Substrate free flexible liquid crystal displays
First Claim
1. A flexible multi-color display comprising an optional substrate, at least one independently switchable electrically modulated imaging layer between an upper conductive layer and a lower conductive layer, wherein the number of said optional substrate is less than or equal to the number of said at least one independently switchable electrically modulated imaging layer.
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Abstract
The present invention relates to a flexible multi-color display comprising an optional substrate, at least one independently switchable electrically modulated imaging layer between an upper conductive layer and a lower conductive layer, wherein the number of said optional substrate is less than or equal to the number of said at least one independently switchable electrically modulated imaging layer. The present invention also relates to a display comprising portions of a flexible multi-color displays produced separately and laminated to gether to form a final display, as well as displays having removable carrier/transport substrates and methods for making the same.
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127 Claims
- 1. A flexible multi-color display comprising an optional substrate, at least one independently switchable electrically modulated imaging layer between an upper conductive layer and a lower conductive layer, wherein the number of said optional substrate is less than or equal to the number of said at least one independently switchable electrically modulated imaging layer.
- 63. A display comprising a top part having an upper and lower layer and a bottom part having an upper and lower layer, wherein said lower layer of said top part and said upper layer of said bottom part are laminated together, wherein said top part comprises an upper substrate layer and a lower conductive layer and wherein said bottom part comprises an upper liquid crystal layer, a lower transparent substrate layer, and a conductive layer between said upper liquid crystal layer and said lower transparent substrate layer.
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113. A coated display comprising at least one coated liquid crystal assembled display cell, wherein said liquid crystal assembled display cell comprises a coated transparent conductive layer, a black etched conductor coated onto a substrate that is not in the active view plane of the display, and a liquid crystal layer coated between said transparent conductive layer and said black etched conductor.
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114. A coated display comprising a substrate that is not in the active view plane of the display, a black conductive layer coated thereon, a third liquid crystal layer coated on the side of said black conductive layer opposite said substrate, a fifth conductive layer coated on the side of said third liquid crystal layer opposite said black conductive layer, a second dielectric insulating layer coated on the side of said fifth conductive layer opposite said third liquid crystal layer, a fourth conductive layer coated on the side of said second dielectric insulating layer opposite said fifth conductive layer, a second liquid crystal layer coated on the side of said fourth conductive layer opposite said second dielectric insulating layer, a third conductive layer coated on the side of said second liquid crystal layer opposite said fourth conductive layer, a first dielectric insulating layer coated on the side of said third conductive layer opposite said second liquid crystal layer, a second conductive layer coated on the side of said first dielectric insulating layer opposite said third conductive layer, a first liquid crystal layer coated on the side of said second conductive layer opposite said first dielectric insulating layer, and a first conductive layer coated on the side of said first liquid crystal layer opposite said second conductive layer.
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115. A method of forming a flexible multi-color display comprising providing a removable substrate;
- and applying at least one independently switchable light modulating layer between an upper conductive layer and a lower conductive layer, wherein the number of said at least one substrate is less than or equal to the number of said at least one modulating layer.
- View Dependent Claims (116, 117, 118, 119, 120, 121, 122, 123, 124, 125, 126)
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127. A method of forming a flexible multi-color display comprising providing a substrate and applying an upper patterned conductive layer thereto to form an upper display portion;
- providing a transparent substrate and applying a lower patterned conductive layer followed by an electrically modulate imaging layer thereto to form a lower display portion; and
laminating said upper display portion to said lower display portion.
- providing a transparent substrate and applying a lower patterned conductive layer followed by an electrically modulate imaging layer thereto to form a lower display portion; and
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