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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 02, 2020
Filed:
Apr. 20, 2017
Applicant:
E Ink Corporation, Billerica, MA (US);
Inventors:
Kenji Nakazawa, Tokyo, JP;
Keisuke Hashimoto, Tokyo, JP;
Assignee:
E Ink Corporation, Billerica, MA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G02F 1/1333 (2006.01); G02F 1/167 (2019.01); G02F 1/1681 (2019.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G02F 1/133305 (2013.01); G02F 1/167 (2013.01); G02F 1/133308 (2013.01); G02F 1/1681 (2019.01); G02F 2201/50 (2013.01);
Abstract
An image display apparatus having a flexible electronic display comprising a bendable portion that is flexible and configured to display an image, a support member comprising a substantially planar portion that resists bending and a bending-protection portion that bends and protects the bendable portion of the flexible display, and a retainer for retaining the flexible electronic display proximal to a surface of the support member.