Electronically switchable privacy film and display device having same
US9229261B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Sep 26, 2012 |
| Grant date | Jan 5, 2016 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 12, 2033 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG02F1/133524
- WIPO fieldOptics
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
An electronically switchable privacy film suitable for use in display devices are described. The electronically switchable privacy film comprises a pair of mutually opposing transparent electrodes; an optically transparent microstructured layer disposed between the transparent electrodes, the microstructured layer comprising a plurality of microstructured ribs extending across a surface thereof such that the microstructured ribs form an alternating series of ribs and channels; and electronically switchable material disposed in the channels, the electronically switchable material being capable of modulation between high and low light scattering states upon application of an electric field across the transparent electrodes.
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