US4005032A
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Liquid crystalline composition having mixed cholesteric-nematic properties
Assignee: Xerox Corp
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Filing: 1975-11-20
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Granted: 1977-01-25
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Expires: 1995-11-20
Abstract
Abstract A system which transforms a liquid crystal composition having a mixture of cholesteric liquid crystal or other optically active materials and nematic liquid crystal materials from an electrically induced dynamic scattering state into an aligned nematic state by changing variables of an applied electrical field, and an imaging system wherein such a liquid crystal member is imaged in a desired image configuration by such an electrical field-induced transition system. Such systems exhibit high optical contrast and may be viewed without the aid of light polarizing devices.
Inventors
- 👤 Werner E. L. Haas
- 👤 James E. Adams, Jr.
- 👤 Bela Richter
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-26 05:26
CPC Classifications
C; C09; C09K; C09K19/00; C09K19/04; C09K19/42; C09K19/50
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim
80 words
A liquid crystalline composition having mixed cholesteric-nematic properties, comprising: about one part by weight p-[N-p-butoxybenzylidene) amino] phenylacetate; about one part by weight p-anisalamino-phenylacetate about two parts by weight p-anisalamino valerophenone; about one part by weight of a mixture of about 65% by weight N-(p-ethoxybenzylidene)-butylaniline and about 35% by weight N-(p-methoxy-benzylidene) -p-butylaniline; and, up to about 5% by weight of an optically active material selected from the group consisting of cholesteryl chloride; cholesteryl erucate; cholesteryl-2-(2-ethoxy) ethyl carbonate; and cholesteryl geranyl carbonate.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
80 words
A liquid crystalline composition having mixed cholesteric-nematic properties, comprising: about one part by weight p-[N-p-butoxybenzylidene) amino] phenylacetate; about one part by weight p-anisalamino-phenylacetate about two parts by weight p-anisalamino valerophenone; about one part by weight of a mixture of about 65% by weight N-(p-ethoxybenzylidene)-butylaniline and about 35% by weight N-(p-methoxy-benzylidene) -p-butylaniline; and, up to about 5% by weight of an optically active material selected from the group consisting of cholesteryl chloride; cholesteryl erucate; cholesteryl-2-(2-ethoxy) ethyl carbonate; and cholesteryl geranyl carbonate.
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| 3.5 Years (Year 4) | 1980-01-25 | 1980-07-26 | 1981-01-25 | $2000.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 7.5 Years (Year 8) | 1984-01-25 | 1984-07-26 | 1985-01-25 | $3760.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 11.5 Years (Year 12) | 1988-01-25 | 1988-07-26 | 1989-01-25 | $7700.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |