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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.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 10, 1988
Filed:
Aug. 18, 1987
Applicant:
Inventors:
Sadakatsu Hashimoto, Nara, JP;
Shintaro Hashimoto, Ikoma, JP;
Assignee:
Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha, Osaka, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G09G / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
340784 ; 340752 ; 340765 ;
Abstract
An electrode pattern for a liquid crystal display comprises an electrode pattern having at least one dummy scan and/or signal electrode at a region other than a display pattern having true scan electrodes and true signal electrodes for displaying a specific display indicia. A circuit is provided for applying an OFF voltage to the dummy scan and/or signal electrode, the OFF voltage making this dummy electrode erased. The dummy electrodes are positioned and spaced in a manner identical to the true electrodes to simulate the overall appearance of the true electrode display region.