Electrophoretic display and process for its manufacture
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1. A process for the manufacture of a multi-color electrophoretic display, which process comprises the steps of:
- (a) pattern-wise filling microcups with colorant solutions or dispersions, each of said colorant solutions or dispersions comprising a colorant dissolved or dispersed in a first solvent,(b) removing said first solvent in said colorant solutions or dispersions to form colorant-containing microcups, and(c) non-pattern-wise filling said colorant-containing microcups with an electrophoretic fluid comprising charged pigment particles dispersed in a dielectric solvent or solvent mixture in which said colorants are soluble or dispersible.
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Abstract
This invention relates to an electrophoretic display comprising cells of well-defined shape, size and aspect ratio, which cells are filled with charged pigment particles dispersed in a solvent, and novel processes for its manufacture.
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35 Claims
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1. A process for the manufacture of a multi-color electrophoretic display, which process comprises the steps of:
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(a) pattern-wise filling microcups with colorant solutions or dispersions, each of said colorant solutions or dispersions comprising a colorant dissolved or dispersed in a first solvent, (b) removing said first solvent in said colorant solutions or dispersions to form colorant-containing microcups, and (c) non-pattern-wise filling said colorant-containing microcups with an electrophoretic fluid comprising charged pigment particles dispersed in a dielectric solvent or solvent mixture in which said colorants are soluble or dispersible. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A process for the manufacture of an electrophoretic display comprising microcups filled with electrophoretic fluids having different electrophoretic characteristics, which process comprises the steps of:
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(a) pattern-wise filling microcups with additive solutions or dispersions of different electrophoretic characteristics, each of said additive solutions or dispersions comprising an additive dissolved or dispersed in a first solvent, (b) removing said first solvent in said additive solutions or dispersions to form additive-containing microcups, and (c) non-pattern-wise filling said additive-containing microcups with an electrophoretic fluid comprising charged pigment particles dispersed in a dielectric solvent or solvent mixture in which said additives are soluble or dispersible. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35)
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