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EP0611786A1 Expired / Lapsed EP ⏱️ 0.0 years remaining

Orientation layer for liquid crystals

Assignee: Rolic Technologies Ltd
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Filing: 1994-02-04
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Granted: —
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Expires: 2014-02-04
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Abstract

Abstract The invention relates to novel linear and cyclic polymers or oligomers containing a photoreactive ethene group for use as alignment (orientation) layer for liquid crystals of the formula <IMAGE> in which Ma, Mb and Mc are monomer units for homopolymers or copolymers; x, y and z represent molar fractions of the copolymers, where in each case 0 < x </= 1, 0 </= y </= 1 and 0 </= z < 1; Sa and Sb are spacer units; Za and Zb are moieties which can undergo photochemical isomerisation/dimerisation; n is a number from 4 to 100,000; and m is 0 or 1, and to their use as alignment layers for liquid crystals.

Inventors

  • 👤 Peter Rolf
  • 👤 Stephen Kelly
  • 👤 Martin Schadt
  • 👤 Klaus Schmitt
  • 👤 Andreas Schuster

Bibliographic Details

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Jurisdiction EP
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Last Synchronized 2026-11-05 07:38
CPC Classifications
C; C08; C08G; C08G77/00; C08G77/04; C08G77/38; C08F; C08F246/00; G; G02; G02F; G02F1/00; G02F1/01; G02F1/13; G02F1/133; G02F1/1333; G02F1/1337; G02F1/133711; C08F220/00; C08F220/02; C08F220/10; C08F220/26; C08F220/30; C08F220/305; C08F220/34; C08F220/36; C08F220/365; G02F1/133753; G02F1/133765; G02F1/13378; G02F1/133788

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