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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8174630 | Reflective liquid crystal display panel capable of being photo-programmed and restored by polarized lights A reflective liquid crystal display panel capable of performing data programming and/or data erasing via a polarized light is provided. The reflective liquid crystal display panel includes a first substrate, a second substrate, a liquid crystal layer, a transflectiv... | 05/08/2012 |
| 7903181 | Recording device, recording system, and recording method A recording device includes a first voltage application unit that applies a first voltage to a display layer; a second voltage application unit that applies a second voltage; a first irradiation unit that irradiates to the display layer first light synchronized with... | 03/08/2011 |
| 7839458 | Liquid crystal optical element having grouped concentric electrodes A first electrode of a liquid crystal cell (21) is composed of a plurality of concentric electrodes (31 to 34) of a concentrically circular shape, the plurality of concentric electrodes are divided into a first group of concentric electrodes ( | 11/23/2010 |
| 7834940 | Photo sensor, display panel having the same and display device having the display panel A display device that includes a first substrate having pixel electrodes; a second substrate having a color filter corresponding to the pixel electrodes to display images; a photo switching element disposed at the first substrate; a red or green color filter corresp... | 11/16/2010 |
| 7796199 | Display An aspect of the invention provides a method of recording an image, comprising: providing a display cell having a first cell wall and a second cell wall opposed to the first cell wall, the cell walls enclosing a layer of a display medium comprising a liquid crystal ... | 09/14/2010 |
| 7787063 | Optical element and optical pickup On one side of a liquid crystal layer, a first electrode is provided, and, on the other side of the liquid crystal layer, a second electrode, composed of a plurality of individual electrodes, and a third electrode are provided. The second and third electrodes have h... | 08/31/2010 |
| 7773162 | Signing film There is described a signing film wherein provided on a background of the signing film is a decorative printing which forms a security feature and which fluoresces when viewed under UV light. So that the decorative printing which fluoresces under UV light is not to ... | 08/10/2010 |
| 7760274 | Programmable mask for fabricating biomolecule array or polymer array, apparatus for fabricating biomolecule array or polymer array including the programmable mask, and method of fabricating biomolecule array or polymer array using the programmable mask Provided are a programmable mask for promptly fabricating a biomolecule or polymer array having high density, an apparatus for fabricating a biomolecule or polymer array including the mask, and a method of fabricating a biomolecule or polymer array using the program... | 07/20/2010 |
| 7564504 | Phase plate and an optical data recording/reproducing device A phase plate having a reduced size and a reduced weight and having accurately parted regions while it has the same function as a conventional two-parted optical rotation plate and an optical data recording/reproducing device capable of stably recording and reproduc... | 07/21/2009 |
| 7532260 | Cholesteric liquid crystal display system A display system includes a display arranged to receive an image wise pattern of light to form an image, including, a pair of conductors, at least one conductor being transparent, a layer of cholesteric liquid crystal material disposed between the conductors, the li... | 05/12/2009 |
| 7450187 | Liquid crystal shutter device for a camera A liquid crystal shutter (100) and a camera (200) with therein. The liquid crystal shutter (100) includes a power supply (10), a switch (20) and a liquid crystal box (40), all parts are electrically connected and form a cont... | 11/11/2008 |
| 7423700 | Liquid crystal device for compensating for aberration, optical pickup including liquid crystal device, and optical recording and/or reproducing apparatus employing optical pickup Provided are an aberration-compensating liquid crystal device, a method of manufacturing the same, an optical pickup including the liquid crystal device, and an optical recording and/or reproducing apparatus employing the optical pickup. The method of manufacturing ... | 09/09/2008 |
| 7411649 | Method for manufacturing a crystal device A method of manufacturing a crystal device includes applying substantially simultaneously a first light that is absorbed by a crystal plate and excites an energy level of a substance constituting the crystal plate from a ground state to a first excited state, and a ... | 08/12/2008 |
| 7399426 | Liquid crystalline organic semiconductor material and organic semiconductor structure using the same There is provided a liquid crystalline organic semiconductor material that can effectively develop electron conductive properties which a liquid crystal system inherently has. The liquid crystalline organic semiconductor material has both an isotropic phase and a sm... | 07/15/2008 |
| 7390434 | Method and apparatus for producing film from polymer solution, and optical polymer film A dope containing cellulose acylate as a main content of polymer is cast on a front surface of a moving belt in a method of producing a film from a solution. A drying apparatus is confronted to a back surface of said belt to evaporate a solvent in the gel-like film.... | 06/24/2008 |
| 7362485 | Image display medium, image writing device, and image forming apparatus An image display medium comprising: a display layer; a pair of substrates that retain the display layer therebetween, with at least parts of the pair of substrates configuring a frame portion to which an electrical connection connector for electrical connection to t... | 04/22/2008 |
| 7362387 | Programmable mask and method for fabricating biomolecule array using the same A programmable mask used in a photolithography process for fabricating a biomolecule array and a method for fabricating a biomolecule array using the same are disclosed. Particularly, a TFT-LCD type programmable mask for selectively transmitting incident light in ac... | 04/22/2008 |
| 7342644 | Methods and systems for lithographic beam generation A lithographic illumination apparatus and method includes receiving a plurality of source radiation beams from a plurality of corresponding radiation sources, deflecting the plurality of source radiation beams along a common beam path, thereby generating a projectio... | 03/11/2008 |
| 7321459 | Image display device and method In the image display device according to the first aspect of the invention, a liquid powder composed of a solid material stably floating as a dispersant in a gas and exhibiting a high fluidity in an aerosol state is sealed between opposed substrates, at least one su... | 01/22/2008 |
| 7317506 | Variable illumination source An apparatus and method for providing a variable illumination field for use in lithographic imaging for semiconductor manufacturing includes providing a an illumination system including a variable optical element having an array of addressable elements, each address... | 01/08/2008 |
| 7289858 | Lithographic motion control system and method A lithographic apparatus comprising a control system, such as a motion control system, is presented. The control system includes an actuator for moving a moveable part, a feed-forward path from a setpoint input of the control system to the actuator, a feed-back loop... | 10/30/2007 |
| 7286111 | Apparatus for electro-optically writing a display A display writer for writing on a light writable display of the type having a layer of cholesteric liquid crystal material disposed between two conductors, the cholesteric liquid crystal material having multiple stable optical states at zero electrical field; and a ... | 10/23/2007 |
| 7271798 | Liquid crystal exposure device A color liquid crystal exposure apparatus includes a color light source for emitting a plurality of colored light beams, a liquid crystal shutter having a plurality of liquid crystal pixels arrayed in a direction orthogonal to the direction of the relative movement,... | 09/18/2007 |
| 7262820 | Liquid crystal panel, optical pickup, and information reproducing apparatus The transparent electrode of the liquid crystal panel includes the first partial electrode portion constituted by the pattern electrodes and the second electron portion constituted by the pattern electrodes. When the central axis of the objective lens and the centra... | 08/28/2007 |
| 7259390 | Organic semiconductor material There is provided a liquid crystalline material, suitable for use as an organic semiconductor material, in which, even when the charge transport distance is long, the charge transport capability is satisfactory, the charge mobility is high, and the dependence of the... | 08/21/2007 |
| 7239101 | A/V monitor mounting structure for vehicle An A/V monitor mounting structure for a vehicle allows a monitor installed on a center console of a vehicle to be received in the center console so that the monitor can be extended out of and retracted into the center console as the occasion demands. The A/V monitor... | 07/03/2007 |
| 7234863 | Apparatus for measurement optical characteristic of a display panel An ambient temperature control apparatus used for measuring ambient temperature. The apparatus has a bottom plate, a panel fitting apparatus, an external mask, and a temperature control device. The panel fitting apparatus is disposed on the bottom plate and is suita... | 06/26/2007 |
| 7218303 | Aligning method under electric field for ferroelectric liquid crystal and liquid crystal display using the same A method of aligning a ferroelectric liquid crystal (FLC) material capable of facilitating the restoration of an initial alignment of FLC material as a result of mounting of driving circuits includes simultaneously applying a first voltage to a Vcom terminal formed ... | 05/15/2007 |
| 7212225 | Enhanced resolution image recording method and enhanced resolution image recording apparatus The image recording method and apparatus are used to record an image formed by a group of light source elements disposed in a two-dimensional manner corresponding to recording pixels on a recording medium. In the image recording method and apparatus, an image record... | 05/01/2007 |
| 7211316 | Optical multilayer Disclosed is an optical multilayer comprising a polymeric substrate having a non-zero out-of plane birefringence and an amorphous polymeric overlayer that comprises an amorphous polymer having a Tg value above 160° C. and having the sign of its out-of-plane birefri... | 05/01/2007 |
| 7197201 | Optical wiring substrate fabrication process and optical wiring substrate device An optical wiring substrate fabrication method capable of simple formation, by maskless exposure, of an inclined face shape at an end portion of a core layer structuring an optical waveguide. Using an exposure apparatus, image exposure is carried out with a light be... | 03/27/2007 |
| 7190417 | Optical address type spatial light modulator An optical address type spatial light modulator has a plurality of optical address type light modulation layers stacked on each other, each having a liquid crystal layer for reflecting visible light in a specific wavelength band or a liquid crystal layer for absorbi... | 03/13/2007 |
| 7170569 | Liquid crystal shutter and printhead The present invention relates to a liquid crystal shutter (5). The liquid crystal shutter (5) includes a first and a second transparent substrates (50), (51) arranged to face each other; a light shielding film (52) formed on a surf... | 01/30/2007 |
| 7170568 | Liquid crystal shutter device for color imaging on photosensitive medium A liquid crystal shutter device is provided with a liquid crystal cell including a first substrate (1), a second substrate (21), and liquid crystal sandwiched therebetween, pixel electrodes (11, 12) which are signal electrodes and lead-out elect... | 01/30/2007 |
| 7154674 | Imaging method An optical image is formed in a radiation-sensitive layer (5), by a number of sub-illuminations, in each of which an array of light valves (21–25) and a corresponding array of converging elements (91–95) are used to form a pattern of spots (... | 12/26/2006 |
| 7130013 | Method of forming a display A method of forming a display including three conductive layers is described. The display is driven by contacting a third conductive layer and a second conductive layer, wherein the second conductive layer transmits current to the first conductive layer, and an elec... | 10/31/2006 |
| 7128426 | Method of producing image display device and image projector apparatus A method of producing an image display device used for an LCD projector by providing a periodic structure of pixels arranged in a matrix and a substrate supporting the pixels, modulating light entering from an entrance surface in pixel units, and emitting the same f... | 10/31/2006 |
| 7120010 | Display unit The present application discloses a display unit in which a display unit is supported by a support. Particularly, in the configuration in which are provided a display section including a face plate and a rear plate arranged opposite to the face plate and a support s... | 10/10/2006 |
| 7106377 | Image capturing device capable of single pixel exposure duration control A still image capturing device includes an image sensor comprising a plurality of pixel elements. An electronically actuatable shutter device includes a plurality of individually addressable and actuatable shutter elements. A shutter element substantially correspond... | 09/12/2006 |
| 7057583 | Display system with display element storage A display system including a projector and a display. The projector is adapted to wirelessly transmit image information associated with an image to be displayed. The display includes a plurality of display cells that are configured to collectively display the image ... | 06/06/2006 |
