CN101273110B - 液晶介质 - Google Patents
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| CN201310148910.XA CN103382392B (zh) | 2005-08-09 | 2006-08-03 | 液晶介质 |
| CN201310148899.7A CN103215047B (zh) | 2005-08-09 | 2006-08-03 | 液晶介质 |
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| DE102005048064 | 2005-08-09 | ||
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| PCT/EP2006/007692 WO2007017180A1 (de) | 2005-08-09 | 2006-08-03 | Flüssigkristallines medium |
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| CN201310148899.7A Division CN103215047B (zh) | 2005-08-09 | 2006-08-03 | 液晶介质 |
| CN201310148910.XA Division CN103382392B (zh) | 2005-08-09 | 2006-08-03 | 液晶介质 |
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| CN101273110A CN101273110A (zh) | 2008-09-24 |
| CN101273110B true CN101273110B (zh) | 2013-04-17 |
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| US (1) | US8025935B2 (enExample) |
| EP (1) | EP1913114B1 (enExample) |
| JP (5) | JP5512124B2 (enExample) |
| KR (5) | KR101496268B1 (enExample) |
| CN (3) | CN101273110B (enExample) |
| AT (1) | ATE501231T1 (enExample) |
| DE (1) | DE502006009061D1 (enExample) |
| TW (1) | TWI437079B (enExample) |
| WO (1) | WO2007017180A1 (enExample) |
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