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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 5715022 | Image display apparatus An image display apparatus is disclosed which includes: an optical system including a light source and at least one projection lens; a display means for forming a display image, the display means including a non-luminescent display panel and a microlens a... | 02/03/1998 |
| 5680186 | Liquid crystal display device with microlenses having a focal point between a cover layer and the liquid crystal layer's center Disclosed is a liquid crystal display device which comprises first and second transparent substrates disposed one above the other, and a liquid crystal layer disposed therebetween and having pixels. The second transparent substrate includes a microlens ar... | 10/21/1997 |
| 5554251 | Optical device assemble apparatus A light source device emits light for positional alignment and light for adhesion toward the optical devices. A position detecting device receives the light for positional alignment from the optical devices and optically detects a positional displacement ... | 09/10/1996 |
| 5507975 | Ferroelectric liquid crystal display A ferroelectric liquid crystal device having a pair of substrates each provided with voltage applying means, an orientation control layer formed on at least one of the substrates, and a layer of ferroelectric liquid crystal composition disposed between th... | 04/16/1996 |
| 5506705 | Goggle type display apparatus The goggle type display apparatus of this invention comprises a first image generating unit for providing an image for the left eye and a second image generating unit for providing an image for the right eye, each of the first image generating unit and th... | 04/09/1996 |
| 5477352 | Liquid crystal display device with liquid crystal dispersed or impregnated in a perfluoro-type polymer of perfluoroalkyl acrylate or methacrylate A liquid crystal display device comprising: a first substrate having a signal electrode and a scanning electrode insulated from each other through an insulating layer, said first substrate being further provided with a switching transistor and a pixel ele... | 12/19/1995 |
| 5381187 | Image display apparatus An image display apparatus is disclosed which includes: an optical system including a light source and at least one projection lens; a display means for forming a display image, the display means including a non-luminescent display panel and a microlens a... | 01/10/1995 |
| 5374373 | Ferroelectric liquid crystal device A ferroelectric liquid crystal device having a pair of substrates each provided with voltage application means, an orientation control layer formed on at least one of the substrates, and a layer of ferroelectric liquid crystal composition formed between t... | 12/20/1994 |
| 5359440 | Image display apparatus with microlens plate having mutually fused together lenses resulting in hexagonal shaped microlenses An image display apparatus includes a display panel unit having a plurality of pixels, and a flat-plate microlens array of a refraction index distribution type. The microlens array is constituted by forming a plurality of microlenses for converging illumi... | 10/25/1994 |
| 5271867 | Liquid crystal composition and liquid crystal device containing the same A ferroelectric liquid crystal composition comprising a specific fluorophenyl compound (I) and a specific pyrimidine compound (II) and optionally a specific benzoate compound (III), which exhibits a high-speed response in room temperature and is useful fo... | 12/21/1993 |
| 5264152 | Optically active compound, liquid crystal composition and liquid crystal device comprising same An optically active compound represented by the formula (I): ##STR1## wherein R is a straight or branched chain alkyl or alkoxy group having 1 to 15 carbon atoms, ##STR2## is a 1,4-cyclohexylene or 1,4-phenylene group, ##STR3## is a 1,... | 11/23/1993 |
| 5258705 | Active matrix substrate inspecting device A device and method for inspecting any fault in an active matrix substrate which includes a transparent conductive film on the substrate, an orientation film on the transparent conductive film, a polymer sheet opposite the orientation film with a liquid c... | 11/02/1993 |
| 5225935 | Optical device having a microlens and a process for making microlenses An optical device having a lens substrate and a microlens portion formed thereon, wherein the microlens has its lens portion formed on the part of the optical device that has substantially the same coefficient of expansion as that of the lens substrate.... | 07/06/1993 |
| 5215678 | Ferroelectric liquid crystal composition and liquid crystal device incorporating same A ferroelectric liquid crystal composition comprising at least one compound represented by the formula (I): ##STR1## wherein R1 and R2 are, the same or different, a straight-chain or branched-chain alkyl group having 1 to 15 car... | 06/01/1993 |
| 5209867 | Derivatives of -(4-substituted phenyl)ethyl alcohols and liquid crystal compositions containing the same Novel derivatives of aromatic carboxylic acid esters which are useful as a dopant for liquid crystal compositions, and smectic liquid crystal compositions containing at least one of said derivatives.... | 05/11/1993 |
| 5198151 | Ferroelectric liquid crystal composition A ferroelectric liquid crystal composition suitable to large capacity display which contains from 0.01 to 1% by weight of a liquid crystal or liquid crystal-compatible compound having a fluoroalkyl group in ferroelectric liquid crystals exhibiting a smect... | 03/30/1993 |
| 5194974 | Non-flicker liquid crystal display with capacitive charge storage A liquid crystal display apparatus which stores a charge in the capacitor whereby the liquid crystal layer is continuously driven even if leak occurs therethrough, and which prevents any d.c. component from being applied to the liquid crystal layer, thus ... | 03/16/1993 |
| 5151214 | Ferroelectric liquid crystal device An improved ferroelectric liquid crystal device comprising a pair of substrates each provided with voltage applying means, at least one of the substrates having an orientation control layer, and a ferroelectric liquid crystal layer disposed between the pa... | 09/29/1992 |
| 5108650 | Liquid crystal device An antiferroelectric liquid crystal display device including a specific antiferroelectric liquid crystal composition layer comprising at least one compound represented by the following general formula (I): ##STR1## wherein R1 represents an... | 04/28/1992 |
| 5056912 | Projection type image display apparatus A projection type image display apparatus having a source of light, a transmissive display device having a number of picture elements, a light converging means for converging rays of light in correspondence to one or more of the picture elements, a projec... | 10/15/1991 |
| 5054910 | Projection apparatus A projection apparatus includes three liquid crystal panels for independently controlling respective color light components of red, green and blue for a color image to be reproduced. The apparatus further includes devices for subjecting the respective col... | 10/08/1991 |
| 5026506 | Chiral smectic liquid crystal composition A chiral smectic liquid crystal composition comprising one or more liquid crystalline compound exhibiting a smectic C phase and at least one compound of the formula (A): ##STR1## wherein R1 and R2 are same or different and are e... | 06/25/1991 |
| 4914553 | Lighting device The lighting device is equipped with a light guide having a linear Fresnel reflection surface consisting of steps of continuously alternating reflecting surfaces having two different reflection angles. A light source is installed at one end of the light g... | 04/03/1990 |
| 4892390 | Multi-layered liquid crystal panel with twisted nematic liquid crystal material having polarizers displaced for sharp-rising characteristic A multi-layered liquid crystal display device is disclosed, which includes a stack of liquid crystal layers in which the longitudinal axes of the liquid crystal molecules extend spirally, the liquid crystal layers being disposed in parallel with the spira... | 01/09/1990 |
| 4834507 | Active liquid crystal color display device having branchless scan electrodes A liquid crystal color display device has a substrate made of electrically non-conductive material, and a plurality of spot electrodes aligned in rows. The spot electrodes in each row are aligned with a predetermined pitch so as to provide a first predete... | 05/30/1989 |
| 4788000 | Liquid-crystal composition A liquid-crystal composition to be used in a multiplex-driving system in a twisted nematic (TN) type liquid-crystal display devices is extremely superior in its display characteristics, and is able to meet sufficiently the demands to increase the informat... | 11/29/1988 |
| 4778257 | Electrode spacing on a matrix-type liquid crystal display panel An improved electrode assembly is disclosed herein especially for use in a matrix type liquid crystal display panel, which assures exact alignment of picture elements and increased yield of manufacture regardless of disalignment between scanning electrode... | 10/18/1988 |
| 4722804 | Liquid crystal composition A liquid crystal composition having a positive dielectric anisotropy in the nematic phase, comprising of each 3 wt % or more of 2-(4-alkoxyphenyl)-5-alkylpyrimidine compound and of a cyanobiphenyl compound.... | 02/02/1988 |
| 4708439 | Liquid crystal display device with prism for viewing A transmissive type liquid crystal display panel includes a liquid crystal cell including a liquid crystal material layer, a pair of polarizers between which the liquid crystal layer is disposed, for polarizing incident light, and an optical system dispos... | 11/24/1987 |
| 4705360 | Liquid crystal display cell and method for manufacturing thereof A liquid crystal display cell using cell substrates of a flexible organic polymer film and containing liquid crystals injected in a space between the cell substrates. Spacers are dispersed between the cell substrates and immobilized by an orienting layer ... | 11/10/1987 |
| 4706173 | Lighting apparatus A lighting apparatus including a tubular light source and a member having a plurality of reflective surfaces which are angularly set such that light from the light source is reflected in a predetermined direction of a viewing angle by each of the reflecti... | 11/10/1987 |
| 4684435 | Method of manufacturing thin film transistor An improved process for manufacturing a thin film transistor uses two masks for etching and therefore one mask alignment. The technical effect of said process is to provide the thin film transistor with low cost and enhanced yield.... | 08/04/1987 |
| 4680505 | Small size discharge lamp having sufficient arc length and high luminous efficiency A small-size discharge lamp includes a glass tube having first and second ends, with an outer diameter thereof being smaller than 5 millimeters and a length thereof being shorter than 300 millimeters. At opposite ends of the glass tube, an elongated filam... | 07/14/1987 |
| 4679909 | Liquid crystal input/output matrix panel Numerous photoelectric translation cells are arranged to correspond to associated picture elements in an active type matrix LCD display system. When a light pen is used as an input means, the system allows detection of light beam positions, enabling it to... | 07/14/1987 |
| 4643841 | Liquid-crystal composition A liquid-crystal composition to be used in a multiplex-driving system in a twisted nematic (TN) type liquid-crystal display devices of the present invention is extremely superior in its display characteristics, and is able to meet sufficiently the demands... | 02/17/1987 |
| 4622162 | Liquid crystal composition A liquid crystal composition which comprises of at least one compound selected from each of the following groups of compound: the first group which consists of compounds expressed as the structural formulas, ##STR1## the second group which consists o... | 11/11/1986 |
| 4610510 | Liquid crystal display cell having stepped substrate ends and method for manufacture thereof A method for manufacturing a liquid crystal display cell comprises the steps of providing a first flexible substrate having a first end, providing a second flexible substrate which confronts the first flexible substrate and has an extended second end with... | 09/09/1986 |
| 4593977 | Cell construction for color liquid crystal display devices A color liquid crystal display device as disclosed uses a color filter in a liquid crystal cell in which a layer of a polymide resin for orientation of liquid crystal molecules is provided to cover the color filter or the orientation layer of liquid cryst... | 06/10/1986 |
| 4586039 | Liquid crystal display device and method for driving thereof A liquid crystal display device includes a field effect transistor array substrate (22) and a counter substrate (23). The field effect transistor array substrate (22) carries FETs (3), capacitors (5) and one electrode of the liquid crystal element deposit... | 04/29/1986 |
| 4556287 | Fluorescent liquid crystal display devices A fluorescent liquid crystal display device having a display area which comprises means for causing external excitation of the fluorescent liquid crystal display device, a fluorescent material which emits visible fluorescence, a liquid crystal material mi... | 12/03/1985 |
