Light-emitting pixels, fabrics, and related components, products, and methods
AssigneePurdue Research Foundation
InventorsChi Hwan Lee, Seungse Cho
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Abstract
Light-emitting pixels and methods of making and using light-emitting pixels in a fabric. Such a light-emitting pixel includes an electroluminescent thread having a conductive thread and an electroluminescent coating on a surface of the conductive thread, and a transparent conductive thread having an electrically-conductive surface. The electroluminescent coating contains an electroluminescent material. The electroluminescent thread and the transparent conductive thread contact each other to define the light-emitting pixel that generates light when a voltage is applied between the electroluminescent thread and the transparent conductive thread.
Claims30
A light-emitting pixel comprising:
- an electroluminescent thread comprising a conductive thread and a coating on a surface of the conductive thread, the coating comprising an electroluminescent material;
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- a transparent conductive thread having an electrically-conductive surface, the electroluminescent thread and the transparent conductive thread contacting each other to define the light-emitting pixel that generates light when a voltage is applied between the electroluminescent thread and the transparent conductive thread.
An electroluminescent thread comprising:
- an electrically conductive thread;
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- a coating on a surface of the conductive thread, the coating comprising an electroluminescent material.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.