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Date of Patent:
Feb. 24, 2015

Filed:

Apr. 25, 2011
Applicants:

Gary Gibson, Palo Alto, CA (US);

Xia Sheng, Palo Alto, CA (US);

Richard H. Henze, San Carlos, CA (US);

Inventors:

Gary Gibson, Palo Alto, CA (US);

Xia Sheng, Palo Alto, CA (US);

Richard H. Henze, San Carlos, CA (US);

Assignee:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G02B 26/00 (2006.01); G02F 1/167 (2006.01); G02F 1/1347 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G02F 1/167 (2013.01); G02F 1/1347 (2013.01); G02F 2001/1672 (2013.01); G02F 2001/1676 (2013.01);
Abstract

A display element comprises a cell containing a fluid including a plurality of wells at the bottom of the cell. A luminescent material is within the cell for modulating light incident from the top of the cell and for returning luminescent light; and a dispersion of particles is contained within the fluid. The dispersion of particles is movable between a first state in which the particles are substantially contained within the plurality of wells and a second state in which the particles are distributed between the top and bottom of the cell, to control the intensity of luminescent light returned by the display element.


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