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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 29, 2011
Filed:
Sep. 27, 2005
William Alden Crossland, Harlow, GB;
Anthony Bernard Davey, Cambridge, GB;
Gang Sun, Beijing, CN;
Alan Colin Dixon, Ipswich, GB;
William Alden Crossland, Harlow, GB;
Anthony Bernard Davey, Cambridge, GB;
Gang Sun, Beijing, CN;
Alan Colin Dixon, Ipswich, GB;
Cambridge Enterprise Limited, Cambridge, GB;
Advex Corporation Limited, Oxfordshire, GB;
Abstract
A liquid crystal structure () comprising first and second reflective regions () arranged to reflect respective first and second colours. The first and second reflective regions () are disposed transversely to the direction of reflection (R). Each region includes a reflective back area and a selector () controllable to control light reflected from the region. Furthermore, a controllable reflector () is superposed over the reflective region in the direction of reflection (R) and controllable to transmit or scatter incident light.