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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7948564 | Programmable mask and method of fabricating biomolecule array using the same The present invention relates to a programmable mask used in a photolithography process for fabricating a biomolecule array and a method of fabricating a biomolecule array using the same and, more particularly, to a programmable mask which can increase a contrast ra... | 05/24/2011 |
| 7675579 | Liquid crystal driving electrode with protruded bent tip, liquid crystal display device, and manufacturing method thereof A liquid crystal display device of a multiple-domain in-plane switching mode applies to mutually engaged comb-shaped electrodes for each pixel region. The comb-shaped electrode has bent portions each in a double V shape which is formed as a comb-tooth pattern by cau... | 03/09/2010 |
| 7403236 | Programmable mask and method of fabricating biomolecule array using the same The present invention relates to a programmable mask used in a photolithography process for fabricating a biomolecule array and a method of fabricating a biomolecule array using the same and, more particularly, to a programmable mask which can increase a contrast ra... | 07/22/2008 |
| 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 |
| 7189496 | Method for the manufacture of an active matrix, corresponding electro-optical display devices and mask In a method for the manufacture of an active matrix for an electro-optical display device, the active zone exposure fields CH1, CH2 are obtained by the transfer of an active zone mask in such a way that there is a non-null overlap zone zl, zr, zt, zb b... | 03/13/2007 |
| 7116398 | Lithographic apparatus and device manufacturing method A method of manufacturing first and second substrates that are coupled together, e.g., an active and passive plate of a flat panel display. The active plate is formed according to a standard pattern and inspected. The passive plate is then formed by modifying the pa... | 10/03/2006 |
| 7106401 | Reflex liquid crystal display device, display apparatus, projection optical system, and projection display system A superior reflex type vertically-aligned liquid crystal display device wherein the refractive index anisotropy Δn of its liquid crystal material is controlled to be more than 0.1, and the transmissivity of the liquid crystal is saturated with facility at a low vol... | 09/12/2006 |
| 7042530 | Transfer apparatus The transfer apparatus includes a light source, a transmission type image display device in which a liquid crystal layer is held between two sets of substrates and polarizing plates and a photosensitive recording medium. The light source, the image display device an... | 05/09/2006 |
| 6856359 | Biochip with means for scanning light and method of reading the biochip A biochip includes a liquid crystal panel having liquid crystal cells each corresponding to each sample on a substrate. The liquid crystal panel includes an upper polarization filter, an upper transparent electrode, an upper orientation film, a liquid crystal, a low... | 02/15/2005 |
| 6813082 | Wavefront aberrator and method of manufacturing The wavefront aberrator of the present invention includes a pair of transparent windows, or plates, separated by a layer of monomers and polymerization initiator, including a broad class of epoxies. This monomer exhibits a variable index of refraction across the lay... | 11/02/2004 |
| 6590635 | High resolution optical stepper A stepper for imaging integrated circuit and flat panel displays uses a thermoresist instead of photoresist and separates the mask into multiple masks, each one containing only part of the features which need to be imaged. The final image is generated by ... | 07/08/2003 |
| 6556181 | Matrix driven liquid crystal display module system apparatus and method Provided are a color display driving principle obtained while taking into account a difference in eye sensitivity to the flickering of differently colored lights, a TFT liquid crystal display module structure that is adequate for this method, and a double... | 04/29/2003 |
| 6517055 | Printing device and photograph processing apparatus equipped with such a device In a printing device which prints a color image on a photosensitive material by allowing an exposing head to modulate light from a light source for each pixel in accordance with image information, the exposing head is constituted by superposing three LCS'... | 02/11/2003 |
| 6504581 | Liquid crystal display apparatus and manufacturing method thereof Method for manufacturing a liquid crystal display apparatus including: a TFT array substrate having a plurality of scanning lines formed on a transparent insulating substrate by a metal film, a plurality of data lines formed on or beneath the scanning lin... | 01/07/2003 |
| 6333780 | Projection aligner The pattern of a spatial frequency filter including a liquid crystal element (1031 -103n) is controlled without removing the filter from a projection lens system. Specifically, a spatial frequency filter (103) is disposed at the pupi... | 12/25/2001 |
| 5777804 | Projection-type display apparatus A projection-type display apparatus including an elliptical condenser mirror having a concave reflecting surface consisting of part of a substantially elliptical surface, a light source arranged near a first focal point of the elliptical surface, a collim... | 07/07/1998 |
| 5734145 | Laser marking method using laser heated liquid crystal mask A method of driving a liquid crystal mask marker increases a marking speed, by reducing the time required for producing an image, and maintains marking accuracy at a high level. For this purpose, a laser beam (L11) is irradiated onto a non-light-permeable... | 03/31/1998 |
| 5138368 | Fabrication of printed wiring boards by projection imaging A hard copy such as a printed wiring board is fabricated by exposing to radiation a liquid crystal cell in which a desired pattern is written and directing the pattern-carrying radiation projected from the cell by transmission or reflection to a substrate... | 08/11/1992 |
| 5116110 | Partially coherent optical system with scattering type object An optical system having a projection lens for imaging a scattering type thermo optic cell on an image receiving surface, comprising optical source apparatus for generating an optical beam and an image created on the scattering type thermo optic cell havi... | 05/26/1992 |
| 5078474 | Exposure apparatus having a magnifying lens system An exposure apparatus for use in fabricating a printed circuit board. A thermally-written liquid-crystal light valve is provided in which a pattern is formed by opaque portions and transparent portions. A writing optical system directs a heating spot ligh... | 01/07/1992 |
| 5045419 | Pattern exposure/transfer method and pattern exposure/transfer mask apparatus According to a pattern exposure/transfer method disclosed in the present invention, an optical modulating mask whose optical contrast can be changed by electrical control is used and an optical pattern image of the optical modulating mask is exposed/trans... | 09/03/1991 |
| 5026145 | Exposure apparatus An exposure apparatus for use in fabricating a printed circuit board. A thermally-written liquid-crystal light valve is provided in which a pattern is formed by opaque portions and transparent portions. A writing optical system directs a heating spot ligh... | 06/25/1991 |
| 4992803 | Simultaneous laser writing of multiple LALC cells Multiple images may be written simultaneously onto at least one photosensitive surface by modulating first and second laser beams in accordance with image information corresponding to first and second images. The first beam is directed onto a scanning mir... | 02/12/1991 |
| 4653860 | Programable mask or reticle with opaque portions on electrodes A programable liquid crystal arrangement including parallel transparent plates and crossed, x-y addressable electrodes with a liquid crystal material disposed therebetween, in an optical system effective for fixing patterns or words of information in sele... | 03/31/1987 |
| 4256405 | Scanning spectrometer The dispersion means of the present scanning spectrometer comprises an interference filter or diffraction means to be positioned at a known angle to the optical axis of the input flux to the spectrometer. The spectrometer is provided with shutter means fo... | 03/17/1981 |
| 4013466 | Method of preparing a circuit utilizing a liquid crystal artwork master A method of forming a circuit mask is disclosed. The method comprises selectively heating a portion of a cell comprising a liquid crystal above the transition temperature of the liquid crystal material to render the portion capable of scattering a desired... | 03/22/1977 |