Invention Competition

(for the participants from the Belorussia, Russia and Ukraine)

in frames of 12th International Symposium “Advanced Display
Technologies”
August 28, 2003
Hotel Complex of M ashpribor Institute in Korolev City, M oscow Region

Organizer: Russian SID Chapter

S ponsor: SID Texas Chapter
Information S ponsors: Information Display
Izobretatel i Ratsionalizator (Inventor & Inventor)

LIST OF PARTICIPANTS
1. Alexander M. Ilyanok, Atomic and Molecular Engineering Laboratory, Minsk, Republic of
Belarus. Title of invention(s): a) Quantum-Size Electronic Devices and Operating Conditions
Thereo f; b) Self Scanning Flat Display.
2. Tsvetkov V.A., Tsvetkov O.V., Tsvetkov I.V., Dolgoprudnyi, Moscow Region, Russia. Title
of invention(s): Di ffractive LCDs.
3. S.V. Pasechnik, V.G. Chigrinov*, V.A. Tsvetkov, D.V. Shmeliova, A.N.Voronov, Moscow
State Academy o f Instrument Engineering & Computer Sciences, Moscow, Russia; *Shubnikov
Institute ofCrystallography, Moscow, Russia. Title of invention(s): New Optical Method And Set-Up For
Shear Viscosity Measurements In Liquid Crystals.
4. Rybalochka A., Sorokin V., Nazarenko V. * , Sorokin A., Institute of Semiconductor Physics
NAS Ukraine, * Institute of Physics NAS Ukraine, Title of invention(s): Drive schemes for
matrix cholesteric liquid crystal display.
5. A.V. Boroshnev, N.F. Kovtonyuk, T.V. Zakharova, A.L. Klyukin, et al. Cometa Central R&D
Institute, Moscow, Russia. Title of invention(s): The block of inventions devoted to devices
fo r image trans formation and projection in formation displays.
6. G.G. Demirchoglyan, V.B. Filippov, Russian Foundation for Engineering Rehabilitation of
Low Vision and Blind Persons, Moscow, Russia; Russian Research Institute of Physical
Training and Sports, Moscow, Russia. Title of invention(s): Electroskin Substitution Of
Human Vision (Display For Low Vision And Blind Persons).
7. Yurii V.Trofimov, Valery S.Posedko, Vladimir K.Sivenkov, Alla S.Posedko, Institute of
Electronics o f the National Academy o f Sciences of Republic o f Belarus Minsk, Belorussia.
Title of invention(s): Multifunctional display element.
8. A.V. Sadchikhin, S.B. Sozinov. AR Technology Co., Moscow, Russia. Title of invention(s):
A way of ex citation of a screen o f a laser electron-b eam tube.
9. Studentsov S.A., Brezhnev V.А., (all from Research & Development Institute VOLGA,
Saratov), Simonenko G.V. (Saratov State University), Ezhov V.А. (Institute of General
Physics of RAS, Moscow). Title of invention(s): Passive Matrix Liquid Crystal Screen and
Method of its Driving.
10. I.I. Litvak, Moscow State Institute for Electronics and Mathematics (Technical University),
Russia. Title of invention(s): The system of control of the computer user’s safety.
11. V.A. Volodin, Moscow, Russia. Title of invention(s): Driving Method, Driving Device for
Display, and Display (Variants).
12. V.Ya. Zyryanov, S.L. Smorgon, V.V. Presnyakov, V.F. Shabanov, L.V. Kirensky Institute of
Physics, Krasnoyarsk. Title of invention(s): Electrically Controlled Scattering Polarizers
Based on Uniaxially Oriented Films of Polymer Dispersed Cholestericic Liquid Crystals.
13. V.Ya. Zyryanov, S.L. Smorgon, V.F. Shabanov, L.V. Kirensky Institute of Physics,
Krasnoyarsk. Title of invention(s): Polarizer-Free Light Modulators B ased on Uni axially
Oriented Films of Polymer Dispersed Ferroelectri c Liquid Crystals.
14. Gorfinkel B. I., Abanshin N. P., “ Volga-Svet” Ltd., Saratov. Title of inv ention(s): FED
operating with using of diamond-like planar-edg e emitter.
REFEREES
(in alphabetic order)

Victor Belyaev, SID Russia Chapter

Valentin Borodin, Izobretatel i Ratsionalizator (Inventor & Inventor) M agazine, Russia

Valery Fedorkov, M inistry of Industry, Science and Technology of Russian Federation

(was absent)

M axim Gorbachev, RO SPATENT (was absent)

Jyrki Kimmel, SID M id-European Chapter, Finland

Valentina Kovalenko, Patent Attorney, Russia

Igor Kompanets, SID Russia Chapter

Alexander Smirnov, SID Belorussia Chapter

Kenneth Werner, Information Display M agazine, USA

ABS TRACTS OF THE APPLICATIONS

1. Alexey Boroshnev (Cometa, Moscow) presented a set of developments of a

projection system on the base of small-size CRT and optically addressed spatial light
modulators and different applications of such a system. This is an analog of ILA-
technology developed in Hughes-JVC. In patents presented a design of the basic
element is shown as well as systems of image transformation (color, spectrum,
photolithography exposing from both sides of the substrates, big screen projection).
2. Alexander Sadchikhin and Sergey Sozinov, AR Technology Co., Moscow,
described a new method of addressing of an electron beam onto a semiconductor
target of a laser CRT (quantoscope). A prototype was chosen among the Platan CRTs.
If the electron beam from the electron gun is ring-shaped with a definite ratio of the
ring dimensions then the light generation in the target appears in an area with reduced
size, i.e. the device resolution is improved. Such CRT can generate up to 3500 TV
lines in a unit frame.
3. Yuri Trofimov from Institute of Electronics, Minsk, Belorussia, demonstrated a
design and operating of a semiconductor opto-electronic element with functions of
both LED and photoreceiver. Two semiconductor layers are included into a positive
feedback circuitry. When the current in the photosensible layer is over a threshold
value the light generation in the LED appears. It is an opportunity of both remote
writing and erasing of images.
4. Sergey Studentsov, Volga, Saratov, presented an improvement of well-known
OM I-cell. The prototype has sharp voltage-transmittance curve but slow response.
The inventors proposed to change the direction of the analyzer and a delay in the
oscillogram appears which may result in unlimited increase in number of addressed
lines of the LCD. The speed of response of the LC cell is also sufficient for TV
addressing.
5. Invention by Vitaly Volodin, Moscow relates also to addressing methods of
passive LCD. He proposed new method of evaluation of effective (rms) bias voltage
in the LC layer by using a curve of its dynamic electrooptic response instead of the
static one. It offers to calculate time diagrams of voltage to reduce transmittance in
any non-selected pixels and increase transmittance in any selected pixel. The method
has many advantages in comparison with known multi-line addressing schemes.
6. Andrei Rybalochka, Institute of Semiconductor Physics, Kiev, Ukraine,
presented a new driving method for bistable LCDs with cholesteric LC. The
prototypes of Kent Display Co., USA use sophisticated diagram of driving pulses
sequence with seven levels of voltage. In two Ukrainian patents new two-level
scheme is proposed which offers to simplify the circuitry, reduce response time and
increase the contrast ratio.
7. The invention by Grant Demirchoglyan and Victor Filippov, Institute of
Physical Culture and Sports, Moscow, relates to transformation of a visual image into
a 2D distribution of electric pulses which are perceived by the human’s skin. The goal
of the invention is to provide blind and low-vision persons as well as operators with
blocked visual channel with an auxiliary information channel. In image at the input of
a photoreceivers matrix is transformed into a matrix of electric pulses on metal tips.
M oving of big objects or variation of their scale is recognized easily.
8,9. Victor Zyryanov, Institute of Physics, Krasnoyarsk presented two applications of
different LC devices made of polymer composites – polymer dispersed LC (PDLC). If
a PDLC structure is stretched the pores become elongated. They scatter one
polarization of a light beam and transmit the other. Such scattering polarizers do not
absorb the light, which makes possible their use in projection systems. In other
invention a polymer dispersion of ferroelectric LC is created to reduce switch time of
electrooptic response. Light efficiency of such shutter is improved because of absence
of polarizers.
10. Sergey Pasechnik, Moscow State Academy of Device Engineering and
Information, described new method of measurement of nematic LC viscosities. Three
wedge-shaped cells are used with different boundary alignment of NLC.
11. Valentin Tsvetkov, Dolgoprudnyi, M oscow Region, proposed new concept of
diffraction LCD with improved light efficiency. The design of the display does not
include neither polarizers nor color filters. The color is created by diffraction on a
grating of driving electrodes and its intensity is controlled by in-plane voltage. To
form a disperse light beam a system of input masks is required. Black masks are also
needed to absorb the zero diffraction order as well as intermediate colors.
12. Alexander Ilyanok, Laboratory of Atomic and Molecular Engineering, Minsk,
Belorussia, suggested new quantum-size emitting element and invented a self-scanned
flat display. A nano-structure material is positioned into a vacuum tube which has a
couple of driving electrodes on internal surfaces. The electric field extracts electrons
which are directed onto anode with a phosphor. The author suggests the structure can
have unrestricted size with low energy consumption.
13. Nickolai Abanshin and Boris Gorfinkel, Volga, Saratov, presented new FED
design with a diamond-like planar-wedge emitter. The electrons are extracted from
the wedge of a CNT film, then are reflected from a metal mirror. They acquire high
energy which excites the anode phosphor. The device functions as a vacuum triode
which has a grid accelerating electrons. The authors suggest to create a new
generation of low-voltage emitting displays which could replace even the LCD.
14. Igor Litvak, Moscow Technical University of Electronics and Mathematics,
applied a system of PC user health protection which is programmed to switch off the
PC when the user’s fatigue is too high. The system takes into account the work
complexity, age and health status of the user. It displays recommendations and
warnings to the user.

The referees decided to award the following applications:

st
1 Award and $1000 - Yuri Trofimov and co-authors
nd
2 Award and $500 – Boris Gorfinkel and co-authors
3rd Award and $250 – Andrey Rybalochka and co-authors