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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 12, 2017
Filed:
Mar. 17, 2014
Applicant:
Seiko Epson Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Inventor:
Koichi Terao, Suwa, JP;
Assignee:
Seiko Epson Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G02F 1/1339 (2006.01); G02F 1/1341 (2006.01); G02F 1/01 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G02F 1/1339 (2013.01); G02F 1/0107 (2013.01); G02F 1/1341 (2013.01);
Abstract
A liquid crystal device includes an element substrate, a counter substrate, a liquid crystal disposed between the substrates, a sealing material disposed in the spacing between the element substrate and the counter substrate and sealing the liquid crystal, a gas barrier layer disposed outside of the sealing material to cover the outside of the spacing and having a portion located in the spacing, and an gap region defined in at least a portion of the space between the sealing material and the gas barrier layer.