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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8174489 | Dual-sided display for mobile device A method and device for providing a dual-sided display device having increased viewability are provided. A display device includes a dual-sided display assembly and a power supply. The dual-sided display assembly includes a first viewable side and a second viewable ... | 05/08/2012 |
| 8102362 | Indexing writehead for bistable media A system and method for writing bistable media with a writehead is described. The media has two or more discrete write areas, each area defined by at least one electrical contact, and the media further has at least one alignment feature positioned with regard to one... | 01/24/2012 |
| 7483014 | Display method for display apparatus A method of driving a display apparatus with which unevenness of image is precluded and the time for display is shortened. A display apparatus for displaying an image by impressing a voltage on pixels by row electrodes and column electrodes disposed in a matrix, for... | 01/27/2009 |
| 7453435 | Method of controlling an electrochromic matrix display and electrochromic display Electrochromic matrix and method of controlling the grey state of pixels in an electrochromic matrix display comprising a first set of electrodes being formed of electrically isolated conduction lines, a second set of electrodes being formed of electrically isolated... | 11/18/2008 |
| 7443566 | Low power, configurable display for mobile devices A method and apparatus for modifying an appearance of a mobile terminal are provided. A mobile terminal housing is provided with a window. A first electrode is formed inside the window. A conductive polymer layer is formed over the first electrode. An electrolyte la... | 10/28/2008 |
| 7441134 | Self-packaged optical interference display device having anti-stiction bumps, integral micro-lens, and reflection-absorbing layers An electronic device of an embodiment of the invention is disclosed that at least partially displays a pixel of a display image. The device includes a first reflector and a second reflector defining an optical cavity therebetween that is selective of a visible wavel... | 10/21/2008 |
| 7436389 | Method and system for controlling the output of a diffractive light device A method and system for controlling a color of light output by a diffractive light device (DLD device). The color is determined by a gap voltage applied to the DLD device. During each of a number of time frames, one of a number of control bits in a control word is s... | 10/14/2008 |
| 7433114 | Phase change electophoretic imaging for rewritable applications The present invention relates to a microcapsule that can be used to form a rewritable medium for visual displays that are stable in the presence of electric fields having a strength that is typical in the work environment. The microcapsule of the invention comprises... | 10/07/2008 |
| 7420727 | Active matrix electrochromic display The present invention is an active matrix electrochromic display architecture where the active components are placed on the backplane of the display, thereby maximizing the viewable pixel area. The cathode of the electrochromic pixel is placed on top of the active c... | 09/02/2008 |
| 7414770 | Contollably dissolving spacing member and associated electrochromic device and method for manufacturing the same An electrochromic device including a first substantially transparent substrate having an electrically conductive material associated therewith; a second substrate having an electrically conductive material associated therewith; an electrochromic medium contained wit... | 08/19/2008 |
| 7403319 | Electrochromic device employing gel or solid polymers having specific channel direction for the conduction of ions An electrochromic device in which specific channel direction for the conduction of ions is implemented. As a result ionic crosstalk between display pixels is greatly reduced and unwanted transient coloration effects are minimized. Further, specific gel, polymer, or ... | 07/22/2008 |
| 7375871 | Electrochromic glass control device A light control system having a full range of dimming for smart-glass by providing an interface between an off-the-shelf dimmer and a electrochromic glass device is disclosed herein. The light control system or electrochromic glass control device acts as an interfac... | 05/20/2008 |
| 7362485 | Image display medium, image writing device, and image forming apparatus An image display medium comprising: a display layer; a pair of substrates that retain the display layer therebetween, with at least parts of the pair of substrates configuring a frame portion to which an electrical connection connector for electrical connection to t... | 04/22/2008 |
| 7351460 | Information recording medium, information recording device, and information recording method An information recording medium includes an insulating member, first and second electrodes formed in one plane of the insulating member, and a conductive layer having an electrochromic material providing continuity with the first and second electrodes. A gap between... | 04/01/2008 |
| 7352500 | Full-color electrochromic display with stacked in cell monochromic electrochromes A display device comprising a plurality of independently addressable pixels (1) comprising: a first substrate (2); a counter-electrode (3); second substrate (4); a stack of electrochromic layers (5a, 5b, 5 | 04/01/2008 |
| 7348966 | Digital resistive-type touch panel A digital resistive-type touch panel includes first and second transparent substrates opposing each other; a plurality of first transparent electrodes extending along a surface of the first transparent substrate; a plurality of second transparent electrodes extendin... | 03/25/2008 |
| 7336410 | High-definition pixel structure of electrochromic displays and method of producing the same A display of an electrochromic type, including an active matrix substrate on which a plurality of pixel electrodes corresponding to pixels are arranged in a matrix form; a counter substrate which is provided with a transparent electrode that is common with respect t... | 02/26/2008 |
| 7329850 | Vehicle rearview mirror system having a variable reflectance control A vehicle rearview mirror system includes an electro-optic reflective element, an ambient light sensor that is operable to sense ambient light, a glare light sensor that is operable to sense glare light and a circuit that is responsive to the ambient glare light sen... | 02/12/2008 |
| 7324259 | Display element A display element comprising a pair of electrodes having therebetween an electrolyte layer containing silver or a silver-containing compound, the display element being driven by the pair of electrodes so as to electrochemically dissolve silver or to electrochemicall... | 01/29/2008 |
| 7321359 | Method and device for optical navigation An method and device suitable for navigation on a wide variety of surfaces is introduced. Specular reflection is used to determine relative motion over typical surfaces. A specific application is a computer mouse. ... | 01/22/2008 |
| 7312784 | Apparatus for displaying drawings A first apparatus for displaying drawings comprises a housing having an aperture, a drawing sheet comprising electro-optic material movable through the aperture between closed and open positions, and a writing device for writing on the sheet as it moved between its ... | 12/25/2007 |
| 7312914 | Electrochromic display device and electrodeposition-type display device Between each transparent pixel electrode driven by TFT as a drive device and a common electrode, a polymer layer located in contact with the transparent pixel electrode and electrically active to change in color by electrochemical oxidization or reduction and a poly... | 12/25/2007 |
| 7310080 | Electrowetting and electrostatic screen display systems, color displays and transmission means Methods and related devices for manipulating ambient light and various light sources for applications including colour displays, screen displays and colored coverings for a multitude of items is disclosed. Methods and related devices for manipulating light for decor... | 12/18/2007 |
| 7289101 | Multi-color electrophoretic image display A color electrophoretic display including a plurality of cells each containing electrophoretic particles. Each of the cells in the plurality is capable of displaying at least one of three selected primary colors, when the particles in the cell are moved from a first... | 10/30/2007 |
| 7268777 | Electrooptical device and method of fabricating the same There is disclosed an electrooptical device capable of achieving a large area display by making full use of the size of the substrate. An active matrix substrate acts as a driver portion for the reflection-type electrooptical device. A pixel matrix circuit and logic... | 09/11/2007 |
| 7258270 | Compact electronic unit with display An electronic unit for storing and displaying information includes a case, a computer having storage capability for electronically storing information and a processor for generating display signals corresponding to the stored information. A display screen is mounted... | 08/21/2007 |
| 7237920 | Organic electroluminescent light source with anti-reflection coating Organic electroluminescent light source having a front panel 1, a front electrode member 8, 3, a counterelectrode member 5, an organic electroluminescent member 6, 7 between the front electrode member and the counterelectrode member, and ... | 07/03/2007 |
| 7236291 | Particle use for image display media, image display panel using the particles, and image display device An image display device, in which image display media are sealed between opposed substrates, at least one of two substrates being transparent, and in which the image display media, to which an electrostatic field is applied, are made to move so as to display an imag... | 06/26/2007 |
| 7236364 | Case for portable terminal using color liquid crystal A case for a portable terminal using a color liquid crystal uses a Peltier device to vary the color of the case by means of electrical heating and cooling the interior of the case. The case includes a temperature control apparatus for emitting electrical heat, when ... | 06/26/2007 |
| 7215318 | Electrochromic element drive control circuit A drive control circuit for controlling an electrochromic element is substantially integrated into an integrated circuit, with the exception of resistive elements for dissipating heat away from the integrated circuit. The drive control circuit includes a current reg... | 05/08/2007 |
| 7212192 | Electronic input device A thin electronic input device has a film layer, a conducting layer, a covering layer, character display layer, an IC control unit and a connecting unit. The film layer is made of a flexible material. The conducting layer is mounted on the film layer for sensing a h... | 05/01/2007 |
| 7205524 | Vehicle rearview mirror system having a variable reflectance control A vehicle rearview mirror system includes an electro-optic reflective element, an ambient light sensor that is operable to sense ambient light, a glare light sensor that is operable to sense glare light and a circuit that is responsive to the ambient glare light sen... | 04/17/2007 |
| 7193625 | Methods for driving electro-optic displays, and apparatus for use therein A method for addressing a bistable electro-optic display having at least one pixel comprises applying an addressing pulse to drive the pixel to a first optical state; leaving the pixel undriven for a period of time, thereby permitting the pixel to assume a second op... | 03/20/2007 |
| 7184199 | Phase change electrophoretic imaging for rewritable applications The present invention relates to a microcapsule that can be used to form a rewritable medium for visual displays that are stable in the presence of electric fields having a strength that is typical in the work environment. The microcapsule of the invention comprises... | 02/27/2007 |
| 7177064 | Display device using printed circuit board as substrate of display panel Disclosed is a display device using a printed circuit board (PCB) as a substrate of a display panel. The display device includes the PCB formed with a via hole, a display panel having an electrode aligned adjacent to one side of the via hole formed in the PCB in ord... | 02/13/2007 |
| 7157301 | Semiconductor package security features using thermochromatic inks and three-dimensional identification coding Numerous embodiments of an apparatus and method for generating an identification feature are described. In one embodiment of the present invention, portions of an identification character printed with thermochromatic ink are distributed within a three-dimensional ma... | 01/02/2007 |
| 7154170 | Semiconductor package security features using thermochromatic inks and three-dimensional identification coding Numerous embodiments of an apparatus and method for generating an identification feature are described. In one embodiment of the present invention, portions of an identification character printed with thermochromatic ink are distributed within a three-dimensional ma... | 12/26/2006 |
| 7145709 | Apparatus and methods for modulating refractive index An iono-refractive structure that includes one or more ion insertion layers having a real portion and an imaginary portion of the dielectric constant is provided. While both the real portion and the imaginary portion of the dielectric constant change, the change in ... | 12/05/2006 |
| 7142190 | Cellular communication handsets having variable appearance housings and methods therefor A wireless communication handset (100), or other electrical device, having a housing disposed about electrical communications circuitry. At least a portion of the housing, for example a bezel (144) or keypad area (148) comprising a variable inpu... | 11/28/2006 |
| 7130101 | Switchable electrochromic devices with uniform switching and preferential area shading A method for providing preferential coloring to a portion of an electrochromic window assembly, includes the steps of providing an electrochromic window assembly comprising first and second spaced apart transparent substrates defining a chamber therebetween, the fir... | 10/31/2006 |
