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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:
Dec. 26, 2000
Filed:
Oct. 17, 1997
Applicant:
Inventors:
Mamoru Miyawaki, Isehara, JP;
Takeshi Ichikawa, Hachioji, JP;
Hiroo Akabori, Atsugi, JP;
Katsumi Kurematsu, Hiratsuka, JP;
Osamu Koyama, Hachioji, JP;
Assignee:
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G02F / ; G02F / ; G02F / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
349113 ; 349 43 ; 349143 ;
Abstract
A reflection type liquid crystal apparatus comprises a pixel electrode substrate carrying thereon a plurality of pixel electrodes, an opposite substrate disposed vis-a-vis said pixel electrodes and a liquid crystal material filling the gap between the substrates and adapted to display images by causing the pixel electrodes to reflect light entering from the opposite substrate. A reflection layer is arranged below a plurality of openings defined by the plurality of pixel electrodes to reflect light entering through the openings back to the openings.