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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 31, 1976
Filed:
Apr. 22, 1975
Masahide Tsukamoto, Neyagawa, JA;
Tetsuro Ohtsuka, Takatsuki, JA;
Kazuhisa Morimoto, Settu, JA;
Yoshinobu Murakami, Katano, JA;
Abstract
The present invention provides an improved electro-optical device having a cell for containing a liquid crystal and consisting of two light-transparent plates opposed to each other and having electrically conductive electrodes on the inner surfaces thereof, the electrodes on at least one inner surface being transparent and spacer means between said opposed electrodes; and a power supply coupled to said electrodes for applying an electric voltage to said electrodes, whereas the improvement comprises a liquid crystal in said cell between said electrodes consisting of 99.95 to 65 wt.% of at least one nematic liquid crystal and 0.05 to 35 wt.% of at least one optically active compound of the formula: ##EQU1## wherein X is --N=N-- or ##EQU2##