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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 04, 2025
Filed:
Apr. 28, 2022
Applicant:
The University Court of the University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, GB;
Inventor:
Tiffany Wood, Edinburgh, GB;
Assignee:
The University Court of the University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, GB;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G02F 1/1333 (2006.01); B82Y 40/00 (2011.01); C09K 19/54 (2006.01); C09K 19/52 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
C09K 19/544 (2013.01); B82Y 40/00 (2013.01); C09K 2019/526 (2013.01);
Abstract
A system comprising: a nematic liquid crystal, and at least one interface in contact with the nematic liquid crystal, wherein the interface comprises a first interface region on one side of the nematic liquid crystal and a second interface region on another side of the nematic liquid crystal, the interface comprising nucleation sites to form defect lines in the nematic liquid crystal extending across the nematic liquid crystal from the first interface region to the second interface region.