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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7705934 | 3D display device with first panel having only reference color filters and second panel having higher transmissivity filters or reference color filters and transparent windows The present invention prevents a displayed three-dimensional stereoscopic image from being darkened in a three-dimensional display device of a DFD type. The present invention provides a three-dimensional display device in which at least one of a plurality of display... | 04/27/2010 |
| 7362489 | Multi-conjugate liquid crystal tunable filter A hyper-spectral imaging filter has serial stages along an optical signal path with angularly distributed birefringent retarders and polarizers forming interference filters. The retarders can include tunable birefringent elements such as liquid crystals controlled i... | 04/22/2008 |
| 7339643 | Arrangements in a transflective liquid crystal display This invention relates to a transflective liquid crystal display device (11, 21), comprising a plurality of pixels, each comprising a liquid crystal layer (12, 22), being sandwiched between front and back electrode means (13, 23; 14, 24) as well... | 03/04/2008 |
| 7327424 | Nematic liquid crystal display device with multi-domain pixels and six phase difference compensators Featured is a liquid crystal display device including first and second transparent substrates and a liquid crystal layer interposed there between that includes a plurality of domains in each pixel region. Also included are first and second polarizing plates and firs... | 02/05/2008 |
| 7282245 | Device with multiple liquid crystal layers A device composed of: (a) a first liquid crystal composition including a first liquid crystal and a first liquid crystal domain stabilizing compound, wherein the first liquid crystal composition switches between a strongly scattering state of a first plurality of sm... | 10/16/2007 |
| 7278760 | Light-emitting electronic component A light-emitting electronic component is described that includes at least one light-emitting element intended for the emission of light with a predetermined spectral distribution, at least one filter element arranged in a beam path of the light with the predetermine... | 10/09/2007 |
| 7274416 | Display device A subtractive display device comprising picture elements having sub-pixels, each sub-pixel comprising a stack of switchable layers (5,25) or components and a color filter part (21). ... | 09/25/2007 |
| 7215341 | Memory free method of region filling A method of coloring a plurality of cells using a predetermined fill-color, the cells occupying a region in a grid of cells thereby defining a plurality of region-cells, the method comprising: (a) dividing the grid into a plurality of elementary-regions, each compri... | 05/08/2007 |
| 7193674 | Liquid crystal display device and method of fabricating the same A liquid crystal display device includes a lower substrate, an upper substrate facing the lower substrate, a common electrode and a plurality of data electrodes on the lower substrate to generate an In-Plane switching mode electric field parallel to the lower and up... | 03/20/2007 |
| 7190504 | Electro-optical device and electronic apparatus An electro-optical device is provided comprising an electro-optical material and means for applying an electric field to the electro-optical material, in which a plurality of pixel regions DR, DG and DB capable of separately controll... | 03/13/2007 |
| 7182981 | Cellulose ester film and production method of the same To provide a cellulose ester film formed by casting, which minimizes degradation of optical properties as well as exhibits sufficient mechanical strength generated by the enhancement of tear strength, and further to provide a production method of the same. A ... | 02/27/2007 |
| 7172288 | Display device including a spatial light modulator with plural image regions A display device includes a spatial light modulator and a light generator. The spatial light modulator may have an array of modulating elements with a plurality of image regions. The light generator may be configured to direct a different one of a plurality of subst... | 02/06/2007 |
| 7170679 | Optically active color filter An optically active color filter for controlling the color of light produced by a light source. The color filter includes an optically active device positioned between a linear polarizer and an adjustable position linear polarizer whose orientation can be controlled... | 01/30/2007 |
| 7136210 | Light modulator One embodiment of a light modulator apparatus includes a first light modulator and a second light modulator diagonally offset from and in series with the first light modulator. ... | 11/14/2006 |
| 7133201 | Compensating display surface A display system is provided that includes a light source configured to project an image, and a display surface configured to receive the projected image and at least partially compensate for a non-ideal spectral power distribution exhibited by the light source.... | 11/07/2006 |
| 7126654 | Switchable color filter A liquid crystal switchable color filter switches between three color bands and is preferably used for time-sequential devices, such as projection devices, direct view displays and video cameras. The color filter may employ circularly polarizing selective reflection... | 10/24/2006 |
| 7119762 | Method and apparatus for selectively viewing captioning Alphanumeric images are displayed in common view in one color on a background of a different color using a liquid crystal projection device. The two colors are sufficiently similar so they are not distinguished by the unaided eye of the viewer. A color selective mat... | 10/10/2006 |
| 7116318 | Backplanes for display applications, and components for use therein A display pixel unit provides reduced capacitative coupling between a pixel electrode and a source line. The unit includes a transistor, the pixel electrode, and the source line. The source line includes an extension that provides a source for the transistor. A patt... | 10/03/2006 |
| 7079202 | Multi-layer diffraction type polarizer and liquid crystal element A liquid crystal element including a liquid crystal cell that has transparent substrates having electrodes and a liquid crystal layer sandwiched between the substrates, the liquid crystal cell having a retardation value for a linearly polarized light having a wavele... | 07/18/2006 |
| 7057668 | Color/mono switched display A color sequential display operative in one of two alternate modes. The first mode is a color sequential mode in which primary color images are displayed in successive frames while respective background light sources are simultaneously flashed on the display. The se... | 06/06/2006 |
| 7038399 | Methods and apparatus for providing power to lighting devices Methods and apparatus for providing power to devices via an A.C. power source, and for facilitating the use of LED-based light sources on A.C. power circuits that provide signals other than standard line voltages. In one example, LED-based light sources may be coupl... | 05/02/2006 |
| 7034334 | Liquid crystal display apparatus In a liquid crystal display apparatus, a conductive agent is spread on a surface of the polarizing plate adhered to a substrate 12 disposed on an opposite side of another substrate 12 to which a color filter is adhered, so that the spread conductive ag... | 04/25/2006 |
| 7012695 | Method and apparatus for multiwavelength imaging spectrometer The disclosure generally relates to a method and apparatus for multi-wavelength imaging spectrometer. More specifically, in one embodiment, the disclosure relates to an optical filter for passing photons therethrough. The filter includes a first filter stage and a s... | 03/14/2006 |
| 6999142 | Reflective cholesteric liquid crystal display with complementary light-absorbing layer A display sheet comprising a substrate carrying layers of material; including a polymer-dispersed cholesteric liquid-crystal layer having a first high reflection state within a portion of the visible light spectrum and a second less-reflective state in said spectrum... | 02/14/2006 |
| 6982019 | Method for manufacturing a batch of multi-layered cells, such as liquid crystal display cells, or electrochemical photovoltaic cells The present invention concerns a method for manufacturing a plurality of multi-layered cells, particularly liquid crystal display cells, or electrochemical photovoltaic cells, or a combination of such cells, each cell including at least two superposed sealed cavitie... | 01/03/2006 |
| 6980183 | Liquid crystal over semiconductor display with on-chip storage A display device, such as a projector system, may include a plurality of display panels formed from liquid crystal over semiconductor substrates which incorporate not only the pixel elements but memory as well. The presence of memory in the display allows a host sys... | 12/27/2005 |
| 6972777 | Image display apparatus and method For generating a plurality of light beams having different colors, time sequentially switching the light beams, illuminating a space modulation unit with the light beam, and projecting light modulated by and emitted from the space modulation unit, a white light illu... | 12/06/2005 |
| 6952241 | Optical unit, video display apparatus, and color switching method A projection-type video display apparatus has a polarizing beam splitter for matching light, which is outputted by a light source unit, to one of S polarizing light and P polarizing light, an optical characteristics switching element for electrically and periodicall... | 10/04/2005 |
| 6914648 | Electronic shelf label There are provided at least two liquid crystal panels 10, 20 including the liquid crystals developing a memory effect, the liquid crystal developing a memory effect on a side opposite to a viewer side has a selective reflection wavelength set at 615-665 nm, t... | 07/05/2005 |
| 6882401 | Light modulation medium and light modulation method A light modulation medium comprises a light modulation element having a pair of substrates and plural light modulation layers arranged between the substrates to form a multilayer structure and made of cholesteric liquid crystal adapted to change the liquid crystal o... | 04/19/2005 |
| 6882384 | Color filters and sequencers using color selective light modulators The present invention provides a high brightness color selective light modulator (CSLM) formed by a polarization modulator positioned between two retarder stacks. The modulator changes the apparent orientation of one retarder stack relative to the other so that, in ... | 04/19/2005 |
| 6852375 | Preparation method of chiral nematic liquid crystal composition and liquid crystal display The present invention is based on a chiral nematic liquid crystal composition which shows cholesteric liquid crystal phase and be able to reflect light in visible region selectively, comprising: a nematic liquid crystal material; | 02/08/2005 |
| 6853411 | Light-producing high aperture ratio display having aligned tiles A high aperture ratio emissive tiled display comprised of a plurality of tiles including a substrate with discrete layers of integrated drive circuits, thin film transistors, circuit conductor layer and light-emitting pixel array wherein all the electronic circuitry... | 02/08/2005 |
| 6801272 | Color switch A color switch is provided for selectively switching between color bands for use, for example, in projection optics and direct view optics. The color switch has fewer and thinner layers than in the prior art, but exhibits equal or better color purity and light effic... | 10/05/2004 |
| 6750928 | Multi-color display device A reflective-type multi-color display device is capable of obtaining a vivid and bright multi-color display with less display layers, and therefore, with a state where a parallax is decreased and a cost of the device can be reduced. Specifically, the display device ... | 06/15/2004 |
| 6707516 | Single-panel field-sequential color display systems The present invention provides a single-panel field-sequential full color display systems that are less complex, smaller in size and less costly than prior additive split-path color systems, while exhibiting higher light output, greater flexibility and greater relia... | 03/16/2004 |
| 6667784 | Color filters, sequencers and displays using color selective light modulators The present invention provides a high brightness color selective light modulator (CSLM) formed by apolarization modulator positioned between two retarder stacks. The modulator changes the apparent orientation of one retarder stack relative to the other so... | 12/23/2003 |
| 6618103 | Liquid crystal display element In liquid crystal display element having cholesteric liquid crystal between substrates, being substantially polymer free, integral value in visible wavelength range of {exp-[2(λ-nP)2 /Ɗn2 P2 ]}R is 40-60% of integral val... | 09/09/2003 |
| 6618102 | Display element, writing method and writing apparatus In a display element in which three or more display layers for displaying mutually different color lights are stacked within one pixel and which controls display states of the plural display layers by applying a voltage from the outside of the plural disp... | 09/09/2003 |
| 6593985 | Color shutter and color image display apparatus A color shutter, comprising first, second and third polarizers, first and second retarders, first and second polarizing rotators, and at least one absorption type partial polarizer. The color shutter is constructed such that the first retarder is arranged... | 07/15/2003 |
