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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 16, 2014
Filed:
Jul. 29, 2011
Applicants:
Julia A. Kornfield, Pasadena, CA (US);
Michael Wand, Boulder, CO (US);
Zuleikha Kurji, Pasadena, CA (US);
Inventors:
Julia A. Kornfield, Pasadena, CA (US);
Michael Wand, Boulder, CO (US);
Zuleikha Kurji, Pasadena, CA (US);
Assignees:
California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, CA (US);
LC Vision, LLC, Boulder, CO (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C09K 19/34 (2006.01); C09K 19/30 (2006.01); C09K 19/38 (2006.01); C09K 19/54 (2006.01); C09K 19/12 (2006.01); C09K 19/40 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
C09K 19/406 (2013.01); C09K 19/3842 (2013.01); C09K 2019/3009 (2013.01); C09K 2019/3016 (2013.01); C09K 2019/3004 (2013.01); C09K 2019/301 (2013.01); C09K 19/3003 (2013.01);
Abstract
A system having a vertically-aligned negative delta E nematic liquid crystal host material and a small amount of liquid crystal polymer is provided. The liquid crystal polymer improves the switching speed of a vertically aligned nematic system without sacrificing contrast or viewing angle.