Patent ID: 6700695
Filing Date: 2004-03-02
Classification: G02B

Abstract:
An electronic display comprising:a display panel having a viewing surface and a backside surface opposing the viewing surface, the display panel comprising: particles which are optically anisotropic toward the viewing surface and responsive to changes in magnetic field; and a surrounding media containing the particles; an array layer in contact with the viewing surface of the display panel, the array layer being formed of an electrically non conductive material, wherein the array layer has a plurality of mesa shaped segments, each mesa shaped segment comprising: a top face; and side walls extending downward from the top face, wherein each of the mesa shaped segments provide a support structure for one of the electrodes; and an electrode layer coating the array layer, the electrode layer formed of an electrically conductive material, the electrode layer exposed for contact by an electrical stimulus, the electrode layer providing a plurality of electrodes, each electrode of the electrode layer being partially electrically isolated from the other electrodes in the electrode layer, wherein the electrode layer is thicker on the top face than on the side walls producing resistive bridges between adjacent top faces, the resistive bridges partially electrically isolating each electrode from the other electrodes in the electrode layer.