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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 27, 2001
Filed:
Apr. 16, 1999
Applicant:
Inventors:
Masafumi Hoshino, Chiba, JP;
Shuhei Yamamoto, Chiba, JP;
Shunichi Motte, Chiba, JP;
Teruo Ebihara, Chiba, JP;
Shigeru Senbonmatsu, Chiba, JP;
Kaori Takano, Chiba, JP;
Osamu Yamazaki, Chiba, JP;
Naotoshi Shino, Chiba, JP;
Takakazu Fukuchi, Chiba, JP;
Hiroshi Sakama, Chiba, JP;
Assignee:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G02F 1/136 ; G02F 1/1335 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G02F 1/136 ; G02F 1/1335 ;
Abstract
A reflective type liquid crystal display device has a first transparent substrate, a second transparent substrate, and a light scattering liquid crystal layer disposed between the first and second transparent substrates. A solar cell is disposed on the second transparent substrate. A portion of the solar cell comprises an active element for driving the light scattering liquid crystal layer.