Printing medium, printing method, and printing apparatus using photonic crystal characteristic
AssigneeNanobrick Co., Ltd.
InventorsJae Hyun Joo, Sung Wan Hong, Da Hyeon Go, Kwang Su Kim
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Abstract
The present invention provides a printing medium, a printing method, and a printing apparatus using a photonic crystal characteristic. According to the present invention, the printing medium using the photonic crystal characteristic comprises a medium in which a plurality of particles having electric charges are dispersed, wherein the inter-particle distances of the particles are controlled as a result of at least one of electric fields and magnetic fields are applied to the medium, and the inter-particle distances of the particles are fixed as the energy is applied to the medium.
Claims43
A printing medium comprising a medium containing numerous charged particles dispersed therein, wherein inter-particle distances of the particles in the medium are controlled by applying at least one of an external electric field or an external magnetic field to the medium;
- wherein the inter-particle distances of the particles are fixed by applying energy to the medium;
- and wherein the medium includes a reversible phase-change material by applying energy thereto.
A printing method comprising:
- injecting a medium, in which numerous charged particles are dispersed;
- applying at least one of an external electric field or an external magnetic field to the medium to control inter-particle distances of the particles;
- and
- applying energy to the medium to fix the inter-particle distances of the particles, wherein the medium includes a reversible phase-change material by applying energy thereto.
A printing apparatus comprising:
- an injector to inject a medium, in which numerous charged particles are dispersed;
- an electromagnetic field generating unit to generate at least one of an electric field or a magnetic field applied to the medium;
- and
- an energy controlling unit to generate energy applied to the medium,
- wherein at least one of the electric field and the magnetic field generated in the electromagnetic field generating unit is applied to the medium to control inter-particle distances of the particles in the medium;
- wherein the energy generated in the energy controlling unit is applied to the medium to fix the inter-particle distances of the particles;
- and wherein the medium includes a reversible phase-change material by applying energy thereto.
A printing medium comprising a medium containing numerous charged particles dispersed therein, wherein inter-particle distances of the particles in the medium are controlled by applying energy as well as at least one of an external electric field or an external magnetic field to the medium;
- and wherein the inter-particle distances of the particles are fixed by blocking the energy to the medium.
A printing method comprising:
- injecting a medium, in which numerous charged particles are dispersed;
- applying energy as well as at least one of an external electric field or an external magnetic field to the medium to control inter-particle distances of the particles;
- and
- blocking the energy to the medium to fix the inter-particle distances of the particles.
A printing apparatus comprising:
- an injector to inject a medium, in which numerous charged particles are dispersed;
- an electromagnetic field generating unit to generate at least one of an electric field or a magnetic field applied to the medium;
- and
- an energy controlling unit to generate energy applied to the medium and block the energy thereto,
- wherein the energy generated in the energy controlling unit as well as at least one of the electric field and the magnetic field generated in the electromagnetic field generating unit are applied to the medium to control inter-particle distances of the particles;
- and wherein the energy controlling unit blocks the energy to the medium to fix the inter-particle distances of the particles.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.