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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 19, 2010
Filed:
May. 16, 2006
Applicants:
Richard Harding, Hants, GB;
Matthew Francis, Walton, GB;
Owain Llyr Parri, Hampshire, GB;
Donald Gordon Graham, Dorset, GB;
Shirley Ann Marden, Poole, GB;
Inventors:
Richard Harding, Hants, GB;
Matthew Francis, Walton, GB;
Owain Llyr Parri, Hampshire, GB;
Donald Gordon Graham, Dorset, GB;
Shirley Ann Marden, Poole, GB;
Assignee:
Merck Patent Gesellschaft, Darmstadt, DE;
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C09K 19/00 (2006.01); C09K 19/06 (2006.01); C09K 19/52 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
The invention relates to a liquid crystal (LC) material that aligns homeotropically on substrates with high or low surface energy.