IP Library Granted Patent US 10,150,877
Granted Patent B2
US 10,150,877 · App. 15/185,747 · Granted Dec 11, 2018

Electrophoretic dispersion liquid, method of manufacturing electrophoretic dispersion liquid, electrophoretic sheet, electrophoretic device, and electronic apparatus

Inventors: Harunobu Komatsu (Matsumoto, JP); Masahiko Nakazawa (Matsumoto, JP); Kiyoshi Nakamura (Matsumoto, JP); Hiroki Nakahara (Shiojiri, JP)
Assignee: E Ink Corporation
C09D5/4419G02F2001/1678
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Patent No.
US 10,150,877
App. No.
15/185,747
Granted
Dec 11, 2018
Kind
B2
Abstract

According to the invention, an electrophoretic dispersion liquid includes at least one type of an electrophoretic particle, and a dispersion medium, in which the content of transition metal of group 8 elements derived from a catalyst which is used to generate at least one of a block copolymer (a particle surface treatment agent) used to form the electrophoretic particle and the dispersion medium is in a range of greater than 0 ppm to equal to or less than 2 ppm in the electrophoretic dispersion liquid.

Claims (17)

1. An electrophoretic dispersion liquid comprising:

at least one type of electrophoretic particles; and

a dispersion medium,

wherein

the content of transition metal of group 8 elements is in a range of greater than 0 ppm to equal to or less than 2 ppm in the electrophoretic dispersion liquid,

at least one of the particle surface treatment agent and the dispersant is a siloxane-based compound which is a polymer compound,

the siloxane-based compound which is used as the particle surface treatment agent is a block copolymer which contains a dispersion portion which is formed by polymerizing first monomers and a bonding portion which is formed by polymerizing second monomers having a functional group, and is bonded to the electrophoretic particle when the functional group and a hydroxyl group are reacted with each other in the bonding portion, and

the first monomer is a silicone macromonomer expressed by the following Formula (I):

[in the formula, R 1 represents a hydrogen atom or a methyl group, R 2 represents a hydrogen atom or an alkyl group having 1 to 4 carbon atoms, R 3 represents a structure including one of an alkyl group having 1 to 6 carbon atoms and an ether group of ethylene oxide or propylene oxide, and n represents an integer of 0 or greater].

2. The electrophoretic dispersion liquid according to claim 1 ,

wherein the transition metal of group 8 element is derived from a catalyst which is used to generate at least one of a particle surface treatment agent used to form the electrophoretic particle and a dispersant added to the dispersion medium.

3. The electrophoretic dispersion liquid according to claim 1 ,

wherein the transition metal of group 8 element is at least one of a period 5 element and a period 6 element.

4. The electrophoretic dispersion liquid according to claim 1 ,

wherein in the electrophoretic dispersion liquid, the transition metal of group 8 element is present in a state where at least one of a complex and salt which contain the transition metal of group 8 element is formed.

5. The electrophoretic dispersion liquid according to claim 1 ,

wherein the siloxane-based compound used as the dispersant is a modified silicone compound.

Assignments (2)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Sep 13, 2018
From: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
To: E INK CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 047072/0325 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jun 17, 2016
From: KOMATSU, HARUNOBU; NAKAZAWA, MASAHIKO; NAKAMURA, KIYOSHI; NAKAHARA, HIROKI
To: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 038945/0338 →
Priority Claims (1)
JP 2015-131924 · Jun 30, 2015 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20170003569A1 · Jan 5, 2017
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