Patent · US Expired

Multiple-shutter flat-panel display having individually controlled pixels and method for making same

US5600459A · kind A · utility

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Key dates

Filing dateDec 20, 1993
Grant dateFeb 4, 1997
Priority date
Expiry dateDec 20, 2013

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG02F1/1362
  • WIPO fieldOptics
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A display having a plurality of pixel locations includes first and second display layers, each including a cell at each pixel location, wherein each cell includes a liquid-crystal layer for modulating light passing through the display and a capacitor for controlling the liquid-crystal layer. Also disclosed are a method of making a display in accordance with the present invention and a method of displaying a composite image.

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