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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:
May. 17, 1988
Filed:
Aug. 29, 1985
Applicant:
Inventor:
James R Phillips, Albuquerque, NM (US);
Assignee:
Motorola Inc., Schaumburg, IL (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G02F / ; G02F / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
350388 ; 350392 ; 350408 ;
Abstract
An electro-optic display having either variable-color or selectable-color capability is disclosed, with each having particularly efficient electrode patterns for achieving color control. Each implements a passive display utilizing an electro-optic material such as PLZT having one of these types of electrode patterns and aligned with an appropriate multi-colored filter. By applying D.C. control voltages to these sets of electrodes, which are sufficiently small to form unit cells, variable or selectable color is perceived. The patterns may be arranged in a sequence of any length or width, with the three-shutter pattern featuring no surface-mounted crossovers.