IP Library Granted Patent US 9,036,240
Granted Patent B2
US 9,036,240 · App. 14/071,550 · Granted May 19, 2015

Electronic paper display

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Patent No.
US 9,036,240
App. No.
14/071,550
Granted
May 19, 2015
Kind
B2
Abstract

The disclosure provides an electronic paper display. The electronic paper display includes an electronic paper panel. A light guide plate is disposed on the electronic paper panel. The light guide plate has a first surface and a second surface opposite to the first surface. A conductive pattern structural layer is disposed on the light guide plate. A light source is disposed on a side of the light guide plate. The first surface of the light guide plate is a patterned surface. A light generated by the light source is reflected or scattered to the electronic paper panel by the patterned surface.

Claims (19)

1. An electronic paper display, comprising:

an electronic paper panel;

a light guide plate disposed on the electronic paper panel, wherein the light guide plate has a first surface away from the electronic paper panel and a second surface opposite to the first surface;

a conductive pattern structural layer disposed on the light guide plate; and

a light source disposed on a side of the light guide plate, wherein the first surface of the light guide plate is a patterned surface, thereby a light generated by the light source is reflected or scattered to the electronic paper panel by the patterned surface.

2. The electronic paper display as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the conductive pattern structural layer is disposed on the first surface.

3. The electronic paper display as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the conductive pattern structural layer is disposed on the second surface.

4. The electronic paper display as claimed in claim 3 , wherein the conductive pattern structural layer comprises:

a first substrate having an upper surface and a lower surface; and

an upper conductive pattern layer and a lower conductive pattern layer disposed on the upper surface and the lower surface of the first substrate, respectively.

5. The electronic paper display as claimed in claim 4 , further comprising:

a second substrate disposed on the lower conductive pattern layer, thereby the lower conductive pattern layer is between the first substrate and the second substrate.

6. The electronic paper display as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the patterned surface is formed by a method comprising printing a reflective ink, chemical etching or laser etching.

7. The electronic paper display as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the light guide plate comprises a glass or plastic.

8. The electronic paper display as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the conductive pattern structural layer is formed of indium tin oxide (ITO), indium zinc oxide (IZO), Ga doped zinc oxide (GZO), Al-doped ZnO (AZO), zinc (Zn), conductive polymer, carbon nanotube film, silver (Ag) nano-line or graphite.

9. The electronic paper display as claimed in claim 1 , further comprising:

a diffusion plate disposed between the light guide plate and the light source; and

an optical glue disposed between the conductive pattern structural layer and the electronic paper panel.

10. The electronic paper display as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the conductive pattern structural layer comprises a sensing electrode pattern structure for detecting touch input.

Assignments (3)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded May 7, 2026
From: MAMMOTH LICENSING, LLC
To: WISTRON CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 075567/0824 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jun 30, 2025
From: WISTRON CORPORATION
To: MAMMOTH LICENSING, LLC
Reel/Frame 071787/0159 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Nov 5, 2013
From: HUANG, SHENG-SHAN
To: WISTRON CORP.
Reel/Frame 031645/0979 →