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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8187491 | Liquid crystal display device and electronic device having the same A liquid crystal display device includes an illuminator and a liquid crystal panel for performing displaying by using light which is emitted from the illuminator. The liquid crystal panel includes a pair of substrates and a liquid crystal layer provided therebetween... | 05/29/2012 |
| 8187492 | Medical device employing liquid crystal block copolymers and method of making the same A medical device, at least a portion of which is formed from a polymer composition including at least one liquid crystal block copolymer having at least one A block and at least one B block wherein the A block is formed of mesogenic repeat units and the B block is a... | 05/29/2012 |
| 8173040 | Composition including benzoxazine-based compound for forming board and board fabricated using the same Disclosed is a composition for forming a board including a benzoxazine-based compound and a liquid crystal polymer or oligomer, and a board fabricated using the same. A board comprising the composition including the benzoxazine-based compound and the liquid crystal ... | 05/08/2012 |
| 8168080 | Identifying medium, identifying medium manufacturing method, article, and identifying medium identifying method An identifying medium comprises a nematic liquid crystal layer for forming a latent image with gradation, and the nematic liquid crystal layer has a thickness distribution corresponding to the gradation. ... | 05/01/2012 |
| 8163199 | Alignment treatment method of substrate for liquid crystal display device and manufacturing method thereof A method for alignment treatment of a substrate for a liquid crystal display (LCD) device includes the steps of: forming an alignment film including a plurality of molecules with curable parts on a substrate; applying an electrical field on the substrate to rotate t... | 04/24/2012 |
| 8158022 | Polarizing film The present invention provides a polarizing film containing an azo compound represented by the following formula (1): in which X is a hydrogen atom, a halogen atom, a nitro group, a cyano group, an alkyl group having 1 to 3... | 04/17/2012 |
| 8158021 | Polymerizable liquid crystal compound, polymerizable liquid crystal composition, liquid crystalline polymer, and optical anisotropic article A polymerizable liquid crystal compound shown by the following formula (I), a polymerizable liquid crystal composition that includes the polymerizable liquid crystal compound and a chiral compound polymerizable with the polymerizable liquid crystal compound, a liqui... | 04/17/2012 |
| 8158020 | Liquid crystal element, optical path deflecting element, and image displaying apparatus A liquid crystal element comprising a pair of transparent substrates, a liquid crystal layer which fills in between the pair of substrates and can form a chiral smectic C phase in homeotropic orientation, and an electrode which generates, at least, an electric field... | 04/17/2012 |
| 8142682 | Cholesteric multi-layers The invention discloses a multilayer of cholesteric liquid crystal polymer (CLCP), wherein at least two layers of CLCP differing in at least one optical property are arranged on top of each other, characterized in that said at least two layers are chemically inter-l... | 03/27/2012 |
| 8142683 | Liquid crystal polyester resin composition for camera module A liquid crystal polyester resin composition includes, based on 100 parts by mass of a liquid crystal polyester, 15 to 60 parts by mass of talc having a number average particle size of 10 to 50 μm, 25 to 50 parts by mass of a glass fiber having a number average fib... | 03/27/2012 |
| 8137583 | Liquid crystal four-ring compound having fluorine, liquid crystal composition, and liquid crystal display device The invention provides a liquid crystal compound having stability to heat, light and so forth, a wide temperature range of the nematic phase, a small viscosity, a suitable optical anisotropy, a suitable dielectric anisotropy and an excellent compatibility with other... | 03/20/2012 |
| 8137582 | Alkaloid monomers, liquid crystal compositions and polymer networks derived therefrom Disclosed is the chemical synthesis of chiral alkaloid monomers, liquid crystal compositions comprising the chiral alkaloid monomers, and polymerization of the liquid crystal compositions to provide polymer networks with useful cholesteric optical properties and sta... | 03/20/2012 |
| 8133409 | Liquid crystal display device and method of fabricating the same A method of fabricating a liquid crystal display (LCD) device includes preparing at least a first substrate, coating an alignment material on at least the first substrate, aligning a main chain of the alignment material in a predetermined direction, and irradiating ... | 03/13/2012 |
| 8123977 | Copolymer for liquid crystal alignment, liquid crystal aligning layer including copolymer for liquid crystal alignment, and liquid crystal display including liquid crystal aligning layer Disclosed is a copolymer for liquid crystal alignment having a photoreactive group, a mesogen group, a thermosetting group, and a crosslinking group, a liquid crystal aligning layer including the copolymer for liquid crystal alignment, and a liquid crystal display i... | 02/28/2012 |
| 8123978 | Liquid crystalline polyester resin composition The present invention provides a liquid crystalline polyester resin composition which imparts a good mold-releasability during molding and further is improved in heat resistance. Specifically, with 100 parts by weight of a liquid crystalline polyester resin is added... | 02/28/2012 |
| 8119026 | Birefringent layer with negative optical dispersion The invention relates to a birefringent layer having negative optical dispersion, a liquid crystal (LC) medium for its preparation, and the use of the birefringent layer and the LC media in optical, electrooptical, electronic, semiconducting or luminescent component... | 02/21/2012 |
| 8105501 | UV curable liquid pre-polymer, and liquid crystal display device using the same and manufacturing method thereof A liquid-crystal display includes a first substrate and a second substrate disposed opposite the first substrate, and a plurality of pixel areas formed on the first substrate, where each pixel area has red, green, blue, and white sub-pixel areas. Red, green and blue... | 01/31/2012 |
| 8092710 | Hierarchical chromonic structures A method of making a chromonic structure comprises (a) preparing a first aqueous mixture comprising (i) a continuous water-soluble polymer phase and (ii) a discontinuous chromonic phase comprising a chromonic material, to form chromonic nanoparticles; (b) non-covale... | 01/10/2012 |
| 8083967 | Process for producing gel with liquid crystal structure, and gel with liquid crystal structure produced by the process A water-insoluble liquid crystalline gel composed mainly of a water-soluble polymer, itself having a gelation function together with a liquid crystal formation function and having an optical property is produced. First, the water-soluble polymer is dissolved ... | 12/27/2011 |
| 8070982 | Liquid crystal-containing composition and liquid crystal display device therewith A liquid crystal-containing composition includes a microcapsule. In the microcapsule, a liquid crystal is encapsulated by a shell material component containing polyurea. Monomer components included in the polyurea include a polyisocyanate component, a high molecular... | 12/06/2011 |
| 8066905 | Optical element obtained by homeotropically orienting liquid crystal molecule, member for liquid crystal display device using the same, and liquid crystal display device An object of the present invention is to provide an optical element which can suppress a production cost, has good heat resistance, uniformly maintains the fixed orientation of a liquid crystal polymer in a wide temperature range, shows a low haze with reliability, ... | 11/29/2011 |
| 8057699 | Polymerizable liquid crystal composition and uses for the same The polymerizable liquid crystal composition includes at least two selected from the group of compounds represented by the following Formulas (1) and (2): wherein m is 5 or 10; and | 11/15/2011 |
| 8052891 | Fluorene derivative, liquid crystal composition comprising the same, and optical film using the same liquid crystal composition Disclosed are a novel fluorene derivative, a liquid crystal composition comprising the same, and an optical film using the same liquid crystal composition. More particularly, there are provided a liquid crystal material for a viewing angle compensation film with hig... | 11/08/2011 |
| 8048334 | Display panel A display panel includes a first substrate, a second substrate, and a liquid crystal layer. The first substrate includes a switching element connected to a gate line and a data line crossing each other, and a pixel electrode electrically connected to the switching e... | 11/01/2011 |
| 8038902 | Composition comprising at least one type of liquid crystal The present invention relates to a composition comprising at least one type of liquid crystal, to a liquid crystal cell and liquid crystal display device comprising such composition and to a method of preparing such a composition and/or such a liquid crystal cell. | 10/18/2011 |
| 8034254 | Optical adhesive for liquid crystal display A liquid crystal display includes first and second opposing substrates having first and second opposing surfaces, respectively, at least one of the surfaces having a metal disposed thereon, the substrates bonded together with an adhesive in contact with the metal, t... | 10/11/2011 |
| 8029695 | Polymerizable liquid crystal composition, homeotropic alignment liquid crystal film made from the composition and method for preparing the same The present invention relates to a polymerizable liquid crystal composition that includes a polymerizable reactive homeotropic alignment liquid crystal mixture solution and a primary or secondary amino compound, a homeotropic alignment liquid crystal film using the ... | 10/04/2011 |
| 8029694 | Thermally conductive and electrically resistive liquid crystalline polymer composition A thermally conductive polymer composition comprising liquid crystalline polymer; metal alloy having a melting point of between about 200° C. and about 500° C.; and thermally conductive filler other than the metal alloy. The composition has a volume resistivity of... | 10/04/2011 |
| 8025814 | Resin composition and molded article using the same The present invention provides a resin composition comprising a liquid crystal polymer and a filler comprising a composite oxide containing Ba, Sm, and Ti. The resin composition can provide a molded article which has excellent dielectric characteristics and is excel... | 09/27/2011 |
| 8021570 | β-peptide lyotropic liquid crystals and methods of manufacture and use thereof The present invention provides materials and methods that make liquid crystal phases accessible with relatively short β-peptides in aqueous solvents. ... | 09/20/2011 |
| 8017034 | Polyamide composition The present invention can provide a polyamide composition that is more excellent in the heat resistance and tensile elongation of molded products and also more excellent in a balance between these properties than those given by conventional polyamide compositions. T... | 09/13/2011 |
| 8007682 | Compound, liquid crystal composition, optical anisotropic material and optical device A compound of the following formula (1): CH2═CR1—COO—R2—OCO-Cy-COO-Cy-A-Cy-R3 (1) wherein R1 is a hydrogen atom or a methyl group; R2 is a hydrocarbon group having fro... | 08/30/2011 |
| 8003005 | Alignment facilities for optical dyes Various non-limiting embodiments disclosed herein provide phase-separating polymer systems including a cured polymeric liquid crystal matrix phase and a guest phase including at least one photoactive material where the guest phase separates from the matrix phase dur... | 08/23/2011 |
| 7988881 | Multilayer laminates comprising chiral nematic liquid crystals Provided are multilayer laminates having one or more layers comprising twisted nematic liquid crystals and one or more layers of a polymeric sheet. The twisted nematic liquid crystal layers reflect infrared radiation. Thus, the multilayer laminates are useful to red... | 08/02/2011 |
| 7985351 | Liquid-crystal polyester resin composition A liquid crystalline polyester resin composition comprising 100 parts by weight of a liquid crystalline polyester; 50 to 150 parts by weight of at least one whisker selected from aluminum borate whisker and titanium oxide whisker; and 1 to 30 parts by weight of carb... | 07/26/2011 |
| 7968002 | Liquid crystal display and method for manufacturing the same A liquid crystal display panel includes: a first substrate and a second substrate facing each other, a first field-generating electrode and a second field-generating electrode formed on at least one of the first substrate and the second substrates, a homeotropic ali... | 06/28/2011 |
| 7951305 | Compound having hydrocoumarin skeleton, liquid crystal composition, and liquid crystal display device A liquid crystal compound is to be obtained that has stability to heat, light and so forth, a high clearing point, a suitable optical anisotropy, a large negative dielectric anisotropy, and excellent compatibility with other liquid crystal compounds. A liquid crysta... | 05/31/2011 |
| 7943061 | Chiral binaphthyl sulfates for use as liquid crystal materials The invention relates to chiral compounds, methods of their preparation, and to their use in optical, electrooptical, electronic, semiconducting or luminescent components or devices, and in decorative, security, cosmetic or diagnostic applications. ... | 05/17/2011 |
| 7931824 | Surfactants and polymerizable surfactants based on room-temperature ionic liquids that form lyotropic liquid crystal phases with water and room-temperature ionic liquids A modular surfactant architecture based on room temperature ionic liquids (RTILs) has been developed that affords non-polymerizable and polymerizable amphiphiles that form lamellar (L), hexagonal (H) or bicontinuous cubic (Q) LLC phases when mixed with water or RTIL... | 04/26/2011 |
| 7931825 | Polymerizable composition A polymerizable composition comprising a bifunctional (meth)acrylate compound represented by general formula (1) and a monofunctional (meth)acrylate compound having a nitrile group at the terminal thereof represented by general formula (2). The mass ratio of them (t... | 04/26/2011 |
