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6717644 Optical component and method of manufacture  
An optical component having a hybrid layer structure includes an orienting layer, a further layer in contact with the orienting layer and incorporating a cross-linked liquid crystalline monomer and...
6704082 Liquid crystal display device  
A liquid crystal display device has a pair of substrates, at least one of the substrates being transparent; a liquid crystal layer interposed between the pair of substrates; and pixel electrodes...
6696114 Alignment layer and a liquid crystal display using the same  
An alignment layer is obtained by applying a polymer having a mesogen structure onto a substrate and irradiating this applied polymer with ultraviolet light. According to the invention, there can...
6692797 Photoactive pentaerythritol derivatives and orientation layers  
Alignment layers for use in liquid crystal devices comprising photoactive pentaerythritol derivatives. 1,2,3,4-trakiskis(8-[2-oxo-2H-1-benzopyran-7-yloxy]octanoylo xy)pentaerythritol is but one...
6690439 Manufacturing method of cholesteric liquid crystal color filter  
A method of manufacturing cholesteric liquid crystal (CLC) color filters in which an alignment treatment is accomplished simultaneously with a coloring process during a light exposure process using...
6682786 Liquid crystal display cell having liquid crystal molecules in vertical or substantially vertical alignment  
A liquid crystal display cell having liquid crystal molecules positioned in a vertical or a substantially vertical alignment is provided. The liquid crystal display cell includes at least two...
6665033 Method for forming alignment layer by ion beam surface modification  
A method for preparing an alignment layer surface provides a surface on the alignment layer. The surface is bombarded with ions, and reactive gas is introduced to the ion beam to saturate dangling...
6661489 Domain-divided twisted nematic liquid crystal cell and method of fabricating thereof having a differentially removed photosensitive layer  
A domain-divided twisted nematic crystal cell and method of fabricating thereof. The method of the present invention comprises the steps of providing first and second substrates, forming a...
6654089 Maskless method and system for creating a dual-domain pattern on a diamond-like carbon alignment layer  
A self-alignment process for the precise alignment in a deposited diamond-like carbon (DLC), which results in a wider viewing angle for the display being manufactured. The process involves ion...
6646703 Method of making an element of liquid crystal polymer using alignment induced by unpolarized or circularly polarized radiation  
A method of imparting a property to a material, the property being that cross-linkable monomeric or pre-polymeric liquid crystal molecules which may be placed on the layer would adopt preferred...
6645603 Laser processing method to a glass substrate and an optical diffraction element obtained thereby, and a method for manufacturing optical elements  
In a laser processing method for accurately forming a convexo-concave structure on the surface of a glass substrate, a periodic optical intensity distribution of a laser beam is obtained by an...
6621551 Method and system for fabricating a liquid crystal display by optically detecting anisotropic angular misalignment  
A liquid crystal display panel is placed on a fixed base and an anisotropic film is set in a position relative to the orientation layer of the display panel. Linearly polarized light is directed to...
6610462 Liquid crystal alignment using photo-crosslinkable low molecular weight materials  
A method is provided to align liquid crystals in liquid crystal displays by using photo-crosslinkable low molecular weight materials. The material contains a polymerizable group and a...
6608661 Photo-oriented polymer network material having desired azimuthal orientation and tilt angle and method for its production  
Orientation layers of monomeric or polymeric liquid crystal layers having any desired azimuthal orientation direction and a tilt angle are produced by irradiating at an angle differing from the...
6597422 Orientation layer for a liquid crystal material  
A liquid crystal device comprising ferroelectric liquid crystal material aligned by a liquid crystal polymer (LCP) network layer ( 18 ) under 20 nm thick, which itself was aligned by a...
6593986 Method for manufacturing a multi-domain liquid crystal cell  
A method for fabricating a multi-domain liquid crystal cell is disclosed, wherein first and second alignment directions are formed in first and second portions of an alignment layer provided on a...
6583835 Alignment films in a liquid crystal display device and a method of manufacturing the same  
A liquid crystal display device including a pair of substrates in a spaced relationship with one another. A pair of alignment films are provided, one alignment film being formed on each substrate...
6582776 Method of manufacturing photo-alignment layer  
A photo-alignment layer having excellent long-term stability to light and heat is manufactured by coating a material for the photo-alignment layer, which contains a dichroic dye having two or more...
6577365 Method and apparatus to form liquid crystal alignment layer  
Disclosed is a method for forming an alignment layer for use in a liquid crystal display cell. The present invention includes a method of determining ion beam source operation parameters to provide...
6572939 Liquid crystal display device  
A liquid crystal display device comprises first and second substrates, an alignment layer including a pyranose polymer or a furanose polymer on at least one of the first and second substrates, and...
6570635 Method of manufacturing liquid crystal display device  
In a liquid crystal display device having a pixel substrate 1, a opposite substrate 2 and a liquid crystal layer 3 disposed between the pixel substrate 1 and the opposite substrate 2, the...
6567216 Polarization element of an irradiation device for polarized light for optical alignment of a liquid crystal alignment layer  
A polarization element in which glass plates are inclined at the Brewster angle with respect to the optical axis of the incident light beam and are combined with one another in a V-shape, has a...
6548127 Liquid-crystalline photocrosslinkable mixture  
Photocrosslinkable, mesogenic mixtures, especially for optical or electro-optical devices, exhibit improved properties when, in addition to containing two or more liquid-crystalline monomers each...
6501522 Method of fabricating a reflective type LCD  
A method of fabricating a reflective type LCD, having the steps of: (a)providing a substrate; (b) forming a polymer resin layer on the substrate; (c) forming a positive-type photoresist layer on...
6495221 Chemisorptive substance, aligned liquid-crystal film and liquid-crystal display element both made by using the same, and processes for producing these  
The present invention provides a new chemical adsorbent which can form an extremely thin and transparent film in nanometer order which is fixed uniformly and firmly on a substrate, and give an...
6485614 Method to stabilize a carbon alignment layer for liquid crystal displays  
A method for improving the anchoring of liquid crystals on carbon alignment layers used in liquid crystal displays involves exposing the alignment layer to hydrogen atoms. The atomic hydrogen...
6483562 Electrode substrate and reflection type liquid crystal display device having low compatibility between resins  
An electrode substrate for a reflection type liquid crystal display device, which includes a substrate, and a light scattering film formed on the substrate and including a transparent matrix resin...
6475705 Method for manufacturing a multidomain liquid crystal display panel  
A method for manufacturing a multidomain liquid crystal display panel, including the steps of forming a photo-alignment layer on a substrate, positioning a mask having a plurality of regions with...
6462796 Liquid crystal display element and manufacturing method thereof  
A liquid crystal display element is formed by providing a liquid crystal layer made of ferroelectric liquid crystal material between electrode substrates. One of the electrode substrate is composed...
6441880 Normally closed liquid crystal display device using spacers coated with material having liquid crystal aligning ability by irradiation with polarized light  
A normally closed liquid crystal display device using an in-plane switching mode prevented from light leakage caused by spacer beads and having a high contrast ratio can be produced by making a...
6433850 Pretilt angle direction in a liquid crystal cell  
A method is disclosed for controlling a pretilt angle direction for a liquid crystal cell comprising the steps of first setting the magnitude of pretilt angle and a plurality of pretilt angle...
6407789 Processes for aligning an optical alignment layer and alignment of liquid crystal medium  
The invention relates to an optical exposure system with partial polarization and collimation components that is useful for exposing alignment layers with light in order to align liquid crystals....
6368681 Liquid crystal alignment film, method of manufacturing the film, liquid crystal display using the film and method, and method of manufacturing the liquid crystal display  
A positive resist mainly composed of a novolak resin and comprising a naphthoquinone diazido-based photosensitizer as an energy beam sensitive resin (e.g., a photosensitive resin) is applied in a...
6362863 Liquid crystal display device with saw-tooth alignment control layer  
A liquid crystal display device includes alignment control layers provided on the inner sides of the substrates and having a saw-tooth cross-section with slopes inclinating at an angle relative to...
6346975 Liquid crystal display having alignment layer using ion bombarded amorphous material 100&angst thickness or less  
A liquid crystal display device has first and second substrates, a first electrode layer overlying one surface of the first substrate, and a second electrode layer overlying one surface of the...
6331381 Method for making a liquid crystal alignment layer  
A method is disclosed for forming an alignment layer for use in a liquid crystal cell layer for use in a liquid crystal cell using an ion beam source that includes the steps of: (1) providing a...
6327012 Method for manufacturing liquid crystal display  
An orientation film is formed over an electrode substrate via external connection terminals and a surface of the orientation film is processed by the rubbing method. The orientation film on the...
6323925 Apparatus for fabricating an orientation layer on LCD panels  
An APR plate includes a polyimide(PI) pattern portion having a first hardness and corresponds to an effective screen area of an LCD panel and a PI pattern edge portion having a second hardness that...
6320635 Liquid crystal element and manufacture thereof  
Disclosed is a liquid crystal element capable of reducing the threshold voltage value, temperature-dependence on light transmittance, and hysteresis phenomenon. The liquid crystal element basically...
6313897 Rubbing treatment apparatus having roller with specific implanting directions of the pile yarns and method of rubbing  
A rubbing treatment apparatus and method of rubbing are described. A rubbing roller has a rotation axis and a rubbing cloth wound around its surface. The rubbing cloth is made with pile yarns which...
6313896 Method for forming a multi-domain alignment layer for a liquid crystal display device  
A method for producing a multi-domain alignment layer, as well as multi-domain alignment layers produced thereby and liquid crystal displays comprising the same, are provided. In the subject...
6307609 Polarized light exposure systems for aligning liquid crystals  
This invention relates to an optical exposure system that is useful for exposing optical alignment layers with light in order to align liquid crystal. The exposure system comprises at least one...
6295111 Liquid crystal cell and a method for fabricating that  
A LC cell is manufactured by the method including the steps of: rubbing a first alignment layer coating a first substrate, such that the first alignment layer has a first pretilt angle associated...
6295110 Liquid crystal display device having orientation film oriented by light  
A polarized light irradiation method for achieving both wide view-field angles and display uniformity with less display irregularity as well as an apparatus for use in attaining this polarized...
6288762 Liquid crystal display device operable in a vertically aligned mode in which the liquid crystal molecules tilt in the third domain and in a direction perpendicular to both of the first and second direction when the driving in active state  
A vertically aligned liquid crystal display device includes, in addition to first and second principal domains in which liquid crystal molecules tilt in opposite directions in response to an...
6285427 Optical aligning apparatus and method irradiating multiple substrates at once or having rotatable elements  
An optical alignment apparatus and method are disclosed, the optical alignment apparatus, comprising the steps of: a light unit for generating a parallel beam; a beam-splitter for beam-splitting...
6278503 Vertical orientation type liquid crystal display having conductive film reducing the influence of electrical field caused by the storage capacitor line on the liquid crystal  
A vertical orientation type liquid crystal display having an orientation controlling means such as an orientation control window or an orientation control slope portion, wherein a storage capacitor...
6271906 Liquid crystal cells for integrated optical components and a method of manufacturing them  
Liquid cell crystal, with fine structures made up of regions having defined different orientation and dimensions of the order of 0.1 to about 100 μm can be used as optical conductors and...
6271904 Liquid crystal display having bump structures  
The present invention includes a pair of light polarizers. An pair of transparent substrates are formed between the pair of light polarizer. A compensator is formed on the analyzer. A bump...
6252642 Method for aligning polymer film and method for aligning liquid crystal by using polymer aligned-film  
The arrangement of molecules of an optical activity compound such as polymer including azo-dye is changed by the polarization state of a pump beam applied to the polymer. The polymer is polyvinyl...
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