Multichromal twisting ball displays

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 6518948
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09213316

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An addressable display device comprising a light transparent body having a plurality of spheroidal balls supported therein. Each ball has an electrical dipole moment and a magnetic dipole moment. An addressing circuit is provided for applying an electric field and a magnetic field across a selected portion of the body to position a given ball. Preferably a given ball is multichromal and includes longitudinal ranges of different colors. A given color within a longitudinal range may include regions of variable saturation as a function of latitude.

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  • INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION

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Berstis, Viktors Austin, TX 210 8798

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