Patent ID: 7473930

Claim:
A reconfigurable display system comprising: at least first, second and third spaced apart under-layers, deposited on a surface of a substrate, each under-layer having a selected thickness and including at least one of Al and Ir, where the under-layers form a selected pattern; at least first, second and third spaced apart catalyst layers, deposited on the at least first, second and third under-layers, respectively, each catalyst layer having a selected thickness and including at least one of Fe, Ni, Co, Mo and Ti; an electrically insulating layer, deposited in an interstitial region between each pair of the at least first, second and third catalyst layers or between each pair of the at least first, second and third under-layers; at least first, second and third clusters of one or more multi-wall carbon nanotubes (“MWCNTs”) grown on the at least first, second and third catalyst layers, respectively, where each MWCNT has a light emitting component connected thereto that is spaced apart from the at least first, second and third catalyst layers; and at least first and second transversely oriented electrical lines, connecting the first and second MWCNT clusters, and connecting the second and third MWCNT clusters, respectively, with the first and second electrical lines being connected to first and second activatable electrical signal sources, respectively, of at least one of ) an electrical current having a selected current value and i) a voltage difference having a selected voltage difference value, where provision of an electrical signal from the first electrical signal source alone, or from the second electrical signal source alone, is insufficient to fully activate the light emitting component connected to the second MWCNT cluster, and where provision of electrical signals from the first and second electrical signal sources at the same time is sufficient to fully activate the light emitting component connected to the second MWCNT cluster.