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US 8,300,007 B2Granted
Self assembling display with substrate
AssigneeThe Invention Science Fund I, LLC
InventorsW. Daniel Hillis, Nathan P. Myhrvold, Clarence T. Tegreene, Lowell L. Wood, Jr., Victoria Y. H. Wood
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Abstract
Various embodiments of methods and systems for designing and constructing displays from multiple light-modulating elements are disclosed. Display elements having different light-modulating and self-assembling characteristics may be used during display assembly and operation.
Claims25
A display comprising:
- a) a substrate including a plurality of receptor locations, each of the plurality of receptor locations including a shape, size or surface characteristic;
- and
- b) a plurality of preassembled display elements located at said plurality of receptor locations, each of the plurality of preassembled display elements including at least one first sub-element attached to at least one second sub-element, the at least one first sub-element having a first shape, size or surface characteristic and including a first light-modulating element of a first wavelength band and the at least one second sub-element having a second shape, size or surface characteristic and including a second light-modulating element of a second wavelength band;
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- wherein at each of said receptor locations, the shape, size or surface characteristic of said receptor location is complementary to a shape, size or surface characteristic of the preassembled display element located at said receptor location, the shape, size or surface characteristic of said preassembled display element at said receptor location defined by the combination of the first shape, size or surface characteristic of the at least one first sub-element of said preassembled display element and the second shape, size or surface characteristic of the at least one second sub-element of said preassembled display element;
- and
- wherein the first wavelength band and the second wavelength band differ from one another.
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A display comprising:
- a) a substrate including a plurality of receptor locations, each of the plurality of receptor locations including a shape, size or surface characteristic;
- and
- b) a plurality of preassembled display elements located at said plurality of receptor locations, each of the plurality of preassembled display elements including at least one first sub-element and at least one second sub-element attached to a carrier, the at least one first sub-element including a first light emitting element of a first wavelength band and the at least one second sub-element including a second light emitting element of a second wavelength band;
- wherein at each of said receptor locations, the shape, size or surface characteristic of said receptor location is complementary to a shape, size or surface characteristic of the preassembled display element located at said location;
- and
- wherein the first wavelength band and the second wavelength band differ from one another.
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A display comprising:
- a) a substrate including a plurality of receptor locations, each of the plurality of receptor locations including a shape, size or surface characteristic;
- and
- b) a plurality of preassembled display elements located at said plurality of receptor locations, each of the plurality of preassembled display elements including at least one first, second and third sub-elements, the at least one first sub-element having a first shape, size or surface characteristic and including a first light-emitting element of a first wavelength band, the at least one second sub-element having a second shape, size or surface characteristic and including a second light-emitting element of a second wavelength band and the at least one third sub-element having a third shape, size or surface characteristic and including a third light-emitting element of a third wavelength band;
- wherein at each of said receptor locations, the shape, size or surface characteristic of said receptor location is complementary to a shape, size or surface characteristic of the preassembled display element located at said location, the shape, size or surface characteristic of said preassembled display element located at said receptor location defined by the combination of the first shape, size or surface characteristic of the at least one first sub-element of said preassembled display element, the second shape, size or surface characteristic of the at least one second sub-element of said preassembled display element, and the third shape, size or surface characteristic of the at least one third sub-element of said preassembled display element;
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- wherein the first wavelength band, the second wavelength band, and the third wavelength band differ from one another.
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