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Method of manufacturing plastic particles for a particle display

US4810431A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateMay 26, 1987
Grant dateMar 7, 1989
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Expiry dateMay 26, 2007

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY10T428/2982
  • WIPO fieldOther special machines
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A particle display comprises a plurality of particles which in an electrical field rotate to expose either their white or black surface depending upon the polarity of the field. The particle display can be used for a flat panel ambient-illuminated numeric, alpha-numeric and other forms of visual displays.

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