IP Library Granted Patent US 8,976,444
Granted Patent B2
US 8,976,444 · App. 14/083,317 · Granted Mar 10, 2015

Color display devices

Inventors: Xiaojia Zhang (Fremont, CA); Craig Lin (San Jose, CA); Robert A. Sprague (Saratoga, CA)
Assignee: E Ink California, LLC
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Patent No.
US 8,976,444
App. No.
14/083,317
Granted
Mar 10, 2015
Kind
B2
Abstract

The present invention is directed to a color display comprising an electrophoretic fluid comprising two types of pigment particles of contrasting colors and carrying opposite charge polarities dispersed in a clear and colorless solvent, wherein said electrophoretic fluid is sandwiched between a common electrode and a plurality of colored sub-pixel electrodes or colored pixel electrodes.

Claims (4)

1. A driving method for a color display comprising an electrophoretic fluid comprising two types of pigment particles carrying opposite charge polarities and having contrasting colors, wherein the particles are dispersed in a solvent, and said electrophoretic fluid is sandwiched between a common electrode and a plurality of colored sub-pixel or pixel electrodes, which method comprises

a) applying a constant driving voltage between the common electrode and the sub-pixel or pixel electrode where the pigment particles are to be gathered; and

b) applying alternating positive driving voltage and negative driving voltage between the common electrode and the sub-pixel or pixel electrode which is to be exposed.

2. The method of claim 1 wherein the constant driving voltage in step (a) is 0V.

Assignments (3)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Oct 5, 2023
From: E INK CALIFORNIA, LLC
To: E INK CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 065154/0965 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Oct 22, 2018
From: ZHANG, XIAOJIA; LIN, CRAIG; SPRAGUE, ROBERT A.
To: SIPIX IMAGING INC.
Reel/Frame 047259/0365 →
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Jul 7, 2014
From: SIPIX IMAGING, INC.
To: E INK CALIFORNIA, LLC
Reel/Frame 033280/0408 →
Continuity (3)
Continuation 13371293 · Feb 10, 2012
Continuation In Part 13225184 · Sep 2, 2011
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