| Class / Patent application number | Description | Number of patent applications / Date published |
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| 349125000 | Having particular deposited structure (e.g., angled, plural layered) produced by vapor deposition | 11 |
| 20080212004 | Liquid crystal device and method for manufacturing the same - There is provided a liquid crystal device including a first substrate, a second substrate, a liquid crystal being held between the first substrate and the second substrate, a base layer having alternating linear grooves and linear protrusions on at least one of the first substrate and the second substrate, and an alignment layer of an oxide film covering the base layer and having wedge-shaped tops over the linear protrusions of the base layer. | 09-04-2008 |
| 20080231787 | LIQUID CRYSTAL DEVICE - An object of the invention is to provide a liquid crystal device that uses a smectic liquid crystal and that can produce a uniform display. The liquid crystal device includes a pair of substrates, a smectic liquid crystal provided between the pair of substrates, an injection hole for injecting therethrough the smectic liquid crystal into a gap formed between the pair of substrates, a plurality of scanning electrodes arranged at right angles to the direction of injection of the smectic liquid crystal between the pair of substrates; an alignment film deposited over the plurality of scanning electrodes, and voltage applying means for applying a voltage to the plurality of scanning electrodes in sequence proceeding from a side nearest to the injection hole toward a side farthest therefrom. | 09-25-2008 |
| 20090237605 | LIQUID CRYSTAL DEVICE AND ELECTRONIC APPARATUS - A liquid crystal device includes: a circuit substrate; a counter substrate disposed so as to be opposed to the circuit substrate; a liquid crystal layer interposed between the circuit substrate and the counter substrate, the liquid crystal layer showing vertical alignment as an initial alignment state; a first alignment layer manufactured on a side of the counter substrate using a coating process, the side facing the liquid crystal layer, the first alignment layer having a vertical alignment function; and a second alignment layer manufactured on a side of the circuit substrate using a vacuum process, the side facing the liquid crystal layer, the second alignment layer generating a pretilt. | 09-24-2009 |
| 20090316096 | MULTI-DOMAIN AND IPS LIQUID-CRYSTAL DISPLAY USING DRY ALIGNMENT - The present invention includes a method of preparing a dry deposited liquid-crystal alignment layer using one of a mechanical mask, photo-resist, UV treatment, and ridge and fringe field methods. The present invention further provides a multi-domain, wide viewing angle liquid-crystal display, comprising: a bottom substrate; a first transparent conductive layer; a top substrate; a color filter layer; a second transparent conductive layer; a first dry deposited liquid-crystal alignment layer; a second dry deposited liquid-crystal alignment layer, the second dry deposited liquid-crystal alignment layer being spaced adjacent to and facing the first dry deposited liquid-crystal alignment layer; spacers; and a liquid-crystal material. Each of the first alignment layer and the second alignment layer is divided into a plurality of pixels each having a boundary and at least two domains and the domains of each of the multi-domain, dry deposited liquid-crystal alignment layers is obtained by a method selected from the group consisting of: a mechanical mask, photo-resist, UV treatment, and ridge and fringe field. The multi-domain, wide viewing angle liquid-crystal display of the present invention can be operated in the in-plane switching mode, which results in reduced image sticking. | 12-24-2009 |
| 20100007831 | LIQUID CRYSTAL APPARATUS AND METHOD OF PRODUCING THE SAME - Provided is a liquid crystal apparatus that includes a display region in which electrodes are disposed in a matrix pattern and a non-display region provided at a periphery of the display region and has a liquid crystal disposed in the display region and non-display region, wherein the liquid crystal disposed in the display region is splay-aligned when a voltage is not applied and bend-aligned when the voltage is applied, the liquid crystal disposed in the non-display region is bend-aligned, an alignment film including an inorganic material is provided in at least one of a pair of substrates, and a thickness of the alignment film provided in the display region is smaller than a thickness of the alignment film provided in the non-display region. | 01-14-2010 |
| 20100007832 | LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY - A liquid crystal display, using a ferroelectric liquid crystal exhibiting mono-stability, which makes it possible to control the direction of the spontaneous polarization of the ferroelectric liquid crystal. The liquid crystal display is produced by holding a ferroelectric liquid crystal between: an oblique vapor deposition-alignment layer of a first alignment treatment substrate, in which a first electrode layer and the oblique vapor deposition-alignment layer are formed in this order on a first substrate; and a fixed liquid crystal layer of a second alignment treatment substrate, in which a second electrode layer, an alignment layer for reactive liquid crystal and the fixed liquid crystal layer are laminated in this order on the second substrate. | 01-14-2010 |
| 20100188629 | MANUFACTURING APPARATUS FOR LIQUID CRYSTAL DEVICE, MANUFACTURING METHOD FOR LIQUID CRYSTAL DEVICE, LIQUID CRYSTAL DEVICE AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE - A manufacturing apparatus for a liquid crystal device having a pair of substrates facing each other, an oriented film formed on an facing surface of at least one substrate in the pair of the substrates, and a liquid crystal held between the pair of substrates, includes: a film formation chamber; an evaporating section having an evaporation source, evaporating an inorganic material on the substrate in the film formation chamber by a physical vapor deposition, and forming an oriented film and a base film arranged under the oriented film; a base film formation area forming the base film and located substantially above the evaporation source in the film formation chamber; and an oriented film formation area located obliquely above the evaporation source in the film formation chamber, forming the oriented film and having a shielding plate having an elongated opening for selectively evaporating an inorganic material. | 07-29-2010 |
| 20120092602 | MANUFACTURING METHOD OF LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE AND LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE - A manufacturing method of a liquid crystal display device including a liquid crystal layer sandwiched between a pair of opposed substrates and orientation films includes forming a first orientation film having straight-chain alkyl chains at the liquid crystal layer side of one substrate, and forming a second orientation film at the liquid crystal layer side of the other substrate by forming an inorganic orientation layer and surface-treating the inorganic orientation layer using a silane coupling agent, and forming the second orientation film includes surface-treating the inorganic orientation layer using a first silane coupling agent having straight-chain alkyl chains and surface-treating the layer using a second silane coupling agent having straight-chain alkyl chains and having only one hydrolytic group. | 04-19-2012 |
| 20140253854 | LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY - A liquid crystal display includes: a drive substrate having a plurality of pixel electrodes at a pixel section as an effective pixel region; a counter substrate arranged in opposition to the drive substrate and having a counter electrode that is arranged in opposition to the plurality of pixel electrodes; a liquid crystal layer sealed between the drive substrate and the counter substrate; an alignment film formed at the pixel section and a part of or an entire peripheral section thereof on the surface at the liquid crystal layer side of the drive substrate; a protective film formed between the pixel electrode and the alignment film in at least the pixel section on the drive substrate; and a conductive film formed on the part of or the entire peripheral section of the drive substrate to come in contact with the alignment film. | 09-11-2014 |
| 20150098051 | LIQUID CRYSTAL DEVICE, METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING LIQUID CRYSTAL DEVICE, AND ELECTRONIC APPARATUS - A liquid crystal device includes a liquid crystal layer, and an inorganic oriented film between the liquid crystal layer and an electrode, in which the inorganic oriented film has a first inorganic oriented film that has a first prismatic structure including silicon oxide, and a second inorganic oriented film that is formed so as to cover at least a portion of the first prismatic structure, and includes nitrogen. | 04-09-2015 |
| 20160011462 | ALIGNMENT FILM AND FABRICATION METHOD THEREOF, LIQUID CRYSTAL PANEL AND DISPLAY DEVICE | 01-14-2016 |
