IP Library Granted Patent US 8,094,365
Granted Patent B2
US 8,094,365 · App. 12/552,784 · Granted Jan 10, 2012

White particles for display, particle dispersion for display, display medium and display device

Assignee: Fuji Xerox Co., Ltd.
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Patent No.
US 8,094,365
App. No.
12/552,784
Granted
Jan 10, 2012
Kind
B2
Abstract

White particles for display including first white particles that move in response to an electric field and second white particles that do not move in response to an electric field, the second white particles having a volume average particle size that is less than that of the first white particles, and a ratio of the numerical amount of the first white particles/the second white particles (L/S) satisfying the following relationship: 1/(5.1×10 7 )≦L/S≦1/(2.8×10 4 ).

Claims (37)

1. White particles for display comprising first white particles that move in response to an electric field and second white particles that do not move in response to an electric field, the second white particles having a volume average particle size that is less than that of the first white particles, and a ratio of the numerical amount of the first white particles/the second white particles (L/S) satisfying the following relationship:

1/(5.1×10 7 )≦ L/S≦ 1/(2.8×10 4 ).

2. The white particles for display according to claim 1 , wherein the ratio L/S satisfies the following relationship:

1/(1.0×10 6 )≦ L/S≦ 1/(3.0×10 4 ).

3. The white particles for display according to claim 1 , wherein the ratio L/S satisfies the following relationship:

1/(5.0×10 6 )≦ L/S≦ 1/(1.0×10 5 ).

4. The white particles for display according to claim 1 , wherein the second white particles comprise a polysilane compound.

5. A particle dispersion for display comprising white particles for display and a dispersing medium in which the white particles for display are dispersed, the white particles for display comprising first white particles that move in response to an electric field and second white particles that do not move in response to an electric field, the second white particles having a volume average particle size that is less than that of the first white particles, and a ratio of the numerical amount of the first white particles/the second white particles (L/S) satisfying the following relationship:

1/(5.1×10 7 )≦ L/S≦ 1/(2.8×10 4 ).

6. The particle dispersion for display according to claim 5 , wherein the ratio L/S satisfies the following relationship:

1/(1.0×10 6 )≦ L/S≦ 1/(3.0×10 4 ).

7. The particle dispersion for display according to claim 5 , wherein the ratio L/S satisfies the following relationship:

1/(5.0×10 6 )≦ L/S≦ 1/(1.0×10 5 ).

8. The particle dispersion for display according to claim 5 , wherein the second white particles comprise a polysilane compound.

9. A display medium comprising:

a pair of substrates facing each other with a space therebetween, at least one of the substrates being transparent;

color particles that are positioned between the substrates and move between the substrates in response to an electric field formed between the substrates;

white particles for display positioned between the substrates; and

a dispersing medium positioned between the substrates in which the color particles and the white particles for display are dispersed, the white particles for display comprising first white particles that move in response to an electric field and second white particles that do not move in response to an electric field, the second white particles having a volume average particle size that is less than that of the first white particles, and a ratio of the numerical amount of the first white particles/the second white particles (L/S) satisfying the following relationship:

1/(5.1×10 7 )≦ L/S≦ 1/(2.8×10 4 ).

10. The display medium according to claim 9 , wherein the ratio L/S satisfies the following relationship:

1/(1.0×10 6 )≦ L/S≦ 1/(3.0×10 4 ).

11. The display medium according to claim 9 , wherein the ratio L/S satisfies the following relationship:

1/(5.0×10 6 )≦ L/S≦ 1/(1.0×10 5 ).

12. The display medium according to claim 9 , wherein the second white particles comprise a polysilane compound.

13. A display device comprising a display medium and an electric field formation unit, the display medium comprising:

a pair of substrates facing each other with a space therebetween, at least one of the substrates being transparent;

color particles that are positioned between the substrates and move between the substrates in response to an electric field formed between the substrates;

white particles for display positioned between the substrates; and

a dispersing medium positioned between the substrates in which the color particles and the white particles for display are dispersed, the white particles for display comprising first white particles that move in response to an electric field and second white particles that do not move in response to an electric field, the second white particles having a volume average particle size that is less than that of the first white particles, and a ratio of the numerical amount of the first white particles/the second white particles (L/S) satisfying the following relationship:

1/(5.1×10 7 )≦ L/S≦ 1/(2.8×10 4 ), and

the electric field formation unit forming an electric field between the pair of substrates.

14. The display device according to claim 13 , wherein the ratio L/S satisfies the following relationship:

1/(1.0×10 6 )≦ L/S≦ 1/(3.0×10 4 ).

15. The display device according to claim 13 , wherein the ratio L/S satisfies the following relationship:

1/(5.0×10 6 )≦ L/S≦ 1/(1.0×10 5 ).

16. The display device according to claim 13 , wherein the second white particles comprise a polysilane compound.

Assignments (2)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Mar 22, 2016
From: FUJI XEROX CO. LTD.
To: E INK CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 038213/0160 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Sep 2, 2009
From: YAMAMOTO, YASUO; MORIYAMA, HIROAKI; YAMAGUCHI, YOSHINORI
To: FUJI XEROX CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 023171/0214 →
Priority Claims (1)
JP 2009-052027 · Mar 5, 2009 · national
Continuity (1)
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