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US 2006/0132427 A1Published application
Flexible display system
AssigneePalo Alto Research Center Incorporated
InventorsMichael Weisberg, Michael Heaney, John Dunec
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Abstract
The present exemplary embodiment relates to an improved flexible display system. One form of the display may use various types of switchable materials contained in micro cells formed from a fabric or mesh material. These cells may serve as a spacer between two opposing electrode sheets and may be individually sealed to the electrode sheets on each face. Moreover, the fabric may, in some forms, be implemented as an electrical grid for addressing the micro cells.
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A flexible display apparatus comprising:
- a first flexible encapsulating layer;
- a second flexible encapsulating layer;
- a flexible encapsulated layer between the first encapsulating layer and the second encapsulating layer, the encapsulated layer comprising a mesh layer wherein a plurality of micro-cells are defined by the mesh layer, the first encapsulating layer and the second encapsulating layer;
- and
- a plurality of display elements housed within the plurality of microcells.
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A flexible display apparatus comprising:
- a first flexible encapsulating layer;
- a second flexible encapsulating layer;
- a flexible encapsulated layer between the first encapsulating layer and the second encapsulating layer, the encapsulated layer comprising a conductive mesh layer wherein a plurality of micro-cells are defined by the conductive mesh layer, the first encapsulating layer and the second encapsulating layer;
- a plurality of display elements housed within the plurality of microcells;
- and,
- at least one drive circuit connected to the conductive mesh layer and being operative to address selected ones of the plurality of micro-cells.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.