Encapsulated liquid crystal apparatus with a polymer additive
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1. A liquid crystal apparatus comprising:
- a containment medium, a liquid crystal material dispersed in plural volumes in said medium wherein passageways extend between said volumes and to a surface of said medium, and a barrier means forming a wall in plural volumes in said medium and in at least some of said passageways to preserve the integrity of said volumes.
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Abstract
A liquid crystal apparatus including a latex containment medium, a liquid crystal material dispersed in plural volumes in the medium, and a barrier means forming a wall in plural volumes in said medium so as to preserve the integrity of the volumes of the liquid crystal material.
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1. A liquid crystal apparatus comprising:
- a containment medium, a liquid crystal material dispersed in plural volumes in said medium wherein passageways extend between said volumes and to a surface of said medium, and a barrier means forming a wall in plural volumes in said medium and in at least some of said passageways to preserve the integrity of said volumes.
- View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
- 10. An apparatus comprising a latex containment medium, liquid crystal material dispersed in plural volumes in said medium and wall means formed in plural volumes in said medium at least substantially between said liquid crystal material and said medium to impede the flow of said liquid crystal material wherein said wall means is formed from polyvinylpyrrolidone and wherein said medium induces a generally distorted alignment of said liquid crystal material which in response to said alignment at least one of scatters and absorbs light and which in response to a prescribed input reduces the amount of such scattering or absorption.
- 29. An apparatus comprising a latex containment medium, liquid crystal material contained in plural volumes in said medium wherein passageways extend between at least some of said volumes and from at least some of said volumes to a surface of said medium and wherein said liquid crystal material includes operationally nematic liquid crystal having positive dielectric anisotropy, and a water soluble polymer forming a wall in plural volumes in said medium and along said passageways.
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35. A method comprising:
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mixing a liquid crystal material, polyvinylpyrrolidone and an aqueous phase to form a liquid crystal emulsion wherein said polyvinylpyrrolidone and said liquid crystal coalesce; and combining said liquid crystal emulsion with a suspension that includes latex particles suspended in an aqueous phase such that said polyvinylpyrrolidone forms a wall substantially between said liquid crystal and said latex particles.
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36. A method comprising:
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combining a liquid crystal material and latex particles in an aqueous phase; and emulsifying said liquid crystal material and thereafter adding a water soluble polymer to form a composition which when coated and dried has said liquid crystal material dispersed in plural volumes in a latex containment medium and said water soluble polymer forms a wall in said plural volumes in said medium at least between said liquid crystal material and said medium wherein said medium induces a generally distorted alignment of said liquid crystal material which in response to said alignment at least one of scatters and absorbs light and which in response to a prescribed input reduces the amount of such scattering or absorption. - View Dependent Claims (37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51)
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