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Flexible electro-optic displays

US6922276B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateDec 22, 2003
Grant dateJul 26, 2005
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Expiry dateDec 22, 2023

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG02F1/1679
  • WIPO fieldOptics
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

An encapsulated electrophoretic medium comprises a plurality of capsules dispersed in a polymeric binder, each of the capsules comprising a capsule wall, a suspending fluid contained within the capsule wall, and a plurality of electrically charged particles suspended in the suspending fluid and capable of moving therethrough upon application of an electric field to the medium, the polymeric binder having a shear modulus of at least about 10 mPa at 20° C., and preferably over the range of 10-50° C.

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