| Class / Patent application number | Description | Number of patent applications / Date published |
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| 349118000 | With refractive indices in the x, y, and z directions | 50 |
| 20080198316 | Liquid Crystal Display - A liquid crystal display comprising a first polarization film, a first retardation region, a second retardation region, a liquid crystal layer, a liquid crystal cell, and a second polarization film disposed in this order, liquid crystal molecules of the liquid crystal layer being aligned in parallel with surfaces of the substrates at the time of dark state, wherein Re of the first retardation region is 70 nm to 330 nm, Nz value of the first retardation region is greater than 0 and less than 0.4, Re of the second retardation region is equal to 50 nm or less and an optical axis is simultaneously not included in the in-plane of the second retardation region, Rth of the second retardation region is 10 nm to 140 nm, a slow axis of the first retardation region is orthogonal to a transmissive axis of the first polarization film that is simultaneously in parallel with a slow axis direction of the liquid crystal molecules at the time of dark state, each of the first and second polarization films has at least a protective film on a plane close to the liquid crystal layer, and the corresponding protective film is a cellulose acylate film which meets the formulae (I) and (II) below. | 08-21-2008 |
| 20080204644 | Liquid crystal display device - A liquid crystal display device comprising first and second polarizing elements of which transmission axes are perpendicular to each other, and, disposed between the polarizing elements, a liquid crystal layer vertically aligned in a black state, and first and second optically anisotropic layer is disclosed. In the liquid crystal display device, the first optically anisotropic layer is a biaxial optically anisotropic layer of which in-plane retardation (Re) and thickness-direction retardation (Rth) are larger at a longer wavelength range within a range of from 400 nm to 700 nm, and the second optically anisotropic layer satisfies 0 nm<|Re(550)|<10 nm and |Rth(550)|/|Re(550)|>10
| 08-28-2008 |
| 20080218672 | Liquid Crystal Display Device - A novel liquid crystal display device is disclosed. The liquid crystal display device comprises a first polarizing film, a first retardation area with an Re of 70 to 330 nm and a value of Nz of not less than 0 to less than 0.5 and a slow axis perpendicular to a transmission axis of the first polarizing film; a second retardation region with an Re of not greater than 50 nm and an Rth of 10 to 140 nm; and a liquid crystal cell comprising a liquid crystal layer with a slow axis in a black state parallel to the transmission axis of the first polarizing film; and a second polarizing film in this order. | 09-11-2008 |
| 20080273153 | LIQUID CRYSTAL PANEL AND LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY APPARATUS - The liquid crystal panel according to an embodiment of the present invention includes, in the stated order from a viewer side: a first polarizer; a first optical compensation layer; a liquid crystal cell; a second optical compensation layer; and a second polarizer, wherein:
| 11-06-2008 |
| 20080316404 | Liquid Crystal Display Unit - A vertical alignment (VA) mode liquid crystal display unit having at least one biaxial optical anisotropic substance sheet and a liquid crystal cell between a light emission side polarizing polarizer and a light incident side polarizer, wherein (1) n | 12-25-2008 |
| 20090002613 | Retardation Compensators of Negative C-Type For Liquid Crystal Display - Disclosed is a negative C-type retardation compensator for a liquid crystal display. The negative C-type retardation compensator for the liquid crystal display includes polyarylate having a thio group or a sulfur oxide group in a polymer main chain thereof. Accordingly, the retardation compensator has an absolute value of negative retardation that is larger in a thickness direction than a retardation compensator which includes polyarylate having no thio group or sulfur oxide group in a polymer main chain thereof even though the retardation compensator having the thio group or sulfur oxide group and the retardation compensator having no thio group or sulfur oxide group are the same as each other in thickness. Thereby, the negative C-type retardation compensator for liquid crystal displays is capable of being desirably applied to the liquid crystal displays. | 01-01-2009 |
| 20090027602 | HOMEOTROPIC ALIGNMENT TYPE LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE - A liquid crystal display device includes a first substrate having one surface on which a first electrode is provided, a second substrate which is provided with a second electrode, and a liquid crystal layer which is interposed between the first and second substrates. Negative dielectric anisotropy homeotropic aligning films are formed on mutually faced surfaces of the first and second electrodes, respectively. A pair of polarizing plates are arranged on a side of the other surface opposite to the one surface of each substrate. And a pair of optical compensation layers are arranged respectively between the other surfaces of the substrates and the polarizing plates, and give a retardation having a value which is substantially ¼ of a wavelength λ of transmitted visible light to the transmitted visible light. | 01-29-2009 |
| 20090040443 | METHOD OF PRODUCING A LIQUID CRYSTAL PANEL, LIQUID CRYSTAL PANEL, AND IMAGE DISPLAY APPARATUS - To provide a method of producing a liquid crystal panel capable of easily realizing stable high contrast of the liquid crystal panel to be obtained at low cost, a liquid crystal panel, and an image display apparatus. There is provided a method of producing a liquid crystal panel including a first optical compensation layer having refractive index profile of nx>ny=nz and a polarizer on each side of a liquid crystal cell in the order given, in which an angle formed between an absorption axis of the polarizer (A) and a slow axis of the first optical compensation layer (B) on one side of the liquid crystal cell is +α°, an angle formed between an absorption axis of the polarizer (A′) and a slow axis of the first compensation layer (B′) on another side of the liquid crystal cell is −α°, and 0<α<90, the method comprises a step of subjecting substrate formed of single original sheet to alignment treatment at +α° and alignment treatment at −α° with respect to a longitudinal direction of the substrate; and a step of forming the first optical compensation layer (B) on the surface subjected to the +α° alignment treatment and forming the first optical compensation layer (B′) on the surface subjected to the −α° alignment treatment. | 02-12-2009 |
| 20090046228 | LIQUID CRYSTAL PANEL AND LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY APPARATUS - There are provided a liquid crystal panel and a liquid crystal display apparatus each having an excellent screen contrast, a small color shift, and small display unevenness. The liquid crystal panel includes a liquid crystal cell; a first polarizer placed on one side of the liquid crystal cell; a second polarizer placed on the other side of the liquid crystal cell; and at least two optical compensation layers including a first optical compensation layer and a second optical compensation layer placed between the first polarizer and the second polarizer. | 02-19-2009 |
| 20090046229 | OPTICAL COMPENSATION PLATE, LIQUID CRYSTAL CELL, AND LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE - An optical compensation plate provided in a liquid crystal cell in which a distance of a liquid crystal layer is held through a spacer, in which the optical compensation plate is formed in such a way that a layer thickness becomes thin toward a central portion from an end portion. As the spacer, a spherical fine particle is employed. As a liquid crystal cell, a VA mode liquid crystal cell is employed. Since the optical compensation plate of the present invention has a thinner layer thickness in the central portion in response to a decrease in a cell gap in the central region of the liquid crystal cell, light leakage in the central region of the liquid crystal layer can be prevented well. | 02-19-2009 |
| 20090051861 | IPS LCD DEVICE HAVING A WIDER VIEWING ANGLE - An in-plane-switching-mode (IPS) LCD device includes a TFT substrate and a CF substrate sandwiching therebetween an LC layer, and a pair of polarizing films sandwiching therebetween the substrates and the LC layer. Each polarizing film has a polarization layer and a protective layer. An optical compensation layer having a birefringence is disposed between the light-emitting-side polarizing film and the CF substrate. The optical compensation layer has an in-plane retardation of N | 02-26-2009 |
| 20090103028 | Liquid crystal display device with particular phase plates having specific axis angles - The present invention provides a liquid crystal display device. An optical film having negative uniaxial double refractive index ellipsoids is arranged below a semi-transmitting liquid crystal display cell and, thereafter, a λ/4 phase difference plate, a λ/2 phase difference plate and a polarizer are arranged. The orientation axis direction of the optical film having negative uniaxial double refractive index ellipsoids is substantially equal to the direction which is rotated by 90° in the clockwise direction from a resultant vector of the orientation axis direction of the upper orientation film and the orientation axis direction of the lower orientation film of the liquid crystal display cell. Further, phase lagging axis of the upper and lower λ/4 phase difference plate is set substantially equal to the orientation axis direction of the optical film having negative uniaxial double refractive index ellipsoids. | 04-23-2009 |
| 20090103029 | LIQUID CRYSTAL PANEL AND LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY APPARATUS - Provided are a liquid crystal panel and a liquid crystal display apparatus with a high contrast ratio in an oblique direction, less light leakage, a small color shift in an oblique direction, and extremely small thickness. The liquid crystal panel of the present invention includes a liquid crystal cell, a first polarizer arranged on one side of the liquid crystal cell, an optical element (A), an optical element (B), and a second polarizer arranged on the other side of the liquid crystal cell. The optical element (A) exhibits a refractive index ellipsoid of nx>nz>ny, is formed of a specific polycyclic compound, and has an Nz coefficient of 0.05 to 0.45. The optical element (B) exhibits a refractive index ellipsoid of nx>nz>ny and has an Nz coefficient of 0.55 to 0.95. | 04-23-2009 |
| 20090122243 | Liquid Crystal Display Device, Optical Compensatory Sheet, and Polarizer and Liquid Crystal Display Device Employing the Same - A liquid crystal display device comprising a liquid crystal panel in which liquid crystals having negative dielectric anisotropy are interposed between upper substrate and lower substrate that have been vertically oriented on the surface, the orientation of the liquid crystals being almost vertical with no applied voltage, almost horizontal when a predetermined voltage is applied, and tilted when a smaller voltage than the predetermined voltage is applied; a first polarizer and a second polarizer disposed on both sides of the liquid crystal panel such that the absorption axes of the polarizers are perpendicular to each other; a first retardation film disposed between the liquid crystal panel and the first polarizer; and a second retardation film disposed between the liquid crystal panel and the second polarizer, wherein the polarizer comprises a polarizing film and a pair of protective films having the polarizing film in between, and wherein at least one of the protective films is a cellulose acylate film satisfying: | 05-14-2009 |
| 20090128758 | POLARIZING PLATE WITH AN OPTICAL COMPENSATION LAYER, METHOD OF PRODUCING THE SAME, AND LIQUID CRYSTAL PANEL, LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY APPARATUS, AND IMAGE DISPLAY APPARATUS, USING THE POLARIZING PLATE WITH AN OPTICAL COMPENSATION LAYER - There is provided a polarizing plate with optical compensation layers that contributes to reduction in thickness and has excellent heat resistance and moisture resistance. A polarizing plate with optical compensation layers according to an embodiment of the present invention includes: a polarizer; a first optical compensation layer; a second optical compensation layer; and a third optical compensation layer, in this order. The first optical compensation layer has a refractive index profile of nx>ny=nz, and an in-plane retardation Re | 05-21-2009 |
| 20090128759 | LIQUID CRYSTAL PANEL, AND LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY - A liquid crystal panel or the present invention comprising a liquid crystal cell, a first polarizer and a second polarizer provided on both sides of the liquid crystal cell, a first optical compensation layer provided between the liquid crystal cell and the first polarizer, and a second optical compensation layer provided between the liquid crystal cell and the second polarizer, wherein a wavelength dispersion of the liquid crystal cell satisfies Re | 05-21-2009 |
| 20090147193 | LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE - A liquid crystal display device includes: a liquid crystal panel including a pair of substrates being disposed so as to oppose to each other and having electrodes and alignment films formed respectively on the opposing surfaces thereof, and liquid crystal layer in which nematic liquid crystal encapsulated between the pair of substrates is aligned in the horizontal direction to be at substantially 0° in twist angle by giving a pretilt in a predetermined direction by the alignment film, a polarizing plate(s) being arranged on the front side and back side of the liquid crystal panel and being set in direction of polarization to provide a black level when a drive voltage to be applied between the electrodes is brought into an OFF state, and optical compensating means disposed between the polarizing plate(s) and the liquid crystal panel for performing optical compensation for the liquid crystal layer. | 06-11-2009 |
| 20090168000 | LIQUID CRYSTAL PANEL AND LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY APPARATUS - Provided is very thin liquid crystal panel and liquid crystal display apparatus with a high contrast ratio in an oblique direction, less light leakage, and a small color shift in an oblique direction. The liquid crystal panel of the present invention includes a liquid crystal cell, a first polarizer arranged on one side of the liquid crystal cell, a second polarizer arranged on the other side of the liquid crystal cell, a first optical element arranged between the first polarizer and the liquid crystal cell, and a second optical element arranged between the first optical element and the liquid crystal cell. The first optical element has substantially optically negative uniaxial property, and the second optical element exhibits a refractive index ellipsoid of nx>nz>ny, and is formed of one or more kinds of polycylic compound having a —SO | 07-02-2009 |
| 20090207354 | LIQUID CRYSTAL APPARATUS AND ELECTRONIC APPARATUS - A liquid crystal apparatus includes: a liquid crystal panel having a pair of substrates; a liquid crystal layer arranged between the pair of substrates and driven by an electric field having a component parallel to the substrates; a first polarizing plate and a second polarizing plate arranged with the liquid crystal panel interposed therebetween; and a retardation film arranged between the first polarizing plate and the liquid crystal panel or between the second polarizing plate and the liquid crystal panel, in which the first polarizing plate and the second polarizing plate each include a polarizer and translucent protection films which interpose the polarizer, an in-plane phase difference Re | 08-20-2009 |
| 20090213312 | Single-polarizer reflective bistable twisted nematic (btn) liquid crystal display device - The application relates to a single-polarizer reflective bistable twisted nematic (BTN) liquid crystal display device comprising a liquid crystal layer of thickness d, birefringence Δn and retardation Δnd, said liquid crystal layer being situated between two substrates and between a polarizer and a reflector, said liquid crystal layer in the absence of an applied electric field having two stable uniformly twisted textures, the twists of the two stable textures differing by an angle being equal mainly to 180°, and at least one compensation layer positioned between said polarizer and said reflector, said compensation layer being composed of at least one birefringent film, said birefringent film having an optical anisotropy defined by three characteristic refractive indices nx, ny, nz, along three corresponding axis x, y, z of index ellipsoid, x and y being situated inside the substrates plane, nx and ny being called in plane indices, with nx≧ny, x being called slow axis, and z being perpendicular to the substrates plane with biaxiality parameter Nz equal to (nx−nz)/(nx−ny), characterized in that Nz lies between −∞ and ½ so that under oblique viewing the retardation of the stable texture corresponding to the dark state is compensated to improve the contrast ratio and simultaneously the retardation of the stable texture corresponding to the bright state is modified to decrease the color shift. | 08-27-2009 |
| 20090213313 | VERTICAL ALIGNMENT TYPE LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE WITH VIEWING ANGLE CHARACTERISTICS IMPROVED BY DISPOSING OPTICAL PLATES - First and second polarizers are disposed in cross Nichol configuration. A liquid crystal cell is disposed between the two polarizers and establishes vertical alignment in a state of no voltage application. An even number of optical films having optical anisotropy and disposed between the liquid crystal cell and first polarizer. A retardation of the liquid crystal cell is in a range between 300 nm and 1500 nm; and each optical film satisfies nx>ny≧nz, an in-plane retardation is smaller than 300 nm, a thickness direction retardation is in a ranger between 50 nm and 300 nm, an angle between an in-plane slow axis of the optical film disposed nearest to the first polarizer and an absorption axis of the first polarizer is smaller than 45°, and the slow axes of mutually adjacent optical films are perpendicular to each other. | 08-27-2009 |
| 20090231528 | LIQUID CRYSTAL PANEL AND LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY APPARATUS - A liquid crystal panel according to an embodiment of the present invention includes: a liquid crystal cell; a first polarizer placed on one side of the liquid crystal cell; a second polarizer placed on another side of the liquid crystal cell; a biaxial optical element placed between the liquid crystal cell and the first polarizer; and a negative C plate placed between the second polarizer and the biaxial optical element. A direction of an absorption axis of the first polarizer is substantially perpendicular to a direction of an absorption axis of the second polarizer. A refractive index ellipsoid of the biaxial optical element has a relationship of nx>nz>ny and a direction of a slow axis of the biaxial optical element is substantially parallel to the direction of the absorption axis of the first polarizer. A refractive index ellipsoid of the negative C plate has a relationship of nx=ny>nz. A wavelength dispersion value (D | 09-17-2009 |
| 20090237601 | POLARIZING PLATE WITH AN OPTICAL COMPENSATION LAYER, LIQUID CRYSTAL PANEL, LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY APPARATUS, AND IMAGE DISPLAY APPARATUS USING THE POLARIZING PLATE WITH AN OPTICAL COMPENSATION LAYER - Provided are a polarizing plate with an optical compensation layer capable of contributing to the reduction in thickness, enhancing viewing angle properties, realizing a high contrast, preventing interference uneveness and heat uneveness, suppressing a color shift, realizing satisfactory color reproducibility, and preventing light leakage in a black display satisfactorily, and a liquid crystal panel, a liquid crystal display apparatus, and an image display apparatus using the polarizing plate with an optical compensation layer. The polarizing plate with an optical compensation layer of the present invention includes, in the stated order, a polarizer, a first optical compensation layer, an adhesive layer, and a second optical compensation layer, in which the first optical compensation layer has a refractive index profile of nx>ny=nz, exhibits wavelength dispersion properties that an in-plane retardation Re | 09-24-2009 |
| 20090257012 | LAMINATED OPTICAL FILM, AND LIQUID CRYSTAL PANEL AND LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY APPARATUS USING THE LAMINATED OPTICAL FILM - A laminated optical film according to an embodiment of the present invention includes a polarizer; a first optical compensation layer which has a refractive index ellipsoid showing a relationship of nx>ny>nz; and a second optical compensation layer which has a refractive index ellipsoid showing a relationship of nz>nx>ny, wherein the polarizer and the first optical compensation layer are placed so that an absorption axis of the polarizer is parallel to or perpendicular to a slow axis of the first optical compensation layer, and the polarizer and the second optical compensation layer are placed so that an absorption axis of the polarizer is parallel to or perpendicular to a slow axis of the second optical compensation layer. | 10-15-2009 |
| 20090268136 | Color Liquid Crystal Display and Compensation Panel - In one aspect of the present invention there is provided an optically anisotropic compensation panel with spectrally controllable dispersion of refractive indices. The compensation panel comprises at least one optically anisotropic layer based on an ordered guest-host system. The guest-host system comprises an anisotropic host matrix including an organic compound transparent to electromagnetic radiation in the visible spectral range, and guest component having guest particles. In another aspect the present invention provides a method of producing an optically anisotropic compensation panel disclosed. And in yet another embodiment the present invention provides a liquid crystal display with the compensation panel disclosed. | 10-29-2009 |
| 20090268137 | LIQUID CRYSTAL PANEL AND LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY APPARATUS USING THE SAME - A liquid crystal panel of the present invention includes in the following order toward a viewer side: a first polarizer; a first optical compensation layer having a refractive index ellipsoid of nx>ny>nz and an in-plane retardation Re | 10-29-2009 |
| 20090279031 | LIQUID CRYSTAL PANEL AND LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY APPARATUS USING THE SAME - A liquid crystal display apparatus is provided, in which excellent viewing angle compensation is conducted, and which is highly excellent in a contrast in an oblique direction and can be reduced in thickness. A liquid crystal panel of the present invention includes a first polarizer, a first optical compensation layer, a liquid crystal cell, a second optical compensation layer, and a second polarizer in the stated order. Each of the first optical compensation layer and the second optical compensation layer contains at least one polymer selected from the group consisting of polyimide, polyamide, polyester, polyetherketone, polyamideimide, and polyesterimide, and have a refractive index profile of nx>ny>nz. | 11-12-2009 |
| 20090290108 | REFLECTIVE LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE AND REFLECTIVE LIQUID CRYSTAL PROJECTOR - A retardation compensation element ( | 11-26-2009 |
| 20090316094 | Optically anisotropic body and liquid crystal display - The present invention provides a liquid crystal display that prevents false colors and has a wide viewing angle, display screen contrast that does not decline, and excellent productivity. The liquid crystal display, comprising a liquid crystal cell, a sheet-shaped optically anisotropic body positioned on only one side of the liquid crystal cell, and a pair of light polarizers located on both sides of the liquid crystal cell, wherein the optically anisotropic body satisfies the relationship of n | 12-24-2009 |
| 20090316095 | DISPLAY DEVICE FOR INCREASING VIEWING ANGLE - A display device includes a display panel, a first optical unit, and a second optical unit. The display panel includes a first substrate, a second substrate, and a liquid crystal layer disposed between the first substrate and the second substrate. The liquid crystal layer is operated in a vertical alignment mode. The first optical unit includes a C-plate and a first polarization plate having a first absorption axis. The second optical unit includes a positive A-plate, a negative A-plate, and a second polarization plate having a second absorption axis substantially perpendicular to the first absorption axis. The positive A-plate and the negative A-plate may gather dispersed polarization states of a colored light. | 12-24-2009 |
| 20100020279 | LIQUID CRYSTAL PANEL AND LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY - The liquid crystal panel | 01-28-2010 |
| 20100045909 | LIQUID CRYSTAL PANEL AND LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY APPARATUS USING THE SAME - There is provided a liquid crystal panel having excellent balance between contrast and viewing angle characteristics. | 02-25-2010 |
| 20100045910 | LAMINATED OPTICAL FILM, AND LIQUID CRYSTAL PANEL AND LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY APPARATUS USING THE LAMINATED OPTICAL FILM - An object of the present invention is to provide a laminated optical film, a liquid crystal panel, and a liquid crystal display apparatus that have an excellent screen contrast and have a small color shift. | 02-25-2010 |
| 20100066958 | LIQUID CRYSTAL PANEL AND LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY APPARATUS - An object of the present invention is to provide a liquid crystal panel and a liquid crystal display apparatus which can contribute to the reduction in thickness, realize a high contrast while enhancing viewing angle characteristics, suppress a color shift, and satisfactorily prevent the light leakage in a black display. A liquid crystal panel of the present invention includes a liquid crystal cell having a liquid crystal layer containing liquid crystal molecules that are vertically aligned in an absence of a voltage; a first optical compensation layer having a relationship of Nz=1 to 2.5 and a relationship of Re | 03-18-2010 |
| 20100110353 | OPTICAL COMPENSATION LAYER, OPTICAL COMPENSATION FILM, AND PROCESSES FOR PRODUCING THESE - Optical compensation layers are provided which have an optically compensating function imparted thereto upon coating fluid application or upon coating fluid application and subsequent uniaxial stretching and which have a small wavelength dependence of retardation. | 05-06-2010 |
| 20100118241 | Liquid Crystal Display Operating in a Vertically Aligned Mode - The present invention relates generally to the field of liquid crystal display devices and more particularly to a liquid crystal display device operating in vertically aligned mode (VA-mode) in which liquid crystal molecules having a negative dielectric anisotropy are aligned generally perpendicularly to a panel surface of the liquid crystal display. A liquid crystal display according to the invention comprises a liquid crystal cell ( | 05-13-2010 |
| 20100171914 | COMPOSITE RETARDATION PLATE, AND OPTICAL COMPENSATION POLARIZING PLATE AND LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE EQUIPPED WITH COMPOSITE RETARDATION PLATE - A composite retardation plate for use in a Twisted Nematic liquid crystal display device, at least includes: a first retardation film; and a second retardation film stacked on the first retardation film, the first retardation film being such that the first retardation film has a refractive index anisotropy which varies in thickness of the first retardation film so as to compensate for sequential variations in refractive index anisotropy of a liquid crystal layer included in the Twisted Nematic liquid crystal display device, the sequential variations being caused by a region which is approximately regarded as a region in which liquid crystal molecules hybridly orient during voltage application, and the second retardation film having a refractive index anisotropy for compensating for a residual refractive index anisotropy which remains after the compensation performed by the first retardation film. This provides a composite retardation plate which is capable of highly accurately compensating for a refractive index anisotropy which may cause a decrease in contrast of a TN liquid crystal display device due to a viewing angle. | 07-08-2010 |
| 20100231836 | PHASE DIFFERENCE CONTROL MEMBER, LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY AND LIQUID CRYSTAL MATERIAL COMPOSITION FOR FORMING PHASE DIFFERENCE LAYER - Provided is a phase difference control member which has a function to suppress a surface step amount and an excellent optical compensation function for the optical phase difference caused by a deflection plate. In the phase difference control member, the phase difference layer has an optical axis standing against the surface having a normal in the thickness direction of the phase difference layer and a surface step amount T of the phase difference layer is smaller than 500 nm. When the phase difference layer has refraction factors nx, ny nz in the direction of the X axis, Y axis, and Z axis, the nx, ny nz for the light of wavelength 589 nm and a coefficient P are in the relationship of P=(nz−((nx+ny/)2)) and the coefficient P and a thickness d (nm) of the phase difference layer satisfy the following expressions: 0.005≦P≦0.04 (Expression 1) d≦2000 (Expression 2) 10≦P×d≦40 (Expression). | 09-16-2010 |
| 20100245744 | CELLULOSE COMPOSITION, OPTICAL FILM, RETARDATION SHEET, POLARIZING PLATE AND LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE - A cellulose composition, containing:
| 09-30-2010 |
| 20100253892 | POLARIZING PLATE, LIQUID CRYSTAL PANEL, AND LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY - The present invention provides a polarizing plate that includes: a transparent protective film; a polarizer; and an optical compensation layer. The transparent protective film, the polarizer, and the optical compensation layer are laminated in this order. A moisture percentage of the polarizing plate is 2.8% by mass or less. The optical compensation layer includes a retardation film. The retardation film includes at least one resin selected from the group consisting of norbornene resins, cellulose resins, polyvinyl acetal resins, polyimide resins, polyester resins, and polycarbonate resins. The optical compensation layer shows an optical property represented by the following formula (I): | 10-07-2010 |
| 20100271580 | LIQUID CRYSTAL CELL SUBSTRATE, LIQUID CRYSTAL CELL, LIQUID CRYSTAL PANEL, AND LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY - The present invention provides a liquid crystal cell substrate, a liquid crystal panel, and a liquid crystal display whose thicknesses and weights can be reduced and optical characteristics at the time of producing them are easily controlled. The liquid crystal cell substrate | 10-28-2010 |
| 20100277678 | LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE OPERATING IN A VERTICALLY ALIGNED MODE - A liquid crystal display device includes a first substrate and a second substrate sandwiching a liquid crystal layer therebetween, a first polarizer disposed adjacent to the first substrate at a side opposite to the side of the first polarizer facing the liquid crystal layer, with a first gap between the first polarizer and the first substrate, a second polarizer disposed adjacent to the second substrate at a side opposite to a side of the second polarizer facing the liquid crystal layer, with a second gap between the second polarizer and the second substrate, wherein at least one of the first and second gaps includes therein a first retardation film having a positive optical anisotropy and a second retardation film having a negative optical anisotropy, such that the first retardation film is disposed closer to the liquid crystal layer with respect to the second retardation film. | 11-04-2010 |
| 20110025965 | PROJECTION IMAGE DISPLAY APPARATUS - A projection image display apparatus includes: light source; polarization/separation element having a polarization/separation plane through which one polarized light passes and which reflects the other orthogonal to the one; an image display element for modulating the incident light into image light and reflecting the image light; and a retardation plate disposed between the polarization/separation element and the image display element: the retardation plate has refractive indices different between two orthogonal directions in an optical surface thereof, and gives phase difference larger than λ/4 to polarized light entering the optical surface and having a wavelength λ; and supposing z axis be a normal to a light entering/exiting surface of the polarization/separation element, y axis be perpendicular to z axis and a normal to the polarization/separation plane, and x axis be perpendicular to z- and y-axes, the first retardation plate has optic axis within xz plane and tilted to x axis. | 02-03-2011 |
| 20110141415 | BLUE PHASE MODE LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME - Disclosed is a liquid crystal display device that includes: a blue phase mode liquid crystal layer between the first and second substrates, and has an optical anisotropy when an electric field is applied and not applied; polarizing plates on outer surfaces of first and second substrates, respectively; and one of a first optical compensation film including a +C plate, and a second optical compensation film including a biaxial phase retardation layer, between the polarizing plate and the liquid crystal panel. | 06-16-2011 |
| 20110285947 | OPTICAL COMPENSATION FILM - An optical compensation film according to an embodiment of the present invention includes: non-liquid crystal polymers arranged in a tilt alignment, wherein the optical compensation film satisfies the following expressions (1) and (2): | 11-24-2011 |
| 20120019753 | LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE - According to one embodiment, a liquid crystal display device includes a first insulative substrate, a second insulative substrate, a first polarizer disposed on an outer surface side of the first insulative substrate, a second polarizer disposed on an outer surface side of the second insulative substrate, and a first retardation plate and a second retardation plate, which are stacked between the second insulative substrate and the second polarizer. When a retardation in the thickness direction, which is defined by ((nx+ny)/2−nz)*d, is Rth, the first retardation plate has a negative first retardation Rth | 01-26-2012 |
| 20140111751 | OPTICAL COMPENSATION FILMS AND METHOD FOR REDUCING DARK-STATE LIGHT LEAKAGE OF VERTICAL ALIGNMENT LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAYS - Optical compensation films and a method for reducing dark-state light leakage of vertical alignment liquid crystal displays are disclosed. The light path difference (LCΔND) is in a range of 324.3-342.8 nm, and the pretilt angle is in a range of 85 to 90 degrees when measured at a wavelength of 550 nm. Wherein an in-plain retardation value Ro of the biaxial compensation film is in the range of 48-84 nm, an out-of-plain retardation value Rth of the biaxial compensation film is in the range of 160-280 nm, and a retardation value Rth of the TAC compensation film is within a range between Y1 and Y2. The compensation structure with single layer of biaxial compensation film not only can reduce the dark-state light leakage, but also can increase the contrastness and the resolution in the wide viewing angle. | 04-24-2014 |
| 20140176887 | OPTICAL LAMINATE FILM, AND POLARIZER AND LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE USING THE FILM - An optical laminate film that comprises a layer B satisfying 1.0≦Nz≦3.0, 70 nm≦Re(550) and 0 nm≦Rth(550)≦200 nm, and a layer C satisfying Re(550)≦10 nm and −200 nm≦Rth(550)≦−50 nm, wherein the layer B and the layer C are adjacent to each other, the absolute value of the difference in SP between the main ingredient of the layer B and the main ingredient of the layer C is from 2.6 to 10.0, contribute toward improving the viewing angle characteristics of horizontal alignment mode liquid crystal display devices without causing problems of front contrast ratio reduction and display unevenness. | 06-26-2014 |
| 20140192304 | Optical Compensation Film Group and Method for Reducing Light Leakage of Vertical Alignment LCD Using the Same - The present invention provides an optical compensation film group and a method for reducing light leakage of a vertical alignment LCD using the same. For the vertical alignment LCD at a wavelength of 550 nm, an LCΔnd in the range of [305.8 nm, 324.3 nm], and a pretilt angle in the range of [85°, 90°), a compensation value Ro of an in-plane optical path difference of the biaxial compensation film is in the range of 48 nm≦Ro≦84 nm, and a compensation value Rth of an out-of-plane optical path difference of the biaxial compensation film is in the range of 160 nm≦Rth≦280 nm, and a TAC compensation film having a compensation value Rth is in the range of Y1≦Rth≦Y2. The present invention can effectively improve the serious light leakage caused by the conventional compensation structure with a single biaxial compensation film, the contrast and sharpness at the large viewing angles, and the costs. | 07-10-2014 |
| 20140293201 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING LAMINATED FILM, POLARIZING PLATE, LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE, AND OPTICAL FILM - A laminated film having a retardation layer A and a layer B that are formed through solvent co-casting is provided. The layer A has a thickness of 5 to 30 μm. The layer B has a higher tensile modulus compared to the layer A. An interlayer peeling force between the layer A and the layer B is 0.05 to 5 N/cm. The laminated film overcomes the deterioration of handling property generally occurring with the reduction of film thickness in solvent casting method. | 10-02-2014 |
