Did You Know...
...that the video game, Pong, was invented by a guy who graduated at the bottom of his engineering class? Nolan Bushnell spent more time running the games at a local amusement park than he did on his studies at the University of Utah. His dreams of working for Disney's amusement empire were dashed when the company wouldn't hire him. Taking a boring job, Nolan daydreamed about electronic versions of popular games. He invented Pong, the first video game, and went on to found Atari Co.
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7450305 | Polarizing plate and liquid crystal display device using the same A polarizing plate including a polarizing layer having a thickness of about 20 nm to about 1500 nm formed by rubbing at least one surface of a substrate, coating the rubbed surface of the substrate with an aqueous solution containing a dye having a tabular molecular... | 11/11/2008 |
| 7405878 | Method of transforming a light beam, optical film for performing the method, and display device having the optical film In a method of transforming light, an optical film for performing the method and a display device having the optical film, an optical film includes an anisotropic film, an isotropic film, a λ/4 phase difference film and a λ/2 phase difference film. The anisotropic... | 07/29/2008 |
| 7368161 | Color stable pigmented polymeric films Color-stable, pigmented optical bodies comprising a single or multiple layer core having at least one layer of a thermoplastic polymer material. The thermoplastic polymer material has dispersed within it a particulate pigment. The optical bodies generally possess hi... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7355663 | Polarizing plate and liquid crystal display using the same A polarizing plate excellent in polarization performance in all wavebands from a short wavelength region to a long wavelength region and a liquid crystal display using such a polarizing plate. The polarizing plate including a polarizer has a portion having a polariz... | 04/08/2008 |
| 7339736 | Light polarizing film A light polarizing film and method of making same includes a linear polarizer having a first surface and a second surface and having a polarization direction, an optical retarder comprising a simultaneously biaxially oriented polypropylene film disposed adjacent to ... | 03/04/2008 |
| 7336857 | Retardation film, process for producing the same, optical film, image display, liquid crystal panel and liquid crystal display A retardation film of the present invention comprises a stretched film of a polymer film containing a norbornene-based resin, wherein the stretched film satisfies the following equation (1) and the equation (2); 100 nm≦(nx−ny)·d≦350 nm . . . (1), 0.1≦(nx−... | 02/26/2008 |
| 7320515 | Polarized optical lens A method of forming a polarized optical lens including an optical lens of certain curvature and a polarized piece, wherein the polarized piece is made up of cellulose protective film, adhesive and polarized thin film, and is pressed to matched curvature as injected ... | 01/22/2008 |
| 7311399 | Method of making a thermoplastic-based article and a thermoplastic-based article made thereby An article, such as a lens article (10, 10′, 10″, 100) containing a first component, e.g., a filter (14, 14′), or component thereof, having a minimum degradation temperature, and a second component, e.g., a substrate (22, 22′), comprisin... | 12/25/2007 |
| 7304147 | Azo compound and salt thereof The present invention relates to an azo compound represented by the following formula (1): wherein A denotes a phenyl group having 1 to 3 substituents such as sulfonic acid group, amino group, lower alkyl groups ... | 12/04/2007 |
| 7289266 | Polarizer, optical film, and image display A polarizer including a film having a structure having a minute domain dispersed in a matrix formed of a translucent water-soluble resin including an iodine light absorbing material, provides a high polarization degree in short wavelength side. The polarizer has a h... | 10/30/2007 |
| 7282574 | Dichroic azo dyestuff and the polarizing film making from the same The present invention relates to a azo dyestuff compound of the following formula (I), of which the free acid is represented by the following formula: wherein R1, R2, R3, R4 | 10/16/2007 |
| 7276268 | Poly-azo compound, and polarization film having said compound Poly-azo compound selected from the group consisting compounds of the formula (I) and compounds of the formula (II), (wherein, Me represents copper, nickel, zinc or iron, A represents a naphthyl group having 1 to... | 10/02/2007 |
| 7274412 | Stereoscopic imaging assembly employing a flat panel display A stereoscopic imaging assembly for converting true visual images of a real-life subject to a stereoscopic image includes a display and an analyzer. The display is preferably a liquid crystal display, which includes first image pixels, second image pixels, and a pol... | 09/25/2007 |
| 7252733 | Polarizer guarded cover sheet with adhesion promoter The invention generally relates to polymer films used as protective cover sheets for polarizer plates, a method for producing polarizing plates, and a Liquid Crystal Display employing the same. More particularly, the invention relates to a cover sheet composite havi... | 08/07/2007 |
| 7221510 | Method of producing polarizing film, polarizing film and image display device using the same A process for producing a polarizing film including a step of stretching a raw film, wherein the ratio (L/W) of stretching distance (L) to width of initial raw film (W) is from 0.5 to 30. ... | 05/22/2007 |
| 7215839 | Retardation film, process for producing the same, optical film, image display, liquid crystal panel and liquid crystal display A retardation film of the present invention comprises a stretched film of a polymer film containing a norbornene-based resin, wherein the stretched film satisfies the following equation (1) and the equation (2); 100 nm≦(nx−ny)·d≦350 nm . . . (1), 0.1≦(nx−... | 05/08/2007 |
| 7203002 | Polarizer, polarizing plate, liquid crystal display, and image display, and a method for producing the polarizer A polarizer used for an image display such as a liquid crystal display, a plasma display, and an electroluminescence display, and the polarizer suppresses coloring of transmitted light. The polarizer includes a polymer film having a difference of 10% or less between... | 04/10/2007 |
| 7144608 | Color correcting polarizer A color-correcting polarizer is provided comprising a polarizer layer and at least one discotic film layer. The discotic film layer is optically transparent within the range of visible wavelength. The discotic film layer works as a polarizer in the wavelength ranges... | 12/05/2006 |
| 7138187 | Polyvinyl alcohol-based film exhibiting improved adhesion Modifications to the surface of polyvinyl alcohol-based films are disclosed that result in improved adhesion to optical materials. Specifically, the surface chemistry of the polyvinyl alcohol-based film is altered to include fluorine bonds, which surprisingly improv... | 11/21/2006 |
| 7138703 | Preventive film for polarizer and polarizing plate using the same A preventive film for a polarizer which comprises a non-oriented two-layer film comprising a polycarbonate film having a glass transition temperature of 100° C. or higher and, laminated on one surface thereof, a polyester him: a preventive film for a polarizer whic... | 11/21/2006 |
| 7136225 | Polarizing plate and method for producing the same An iodine type polarizing plate is provided, the plate having a polyvinyl alcohol resin film in/on which iodine is adsorbed and oriented and a protective film adhered to at least one surface of the resin film with a transparent adhesive layer containing zinc in an a... | 11/14/2006 |
| 7132138 | Liquid crystal information displays The LC information display contains a layer of liquid crystal situated between the front and the rear panels with functional layers, and the liquid crystal has parameters providing interference maximum or minimum of transmission or reflection at the exit of the disp... | 11/07/2006 |
| 7128414 | Methods for coating lenses Methods of coating at least a portion of a curved surface of a lens with a polarizing liquid. One method includes providing a lens having a curved surface and a lens axis; and rotating the lens about a rotation axis such that a polarizing liquid flows over at least ... | 10/31/2006 |
| 7130008 | Optical sheet and method of assembling liquid crystal display module using the same The present invention relates to an optical sheet and a method of assembling a liquid crystal display module that is capable of preventing an inflow of impurities on a backlight unit, thereby minimizing screen staining caused by the impurities. An optical sheet inst... | 10/31/2006 |
| 7119956 | Liquid crystal display with mixed polarizers for high temperature operations A liquid crystal display for use in applications where direct exposure to sunlight creates a thermal gradient from the front of the display to the back of the display uses a high efficiency iodine-type input polarizer and a high temperature type output polarizer. Th... | 10/10/2006 |
| 7108897 | Dye type polarizing plate This invention relates to a polyvinyl alcohol type polarizing film or plate which comprises a water-soluble dye having the formula (1) in a free acid form or a copper complex salt thereof. The said polarizing plate has excellent polarizing performance capability and... | 09/19/2006 |
| 7110177 | Polarizing film and image display The present invention provides a polarizing film or a polarizer that has an elastic modulus of at most about 3500 N/mm2 and suppresses occurrence of warping, the polarizing film is obtained by adsorbing a dichroic material in a polyvinyl alcohol-based fil... | 09/19/2006 |
| 7097304 | Polarizing devices and methods of making the same Certain, non-limiting embodiments of the disclosure provide ophthalmic elements and devices comprising an at least partial coating adapted to polarize at least transmitted radiation on at least a portion of at least one exterior surface of an ophthalmic element or s... | 08/29/2006 |
| 7097303 | Polarizing devices and methods of making the same Certain, non-limiting embodiments of the disclosure provide ophthalmic elements and devices comprising an at least partial coating adapted to polarize at least transmitted radiation on at least a portion of at least one exterior surface of an ophthalmic element or s... | 08/29/2006 |
| 7088511 | Light polarizing film and method of making same A light polarizing film and method of making same includes a linear polarizer having a first surface and a second surface and having a polarization direction, an optical retarder comprising a simultaneously biaxially oriented polypropylene film disposed adjacent to ... | 08/08/2006 |
| 7070718 | Method for manufacturing polarizer, polarizer, polarizer plate, and image display A polarizer comprising polyvinyl alcohol based films stretched at high stretching ratios stably manufactured: a method for manufacturing including a stretching processing process, a dyeing treatment process, and a boron compounds treatment process to a polyvinyl alc... | 07/04/2006 |
| 7070715 | Disazo compound or salt thereof and polarizing film using the same The present invention provides a disazo compound of the formula (I) or a salt thereof wherein A represents 4-sulfophenyl or 6,8-disulfo-2-naphtyl, one of R1 and R2 represents hydrogen or met... | 07/04/2006 |
| 7070913 | Photo-induced dichroic polarizers and fabrication methods thereof The present invention provides a method of forming a polarizing material comprising exposing a layer of dichroic material to activating light illumination to provide an ordered structure with a distinguished absorption axis and thus photo-induce polarization, and fi... | 07/04/2006 |
| 7045177 | Sulfoderivatives of acenaphtho[1,2-]quinoxaline, lyotropic liquid crystal and anisotropic film on their base The present invention provides a series of new chemical compounds, lyotropic liquid crystal systems, materials, blends, mixtures, namely acenaphtho[1,2-b]quinoxaline sulfoderivatives of the general structural formula: ... | 05/16/2006 |
| 7044600 | Polarizing devices and methods of making the same Certain, non-limiting embodiments of the disclosure provide ophthalmic elements and devices comprising an at least partial coating adapted to polarize at least transmitted radiation on at least a portion of at least one exterior surface of an ophthalmic element or s... | 05/16/2006 |
| 7042641 | Shaped plastic lenses and method for making the same There is described a method for forming lenses having substantially no optical power. The method includes forming, via in situ polymerization, a layer of non-uniform thickness of an optically clear, high scratch-resistant polymeric material on the convex surface of ... | 05/09/2006 |
| 7036932 | Laminated functional wafer for plastic optical elements A functional wafer of the present invention is disclosed to solve manufacturing difficulties involved in the production of optical elements such as polycarbonate ophthalmic lenses. The functional wafer may include a front layer, a functional layer, and a back layer,... | 05/02/2006 |
| 7031053 | Dichroic polarizer and material The invention pertains to thermo-resistant and light-resistant dichroic polarizers based on thin films of dichroic matters, in particular organic dyestuffs, in which molecules are ordered in a crystalline structure and applied on the surface of the substrate. The di... | 04/18/2006 |
| 7030424 | Substrate, method of manufacturing the same and display apparatus having the same A substrate includes a substrate body, a first thin film pattern, a second thin film pattern and a third thin film pattern. The substrate body includes a first surface and a second surface that is opposite to the first surface. The first, second and third thin film ... | 04/18/2006 |
| 7008504 | Manufacturing method of polarizing film, polarizing film, optical film, and visual display A polarizing film may be manufactured without using adhesives by a method in which a protective film (B) is laminated onto at least one face of a polarizer (A), then adhered by thermocompression bonding. Thus problems on manufacturing method of a polarizing film pos... | 03/07/2006 |
