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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 07, 2003
Filed:
Mar. 22, 2000
Applicant:
Inventors:
Koushin Matsuoka, Minami-ashigara, JP;
Ken Kawata, Minami-ashigara, JP;
Masahiko Murayama, Minami-ashigara, JP;
Assignee:
Fuji Photo Film Co., Ltd., Minami-Ashigara, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G02F 1/1335 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G02F 1/1335 ;
Abstract
An optically anisotropic cellulose ester film is disclosed. The film contains a discotic compound in an amount of 0.01 to 20 weight parts based on 100 weight parts of cellulose ester. The film has a Rth retardation value in the range of 60 to 1,000 nm. The cellulose ester film can be used in an optical compensatory sheet, an ellipsoidal polarizing plate and a liquid crystal display.