Rotation and threshold mechanism for twisting ball display

Computer graphics processing and selective visual display system – Plural physical display element control system – Display elements arranged in matrix

Reexamination Certificate

Rate now

  [ 0.00 ] – not rated yet Voters 0   Comments 0

Details

C345S084000

Reexamination Certificate

active

06903719

ABSTRACT:
A rotation mechanism for bichromal balls in a twisting ball display is based on electrostatic induction. A bichromal ball with hemispherically differentiated electrical time constants is immersed in a dielectric liquid containing a charge director solution. The liquid is contained within an encapsulant. The charge director solution has positive and negative ions with substantially different mobilities. Space charge clouds created in this fluid upon application of an electric field act so as to induce polarization differently in each hemisphere, leading to a net dynamic polarization. Interaction between the space charge and the induced polarization serves to rotate the ball. Ions are subsequently trapped at the fluid/encapsulant interface due to greater polarizability of the encapsulant. A threshold is obtained by the excess field needed to release the ions and so reverse the ion motion.

REFERENCES:
patent: 4126854 (1978-11-01), Sheridon
patent: 4143103 (1979-03-01), Sheridon
patent: 5262098 (1993-11-01), Crowley et al.
patent: 5900192 (1999-05-01), Richley
patent: 6222513 (2001-04-01), Howard et al.
patent: 6383619 (2002-05-01), Engler et al.
patent: 6428868 (2002-08-01), Sheridon et al.
patent: 6441946 (2002-08-01), Sheridon

LandOfFree

Say what you really think

Search LandOfFree.com for the USA inventors and patents. Rate them and share your experience with other people.

Rating

Rotation and threshold mechanism for twisting ball display does not yet have a rating. At this time, there are no reviews or comments for this patent.

If you have personal experience with Rotation and threshold mechanism for twisting ball display, we encourage you to share that experience with our LandOfFree.com community. Your opinion is very important and Rotation and threshold mechanism for twisting ball display will most certainly appreciate the feedback.

Rate now

     

Profile ID: LFUS-PAI-O-3473526

  Search
All data on this website is collected from public sources. Our data reflects the most accurate information available at the time of publication.