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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7643107 | Liquid crystal display apparatus An object of the present invention is to provide a liquid crystal display apparatus which comprises two liquid crystal display stacked one on top of the other, and which is switchable between two states, a state in which only the viewer-side liquid crystal panel is ... | 01/05/2010 |
| 7436471 | Display device, viewing angle control device, electronic display device, and multiple image display device A display device includes: a main LCD; a SW LCD, disposed on an optical path of light transmitting through the main LCD, for electrically switching a visible image between a single image display mode and a multiple image display mode; a first polarizer; and a second... | 10/14/2008 |
| 7436470 | Display device having liquid crystal layer and switchable optical layer A display device including a first electrode, a liquid crystal layer positioned under and connected to the first electrode, a second electrode and a switchable optical layer. The switchable optical layer includes either a transparent state or a non-transparent state... | 10/14/2008 |
| 7394506 | Reflective stereoscopic display with first and second liquid crystal cells An apparatus comprising a first cell (10b), said first cell comprising a plurality of first elements (34b), said first elements being controllable between a non-reflective state, in which electromagnetic radiation having a first polarizat... | 07/01/2008 |
| 7330178 | Display-input apparatus for a multi-configuration portable device A portable electronic device includes a display-input apparatus (108) for displaying alternate character sets, in correspondence with a selected mode of operation of the device. The display-input apparatus uses first and second cholesteric display layers (... | 02/12/2008 |
| 7327346 | Electrode and connecting designs for roll-to-roll format flexible display manufacturing The present invention generally is directed to electrode designs suitable for roll-to-roll format flexible manufacturing of an EPD. It is also directed to an EPD having a segment design in a repeated pattern across an entire roll of the display. The EPD preferably i... | 02/05/2008 |
| 7310172 | Adapter for viewing and scanning images residing on transparent media A transparency adapter includes a frame configured to removably receive and support a transparent media to be scanned, and a housing cooperating with the frame to position the frame at a comfortable viewing angle. A method of scanning an image residing on transparen... | 12/18/2007 |
| 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 |
| 7145464 | Data collection device In one aspect of the invention a data collection device is provided for use with a medium said medium being usable when exposed to electromagnetic radiation that is characteristic of such use. The data collection device has a sensor capable of sensing when the mediu... | 12/05/2006 |
| 7142267 | Active matrix display device An active matrix display device comprises an array of picture elements, e.g. liquid crystal picture elements, first and second sets of address conductors (16, 18) extending in row and column directions respectively and connected with the picture elements, and... | 11/28/2006 |
| 7130185 | Handheld computing device having drop-resistant LCD display A display for a handheld computing device includes a display panel; a circuit board carrying display electronics for the display panel; a cover assembly securing the display panel to the circuit board; and a resilient layer adhered to the circuit board for securing ... | 10/31/2006 |
| 7088349 | Drive method of an electro optical device, a drive circuit and an electro optical device and an electronic apparatus A method of sub-field drive can display with a mode of placing emphasis on responsiveness and display with a mode of placing emphasis on gray-scale reproductiveness. A field is divided into plural sub-fields on a time axis, and each of such sub-fields is a co... | 08/08/2006 |
| 7050035 | Drive method of an electro-optical device, a drive circuit and an electro-optical device and electronic apparatus A display provided to reduce flicker by a driving method of using a sub field drive. One field is divided into plural sub fields on a time axis, each of which is a control unit to drive a pixel. A code storing ROM stores a code to give a sub field drive patte... | 05/23/2006 |
| 6961105 | Dual-display module with a tunable mirror sheet A dual-display module has a first display, a second display opposing the first display, and a backlight module disposed between the first display and the second display. The backlight module has at least one tunable mirror sheet, whereby one side display can be on a... | 11/01/2005 |
| 6909686 | Aberration correcting optical unit, optical pickup apparatus and information recording/reproducing apparatus with single and multi-layer electrodes An aberration correcting optical unit includes an optical element for causing a phase change to light passing therethrough by the application of voltage and electrode layers for applying voltages to the optical element. The optical element is sandwiched between the ... | 06/21/2005 |
| 6906762 | Multi-layer display and a method for displaying images on such a display A display comprising of multi-levels of screens, each screen being selectively transparent with the ability to display images. A method of defining screen layers for upon which to display image on by using sequential time based pixel change as a variable which defin... | 06/14/2005 |
| 6897787 | Method and apparatus for composing an illumination pattern A method and apparatus for composing an illumination pattern includes a user interface (102) capable of receiving input commands (106), wherein the input commands (106) are directed to the selection of at least one illumination region (148, 1... | 05/24/2005 |
| 6741301 | Liquid crystal display apparatus having display panels on both upper and lower surfaces A liquid crystal display apparatus includes a first liquid crystal display panel, a second liquid crystal display panel smaller in area than the first liquid crystal display panel. A flat backlight has an optical waveguide and a point light source placed near one si... | 05/25/2004 |
| 6674497 | Electrooptic display device A display device, in particular for a motor vehicle, having a pointer, a scale and an electrooptic display, it being possible to represent measured values on the scale in an analog fashion using the pointer, and at least one area of the electrooptic displ... | 01/06/2004 |
| 6445574 | Electronic device An electronic device such as a mobile telephone and including a main body (10) having a display panel (16); a cover (12) pivotally attached to the main body. The cover is moveable between a first position where the cover (12) overlies the display panel (1... | 09/03/2002 |
| 6232938 | Liquid crystal display device with low power consumption and high picture quality The liquid crystal display device, comprising a first liquid crystal cell having first pixels arranged in a matrix shape, the first liquid crystal cell having a first sub-field and a second sub-field, a second liquid crystal cell having second pixels arra... | 05/15/2001 |
| 6229590 | Display device A device for displaying desired characters in a different color by selectively combining and illuminating a plurality of display segments is equipped with a display segment group including a first display segment sub-group having four vertical multi-sided... | 05/08/2001 |
| 6157424 | 2D/3D imaging display An improved 2D/3D display is disclosed. In one embodiment, the display uses both an imaging LCD and a secondary LCD. The secondary LCD is a light line forming LCD which can be placed between a light line forming system and the imaging LCD for eliminating ... | 12/05/2000 |
| 6141067 | Visual display device with changeable decorator plate The visual display device of the present invention comprises a masking, a liquid crystal cell (LCD) and an illuminating light, in which display contents are not lost even when an decoration is provided in the portion being superposed on a display informat... | 10/31/2000 |
| 6061106 | Liquid crystal display device having a liquid crystal layer with a varying thickness A liquid crystal display device with an enhanced viewing angle characteristics includes a liquid crystal layer between first and second substrates, and a first portion having a first thickness and a second portion having a second thickness smaller than th... | 05/09/2000 |
| 5990990 | Three-dimensional display techniques, device, systems and method of presenting data in a volumetric format A system and method generate volumetric, three-dimensional displays, including displays of images or data. An apparent position of a volumetric image is translated by employing an image translation chamber with various combinations of concave and convex r... | 11/23/1999 |
| 5903327 | Liquid crystal display unit and illuminating control method of pict display section of said liquid crystal display device A liquid crystal display unit having a dot matrix display section, a pict display section arranged at a different portion from the dot matrix display section and a connection terminal for connecting signal conductors from the dot matrix display section wi... | 05/11/1999 |
| 5801797 | Image display apparatus includes an opposite board sandwiched by array boards with end portions of the array boards being offset The image display apparatus is capable of displaying an image on a large screen in which non-display regions are completely eliminated or minimized. The image display apparatus comprises an opposite board in which common electrodes made of transparent con... | 09/01/1998 |
| 5790216 | Viewing apparatus and work station Viewing apparatus including a transparency viewing apparatus (18, 19) and an electronic data display (58) unit mounted, preferably side-by-side in a housing.... | 08/04/1998 |
| 4952033 | Liquid crystal medical device A liquid crystal device (10) includes at least two layers of encapsulated thermochromic, e.g., liquid crystal, material (14, 16) for providing a color response with respect to temperature, the temperature ranges of color response of the at least two liqui... | 08/28/1990 |
| 4540242 | Liquid crystal display element A liquid crystal display element is provided which can clearly and simultaneously produce analog and digital displays. The analog display is produced by a first liquid crystal layer provided near a reflecting plate while the digital is made by a second li... | 09/10/1985 |
| 4521775 | Method of operating a stacked display Two levels of liquid crystal material and upper, center and lower transparent members are sandwiched to form a stacked display. Segment electrodes, which are disposed on opposite sides of the center transparent member, are controllable to selectively disp... | 06/04/1985 |
| 4485376 | Stacked liquid crystal display Two levels of liquid crystal material and upper, center and lower transparent members are sandwiched to form a stacked display. Segment electrodes, which are disposed on opposite sides of the center transparent member, are controllable to selectively disp... | 11/27/1984 |
| 4443062 | Multi-layer display device with nonactive display element groups In a multi-layer display device such as a liquid crystal display, each of a plurality of sets of display elements is defined by a corresponding common electrode and a plurality of segment electrodes. Segment electrodes of sets of display elements which wi... | 04/17/1984 |
| 4423928 | Liquid crystal display device The display device comprises a cell having two levels, between two polarizers 1 and 7, the directions of polarization of which are at an angle of 120° to each other. The two-level cell comprises two liquid crystal layers 5 and 6, each of which, in the re... | 01/03/1984 |
| 4423929 | Multi-layer display device A multi-layer display device including at least two liquid crystal display cells overlapping along a line of sight is provided. Adjacent display cell layers may share a common transparent plate therebetween. Patterns are displayed by selectively applying ... | 01/03/1984 |
| 4403832 | Liquid crystal display device A liquid crystal display device having a structural arrangement that a plurality of liquid crystal layers each for displaying a pattern are piled up and a pair of polarizers are provided above an uppermost liquid crystal layer and below a lowermost liquid... | 09/13/1983 |
| 4382659 | Liquid crystal display device First and second color liquid crystal display elements of the negative guest-host type are disposed in adjacent and opposing relation to each other and the color liquid crystal display elements provide display in different colors, at least one of electrod... | 05/10/1983 |
| 4294516 | Moving picture apparatus Apparatus for creating the effect of pictures moving in two and three dimensions including a display structure, a number of image producers, and a scanning controller. The display structure contains elements upon which to place the image producers, which ... | 10/13/1981 |
| 4260224 | Multi-layer liquid crystal panel In a multi-layer liquid crystal display panel the terminals for making connection to the electrodes on the plates of each cell layer are so disposed that the terminals for each cell are out of registry with the terminals for all of the other cells. The te... | 04/07/1981 |
