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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 30, 2004
Filed:
Sep. 04, 2002
Applicant:
Inventors:
Nicholas Lawrence Abbott, Madison, WI (US);
Yan-Yeung Luk, Madison, WI (US);
Assignee:
Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation, Madison, WI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C09K 1/952 ; C09K 1/954 ; C09K 1/956 ; C09K 1/958 ; G02F 1/1337 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
C09K 1/952 ; C09K 1/954 ; C09K 1/956 ; C09K 1/958 ; G02F 1/1337 ;
Abstract
The invention provides liquid crystal switching devices, liquid crystal cells made from the switching devices, and electrooptical cells made from the switching devices. The invention further provides methods for methods for changing the orientation of a liquid crystal in a liquid crystal switching device. The liquid crystal switching devices are constructed from a redox-active material supported by a substrate and a liquid crystal having a salt dispersed therein disposed atop the redox-active material.