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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 31, 2006
Filed:
Oct. 15, 2002
Applicants:
Wayne M. Gibbons, Bear, DE (US);
Patricia A. Rose, Wilmington, DE (US);
Paul J. Shannon, Exton, PA (US);
Hanxing Zheng, Wilmington, DE (US);
Inventors:
Wayne M. Gibbons, Bear, DE (US);
Patricia A. Rose, Wilmington, DE (US);
Paul J. Shannon, Exton, PA (US);
Hanxing Zheng, Wilmington, DE (US);
Assignee:
Elsicon, Inc., Newark, DE (US);
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G02F 1/1337 (2006.01); C09K 19/56 (2006.01); C08G 69/26 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
The present invention provides novel polyamic acids and polyimide optical alignment layers for inducing alignment of a liquid crystal medium. The novel compositions comprise crosslinking diamines containing a C–Clinear or branched hydrocarbon chains containing 1 to 4 carbon—carbon double bonds. The invention further describes liquid crystal displays comprising the novel polyimide optical alignment layers.