| Class / Patent application number | Description | Number of patent applications / Date published |
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| 349088000 | Polymer network liquid crystal | 28 |
| 20080252822 | Image Display Apparatus - An electro-optical switch, which can be switched between a substantially transparent state and a scattering state on basis of respective applied voltages, is disclosed. The electro-optical switch has a reflection-voltage curve that is steep enough to allow multiplexing. The electro-optical switch comprises: a scattering layer ( | 10-16-2008 |
| 20080259254 | Liquid Crystal Display Device - [PROBLEMS] To provide a liquid crystal display device that does not need any surface aligning treatment, realizes striking increase of a response speed of movie display and is free from any light leakage (produce dark field) at black display. | 10-23-2008 |
| 20080303985 | Liquid Crystal Composition, Color Filter and Liquid Crystal Display Apparatus, and Method of Forming Phase Difference Layer - An object of the invention is to provide a liquid crystal composition intended to be applied to the surface of a base material to form a phase difference layer, the liquid crystal composition being capable of forming a phase difference layer well indicating homeotropic orientation without the presence of an oriented film, even if the liquid crystal composition is directly applied to the base material surface, as well as a phase difference layer formed by the liquid crystal composition, a color filter and a liquid crystal display apparatus using the phase difference layer, and further a method of forming the phase difference layer. To a liquid crystal composition containing one kind or two or more kinds of crosslinking liquid crystal compounds is further added at least an amino-based silane coupling agent to prepare a liquid crystal composition. The liquid crystal composition is directly applied to the surface of a base material to orient the crosslinking liquid crystal compound on the base material surface in a direction perpendicular to the base material surface, and then the resulting material is crosslinking polymerized to form a phase difference layer. | 12-11-2008 |
| 20080316395 | POLYMER-DISPERSED LIQUID CRYSTAL STRUCTURES - A polymer-dispersed liquid crystal system has a continuous polymer structure having defined therein a plurality of discrete bodies of liquid crystal material. The bodies of liquid crystal material exhibit a polydomain operating state in which the liquid crystal material within each body is arranged in multiple domains, each domain being defined by a quantity of liquid crystal material whose molecules have a substantially common identifiable alignment in at least one axis, wherein the resolved alignments of neighbouring domains diverge substantially from one another and are stable over time. | 12-25-2008 |
| 20090059132 | LIQUID CRYSTAL COMPOSITION AND LIQUID CRYSTAL ELEMENT - The invention provides an optically isotropic liquid crystal composition having: a liquid crystal component comprising a liquid crystal component A consisting of one or more compounds selected from the group consisting of compounds having difluoroalkenyl and compounds having alkenyl; and chiral dopants, wherein in the liquid crystal component, the content of compounds having 3 or more ring structures is approximately 15 wt % or more. | 03-05-2009 |
| 20090128744 | Method for Producing a Liquid Crystal Material Having a Broadened Light Reflection Band - The invention relates to a method of producing a liquid crystal material that can be addressed by an electric field. The inventive method is characterised in that it comprises the following steps consisting in: forming a liquid crystal mixture having a helical structure comprising a first non-photoreactive liquid crystal and a second photoreactive liquid crystal, said first liquid crystal comprising first chiral liquid crystal molecules and having a positive dielectric anisotropy and said second liquid crystal being in a concentration of less than or equal to 5% of the mixture; applying a first treatment to the liquid crystal mixture, said first treatment being performed at a constant temperature and modifying a pitch of the helix of the mixture; and applying a second treatment to the mixture, such that the second liquid crystal forms a polymer network, said second treatment being performed during all or part of the first treatment such that the liquid crystal material retains a memory of the modifications to the pitch of the helix. The invention also relates to a liquid crystal device comprising a liquid crystal material that is produced using the inventive method. | 05-21-2009 |
| 20100091222 | Devices and methods involving polymers aligned via interchain interactions - The present invention provides compositions, devices and methods related to the alignment of materials including polymers. In some cases, the present invention comprises the assembly of molecules (e.g., polymers) via intermolecular interactions to produce extended networks, which may have enhanced properties relative to the individual molecules. Such networks may be advantageous for use in electronics, photovoltaics, sensor applications, and the like. In some embodiments, the present invention may enhance the performance of certain optical devices, such as liquid crystal displays (e.g., color liquid crystal displays) by providing enhanced contrast ratio, faster response times, and/or lower operating voltage. | 04-15-2010 |
| 20100118234 | LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE AND METHOD OF ALIGNING LIQUID CRYSTAL MOLECULES UTILIZED THEREBY - A liquid crystal device includes a pair of substrates with at least one liquid crystal cell therebetween, filled with a mixture of an alignment solution and liquid crystal molecules. The liquid crystal molecules are exposed to UV rays and a first voltage is applied to the pair of substrates to form a polymer network in each of the liquid crystal cells. Thus, the liquid crystal molecules achieve a bend state without transiting from a splay state. Further, a method of aligning the liquid crystal molecules is provided. | 05-13-2010 |
| 20100245723 | LCD PANEL HAVING IMPROVED RESPONSE - A liquid crystal display (LCD) having a liquid crystal layer is provided. In one embodiment, the liquid crystal layer includes a nematic liquid crystal material having liquid crystal molecules in an untwisted state. A chiral dopant is dispersed within the liquid crystal layer and configured to bias the liquid crystal molecules toward a twisted state. Furthermore, a polymer network is disposed among the liquid crystal molecules and configured to bias the liquid crystal molecules toward the untwisted state. Various additional devices and methods are also provided. | 09-30-2010 |
| 20110080541 | LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY USING POLYMER STABILITY ALIGNMENT PROCESS WITH SEALANT PRE-CURING PROCESS - A liquid crystal display (LCD) includes a bottom substrate having a top surface; a sealant located on the top surface of the bottom substrate, wherein the sealant has a pre-curing temperature; a liquid crystal mixture including a liquid crystal material and at least one reactive monomer located on the top surface of the bottom substrate and surrounded by the sealant, the at least one reactive monomer having a melting point higher than 120° C., wherein the melting point of the reactive monomer is higher than the pre-curing temperature of the sealant; at least one polymer layer polymerized from the reactive monomer, located between the bottom substrate and the liquid crystal material; and a top substrate covering the sealant and the bottom substrate to seal the liquid crystal mixture and the at least one polymer layer. | 04-07-2011 |
| 20110109845 | Plasmonic Device Tuned Using Elastic and Refractive Modulation Mechanisms - A plasmonic display device is provided having dual modulation mechanisms. The device has an electrically conductive bottom electrode that may be either transparent or reflective. A dielectric layer overlies the bottom electrode, made from an elastic polymer material having a refractive index responsive to an electric field. An electrically conductive top electrode, either transparent or reflective, overlies the dielectric layer. A plasmonic layer, including a plurality of discrete plasmonic particles, is interposed between the top and bottom electrodes and in contact with the dielectric layer. In one aspect, the plasmonic layer is embedded in the dielectric layer. Alternately, the plasmonic layer overlies the bottom (or top) electrode. Then, the dielectric layer overlies the plasmonic layer particles and exposed regions of the bottom electrode between the first plasmonic layer particles. | 05-12-2011 |
| 20110134372 | Polymer-dispersed liquid crystal display device and method of manufacturing the same - Provided are a polymer-dispersed liquid crystal (PDLC) display device and a method of manufacturing the same. The PDLC display device may include a PDLC layer between facing substrates, wherein the PDLC layer has at least two regions including polymers having different concentrations. | 06-09-2011 |
| 20110170039 | Photo-patterned pre-tilt liquid crystal cells, lenses and methods - Liquid crystal cells and lenses having a variable resulting pre-tilt across two or more areas of the cell, and in particular, cells and lenses are provided wherein a resulting pre-tilt is varied across the cell according to any desired birefringence profile that can be utilized in liquid crystalline optical elements and liquid crystal displays. Methods of fabrication of the liquid crystal cells with variable resulting pre-tilt are disclosed. | 07-14-2011 |
| 20120287377 | LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICES AND METHODS OF MANUFACTURING LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICES - A liquid crystal display device may include a first substrate having a reflective region and a transmissive region, a second substrate corresponding to the first substrate, a first liquid crystal structure disposed between the first substrate and the second substrate in the reflective region, the first liquid crystal structure including first polymer networks and first liquid crystal molecules, and a second liquid crystal structure disposed between the first substrate and the second substrate in the transmissive region, the second liquid crystal structure including second polymer networks and second liquid crystal molecules. | 11-15-2012 |
| 20120307184 | LIQUID CRYSTAL/POLYMER COMPOSITE - According to one embodiment, a liquid crystal/polymer complex includes a liquid crystal material, a polymer, and a chiral agent. The liquid crystal material exhibits blue phase and contains liquid crystal molecules that are spirally arranged to form liquid crystal molecular cylinders having a spiral arrangement. The polymer maintains the arrangement and has a dendrimer-type structure including a dendrimer unit and a polymerizable unit bonded to an end of the dendrimer unit. The dendrimer unit contains a central atom and at least two branched structures bonded to the central atom and has a generation of two or more. The polymerizable unit contains a polymerizable group which can bond to a polymerizable group. | 12-06-2012 |
| 20130070184 | LIQUID CRYSTAL PAPER - Disclosed is liquid crystal paper and an erasing device that is not permanently connected to the liquid crystal paper. A sheet of liquid crystal paper includes flexible polymeric substrates. A polymer network or a spacer network, in which bistable cholesteric reflective liquid crystal material is dispersed, is disposed between two of the substrates. Optional alignment layers or optional electrically conductive layers sandwich the liquid crystal material therebetween. An optional layer of light absorbing material is disposed near one of the substrates. Application of pressure to an upper substrate changes a focal conic nonreflective texture of the liquid crystal material to a reflective planar texture. The erasing device applies a voltage or heat for erasing the paper by changing the reflective planar texture to the focal conic nonreflective texture. | 03-21-2013 |
| 20130242234 | LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME - According to the present invention, there are disclosed a liquid crystal display device and method for manufacturing the same. The liquid crystal display device comprises: a color filter substrate, an array substrate and a liquid crystal composite system filled between the color filter substrate and the array substrate, wherein liquid crystals and a high molecular polymer network, which is formed by polymerization of liquid crystalline polymerizable monomers, are included in the liquid crystal composite system. | 09-19-2013 |
| 20130258252 | TRANSPARENT LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE AND MANUFACTURING METHOD FOR THE SAME - The present invention discloses a transparent liquid crystal display device and manufacturing method thereof. By adding dichroic dyes and the dichroic dyes having characteristic of rotating with liquid crystal materials, light absorption ability of polymer network liquid crystals is increased. The present invention is capable of solving a problem which a dark state is not sufficiently dark, thus enhances contrast performance of the transparent liquid crystal display device. | 10-03-2013 |
| 20130278871 | DISPLAY DEVICE AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF - A display device having a plurality of pixel units and a manufacturing method of the same are provided. The display device includes a first substrate assembly, a second substrate assembly, a liquid crystal mixture, and a pillared polymer network. The first substrate assembly includes a first substrate and a first electrode layer disposed on the first substrate. The second substrate assembly includes a second substrate. The liquid crystal mixture is disposed between the first and second substrate assemblies. The pillared polymer network is disposed between the first and second substrate assemblies and has a first end and second end. The first end abuts against the first substrate assembly and is disposed correspondingly to the first electrode layer. The second end abuts against the second substrate assembly. Each of the pixel units includes the pillared polymer network. | 10-24-2013 |
| 20140049731 | HORIZONTAL ELECTRIC FIELD-TYPE LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE AND METHOD OF FABRICATING THE SAME - A horizontal electric field-type liquid crystal display (LCD) device is provided. The LCD device includes first and second substrates disposed opposite and apart from each other, a first electrode formed on an inner surface of the first substrate, a second electrode corresponding to the first electrode and configured to generate an electric field, and a liquid crystal (LC) layer formed between the first and second substrates, the LC layer including a polymer network and LC molecules confined in multiple domains by the polymer network. | 02-20-2014 |
| 20140285751 | LIQUID CRYSTAL CELL - The present application relates to a liquid crystal cell, a method for preparing a liquid crystal cell and a display device. An exemplary liquid crystal cell may be applied to various types of display devices so as to control a viewing angle or light transmittance of the display device. | 09-25-2014 |
| 20140285752 | LIQUID CRYSTAL CELL - The present application relates to a liquid crystal cell, a method for preparing a liquid crystal cell and a display device. An exemplary liquid crystal cell may be applied to various types of display devices so as to control a viewing angle or light transmittance of the display device. | 09-25-2014 |
| 20150131033 | LIQUID CRYSTAL DEVICE - A liquid crystal device, a precursor composition, a method of manufacturing a liquid crystal device, an apparatus of manufacturing a liquid crystal device, and use of the liquid crystal device are provided. A device capable of being driven at a low driving voltage can be provided. The device can be realized so that the device can be driven in a normally transparent mode or a normally black mode. Also, the device has other excellent characteristics such as a contrast ratio. Such a liquid crystal device can be applied to various light modulation devices such as smart windows, window-protecting films, flexible display devices, active retarders for displaying 3D images, or viewing angle-adjusting films. | 05-14-2015 |
| 20150146139 | Liquid Crystal Control Structure, Tip-Tilt-Focus Optical Phased Array And High Power Adaptive Optic - A transmissive liquid crystal (LC) control structure comprising: a superstrate ( | 05-28-2015 |
| 20150331264 | LIQUID CRYSTAL DEVICE - Provided are a liquid crystal device, a composition capable of forming a liquid crystal layer, a method of manufacturing the liquid crystal device, a system for manufacturing the liquid crystal device, and a use of the liquid crystal device. The liquid crystal device is a device capable of exhibiting, for example, a normally transparent or black mode, exhibiting a high contrast ratio, being driven with a low driving voltage, and exhibiting excellent durability such as thermal stability. Such a liquid crystal device may be applied to various optical modulators such as a smart window, a window protective film, a flexible display device, an active retarder for displaying 3D images, or a viewing angle control film. | 11-19-2015 |
| 20150338689 | LIQUID CRYSTAL DEVICE - Provided are a liquid crystal device, a composition capable of forming a liquid crystal layer, a method of manufacturing the liquid crystal device, a system for manufacturing the liquid crystal device, and a use of the liquid crystal device. The liquid crystal device is a device capable of exhibiting, for example, a normally white or black mode, exhibiting a high contrast ratio, driven with a low driving voltage, and exhibiting excellent durability such as thermal stability. Such a liquid crystal device may be applied to various optical modulators such as a smart window, a window protective film, a flexible display device, an active retarder for displaying 3D images, or a viewing angle control film. | 11-26-2015 |
| 20160026026 | Light Controlling Apparatus and Transparent Display Including the Same - A light controlling apparatus includes a first electrode on a first substrate; a first alignment film on the first electrode; a second electrode on a second substrate facing the first substrate; a second alignment film on the second electrode; and a guest-host liquid crystal layer having cholesteric liquid crystals and dichroic dyes between the first and second alignment films. The first and second electrodes provide a vertical electric field, and at least one of the first and second electrodes provides a horizontal electric field. The cholesteric liquid crystals have a homeotropic state when an electric field in a first direction is applied to the guest-host liquid crystal layer to realize a transparent mode. The cholesteric liquid crystals have a focal conic state when an electric field in a second direction is applied to realize a light shielding mode. A same state is maintained when no electric field is applied. | 01-28-2016 |
| 20160145492 | VERTICAL ALIGNMENT LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY AND MANUFACTURE METHOD THEREOF - The present invention provides a vertical alignment liquid crystal display and a manufacture method thereof. The vertical alignment liquid crystal display comprises a first substrate ( | 05-26-2016 |
