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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 10, 2004
Filed:
Nov. 30, 1999
Applicant:
Inventors:
Kazuhiro Nishiyama, Hirakata, JP;
Yukio Tanaka, Kyoto, JP;
Kazunori Komori, Sanda, JP;
Akio Takimoto, Neyagawa, JP;
Assignee:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G02F 1/1337 ; G02F 1/1343 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G02F 1/1337 ; G02F 1/1343 ;
Abstract
The present invention relates to a liquid crystal element wherein a liquid crystal having a liquid crystal molecule is held between two substrates. An information for aligning a liquid crystal molecule in two or more directions phasedly or gradually by applying voltage is provided for two substrates and . The information for aligning is provided for the liquid crystal molecule through irregularities in a wave plate and rubbing formed on a substrate.