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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.

Date of Patent:
Mar. 28, 2023

Filed:

Jul. 22, 2021
Applicant:

Seiko Epson Corporation, Tokyo, JP;

Inventor:

Osamu Nakajima, Suwa-gun, JP;

Assignee:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G02F 1/1333 (2006.01); G02F 1/1343 (2006.01); G02F 1/13363 (2006.01); G02F 1/1335 (2006.01); G03B 21/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G02F 1/133368 (2021.01); G02F 1/13355 (2021.01); G02F 1/13439 (2013.01); G02F 1/133553 (2013.01); G02F 1/133638 (2021.01); G02F 1/133634 (2013.01); G02F 2203/02 (2013.01); G02F 2413/03 (2013.01); G02F 2413/10 (2013.01); G03B 21/006 (2013.01);
Abstract

A liquid crystal device includes a reflection-type liquid crystal panel in which a first substrate provided with a reflective layer and a second substrate having light-transmissivity face each other via a liquid crystal layer. In the liquid crystal device, a λ/4 phase difference plate is arranged in an optical path in which light incident from the second substrate side is reflected by the reflective layer and emitted from the second substrate side, and a phase difference compensation layer such as a C plate and O plate provided integrally with the liquid crystal panel is provided in the optical path. The λ/4 phase difference plate is an inorganic material film provided on a second end surface facing the second substrate in the polarized light separating element. The phase difference compensation layer is an inorganic material film provided on a surface of the second substrate opposite to the liquid crystal layer.


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