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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7859620 | Liquid crystal display A liquid crystal display is furnished with: a liquid crystal display element having a pair of substrates, to which alignment members are provided to their respective opposing surfaces, and a liquid crystal layer sandwiched by the pair of substrates; an alignment mec... | 12/28/2010 |
| 7542116 | Liquid crystal display A liquid crystal display is furnished with: a liquid crystal display element having a pair of substrates, to which alignment members are provided to their respective opposing surfaces, and a liquid crystal layer sandwiched by the pair of substrates; an alignment mec... | 06/02/2009 |
| 7394511 | Liquid crystal display A liquid crystal display is furnished with: a liquid crystal display element having a pair of substrates, to which alignment members are provided to their respective opposing surfaces, and a liquid crystal layer sandwiched by the pair of substrates; an alignment mec... | 07/01/2008 |
| 7092052 | Reflective liquid crystal display device and reflective liquid crystal display device incorporating touch panel arranged therefrom A reflective color liquid crystal display device with a liquid crystal layer sandwiched between a first substrate having a light reflectibility and a second substrate having a light transmissibility. The liquid crystal layer being composed of twist-aligned nematic l... | 08/15/2006 |
| 7050132 | Liquid crystal display A liquid crystal display is furnished with: a liquid crystal display element having a pair of substrates, to which alignment members are provided to their respective opposing surfaces, and a liquid crystal layer sandwiched by the pair of substrates; an alignment mec... | 05/23/2006 |
| 7023510 | Reflective liquid crystal display device and reflective liquid crystal display device incorporating touch panel arranged therefrom A reflective color liquid crystal display device with a liquid crystal layer sandwiched between a first substrate having a light reflectibility and a second substrate having a light transmissibility. The liquid crystal layer being composed of twist-aligned nematic l... | 04/04/2006 |
| 6958794 | Reflective liquid crystal display device and reflective liquid crystal display device incorporating touch panel arranged therefrom A reflective color liquid crystal display device with a liquid crystal layer sandwiched between a first substrate having a light reflectibility and a second substrate having a light transmissibility. The liquid crystal layer being composed of twist-aligned nematic l... | 10/25/2005 |
| 6922220 | Reflective liquid crystal display device and reflective liquid crystal display device incorporating touch panel arranged therefrom A reflective color liquid crystal display device with a liquid crystal layer sandwiched between a first substrate having a light reflectibility and a second substrate having a light transmissibility. The liquid crystal layer being composed of twist-aligned nematic l... | 07/26/2005 |
| 6900863 | Liquid crystal display A liquid crystal display is furnished with: a liquid crystal display element having a pair of substrates, to which alignment members are provided to their respective opposing surfaces, and a liquid crystal layer sandwiched by the pair of substrates; an alignment mec... | 05/31/2005 |
| 6844956 | Reflective display device and retro-reflector used therefor A reflective display device includes a switching layer, placed between substrates, for switching between a transmissive state for allowing transmission of incident light and a scattering state for scattering the incident light, and a retro-reflector for reflecting a... | 01/18/2005 |
| 6791640 | Reflection liquid crystal display and reflection liquid crystal display provided with built-in touch panel and comprising the same The present invention offers reflective color liquid crystal display devices with a high contrast ratio and eye-friendly multi-color display capability, and liquid crystal display devices incorporating a touch panel arranged therefrom, of which the display is not ad... | 09/14/2004 |
| 6657766 | Reflective display device and retro-reflector used therefor A reflective display device includes a switching layer, placed between substrates, for switching between a transmissive state for allowing transmission of incident light and a scattering state for scattering the incident light, and a retro-reflector for r... | 12/02/2003 |
| 6580484 | Laminated phase plate and liquid crystal display comprising the laminated phase plate A laminated phase plate is formed by laminating a first optical phase difference compensation plate, having a retardation between 100 and 180 nm for transmitted light, with a wavelength of 550 nm and a second optical phase difference compensation plate ha... | 06/17/2003 |
| 6563554 | Liquid crystal display A liquid crystal display is furnished with: a liquid crystal display element having a pair of substrates, to which alignment members are provided to their respective opposing surfaces, and a liquid crystal layer sandwiched by the pair of substrates; an al... | 05/13/2003 |
| 6538738 | METHOD FOR EVALUATING OPTICAL MODULATION CHARACTERISTICS OF LIQUID CRYSTAL MODULATION ELEMENT, LCD DEVICE PRODUCED BY APPLYING THE METHOD, DEVICE FOR EVALUATING OPTICAL MODULATION CHARACTERISTICS OF LIQUID CRYSTAL MODULATION ELEMENT, COMPUTER-READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM STORING PROGRAM FOR EVALUATING OPTICAL MODULATION CHARACTERISTICS OF LIQUID CRYSTAL MODULATION ELEMENT A quantity of modulation of brightness of bright display with respect to dark display is determined by obtaining a Mueller matrix regarding light since immediately before incidence to an optically anisotropic object until immediately after outgoing theref... | 03/25/2003 |
| 6351298 | Reflective type liquid crystal display device A reflective type liquid crystal display device in accordance with the present invention includes a reflector film having excellent polarization preservation properties and an anisotropic diffusing film for diffusing only the light polarized in a particul... | 02/26/2002 |
| 6281952 | Liquid crystal display A liquid crystal display is furnished with: a liquid crystal display element having a pair of substrates, to which alignment members are provided to their respective opposing surfaces, and a liquid crystal layer sandwiched by the pair of substrates; an al... | 08/28/2001 |
| 6175399 | Reflective type liquid crystal display device having a diffusion layer of phase separated liquid crystal and polymer A reflective type liquid crystal display device in accordance with the present invention includes a reflector film having excellent polarization preservation properties and an anisotropic diffusing film for diffusing only the light polarized in a particul... | 01/16/2001 |
| 6108064 | Reflective-type liquid crystal display device including a single polarizer plate A reflective-type liquid crystal display device in accordance with the present invention includes: a first substrate including a light-reflective electrode; a transparent second substrate including a transparent electrode; a nematic liquid crystal layer, ... | 08/22/2000 |
| 6072553 | Reflection-type liquid crystal display with layer comprising liquid crystal compound and liquid crystal polymer being twist-aligned at same angle A liquid crystal element is equipped with at least one polarizer provided on a light entering side thereof, an insulating substrate on which transparent electrodes, a light reflecting member having a light reflecting surface on one side thereof, and a liq... | 06/06/2000 |
