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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 15, 2011
Filed:
Nov. 14, 2008
Applicants:
Emmanuel Delamarche, Thalwil, CH;
Erich M. Ruetsche, Pfaeffikon, CH;
Inventors:
Emmanuel Delamarche, Thalwil, CH;
Erich M. Ruetsche, Pfaeffikon, CH;
Assignee:
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G02B 26/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A display element having circuitry adapted to at least partially electrochemically dissolve a first layer by means of supplying an electrical current through the first layer. The first layer separates a first reservoir filled with a liquid from a second reservoir. By dissolving the first layer at least partially, at least a portion of the liquid can flow from the first to the second reservoir. Consequently, the display element transitions from a first to a second optical state.