GB1569688A - Smectic display cell - Google Patents

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GB1569688A
GB1569688A GB4682177A GB4682177A GB1569688A GB 1569688 A GB1569688 A GB 1569688A GB 4682177 A GB4682177 A GB 4682177A GB 4682177 A GB4682177 A GB 4682177A GB 1569688 A GB1569688 A GB 1569688A
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STC PLC
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Standard Telephone and Cables PLC
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Priority to GB4682177A priority Critical patent/GB1569688A/en
Priority to US05/955,869 priority patent/US4291948A/en
Priority to NL7810858A priority patent/NL7810858A/xx
Priority to IT29607/78A priority patent/IT1202798B/it
Priority to DE19782848581 priority patent/DE2848581C2/de
Priority to FR7831792A priority patent/FR2408885A1/fr
Priority to JP53137991A priority patent/JPS5952406B2/ja
Priority to CH1157178A priority patent/CH637773A5/de
Publication of GB1569688A publication Critical patent/GB1569688A/en
Expired legal-status Critical Current

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    • GPHYSICS
    • G02OPTICS
    • G02FOPTICAL 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
    • G02F1/00Devices 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
    • G02F1/01Devices 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 
    • G02F1/13Devices 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
    • G02F1/133Constructional arrangements; Operation of liquid crystal cells; Circuit arrangements
    • G02F1/1333Constructional arrangements; Manufacturing methods
    • G02F1/1337Surface-induced orientation of the liquid crystal molecules, e.g. by alignment layers
    • GPHYSICS
    • G02OPTICS
    • G02FOPTICAL 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
    • G02F1/00Devices 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
    • G02F1/01Devices 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 
    • G02F1/13Devices 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
    • G02F1/137Devices 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 characterised by the electro-optical or magneto-optical effect, e.g. field-induced phase transition, orientation effect, guest-host interaction or dynamic scattering
    • G02F1/13781Devices 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 characterised by the electro-optical or magneto-optical effect, e.g. field-induced phase transition, orientation effect, guest-host interaction or dynamic scattering using smectic liquid crystals

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GB4682177A 1977-11-10 1977-11-10 Smectic display cell Expired GB1569688A (en)

Priority Applications (8)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
GB4682177A GB1569688A (en) 1977-11-10 1977-11-10 Smectic display cell
US05/955,869 US4291948A (en) 1977-11-10 1978-10-30 Liquid crystal display incorporating positive and negative smectic material
NL7810858A NL7810858A (nl) 1977-11-10 1978-11-01 Vloeibaarkristal weergavecel.
IT29607/78A IT1202798B (it) 1977-11-10 1978-11-09 Cella di visualizzazione a cristalli liquidi a elettrodi interni
DE19782848581 DE2848581C2 (de) 1977-11-10 1978-11-09 Speicherndes Flüssigkristall-Anzeigeelement
FR7831792A FR2408885A1 (fr) 1977-11-10 1978-11-10 Cellule d'affichage a cristaux liquides smectiques
JP53137991A JPS5952406B2 (ja) 1977-11-10 1978-11-10 スメクチツク液晶表示セル
CH1157178A CH637773A5 (en) 1977-11-10 1978-11-10 Memorising liquid-crystal display element

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GB4682177A GB1569688A (en) 1977-11-10 1977-11-10 Smectic display cell

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CH (1) CH637773A5 (enrdf_load_stackoverflow)
FR (1) FR2408885A1 (enrdf_load_stackoverflow)
GB (1) GB1569688A (enrdf_load_stackoverflow)
NL (1) NL7810858A (enrdf_load_stackoverflow)

Cited By (1)

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Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
EP0087477B1 (en) * 1981-09-07 1988-11-30 Sony Corporation Liquid crystal display device

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GB8324642D0 (en) * 1983-09-14 1983-10-19 Univ Manchester Liquid crystal storage device
EP0263225B1 (en) * 1986-10-07 1992-04-08 S.A.R.L. S.T. Lagerwall A device for submicrosecond electro-optic modulation in the liquid crystal smectic-a phase

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FR2189767B1 (enrdf_load_stackoverflow) * 1972-06-23 1976-06-11 Western Electric Co

Cited By (1)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
EP0087477B1 (en) * 1981-09-07 1988-11-30 Sony Corporation Liquid crystal display device

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NL7810858A (nl) 1979-05-14
FR2408885A1 (fr) 1979-06-08
CH637773A5 (en) 1983-08-15
FR2408885B1 (enrdf_load_stackoverflow) 1982-05-21

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PS Patent sealed
732 Registration of transactions, instruments or events in the register (sect. 32/1977)
PE20 Patent expired after termination of 20 years

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