ATE155253T1 - Flüssigkristallanzeige mit verbessertem retroreflektor - Google Patents

Flüssigkristallanzeige mit verbessertem retroreflektor

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ATE155253T1
ATE155253T1 AT92917585T AT92917585T ATE155253T1 AT E155253 T1 ATE155253 T1 AT E155253T1 AT 92917585 T AT92917585 T AT 92917585T AT 92917585 T AT92917585 T AT 92917585T AT E155253 T1 ATE155253 T1 AT E155253T1
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liquid crystal
crystal display
retroreflector
improved
array
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AT92917585T
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Philip J Jones
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Raychem Corp
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    • G—PHYSICS
    • G02—OPTICS
    • G02B—OPTICAL ELEMENTS, SYSTEMS OR APPARATUS
    • G02B5/00—Optical elements other than lenses
    • G02B5/12—Reflex reflectors
    • G02B5/122—Reflex reflectors cube corner, trihedral or triple reflector type
    • G02B5/124—Reflex reflectors cube corner, trihedral or triple reflector type plural reflecting elements forming part of a unitary plate or sheet
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G02—OPTICS
    • G02F—OPTICAL DEVICES OR ARRANGEMENTS FOR THE CONTROL OF LIGHT BY MODIFICATION OF THE OPTICAL PROPERTIES OF THE MEDIA OF THE ELEMENTS INVOLVED THEREIN; NON-LINEAR OPTICS; FREQUENCY-CHANGING OF LIGHT; OPTICAL LOGIC ELEMENTS; OPTICAL ANALOGUE/DIGITAL CONVERTERS
    • G02F1/00—Devices or arrangements for the control of the intensity, colour, phase, polarisation or direction of light arriving from an independent light source, e.g. switching, gating or modulating; Non-linear optics
    • G02F1/01—Devices or arrangements for the control of the intensity, colour, phase, polarisation or direction of light arriving from an independent light source, e.g. switching, gating or modulating; Non-linear optics for the control of the intensity, phase, polarisation or colour 
    • G02F1/13—Devices or arrangements for the control of the intensity, colour, phase, polarisation or direction of light arriving from an independent light source, e.g. switching, gating or modulating; Non-linear optics for the control of the intensity, phase, polarisation or colour  based on liquid crystals, e.g. single liquid crystal display cells
    • G02F1/133—Constructional arrangements; Operation of liquid crystal cells; Circuit arrangements
    • G02F1/1333—Constructional arrangements; Manufacturing methods
    • G02F1/1335—Structural association of cells with optical devices, e.g. polarisers or reflectors
    • G02F1/133553—Reflecting elements
AT92917585T 1991-08-30 1992-08-05 Flüssigkristallanzeige mit verbessertem retroreflektor ATE155253T1 (de)

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US07/752,729 US5182663A (en) 1991-08-30 1991-08-30 Liquid crystal display having improved retroreflector

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ATE155253T1 true ATE155253T1 (de) 1997-07-15

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US (1) US5182663A (de)
EP (1) EP0600964B1 (de)
JP (1) JPH06510138A (de)
AT (1) ATE155253T1 (de)
CA (1) CA2114215A1 (de)
DE (1) DE69220801T2 (de)
WO (1) WO1993005434A1 (de)

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DE69220801T2 (de) 1998-02-19
WO1993005434A1 (en) 1993-03-18
CA2114215A1 (en) 1993-03-18
US5182663A (en) 1993-01-26
JPH06510138A (ja) 1994-11-10
EP0600964B1 (de) 1997-07-09
DE69220801D1 (de) 1997-08-14
EP0600964A1 (de) 1994-06-15
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