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Optical system
- Patent number 12,164,208
- Issue date Dec 10, 2024
- santec Holdings Corporation
- Yasuki Sakurai
- C09 - DYES PAINTS POLISHES NATURAL RESINS ADHESIVES MISCELLANEOUS COMPOSITION...
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Polarizing element, circularly polarizing plate, and image display...
- Patent number 12,153,236
- Issue date Nov 26, 2024
- FUJIFILM Corporation
- Yasukazu Kuwayama
- C09 - DYES PAINTS POLISHES NATURAL RESINS ADHESIVES MISCELLANEOUS COMPOSITION...
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Optical laminate, viewing angle control system, image display device
- Patent number 12,130,457
- Issue date Oct 29, 2024
- FUJIFILM Corporation
- Wataru Hoshino
- C09 - DYES PAINTS POLISHES NATURAL RESINS ADHESIVES MISCELLANEOUS COMPOSITION...
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Perpendicularly aligned liquid crystal cured film and laminate incl...
- Patent number 12,110,439
- Issue date Oct 8, 2024
- Sumitomo Chemical Company, Limited
- Tatsuaki Kasai
- G02 - OPTICS
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Liquid crystal alignment material and display panel
- Patent number 12,091,604
- Issue date Sep 17, 2024
- Wei Cui
- C09 - DYES PAINTS POLISHES NATURAL RESINS ADHESIVES MISCELLANEOUS COMPOSITION...
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Optically anisotropic film, optical film, and display device
- Patent number 12,032,188
- Issue date Jul 9, 2024
- FUJIFILM Corporation
- Wataru Hoshino
- G02 - OPTICS
Information Patent Grant
Liquid-crystal medium comprising polymerisable compounds and the us...
- Patent number 11,999,891
- Issue date Jun 4, 2024
- Merck Patent GmbH
- Helmut Haensel
- C09 - DYES PAINTS POLISHES NATURAL RESINS ADHESIVES MISCELLANEOUS COMPOSITION...
Information Patent Grant
Liquid crystal device, optical system, spatial phase modulator, and...
- Patent number 11,993,741
- Issue date May 28, 2024
- santec Holdings Corporation
- Yasuki Sakurai
- C09 - DYES PAINTS POLISHES NATURAL RESINS ADHESIVES MISCELLANEOUS COMPOSITION...
Information Patent Grant
Liquid crystal composition, light absorption anisotropic film, lami...
- Patent number 11,970,649
- Issue date Apr 30, 2024
- FUJIFILM Corporation
- Wataru Hoshino
- C09 - DYES PAINTS POLISHES NATURAL RESINS ADHESIVES MISCELLANEOUS COMPOSITION...
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Liquid crystal light control element
- Patent number 11,966,120
- Issue date Apr 23, 2024
- Nissan Chemical Corporation
- Kanako Suzuki
- C09 - DYES PAINTS POLISHES NATURAL RESINS ADHESIVES MISCELLANEOUS COMPOSITION...
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Optical film and liquid crystal film
- Patent number 11,966,008
- Issue date Apr 23, 2024
- FUJIFILM Corporation
- Kazushige Nakagawa
- C09 - DYES PAINTS POLISHES NATURAL RESINS ADHESIVES MISCELLANEOUS COMPOSITION...
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Liquid-crystalline medium
- Patent number 11,939,509
- Issue date Mar 26, 2024
- Merck Patent GmbH
- Harald Hirschmann
- C09 - DYES PAINTS POLISHES NATURAL RESINS ADHESIVES MISCELLANEOUS COMPOSITION...
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Liquid crystal mixture and liquid crystal display
- Patent number 11,939,511
- Issue date Mar 26, 2024
- Merck Patent GmbH
- Lars Lietzau
- C09 - DYES PAINTS POLISHES NATURAL RESINS ADHESIVES MISCELLANEOUS COMPOSITION...
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Liquid crystal composition, liquid crystal cured layer, optical fil...
- Patent number 11,932,796
- Issue date Mar 19, 2024
- FUJIFILM Corporation
- Toshikazu Sumi
- C09 - DYES PAINTS POLISHES NATURAL RESINS ADHESIVES MISCELLANEOUS COMPOSITION...
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Liquid-crystalline medium
- Patent number 11,932,797
- Issue date Mar 19, 2024
- Merck Patent GmbH
- Harald Hirschmann
- G02 - OPTICS
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Polymerizable liquid crystal compound, polymerizable liquid crystal...
- Patent number 11,932,798
- Issue date Mar 19, 2024
- FUJIFILM Corporation
- Satoshi Shimamura
- C07 - ORGANIC CHEMISTRY
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Liquid crystal mixture and liquid crystal display
- Patent number 11,905,450
- Issue date Feb 20, 2024
- Merck Patent GmbH
- Lars Lietzau
- C09 - DYES PAINTS POLISHES NATURAL RESINS ADHESIVES MISCELLANEOUS COMPOSITION...
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Image display apparatus, information display system for vehicle, an...
- Patent number 11,885,995
- Issue date Jan 30, 2024
- FUJIFILM Corporation
- Shinichi Yoshinari
- B60 - VEHICLES IN GENERAL
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Photo-alignment polymer, binder composition, binder layer, optical...
- Patent number 11,827,727
- Issue date Nov 28, 2023
- FUJIFILM Corporation
- Soichiro Watanabe
- B32 - LAYERED PRODUCTS
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Liquid crystal alignment agent and preparation method thereof, liqu...
- Patent number 11,807,794
- Issue date Nov 7, 2023
- SHENZHEN DALTON ELECTRONIC MATERIAL CO., LTD
- Shenglin Wang
- C09 - DYES PAINTS POLISHES NATURAL RESINS ADHESIVES MISCELLANEOUS COMPOSITION...
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Viewing angle control system and image display device
- Patent number 11,789,190
- Issue date Oct 17, 2023
- FUJIFILM Corporation
- Naoyoshi Yamada
- C09 - DYES PAINTS POLISHES NATURAL RESINS ADHESIVES MISCELLANEOUS COMPOSITION...
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Liquid-crystal medium
- Patent number 11,781,069
- Issue date Oct 10, 2023
- Merck Patent GmbH
- Kirsten (Min-Chu) Liao
- C09 - DYES PAINTS POLISHES NATURAL RESINS ADHESIVES MISCELLANEOUS COMPOSITION...
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Mesogen compounds
- Patent number 11,781,070
- Issue date Oct 10, 2023
- Transitions Optical, Ltd.
- Ramaiahgari Reddy
- C07 - ORGANIC CHEMISTRY
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Cross-linking agent compound, liquid crystal alignment composition...
- Patent number 11,781,071
- Issue date Oct 10, 2023
- LG Chem, Ltd.
- Kichul Koo
- C07 - ORGANIC CHEMISTRY
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Polymerizable compound, and liquid crystal composition and liquid c...
- Patent number 11,760,934
- Issue date Sep 19, 2023
- DIC Corporation
- Kenta Shimizu
- C07 - ORGANIC CHEMISTRY
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Polymerizable compound as well as liquid crystal composition and li...
- Patent number 11,739,270
- Issue date Aug 29, 2023
- DIC Corporation
- Masanao Hayashi
- C09 - DYES PAINTS POLISHES NATURAL RESINS ADHESIVES MISCELLANEOUS COMPOSITION...
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Method for the preparation of a liquid crystal polymer film
- Patent number 11,718,790
- Issue date Aug 8, 2023
- Merck Patent GmbH
- Stephen Mulcahy
- C08 - ORGANIC MACROMOLECULAR COMPOUNDS THEIR PREPARATION OR CHEMICAL WORKING-...
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Polymerisable compounds and the use thereof in liquid-crystal displays
- Patent number 11,718,791
- Issue date Aug 8, 2023
- Merck Patent GmbH
- Dmitry Ushakov
- C07 - ORGANIC CHEMISTRY
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Liquid crystal composition, method for producing high-molecular wei...
- Patent number 11,697,770
- Issue date Jul 11, 2023
- FUJIFILM Corporation
- Hiroshi Matsuyama
- C09 - DYES PAINTS POLISHES NATURAL RESINS ADHESIVES MISCELLANEOUS COMPOSITION...
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Liquid crystal display device and production method for liquid crys...
- Patent number 11,675,233
- Issue date Jun 13, 2023
- SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA
- Masanobu Mizusaki
- B32 - LAYERED PRODUCTS

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LIQUID CRYSTAL COMPOSITION AND LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE THEREOF
- Publication number 20240228879
- Publication date Jul 11, 2024
- Jiangsu Hecheng Display Technology Co., Ltd.
- Tengyun ZHAO
- C09 - DYES PAINTS POLISHES NATURAL RESINS ADHESIVES MISCELLANEOUS COMPOSITION...
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LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE, AND A METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME
- Publication number 20240201541
- Publication date Jun 20, 2024
- National Cheng Kung University
- Chun-Yen Liu
- C09 - DYES PAINTS POLISHES NATURAL RESINS ADHESIVES MISCELLANEOUS COMPOSITION...
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Oligomer Stabilized Liquid Crystal Light Valve
- Publication number 20240166950
- Publication date May 23, 2024
- Seurat Technologies, Inc.
- Zoey Samuel Davidson
- B29 - WORKING OF PLASTICS WORKING OF SUBSTANCES IN A PLASTIC STATE, IN GENERAL
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PHOTO-ALIGNMENT THERMOSETTING LIQUID CRYSTAL COMPOSITION, ALIGNMENT...
- Publication number 20240117250
- Publication date Apr 11, 2024
- DAI NIPPON PRINTING CO., LTD.
- Shunsuke IRIE
- G02 - OPTICS
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LIGHT ABSORPTION ANISOTROPIC FILM, LAMINATE, AND IMAGE DISPLAY DEVICE
- Publication number 20230417969
- Publication date Dec 28, 2023
- FUJIFILM CORPORATION
- Yasukazu KUWAYAMA
- G02 - OPTICS
Information Patent Application
OPTICALLY ANISOTROPIC FILM, OPTICAL FILM, AND DISPLAY DEVICE
- Publication number 20230384498
- Publication date Nov 30, 2023
- FUJIFILM CORPORATION
- Wataru HOSHINO
- C09 - DYES PAINTS POLISHES NATURAL RESINS ADHESIVES MISCELLANEOUS COMPOSITION...
Information Patent Application
OPTICAL LAMINATE AND IMAGE DISPLAY DEVICE
- Publication number 20230303929
- Publication date Sep 28, 2023
- FUJIFILM CORPORATION
- Yoshinori MAEDA
- C09 - DYES PAINTS POLISHES NATURAL RESINS ADHESIVES MISCELLANEOUS COMPOSITION...
Information Patent Application
Mesogen Compounds
- Publication number 20230295514
- Publication date Sep 21, 2023
- Transitions Optical, Ltd.
- Yannian Li
- A61 - MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE HYGIENE
Information Patent Application
ASSEMBLY AND METHOD FOR ACTIVELY CONTROLLING RADIATION TRANSMISSION
- Publication number 20230273474
- Publication date Aug 31, 2023
- The Regents of the University of Colorado, a Body Corporate
- Souvik Ghosh
- B82 - NANO-TECHNOLOGY
Information Patent Application
COMPOUND WITH VERTICAL ALIGNMENT, LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY PANEL, AND...
- Publication number 20230257655
- Publication date Aug 17, 2023
- TCL China Star Optoelectronics Technology Co., Ltd.
- Song LAN
- C09 - DYES PAINTS POLISHES NATURAL RESINS ADHESIVES MISCELLANEOUS COMPOSITION...
Information Patent Application
OPTICAL ELEMENT, LIGHT GUIDE ELEMENT, AND IMAGE DISPLAY DEVICE
- Publication number 20230229002
- Publication date Jul 20, 2023
- FUJIFILM CORPORATION
- Hiroshi SATO
- C09 - DYES PAINTS POLISHES NATURAL RESINS ADHESIVES MISCELLANEOUS COMPOSITION...
Information Patent Application
COMPOSITION FOR FORMING PHOTO-ALIGNMENT FILM, PHOTO-ALIGNMENT FILM,...
- Publication number 20230212460
- Publication date Jul 6, 2023
- FUJIFILM CORPORATION
- Hiroshi MATSUYAMA
- C09 - DYES PAINTS POLISHES NATURAL RESINS ADHESIVES MISCELLANEOUS COMPOSITION...
Information Patent Application
MANUFACTURING METHOD FOR OPTICALLY ANISOTROPIC FILM
- Publication number 20230166289
- Publication date Jun 1, 2023
- FUJIFILM CORPORATION
- Takao TAGUCHI
- B05 - SPRAYING OR ATOMISING IN GENERAL APPLYING LIQUIDS OR OTHER FLUENT MATER...
Information Patent Application
LIQUID CRYSTAL ALIGNMENT AGENT AND PREPARATION METHOD THEREOF, LIQU...
- Publication number 20230167365
- Publication date Jun 1, 2023
- SHENZHEN DALTON ELECTRONIC MATERIAL CO., LTD
- Shenglin WANG
- C08 - ORGANIC MACROMOLECULAR COMPOUNDS THEIR PREPARATION OR CHEMICAL WORKING-...
Information Patent Application
DECORATIVE FILM, DECORATIVE MOLDED ARTICLE, DECORATIVE PANEL, AND E...
- Publication number 20230158771
- Publication date May 25, 2023
- FUJIFILM CORPORATION
- Yuichi HAYATA
- C09 - DYES PAINTS POLISHES NATURAL RESINS ADHESIVES MISCELLANEOUS COMPOSITION...
Information Patent Application
LIQUID CRYSTAL DEVICE, OPTICAL SYSTEM, SPATIAL PHASE MODULATOR, AND...
- Publication number 20230140510
- Publication date May 4, 2023
- SANTEC CORPORATION
- Yasuki SAKURAI
- C09 - DYES PAINTS POLISHES NATURAL RESINS ADHESIVES MISCELLANEOUS COMPOSITION...
Information Patent Application
COMPOUND, LIQUID CRYSTAL COMPOSITION, CURED SUBSTANCE, AND FILM
- Publication number 20230130894
- Publication date Apr 27, 2023
- FUJIFILM CORPORATION
- Shunya KATOH
- C09 - DYES PAINTS POLISHES NATURAL RESINS ADHESIVES MISCELLANEOUS COMPOSITION...
Information Patent Application
LIQUID CRYSTAL COMPOSITION, LIQUID CRYSTAL CURED LAYER, OPTICAL FIL...
- Publication number 20230130269
- Publication date Apr 27, 2023
- FUJIFILM CORPORATION
- Toshikazu SUMI
- C09 - DYES PAINTS POLISHES NATURAL RESINS ADHESIVES MISCELLANEOUS COMPOSITION...
Information Patent Application
LIQUID CRYSTAL ALIGNING AGENT, LIQUID CRYSTAL ALIGNMENT FILM, AND D...
- Publication number 20230103608
- Publication date Apr 6, 2023
- HEFEI XINSHENG OPTOELECTRONICS TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
- Jian MA
- C09 - DYES PAINTS POLISHES NATURAL RESINS ADHESIVES MISCELLANEOUS COMPOSITION...
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POLARIZING PLATE AND DISPLAY DEVICE
- Publication number 20230095922
- Publication date Mar 30, 2023
- Sharp Display Technology Corporation
- Miho YAMADA
- C09 - DYES PAINTS POLISHES NATURAL RESINS ADHESIVES MISCELLANEOUS COMPOSITION...
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OPTICAL LAMINATE, POLARIZING PLATE, AND IMAGE DISPLAY DEVICE
- Publication number 20230088847
- Publication date Mar 23, 2023
- FUJIFILM CORPORATION
- Kunihiro ATSUMI
- C09 - DYES PAINTS POLISHES NATURAL RESINS ADHESIVES MISCELLANEOUS COMPOSITION...
Information Patent Application
OPTICAL SYSTEM
- Publication number 20230072583
- Publication date Mar 9, 2023
- SANTEC CORPORATION
- Yasuki SAKURAI
- C09 - DYES PAINTS POLISHES NATURAL RESINS ADHESIVES MISCELLANEOUS COMPOSITION...
Information Patent Application
LIQUID CRYSTAL MIXTURE AND LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY
- Publication number 20230068853
- Publication date Mar 2, 2023
- Merck Patent GmbH
- Lars LIETZAU
- C09 - DYES PAINTS POLISHES NATURAL RESINS ADHESIVES MISCELLANEOUS COMPOSITION...
Information Patent Application
POLYMERIZABLE LIQUID CRYSTAL COMPOSITION, OPTICALLY ANISOTROPIC LAY...
- Publication number 20230042986
- Publication date Feb 9, 2023
- FUJIFILM CORPORATION
- Toshikazu SUMI
- C09 - DYES PAINTS POLISHES NATURAL RESINS ADHESIVES MISCELLANEOUS COMPOSITION...
Information Patent Application
OPTICAL LAMINATE, VIEWING ANGLE CONTROL SYSTEM, IMAGE DISPLAY DEVICE
- Publication number 20230035147
- Publication date Feb 2, 2023
- FUJIFILM CORPORATION
- Wataru HOSHINO
- G02 - OPTICS
Information Patent Application
LIQUID CRYSTAL MEDIA COMPRISING POLYMERISABLE COMPOUNDS
- Publication number 20230029961
- Publication date Feb 2, 2023
- Merck Patent GmbH
- Helmut HAENSEL
- C09 - DYES PAINTS POLISHES NATURAL RESINS ADHESIVES MISCELLANEOUS COMPOSITION...
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LIQUID CRYSTAL LIGHT CONTROL ELEMENT
- Publication number 20230028353
- Publication date Jan 26, 2023
- Nissan Chemical Corporation
- Kanako SUZUKI
- C09 - DYES PAINTS POLISHES NATURAL RESINS ADHESIVES MISCELLANEOUS COMPOSITION...
Information Patent Application
METHOD OF MANUFACTURING LIQUID CRYSTAL LAYER
- Publication number 20230025298
- Publication date Jan 26, 2023
- FUJIFILM CORPORATION
- Hideyuki NISHIKAWA
- C09 - DYES PAINTS POLISHES NATURAL RESINS ADHESIVES MISCELLANEOUS COMPOSITION...
Information Patent Application
VIEWING ANGLE CONTROL SYSTEM AND IMAGE DISPLAY DEVICE
- Publication number 20230012512
- Publication date Jan 19, 2023
- FUJIFILM CORPORATION
- Naoyoshi YAMADA
- C09 - DYES PAINTS POLISHES NATURAL RESINS ADHESIVES MISCELLANEOUS COMPOSITION...
Information Patent Application
LIQUID-CRYSTAL MEDIUM COMPRISING POLYMERISABLE COMPOUNDS AND THE US...
- Publication number 20230007940
- Publication date Jan 12, 2023
- MERCKP PATENT GMBH
- Helmut HAENSEL
- C09 - DYES PAINTS POLISHES NATURAL RESINS ADHESIVES MISCELLANEOUS COMPOSITION...

Aligning agents

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Patents Grantslast 30 patents

Optical system

Polarizing element, circularly polarizing plate, and image display...

Optical laminate, viewing angle control system, image display device

Perpendicularly aligned liquid crystal cured film and laminate incl...

Liquid crystal alignment material and display panel

Optically anisotropic film, optical film, and display device

Liquid-crystal medium comprising polymerisable compounds and the us...

Liquid crystal device, optical system, spatial phase modulator, and...

Liquid crystal composition, light absorption anisotropic film, lami...

Liquid crystal light control element

Optical film and liquid crystal film

Liquid-crystalline medium

Liquid crystal mixture and liquid crystal display

Liquid crystal composition, liquid crystal cured layer, optical fil...

Liquid-crystalline medium

Polymerizable liquid crystal compound, polymerizable liquid crystal...

Liquid crystal mixture and liquid crystal display

Image display apparatus, information display system for vehicle, an...

Photo-alignment polymer, binder composition, binder layer, optical...

Liquid crystal alignment agent and preparation method thereof, liqu...

Viewing angle control system and image display device

Liquid-crystal medium

Mesogen compounds

Cross-linking agent compound, liquid crystal alignment composition...

Polymerizable compound, and liquid crystal composition and liquid c...

Polymerizable compound as well as liquid crystal composition and li...

Method for the preparation of a liquid crystal polymer film

Polymerisable compounds and the use thereof in liquid-crystal displays

Liquid crystal composition, method for producing high-molecular wei...

Liquid crystal display device and production method for liquid crys...

Patents Applicationslast 30 patents

LIQUID CRYSTAL COMPOSITION AND LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE THEREOF

LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE, AND A METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME

Oligomer Stabilized Liquid Crystal Light Valve

PHOTO-ALIGNMENT THERMOSETTING LIQUID CRYSTAL COMPOSITION, ALIGNMENT...

LIGHT ABSORPTION ANISOTROPIC FILM, LAMINATE, AND IMAGE DISPLAY DEVICE

OPTICALLY ANISOTROPIC FILM, OPTICAL FILM, AND DISPLAY DEVICE

OPTICAL LAMINATE AND IMAGE DISPLAY DEVICE

Mesogen Compounds

ASSEMBLY AND METHOD FOR ACTIVELY CONTROLLING RADIATION TRANSMISSION

COMPOUND WITH VERTICAL ALIGNMENT, LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY PANEL, AND...

OPTICAL ELEMENT, LIGHT GUIDE ELEMENT, AND IMAGE DISPLAY DEVICE

COMPOSITION FOR FORMING PHOTO-ALIGNMENT FILM, PHOTO-ALIGNMENT FILM,...

MANUFACTURING METHOD FOR OPTICALLY ANISOTROPIC FILM

LIQUID CRYSTAL ALIGNMENT AGENT AND PREPARATION METHOD THEREOF, LIQU...

DECORATIVE FILM, DECORATIVE MOLDED ARTICLE, DECORATIVE PANEL, AND E...

LIQUID CRYSTAL DEVICE, OPTICAL SYSTEM, SPATIAL PHASE MODULATOR, AND...

COMPOUND, LIQUID CRYSTAL COMPOSITION, CURED SUBSTANCE, AND FILM

LIQUID CRYSTAL COMPOSITION, LIQUID CRYSTAL CURED LAYER, OPTICAL FIL...

LIQUID CRYSTAL ALIGNING AGENT, LIQUID CRYSTAL ALIGNMENT FILM, AND D...

POLARIZING PLATE AND DISPLAY DEVICE

OPTICAL LAMINATE, POLARIZING PLATE, AND IMAGE DISPLAY DEVICE

OPTICAL SYSTEM

LIQUID CRYSTAL MIXTURE AND LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY

POLYMERIZABLE LIQUID CRYSTAL COMPOSITION, OPTICALLY ANISOTROPIC LAY...

OPTICAL LAMINATE, VIEWING ANGLE CONTROL SYSTEM, IMAGE DISPLAY DEVICE

LIQUID CRYSTAL MEDIA COMPRISING POLYMERISABLE COMPOUNDS

LIQUID CRYSTAL LIGHT CONTROL ELEMENT

METHOD OF MANUFACTURING LIQUID CRYSTAL LAYER

VIEWING ANGLE CONTROL SYSTEM AND IMAGE DISPLAY DEVICE

LIQUID-CRYSTAL MEDIUM COMPRISING POLYMERISABLE COMPOUNDS AND THE US...