Patents Assigned to WICUE, INC.
  • Patent number: 11635664
    Abstract: In one example, a liquid crystal (LC) assembly includes a first curved glass layer and a second curved glass layer. The LC assembly further includes a film-based, flexible LC stack structure between the first curved glass layer and the second curved glass layer. The film-based, flexible LC stack structure includes Guest-Host (GH) liquid crystals. The film-based, flexible LC stack structure is configured to provide both a display operation for displaying content to one or more user and a dimming operation for reducing a transmittance level of light passing through the LC assembly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 7, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 25, 2023
    Assignee: Wicue, Inc.
    Inventors: Fenghua Li, Martin Hainfellner
  • Patent number: 11143898
    Abstract: Described are multicolor liquid crystal writing devices that exhibit high brightness and contrast and methods for manufacturing multicolor liquid crystal writing devices that exhibit high brightness and contrast. The liquid crystals used in the devices and methods described are photosensitized using UV light to modify a reflective character of the liquid crystals and different amounts, intensities, wavelengths, or exposure durations of UV light provide for different reflective colors.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 12, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 12, 2021
    Assignee: WICUE, INC.
    Inventors: Fenghua Li, Rui Bao
  • Patent number: 11029549
    Abstract: Embodiments are disclosed for selectively and partially erasing images from a liquid crystal writing device. A liquid crystal writing device according to some embodiments includes a transparent top layer, a liquid crystal layer including a plurality of liquid crystal cells beneath the transparent top layer, a matrix of electrodes, and a control circuitry. The liquid crystal layer displays an image by switching cells to a reflective state. The writing device detects a mechanical pressure applied on a pressed area, the mechanical pressure indicating a command to erase at least a portion of the image from the pressed area. The control circuitry instructs one or more electrodes from the matrix to apply an erase voltage signal to a portion of the liquid crystal cells that correspond to the pressed area, wherein the erase voltage signal switches the portion of the liquid crystal cells to the scattering state.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 28, 2016
    Date of Patent: June 8, 2021
    Assignee: WICUE, INC.
    Inventor: Fenghua Li
  • Patent number: 11016312
    Abstract: In one example, an eyewear is provided. The eyewear comprises: a lens assembly including a lens and a liquid crystal layer formed on the lens, and a driver circuit coupled with the liquid crystal layer, the driver circuit configured to apply a signal to the liquid crystal layer based on an indication of an intensity of the ambient light to control a light transmittance of the lens assembly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 12, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 25, 2021
    Assignee: WICUE, INC.
    Inventor: Fenghua Li
  • Patent number: 10228599
    Abstract: Embodiments are disclosed for a liquid crystal display and writing device that has a high brightness and a high contrast ratio. The device includes a first two conductive layers and a liquid crystal film between the conductive layers. The liquid crystal film includes a first liquid crystal layer, a second liquid crystal layer and a middle polymer layer between the first and second liquid crystal layers. The first and second liquid crystal layers are configured to switch from a light scattering state to a light reflective state to display content. The first and second liquid crystal layers are further configured to switch from the light reflective state to the light scattering state to erase the content.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 15, 2016
    Date of Patent: March 12, 2019
    Assignee: Wicue, Inc.
    Inventor: Fenghua Li
  • Publication number: 20180143475
    Abstract: Embodiments are disclosed for selectively and partially erasing images from a liquid crystal writing device. A liquid crystal writing device according to some embodiments includes a transparent top layer, a liquid crystal layer including a plurality of liquid crystal cells beneath the transparent top layer, a matrix of electrodes, and a control circuitry. The liquid crystal layer displays an image by switching cells to a reflective state. The writing device detects a mechanical pressure applied on a pressed area, the mechanical pressure indicating a command to erase at least a portion of the image from the pressed area. The control circuitry instructs one or more electrodes from the matrix to apply an erase voltage signal to a portion of the liquid crystal cells that correspond to the pressed area, wherein the erase voltage signal switches the portion of the liquid crystal cells to the scattering state.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 28, 2016
    Publication date: May 24, 2018
    Applicant: WICUE, INC.
    Inventor: Fenghua LI