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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 26, 2005
Filed:
Dec. 22, 2003
Libing Zhang, Sharon, MA (US);
Mavyn M. Holman, Peabody, MA (US);
Russell J. Wilcox, Natick, MA (US);
Alberto Goenaga, Santa Barbara, CA (US);
Michael L. Steiner, New Richmond, WI (US);
Libing Zhang, Sharon, MA (US);
Mavyn M. Holman, Peabody, MA (US);
Russell J. Wilcox, Natick, MA (US);
Alberto Goenaga, Santa Barbara, CA (US);
Michael L. Steiner, New Richmond, WI (US);
E Ink Corporation, Cambridge, MA (US);
Abstract
An encapsulated electrophoretic medium comprises a plurality of capsules dispersed in a polymeric binder, each of the capsules comprising a capsule wall, a suspending fluid contained within the capsule wall, and a plurality of electrically charged particles suspended in the suspending fluid and capable of moving therethrough upon application of an electric field to the medium, the polymeric binder having a shear modulus of at least about 10 mPa at 20° C., and preferably over the range of 10-50° C.