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Liquid crystalline optical film, compensating film for liquid crystal display comprising the liquid crystalline optical film, and liquid crystal display having the compensating film
Assignee: Eneos Corp
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Filing: 1996-07-10
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Granted: 1999-01-05
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Expires: 2016-07-10
Abstract
Abstract A compensating film capable of compensating both twist structure based on a liquid crystal cell and refractive index anisotropy to diminish the visual angle dependence of a liquid crystal display is provided. The film is formed using a discotic liquid crystalline material and the orientation form of the discotic liquid crystal is a twisted orientation.
Inventors
- 👤 Yoshihiro Kobori
- 👤 Takehiro Toyooka
- 👤 Hitoshi Mazaki
- 👤 Yasushi Satoh
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-05 12:41
CPC Classifications
C; C09; C09K; C09K19/00; C09K19/04; C09K19/06; C09K19/32; G; G02; G02F; G02F1/00; G02F1/01; G02F1/13; G02F1/133; G02F1/1333; G02F1/1335; G02B; G02B5/00; G02B5/30; G02B5/3016; C09K2019/328; C09K2323/00; C09K2323/02; G02F2413/00; G02F2413/10; G02F2413/105; G02F2413/15
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 10
Claim 1
Independent Claim
43 words
A liquid crystalline optical film having a fixed orientation form in the state of liquid crystal, characterized in that said film is formed of a discotic liquid crystalline material and that the orientation form of the discotic liquid crystal is a twisted orientation.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
43 words
A liquid crystalline optical film having a fixed orientation form in the state of liquid crystal, characterized in that said film is formed of a discotic liquid crystalline material and that the orientation form of the discotic liquid crystal is a twisted orientation.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
27 words
A liquid crystalline optical film as set forth in claim 1, wherein said discotic liquid crystalline material contains at least one kind of an optically active compound.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
24 words
A liquid crystalline optical film as set forth in claim 2, wherein said optically active compound is an optically active, discotic liquid crystalline compound.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
29 words
A liquid crystalline optical film as set forth in claim 1, wherein said discotic liquid crystalline material is constituted of at least one optically active, discotic liquid crystalline compound.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
44 words
A liquid crystalline optical film as set forth in claim 1, wherein the orientation form is fixed in a state that the angle between directors of the discotic liquid crystal and the line normal to the film plane varies in the film thickness direction.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
41 words
A liquid crystalline optical film as set forth in claim 1, wherein the angle between directors of the discotic liquid crystal and the line normal to the film plane differs between the upper surface and the lower surface of the film.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
17 words
A compensating film for a liquid crystal display comprising the liquid crystalline optical film of claim 1.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
17 words
A liquid crystal display having the compensating film of claim 7 in a singular or plural number.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
33 words
The liquid crystalline optical film of claim 1 wherein said twisted orientation has an apparent twist angle which is measured by introducing polarized light into said optical film and analyzing the transmitted light.
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