving from an independent light source, e.g. switching, gating or modulating; Non-linear optics for the control of the intensity, phase, polarisation or colour 
    • G02F1/165—Devices or arrangements for the control of the intensity, colour, phase, polarisation or direction of light arriving from an independent light source, e.g. switching, gating or modulating; Non-linear optics for the control of the intensity, phase, polarisation or colour  based on translational movement of particles in a fluid under the influence of an applied field
    • G02F1/166—Devices or arrangements for the control of the intensity, colour, phase, polarisation or direction of light arriving from an independent light source, e.g. switching, gating or modulating; Non-linear optics for the control of the intensity, phase, polarisation or colour  based on translational movement of particles in a fluid under the influence of an applied field characterised by the electro-optical or magneto-optical effect
    • G02F1/167—Devices or arrangements for the control of the intensity, colour, phase, polarisation or direction of light arriving from an independent light source, e.g. switching, gating or modulating; Non-linear optics for the control of the intensity, phase, polarisation or colour  based on translational movement of particles in a fluid under the influence of an applied field characterised by the electro-optical or magneto-optical effect by electrophoresis
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G02—OPTICS
    • G02F—OPTICAL DEVICES OR ARRANGEMENTS FOR THE CONTROL OF LIGHT BY MODIFICATION OF THE OPTICAL PROPERTIES OF THE MEDIA OF THE ELEMENTS INVOLVED THEREIN; NON-LINEAR OPTICS; FREQUENCY-CHANGING OF LIGHT; OPTICAL LOGIC ELEMENTS; OPTICAL ANALOGUE/DIGITAL CONVERTERS
    • G02F1/00—Devices or arrangements for the control of the intensity, colour, phase, polarisation or direction of light arriving from an independent light source, e.g. switching, gating or modulating; Non-linear optics
    • G02F1/01—Devices or arrangements for the control of the intensity, colour, phase, polarisation or direction of light arriving from an independent light source, e.g. switching, gating or modulating; Non-linear optics for the control of the intensity, phase, polarisation or colour 
    • G02F1/165—Devices or arrangements for the control of the intensity, colour, phase, polarisation or direction of light arriving from an independent light source, e.g. switching, gating or modulating; Non-linear optics for the control of the intensity, phase, polarisation or colour  based on translational movement of particles in a fluid under the influence of an applied field
    • G02F1/1685—Operation of cells; Circuit arrangements affecting the entire cell
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G02—OPTICS
    • G02F—OPTICAL DEVICES OR ARRANGEMENTS FOR THE CONTROL OF LIGHT BY MODIFICATION OF THE OPTICAL PROPERTIES OF THE MEDIA OF THE ELEMENTS INVOLVED THEREIN; NON-LINEAR OPTICS; FREQUENCY-CHANGING OF LIGHT; OPTICAL LOGIC ELEMENTS; OPTICAL ANALOGUE/DIGITAL CONVERTERS
    • G02F1/00—Devices or arrangements for the control of the intensity, colour, phase, polarisation or direction of light arriving from an independent light source, e.g. switching, gating or modulating; Non-linear optics
    • G02F1/01—Devices or arrangements for the control of the intensity, colour, phase, polarisation or direction of light arriving from an independent light source, e.g. switching, gating or modulating; Non-linear optics for the control of the intensity, phase, polarisation or colour 
    • G02F1/165—Devices or arrangements for the control of the intensity, colour, phase, polarisation or direction of light arriving from an independent light source, e.g. switching, gating or modulating; Non-linear optics for the control of the intensity, phase, polarisation or colour  based on translational movement of particles in a fluid under the influence of an applied field
    • G02F1/1675—Constructional details
    • G02F2001/1678—Constructional details characterised by the composition or particle type

Abstract

Electro-optic displays (100) and a process of driving such displays, having a single electro-optic layer (106) and at least one electrode (108), wherein the electro-optic layer (106) exhibits different characteristics depending on the direction of application of the electric field. The electro-optic media (generally 106) may be electrophoretic, or more specifically a microcavity, particle-based electrophoretic media. Further, the electro-optic layer (106) may have different areas with different thicknesses, which each area has a different rate of change, when an electric field is applied across the layer (106).
PCT/US2004/043805 2003-12-31 2004-12-24 Electro-optic displays WO2005065340A2 (en)

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US48184703P 2003-12-31 2003-12-31
US60/481,847 2003-12-31
US56157404P 2004-04-13 2004-04-13
US60/561,574 2004-04-13

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Citations (7)

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US6130774A (en) * 1998-04-27 2000-10-10 E Ink Corporation Shutter mode microencapsulated electrophoretic display
US6266122B1 (en) * 1998-06-30 2001-07-24 Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha Liquid crystal display device and method for manufacturing the same
US6411420B1 (en) * 1998-03-24 2002-06-25 Sony Corporation Electro-optical element, and method of driving and method of manufacturing the same
US20020097362A1 (en) * 1996-12-20 2002-07-25 Sharp Kabushiki Kaishi Liquid crystal display device and method for producing the same
US6538801B2 (en) * 1996-07-19 2003-03-25 E Ink Corporation Electrophoretic displays using nanoparticles
US20030063369A1 (en) * 2001-08-23 2003-04-03 Hideyuki Kawai Electrophoretic device, method for manufacturing electrophoretic device, and electronic apparatus
US20030067666A1 (en) * 2001-08-20 2003-04-10 Hideyuki Kawai Electrophoretic device, method for driving electrophoretic device, circuit for driving electrophoretic device, and electronic device

Patent Citations (7)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US6538801B2 (en) * 1996-07-19 2003-03-25 E Ink Corporation Electrophoretic displays using nanoparticles
US20020097362A1 (en) * 1996-12-20 2002-07-25 Sharp Kabushiki Kaishi Liquid crystal display device and method for producing the same
US6411420B1 (en) * 1998-03-24 2002-06-25 Sony Corporation Electro-optical element, and method of driving and method of manufacturing the same
US6130774A (en) * 1998-04-27 2000-10-10 E Ink Corporation Shutter mode microencapsulated electrophoretic display
US6266122B1 (en) * 1998-06-30 2001-07-24 Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha Liquid crystal display device and method for manufacturing the same
US20030067666A1 (en) * 2001-08-20 2003-04-10 Hideyuki Kawai Electrophoretic device, method for driving electrophoretic device, circuit for driving electrophoretic device, and electronic device
US20030063369A1 (en) * 2001-08-23 2003-04-03 Hideyuki Kawai Electrophoretic device, method for manufacturing electrophoretic device, and electronic apparatus

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