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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:
Mar. 07, 2000
Filed:
May. 12, 1997
Applicant:
Inventors:
Haiji Yuan, Cupertino, CA (US);
Thomas G Fiske, Campbell, CA (US);
Louis D Silverstein, Scottsdale, AZ (US);
Jack R Kelly, Monroe Falls, OH (US);
Assignee:
Xerox Corporation, Stamford, CT (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G02F / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
349119 ; 349118 ; 349117 ;
Abstract
A compensating layer for an active matrix liquid crystal display where the compensating layer has optical axis oriented according to the orientation of the liquid crystal cell directors at a particular state. The compensating layer results in a very large usable viewing volume without sacrificing display efficiency when compared to other wide angle viewing techniques.