IP Library Granted Patent US 7,656,575
Granted Patent B2
US 7,656,575 · App. 11/216,856 · Granted Feb 2, 2010

Printable pixel structure with carbon fiber emitters

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Patent No.
US 7,656,575
App. No.
11/216,856
Granted
Feb 2, 2010
Kind
B2
Abstract

A sub-pixel for use in a color pixel structure, includes a microwire preferably printed on a substrate, the microwire having a gap in it; a carbon filament spanning the gap and having opposite ends of the filament in electrical communication with the wire; an electro-optic gel having a tint of one primary color of a white light spectrum, the gel enveloping the carbon filament.

Claims (12)

1. A color pixel structure, comprising: (a) a first planar electro-optical (EO) sub-pixel including a first gel having a tint of a first primary color; (b) means for furnishing an electron input to said first EO sub-pixel; (c) a second planar EO sub-pixel including a gel having a tint of a second primary color, said second sub-pixel substantially congruent with said first sub-pixel and positioned in optical proximity thereto; (d) means for furnishing an electron input to said second EO sub-pixel; (e) a third planar EO sub-pixel including a gel having a tint of a third primary color, said third sub-pixel in substantially congruent overlay with said first and second sub-pixels and positioned in optical proximity thereto; (f) means for furnishing an electron input to said third EO sub-pixel; (g) means for defining a ratio of relative electron output of said respective three electron input furnishing means, to each EO sub-pixel thereby producing a discrete chromatic value specific to a particular ratio of primary colors defined by said ratio of each electron input into each respective sub-pixel; (h) means for furnishing an electron input comprising a high density carbon fiber filament having a current or electron input and a photon output; and (i) a wire preferably printed on a substrate to which said high density carbon fiber filament is adhered, said wire providing said electron input thereto.

2. The system as recited in claim 1 , in which said gel comprises: a colloid having a dispersed phase within a dispersion medium, said dispersed phase comprising a material having a photon output related to a level of electron input to said dispersion medium.

3. The structure as recited in claim 1 , in which each of said sub-pixels includes: a capacitor spanning a gap between opposing ends of said electron input furnishing means.

4. A color pixel structure, comprising: (a) a planar first photonic sub-pixel including a first gel for providing a tint of a first primary color; (b) means for furnishing a photonic input to said first sub-pixel; (c) a planar second photonic sub-pixel including a gel for providing a tint of a second primary color, said second sub-pixel proportioned for substantial congruent overlay upon said first sub-pixel; (d) means for furnishing a photonic input to said second sub-pixel; (e) a planar photonic sub-pixel including a gel for providing a tint of a third primary color, said third sub-pixel proportioned for substantially congruent overlay over said first and second sub-pixels; (f) means for furnishing a photonic input to said third sub-pixel; (g) means for defining a ratio of relative photon outputs of each respective three photon input furnishing means, thereby providing a chromatic value specific to a particular ratio of primary colors defined by said ratio of photon output into each respective sub-pixel; (h) means for furnishing a photonic input comprising a high density carbon fiber filament having a current or electron input and a photon output; and (i) a wire preferably printed on a substrate to which said high density carbon fiber filament is adhered, said wire providing said electron input thereto.

5. The structure as recited in claim 4 , further comprising: means for varying the level of photons provided to one or more of said sub-pixels to effect variations of hue of said discrete chromatic value of said pixel structure.

6. The structure as recited in claim 4 , further comprising: means for concurrently increasing said level of photon input to all three of said sub-pixels, to effect an increase in luminosity of said chromatic value.

7. The structure as recited in claim 4 , further comprising: a clear electronically inert enclosure encapsulating each respective sub-pixel.

8. The structure as recited in claim 7 , further comprising: a clear electronically inert material encapsulating all three of said sub-pixels into a single pixel.

9. The structure as recited in claim 3 , in which said clear electronically inert material comprises a silicone.

10. The system as recited in claim 4 , in which said gel comprises a colloid having a dispersed phase within a dispersion medium, said dispersed phase comprising a material having a photon output related to a level of photon input to said dispersion medium.

11. The system as recited in claim 7 , further comprising: means for furnishing said photon input to each gel.

12. The structure as recited in claim 4 , in which each gel comprises a colloid.

Continuity (1)
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