Abstract: Disclosed is a display comprising a bend aligned nematic liquid crystal cell, a polarizer, and a compensation film containing a positively birefringent material oriented with the optic axis tilted in a plane perpendicular to the liquid crystal cell surface plane. Such displays exhibit an improved viewing angle characteristic.

Abstract: Disclosed is an article comprising first areas of electrically conductive material and second areas of electrically conductive material raised relative to the first areas and substantially electrically isolated from the first areas, said conductive materials exhibiting a resistivity that averages less than 800 ohm/square.

Abstract: A brightness enhancement article for improving luminance from a light source includes a light-collecting prism surface forms a series of longitudinal trapezoidal prism elements in which each has a face plane disposed toward the light source and first and second legs extending back from the face plane, forming first and second base angles? with the face plane wherein both first and second base angles? satisfy: 90 degrees<base angle ?<120 degrees.

Abstract: Disclosed is a polarizer package comprising an integrated combination of an absorbing layer and a compensator. Two of the identical polarizer packages can be crossed and used in a transmissive optical device. This polarizer package can also be used in combination with a reflective plate and a quarter wave plate in a reflective optical device. Such polarizer packages exhibit an improved viewing angle characteristic across all wavelengths of interest, has a large tolerance for compensators to be aligned relative to their preferred directions, and can be used within an LCD or emissive display system.

Abstract: Disclosed is a process comprising reacting a primary alcohol sulfone with a reducing agent and a halogenating agent in the presence of an amide compound present in an amount of less than 1 part amide per part of primary alcohol sulfone to form a vinylsulfone.

Abstract: Disclosed is a multilayer compensator polymeric film for a LC cell including two or more first type layers having an out-of-plane birefringence not more negative than ?0.005 and one or more second type layers having an out-of-plane birefringence more negative than ?0.

Abstract: Disclosed is a process for imaging a media for receiving jetted ink, including a support, coated with a hydrophobic film, bearing a predetermined array of three dimensional cells composed of hydrophobic walls and a hydrophilic base, the cell walls being composed of a material that fused subsequent to printing to provide an overcoat layer.

Abstract: A transflective optical film reflects ambient light incident on the first surface and transmits light having a preferred polarization state incident on the opposite surface. The film has a substrate wherein a plurality of tapered cavities extends from a first surface of the substrate toward an opposite surface, the tapered cavities narrowing toward the opposite surface, and a filler material deposited within each the tapered cavity. A reflective layer is deposited on the filler material in each tapered cavity, along the first surface of the substrate. At least one of the substrate and the filler material is birefringent such that for a preferred polarization state, the refractive index of the filler is substantially lower than the refractive index of the substrate and that, for the polarization state orthogonal to the preferred polarization state, the refractive index of the filler is substantially the same as the refractive index of the substrate.

Abstract: Disclosed is an optical compensator for liquid crystal displays comprising a first polymeric layer having an out-of-plane birefringence not more negative than ?0.005 and a second polymeric layer having an out-of-plane birefringence more negative than ?0.005. The invention also provides an LC display and a process for making such compensators.

Abstract: Disclosed is an optical element comprising a polymer film containing a dispersion of minute layered particulates and microvoids.

Abstract: Disclosed is a process for the preparation of a peptoid substituted azole compound comprising reacting an amino functionalized azole compound with a resin bound peptoid oligomer bearing a terminal halogen substituent followed by cleavage of the resultant product from the resin surface using a fluorinated organic acid in an inert solvent.

Abstract: Disclosed is a protective transparent overcoat comprising a protective polymer and a surfactant compound having multiple non-end-group hydrogen bonding groups directly or indirectly bonded to the backbone chain of the surfactant compound. The coating enables simplified manufacturing of a thermal sublimation dye transfer donor of high quality.

Abstract: Disclosed is a display comprising an in-plane switching (IPS) mode liquid crystal cell, a polarizer, and a compensation film containing a positively birefringent material with the optic axis tilted in a plane perpendicular to the liquid crystal cell plane. Such displays exhibit an improved viewing angle characteristic.

Abstract: Disclosed is an optical compensation film for Liquid Crystal Displays comprising an amorphous polymer layer disposed on a substrate wherein said amorphous polymer layer has an out-of-plane birefringence ?nth(?) at a wavelength ? that satisfies both conditions (1) and (2): Condition (1) ?nth(?) is more negative than ?0.005 throughout the range of 370 nm<?<700 nm; Condition (2) ?nth(?1) is more negative than ?nth(?2), for ?1<?2 throughout the range of 370 nm<?<700 nm.

Abstract: A transparent multilayer comprises a deformable first conductive layer containing an intrinsically conductive polymer, a film forming binder, and spacer elements embedded in and projecting from the surface of the first conductive layer, and a second conductive layer separated from the first conductive layer by the spacer elements. The multilayer is useful as a component in a touch screen display.

Abstract: Disclosed is a process of forming a bis(azinyl)amine-BF2 complex, where a boron atom is complexed by two ring nitrogens of a deprotonated bis(azinyl)amine compound, comprising the step of reacting BF3 with a protonated bis(azinyl)amine in the presence of a polar aprotic organic solvent that is not reactive with the BF3 under reaction conditions. Such process provides good yields, even when a bulky group is present on the bis(azinyl)amine compound.

Abstract: The invention relates to a photographic element comprising at least one light-sensitive silver halide emulsion layer having associated therewith in the same dispersion a certain de-aggregating compound at least one heterocyclic cyan dye-forming coupler of a specified formula and an aromatic stabilizer of a particular formula. The combination provides improved image stability.

Abstract: A photographic element comprises a light-sensitive silver halide emulsion layer having associated therewith (a) a 1H-pyrazolo[1,5-b][1,2,4]triazole dye-forming coupler; (b) a sulfonamide compound free of aromatic substituents directly linked to the sulfonamide nitrogen or sulfur atoms and (c) a dialkoxy substituted aromatic compound.

Abstract: The invention provides a light diffuser comprising a macro diffusion efficiency variation wherein at least part of the diffuser is colored. The invention also provides light diffuser comprising a macro diffusion efficiency variation wherein at least part of the diffuser is colored for rear projection displays, back-lighted imaging media, and a liquid crystal display component and device. The invention further provides a process for preparing such a diffuser.

Abstract: Disclosed is a diffuse reflector comprising a macro reflection efficiency variation. The invention provides improved light reflection for a back lit display while simultaneously diffusely reflecting specular light sources.