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US 7,067,190 B1Granted
Capsules utilizing a lubricant
AssigneeXerox Corporation
InventorsSan-Ming Yang, Ahmed Alzamly, Naveen Chopra, Peter M. Kazmaier, Man-Chung Tam, Thomas Enright
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Abstract
A capsule containing a rotatable element and a dielectric liquid including a lubricant dispersed therein.
Claims21
A capsule comprising:
- a rotatable element;
- and
- a dielectric liquid comprising a lubricant dispersed therein, wherein the lubricant is substantially immiscible in the dielectric liquid.
A process for generating a capsule, comprising:
- encapsulating a rotatable element in a dielectric liquid within the capsule, wherein the rotatable element has at least two surfaces differing from each other in optical and electrical characteristics;
- and
- wherein the dielectric liquid comprises a lubricant the lubricant, comprising spherical particles.
A display member comprising a layer comprising a plurality of capsules, each capsule comprising a rotatable element within a dielectric liquid wherein the dielectric liquid comprises a lubricant dispersed therein, wherein the lubricant comprises spherical particles.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.