GPS Device Issued to Kent Displays for a Device that Reflects Visible Light And Infrared Radiation

Kent Displays, Inc. has been awarded United States Patent for a multiple-color, cholesteric reflective display that utilizes a unique cell-stacking concept. This concept stacks two cholesteric displays, each with different abilities to reflect light wavelengths, in a single display. This stacking enables the viewing of color images with the naked eye during daylight, and at night with night-vision goggles.

The display also consumes very little power to help prolong battery life and reduce the size and weight of batteries in portable equipment. According to Bill Doane, Kent's Vice President of Research & Development and Director Emeritus of the Liquid Crystal Institute, Because of Kent's cholesteric bistable memory technology and the absence of a back light, the stacked cholesteric display features a No-Power capability. It provides battery life that can surpass all other high resolution displays on today’s market for applications such as an electronic book in both the military and commercial markets.

Technology from the new patent was first used on an electronic book developed for the US military in partnership with Honeywell Corporation. Kent's President, Gene Miceli commented on the partnership, Kent Displays teamed with the Honeywell Corporation to deploy this patented approach for cholesteric color and invisible light viewing to develop an electronic book for the military. In this application, the night-vision capability is of paramount importance for use in the battlefield since any light emissions at night can reveal troop positions. The multiple color capability has the benefits of viewing complex maps and graphics. When viewed with the naked eye, the display is reflective, so the image is not washed-out in bright sunlight. For more information, on the latest GPS News see portable gps.

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