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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:
Nov. 11, 1997
Filed:
Oct. 18, 1993
Applicant:
Inventor:
Lenny Lipton, San Rafael, CA (US);
Assignee:
StereoGraphics Corporation, San Rafael, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G02F / ; G02B / ; H04N / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
349 15 ; 349 74 ; 349194 ; 359465 ; 359489 ;
Abstract
A polarel panel includes a sheet polarizer in intimate juxtaposition with a layer made up of regions of isotropic material interspersed with regions of liquid crystal material. In one embodiment, optical activity of the liquid crystal material rotates the electric vector of incoming linearly polarized light through 90.degree. in selected areas. In another embodiment, birefringence causes rotation of the electric vector of incoming linearly polarized light through 90.degree. in selected areas.