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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 16, 2010
Filed:
Apr. 25, 2007
Osamu Okumura, Suwa, JP;
Eiji Okamoto, Suwa, JP;
Tsuyoshi Maeda, Suwa, JP;
Toshiharu Matsushima, Suwa, JP;
Osamu Okumura, Suwa, JP;
Eiji Okamoto, Suwa, JP;
Tsuyoshi Maeda, Suwa, JP;
Toshiharu Matsushima, Suwa, JP;
Seiko Epson Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A liquid crystal device includes a pair of substrates and a liquid crystal layer between the pair of substrates. In addition, the device includes a plurality of dots capable of independently applying voltage to the liquid crystal layer, each dot having a dot area that includes a first section and a second section. A color filter is arranged in the first section of at least one of the dots. A substantially transparent area is arranged in the at least one of the dots in the second section where the color filter is not arranged.