Patent ID: 7929198

Claim:
A rotating element display comprising: (a) a back plane comprising a plurality of electrodes distributed in two dimensions on the backplane, wherein each electrode allows independent control of a discrete region of the display; and (b) a front plane comprising: a first side connected to or proximate said back plane; at least one electrode on a second side of the front plane opposite said back plane; a matrix comprising a plurality of cells defined by walls in the matrix, wherein the matrix comprises a region in which the cells are arranged in a square close packed pattern and a region in which the cells are arranged in a hexagonal close packed pattern, wherein said regions alternate within the matrix; a plurality of optically anisotropic elements disposed in said plurality of cells; and a fluid provided in said cells, such that said elements can rotate from a first orientation to a second orientation within their respective cells when an electric field is applied to the cells.