ACTIVE MATRIX ADDRESSED BISTABLE REFLECTIVE CHOLESTERIC DISPLAYS AND GRAPHIC CONTROLLERS AND OPERATING METHODS THEREFOR - Patent 1390941

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EP 1 390 941 A1

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(43)	Date of publication:
	25.02.2004 Bulletin 2004/09

(21)	Application number: 01968048.7

(22)	Date of filing: 12.09.2001

(51)	International Patent Classification (IPC)⁷: G09G 3/36, G09G 5/00

(86)	International application number:
	PCT/US2001/026017

(87)	International publication number:
	WO 2002/086855 (31.10.2002 Gazette 2002/44)

(84)	Designated Contracting States:
	AT BE CH CY DE DK ES FI FR GB GR IE IT LI LU MC NL PT SE TR
	Designated Extension States:
	AL LT LV MK RO SI

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Priority:

18.04.2001 US 836319
18.04.2001 US 836329
18.04.2001 US 836640

(71)	Applicant: Kent Displays Incorporated
	Kent, OH 44240 (US)

(72)	Inventors:
	HUANG, Xaio-Yang Stow, OH 44224 (US) MILLER, Nick, Martin Rootstown, OH 44272 (US)

(74)	Representative: HOFFMANN - EITLE
	Patent- und RechtsanwälteArabellastrasse 4 81925 München 81925 München (DE)

(54)	ACTIVE MATRIX ADDRESSED BISTABLE REFLECTIVE CHOLESTERIC DISPLAYS AND GRAPHIC CONTROLLERS AND OPERATING METHODS THEREFOR