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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 25, 1988
Filed:
Nov. 16, 1987
Applicant:
Inventors:
Yukuo Nishimura, Sagamihara, JP;
Masahiro Haruta, Tokyo, JP;
Hirohide Munakata, Yokohama, JP;
Yoko Kuwae, Tokyo, JP;
Toshihiko Miyazaki, Tokyo, JP;
Satoshi Yuasa, Yokohama, JP;
Assignee:
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G02F / ; G09G / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
350355 ; 350362 ; 350267 ; 340788 ;
Abstract
An optical device is provided which comprises a liquid layer containing a liquid-absorbable and releasable polymer that absorbs and releases a liquid under the action of an electric field and at least one pair of electrodes holding the liquid layer therebetween. The liquid may be colored, and alternatively the liquid-absorbable and releasable polymer may be colored.