SWITCHABLE TRANSPARENT DISPLAY
First Claim
1. A display screen comprising:
- a first film comprising a first transparent conductor disposed upon a first transparent substrate; and
a second film comprising a second transparent conductor disposed upon a second transparent substrate,wherein a first polymeric liquid crystal composition comprising first spacer beads is disposed between and in contact with the first film and the second film,wherein at least one of the first transparent conductor and the second transparent conductor is shaped, orwherein at least one of the first transparent conductor and the second transparent conductor is patterned.
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Abstract
A transparent display is disclosed that includes a display screen. The display screen includes a first film that includes a first transparent conductor disposed upon a first transparent substrate and a second film that includes a second transparent conductor disposed upon a second transparent substrate. A first polymeric liquid crystal composition containing spacer beads is disposed between the first film and the second film. At least one of the first transparent conductor and the second transparent conductor is shaped, or at least one of the first transparent conductor and the second transparent conductor is patterned. Also, disclosed is a display system that includes the disclosed display screen and an illumination device for projecting light onto or through the display screen. Finally, a method of constructing a display screen is also disclosed.
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26 Claims
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1. A display screen comprising:
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a first film comprising a first transparent conductor disposed upon a first transparent substrate; and a second film comprising a second transparent conductor disposed upon a second transparent substrate, wherein a first polymeric liquid crystal composition comprising first spacer beads is disposed between and in contact with the first film and the second film, wherein at least one of the first transparent conductor and the second transparent conductor is shaped, or wherein at least one of the first transparent conductor and the second transparent conductor is patterned. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 26)
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12. A display system comprising:
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an illumination device for projecting light onto or through a switchable display screen, the display screen comprising; a first film comprising a first transparent conductor disposed upon a first transparent substrate; and a second film comprising a second transparent conductor disposed upon a second transparent substrate, wherein a first polymeric liquid crystal composition comprising first spacer beads is disposed between and in contact with the first film and the second film, and wherein at least one of the first transparent conductor and the second transparent conductor is shaped, or wherein at least one of the first transparent conductor and the second transparent conductor is patterned. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23)
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24. A method of constructing a display screen comprising:
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etching a pattern into a transparent conductive electrode having one edge, wherein the transparent conductive electrode is disposed upon a substrate to produce a patterned transparent conductive electrode; affixing the edge of the patterned transparent conductive electrode to the edge of an unpatterned transparent conductive electrode; applying a bead of a curable solution comprising a polymeric liquid crystal composition and spacer beads between the patterned transparent conductive electrode and the unpatterned transparent conductive electrode; laminating the patterned transparent conductive electrode to the unpatterned transparent conductive electrode thereby spreading the solution substantially evenly between the patterned transparent conductive electrode and the unpatterned transparent conductive electrode; and curing the curable solution to form a display screen. - View Dependent Claims (25)
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