Sumitomo Chemical Company, Limited

Okura Industrial Co., Ltd.

Narutoshi Hayashi

Takashi Omura

Kazuya Ogino

Koji Matsumoto

Nobuyuki Kurata

Toru Ashida

Yoshiteru Ohta

Kaneo Yokoyama

Setsuko Yamamoto

Hideki Hayashi

Yutaka Kayane

Yoshiki Matsuoka

Akihiro Taguma

Tomoo Ueta

An object of the present invention is to provide a polarizer which is thin and light as well as has durability, and an optical member capable of forming a liquid-crystalline displaying apparatus for mobiles which is excellent in reliance. According to the present invention, there is provided a polarizer, which comprises a protecting film comprising an epoxy resin as a main component on at least one side of a polarizing film. This polarizer can be produced by a method of coating an uncured epoxy resin composition on at least one side of a polarizing film, and then curing the composition to form a protecting film. Also, an optical member comprising a laminate of the aforementioned polarizer and other optical layer exhibiting the optical function is provided and, further, a liquid crystal displaying apparatus comprising the optical member disposed on one side or both sides of a liquid-crystalline cell is provided.

Polarizer, process for preparing the same, optical member and liquid crystal displaying apparatus

A method for producing a polarizing film comprising the step of dipping a polyvinyl alcohol film in/on which iodine is adsorbed and oriented in an aqueous solution containing boric acid wherein contact between the aqueous solution and oxygen is suppressed. The produced polarizing film has a high contrast.

Method for producing iodine type polarizing film

A method for producing a polarizing film comprising the step of dipping a polyvinyl alcohol film in/on which iodine is adsorbed and oriented in an aqueous solution containing boric acid wherein the aqueous solution has an absorbance of 0.13 or less at a wavelength of 450 nm. The produced polarizing film has a high contrast.

Method for producing polarizing film

A polarizing plate including a polarizing layer having a thickness of about 20 nm to about 1500 nm formed by rubbing at least one surface of a substrate, coating the rubbed surface of the substrate with an aqueous solution containing a dye having a tabular molecular shape, and drying the solution. This polarizing plate is a thinner polarizing plate with a high degree of polarization and suitably applicable to portable electronic equipment such as cellular phones, portable information terminals, smart cards and IC cards.

Polarizing plate and liquid crystal display device using the same

Poly-azo compound selected from the group consisting compounds of the formula (I) and compounds of the formula (II), (wherein, Me represents copper, nickel, zinc or iron, A represents a naphthyl group having 1 to 3 sulfonic groups and further optionally having an alkyl group or alkoxy group, Rand Rrepresent each independently a hydrogen atom, alkyl group or alkoxy group, and Rrepresents an amino group or hydroxyl group.).

Poly-azo compound, and polarization film having said compound

An iodine type polarizing plate is provided, the plate having a polyvinyl alcohol resin film in/on which iodine is adsorbed and oriented and a protective film adhered to at least one surface of the resin film with a transparent adhesive layer containing zinc in an amount of about 30 mg to about 90 mg per one square meter of the polarizing plate or in an amount of about 6% to about 18% by weight based on the weight of the adhesive layer.

Polarizing plate and method for producing the same

The present invention provides a disazo compound of the formula (I) or a salt thereof wherein A represents 4-sulfophenyl or 6,8-disulfo-2-naphtyl, one of Rand Rrepresents hydrogen or methyl. The present invention also provides a dye-based polarizing film comprising a base material and the disazo compound of the formula (I) or the salt thereof contained in the base material. The disazo compound of the present invention provides a polarizing film, which is excellent in light resistance and initial polarizing performance, particularly light resistance when used as a polarizing element.

Disazo compound or salt thereof and polarizing film using the same

A polarizing plate which has a polarizing layer having a thickness of about 20 nm to about 1500 nm formed by rubbing at least one surface of a substrate, coating the rubbed surface of the substrate with an aqueous solution containing a dye having a tabular molecular shape, and drying the solution. This polarizing plate is a thinner polarizing plate with a high degree of polarization and suitably applicable to portable electronic equipment such as cellular phones, portable information terminals, smart cards and IC cards.

Polyazo compound or salt thereof and dye-based polarization film containing the same

Iodine-type polarizing plate enables neutral white in white display and neutral black in black display

A light-polarizing film is provided which possesses a light transmittance of not more than 0.3% wavelengths of from 430 nm to 500 nm inclusive when irradiated with a linearly polarized light with a vibration plane parallel to an absorption axis of said film, and a light transmittance of not less than 77% at wavelengths of from 430 nm to 500 nm inclusive when irradiated with a linearly polarized light with a vibration plane perpendicular to the absorption axis of said film. When a light-polarizing plate comprising the light polarizing film is applied to the liquid crystal panel for blue of a liquid crystal projector, the obtained liquid crystal projector displays images featuring bright and 15 natural color tones.

Light-polarizing film

A light-polarizing film is provided which possesses a light transmittance of not more than 0.3% at wavelengths of from 430 nm to 500 nm inclusive when irradiated with a linearly polarized light with a vibration plane parallel to an absorption axis of said film, and a light transmittance of not less than 77% at wavelengths of from 430 nm to 500 nm inclusive when irradiated with a linearly polarized light with a vibration plane perpendicular to the absorption axis of said film. When a light-polarizing plate comprising the light-polarizing film is applied to the liquid crystal panel for blue of a liquid crystal projector, the obtained liquid crystal projector displays images featuring bright and 15 natural color tones.

An azo-compound, free acid form of which is represented by the following formula (I):

Azo-compounds and dye polarizing films containing them

A dye-containing polarizing film having neutral color which comprises at least one disazo dye represented by the formula (I) in the form of the free acid

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Niihama, Japan

Narutoshi Hayashi