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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8200974 | Method and system for securely exchanging encryption key determination information A system and method for securely exchanging plurality of information items used to generate a plurality of encryption keys used in a public key-and-private key system. In accordance with the principles of the invention, elements of exchanged information items, such ... | 06/12/2012 |
| 8120550 | Edge emission electron source and TFT pixel selection The present invention relates to a display device that employs edge emitters as a source for pixel electrons. The edge emitters allow the viewing glass plate to be made very small or eliminated, thereby substantially reducing the size of or eliminating the spacers t... | 02/21/2012 |
| 8013512 | Flat panel display incorporating a control frame A flat panel display including: a plurality of electrically addressable pixels; a plurality of thin-film transistor driver circuits each being electrically coupled to an associated at least one of the pixels, respectively; a passivating layer on the thin-film transi... | 09/06/2011 |
| 8008849 | Flat panel display incorporating control frame A flat panel display including: a plurality of electrically addressable pixels; a plurality of thin-film transistor driver circuits each being electrically coupled to an associated at least one of the pixels, respectively; a passivating layer on the thin-film transi... | 08/30/2011 |
| 7804236 | Flat panel display incorporating control frame A flat panel display including: a plurality of electrically addressable pixels; a plurality of thin-film transistor driver circuits each being electrically coupled to an associated at least one of the pixels, respectively; a passivating layer on the thin-film transi... | 09/28/2010 |
| 7792285 | Method and system for securely exchanging encryption key determination information A system and method for securely exchanging plurality of information items used to generate a plurality of encryption keys used in a public key-and-private key system. In accordance with the principles of the invention, elements of exchanged information items, such ... | 09/07/2010 |
| 7723908 | Flat panel display incorporating a control frame A flat panel display including: a plurality of electrically addressable pixels; a plurality of thin-film transistor driver circuits each being electrically coupled to an associated at least one of the pixels, respectively; a passivating layer on the thin-film transi... | 05/25/2010 |
| 7512797 | Interface for facilitating facsimile transmissions via wireless communications networks An interface for facilitating facsimile transmission via a wireless communications device operatively connected to a wireless communications network, including: a modem suitable for being communicatively coupled to a facsimile machine; a controller coupled to the mo... | 03/31/2009 |
| 7441120 | Telecommunications device and method A method for selectively enhancing a voice telephone call from a first location to a second location over a public switched telephone network, including receiving audio signals from a conventional telephone using a first device positioned at the first location; and,... | 10/21/2008 |
| 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 |
| 7254232 | Method and system for selecting encryption keys from a plurality of encryption keys A method and system of alternatively selecting an encryption key used to transmit a known number data bits and providing sufficient information to inform the receiving part of the selected encryption key is presented. In one embodiment of the invention, a plurality ... | 08/07/2007 |
| 7222242 | Interface for facilitating facsimile transmissions via wireless communications networks An interface for facilitating facsimile transmission via a wireless communications device operatively connected to a wireless communications network, including: a modem suitable for being communicatively coupled to a facsimile machine; a controller coupled to the mo... | 05/22/2007 |
| 7129626 | Pixel structure for an edge-emitter field-emission display A pixel structure and an edge-emitter field-emission display device having a first substrate or backplate including a cathode disposed thereon and a second substrate or faceplate including an anode disposed thereon, wherein the anode on the second substrate or facep... | 10/31/2006 |
| 7085376 | Method and system for securely exchanging encryption key determination information A system and method for securely exchanging plurality of information items used to generate a plurality of encryption keys used in a public key-and-private key system. In accordance with the principles of the invention, elements of exchanged information items, such ... | 08/01/2006 |
| 6856686 | Method and apparatus for securing e-mail attachments In accordance with a first aspect, a method for operating an electronic device adapted to be electronically coupled to at least one microprocessor based device and prevent unauthorized access to data exchanged between the at least one microprocessor based device and... | 02/15/2005 |
| 6674242 | Field-emission matrix display based on electron reflections A Reflective Field Emission Display (FED) system using reflective field emission pixel elements is disclosed. In the FED system disclosed, each pixel elements is composed of at least one edge emitter that is operable to emit electrons and at least one ref... | 01/06/2004 |
| 6614149 | Field-emission matrix display based on lateral electron reflections A Reflective Field Emission Display system, components and methods for fabricating the components. In the FED system, a plurality of reflective edge emission pixel elements are arranged in a matrix of N rows and M columns, the pixel elements contain an ed... | 09/02/2003 |
| 5508720 | Portable telecommunication device with removable electrophoretic display The present invention is a modular electrophoretic display that can be selectively attached or detached from a larger assembly. The modular electrophoretic display includes a small, low voltage battery that provides a small bias to the anode, cathode and ... | 04/16/1996 |
| 5499038 | Method of operation for reducing power, increasing life and improving performance of EPIDs Method for operating an electrophoretic display panel in a hold mode that reduces power required, increases display life and improves performance which entails applying a voltage to the anode electrode structure during the "hold" mode of operation which i... | 03/12/1996 |
| 5467107 | Electrophoretic display panel with selective character addressability An electrophoretic display includes a plurality of groups of intersecting row and column electrodes, and a plurality of parallel anode electrode segments disposed in spaced relation within a fluid-tight envelope containing a suspension of pigment particle... | 11/14/1995 |
| 5460688 | Dual anode flat panel electrophoretic display apparatus An electrophoretic display has a grid cathode matrix arrangement consisting of a first plurality of parallel conductive lines insulated from a second plurality of parallel conductive lines transverse to said first plurality. Located with respect to the gr... | 10/24/1995 |
| 5450069 | Data/facsimile telephone subset apparatus incorporating electrophoretic displays A telephone subset which incorporates a high resolution electrophoretic display on the surface of a subset housing. The telephone subset includes a microprocessor which operates under the control of a mode selector. In this manner the display is employed ... | 09/12/1995 |
| 5412398 | Electrophoretic display panel and associated methods for blinking displayed characters A tetrode type electrophoretic display includes local anode lines electrically grouped into groups having the width of a character. In operation, the local anode may be used to blink selected characters by applying appropriate voltages to the various elec... | 05/02/1995 |
| 5359346 | Electrophoretic display panel and associated methods for blinking displayed characters A tetrode type electrophoretic display includes local anode lines electrically grouped into groups having the width of a character. In operation, the local anode may be used to blink selected characters by applying appropriate voltages to the various elec... | 10/25/1994 |
| 5345251 | Electrophoretic display panel with interleaved cathode and anode An EPID electrode configuration includes a plurality of parallel, tined, interdigitized anode and cathode lines deposited upon a faceplate. A plurality of guard elements are provided between adjacent pairs of anode and cathode lines. In a first embodiment... | 09/06/1994 |
| 5315312 | Electrophoretic display panel with tapered grid insulators and associated methods A triode-type electrophoretic display includes a fluid-tight envelope for containing an electrophoretic fluid with suspended pigment particles and has a glass viewing window upon which has been deposited a plurality of parallel cathode members. A pluralit... | 05/24/1994 |
| 5302235 | Dual anode flat panel electrophoretic display apparatus An electrophoretic display has a grid cathode matrix arrangement consisting of a first plurality of parallel conductive lines insulated from a second plurality of parallel conductive lines transverse to said first plurality. Located with respect to the gr... | 04/12/1994 |
| 5293528 | Electrophoretic display panel and associated methods providing single pixel erase capability A tetrode type electrophoretic display includes local anode lines disposed perpendicular to the grid lines and having a tined configuration. In operation, the local anode may be used to write and erase selected independent pixels by applying appropriate v... | 03/08/1994 |
| 5279694 | Chip mounting techniques for display apparatus Driver circuit chip mounting techniques for use in the fabrication of monolithic flat panel displays are disclosed in accordance with the teachings of the present invention. According to a preferred embodiment, a driver circuit having a spot of optical ce... | 01/18/1994 |
| 5279511 | Method of filling an electrophoretic display The present invention is a method of filling the interstice between the anode structure and the cathode structure of an electrophoretic image display (EPID) with a fluid dispersion containing solid pigment particles. And more specifically, a method of fil... | 01/18/1994 |
| 5276438 | Electrophoretic display panel with internal mesh background screen A triode type electrophoretic display (10) includes a pair of substantially identical glass faceplates (12, 14) sealed to a pair of interstitial spacers (16a, 16b) to form a fluid-tight envelope for containing an electrophoretic fluid. An anodized black s... | 01/04/1994 |
| 5266937 | Method for writing data to an electrophoretic display panel A method for writing data to an EPID display includes loading data for a line of pixels onto the grid lines of the EPID. Instead of writing that single line fully by enabling the associated cathode row with a logical "1" voltage for the time necessary to ... | 11/30/1993 |
| 5250938 | Electrophoretic display panel having enhanced operation A triode-type electrophoretic display includes a glass viewing window upon which has been deposited a plurality of parallel cathode members. A plurality of grid members are deposited upon a layer of insulation above the cathode members and perpendicular t... | 10/05/1993 |
| 5223115 | Electrophoretic display with single character erasure A triode type electrophoretic display includes a pair of substantially identical glass faceplates sealed against a peripheral sealing wall to form a fluid-tight envelope for containing an electrophoretic fluid. A first faceplate bears the anode which is c... | 06/29/1993 |
| 5216416 | Electrophoretic display panel with interleaved local anode An improvement to an electrophoretic display having a cathode/grid/local anode matrix and a remote anode and to the method for making the display includes forming the local anode lines in the same plane as the grid lines from the same material and in the ... | 06/01/1993 |
| 5177476 | Methods of fabricating dual anode, flat panel electrophoretic displays There is disclosed methods for fabricating electrophoretic displays. Essentially the methods employ selective materials such as different metals which are capable of being etched by different etchants. In this manner, a laminate is provided to form a grid... | 01/05/1993 |
| 5174882 | Electrode structure for an electrophoretic display apparatus Anode electrode structure (12) for a display such as an electrophoretic display panel. An anode electrode structure (12) which is fabricated in accordance with the present invention includes a multiplicity of anode line segments (2), (7), (13) and (18) wh... | 12/29/1992 |
| 5077157 | Methods of fabricating dual anode, flat panel electrophoretic displays There is disclosed methods for fabricating electrophoretic displays. Essentially the methods employ selective materials such as different metals which are capable of being etched by different etchants. In this manner, a laminate is provided to form a grid... | 12/31/1991 |
| 5053763 | Dual anode flat panel electrophoretic display apparatus An electrophoretic display has a grid cathode matrix arrangement consisting of a first plurality of parallel conductive lines insulated from a second plurality of parallel conductive lines transverse to said first plurality. Located with respect to the gr... | 10/01/1991 |
| 5041824 | Semitransparent electrophoretic information displays (EPID) employing mesh like electrodes An electrophoretic display includes a plurality of intersecting grid and cathode lines which are spaced one from the other by means of an insulating material. The grid and cathode lines are associated with an anode electrode which constitutes a planar gla... | 08/20/1991 |
