Patents by Inventor Anthony John Carver

Anthony John Carver has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Display
    Patent number: 8314918
    Abstract: A display includes a display device having a first polarizer and a second polarizer or a reflector, and a display layer disposed between the first polarizer and the second polarizer or the reflector. A liquid crystal layer is disposed between the display layer and one of the first polarizer and the second polarizer or reflector. The liquid crystal molecules of at least one region of the liquid crystal layer are switchable between a first state in which the display has a first display mode with a first viewing angle range and a second state in which the display has a second display mode having a second viewing angle range smaller than the first viewing angle range.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 5, 2006
    Date of Patent: November 20, 2012
    Assignee: Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Diana Ulrich Kean, Anthony John Carver, Paul A. Gass, Heather Ann Stevenson, Emma Jayne Walton
  • DISPLAY
    Publication number: 20090128746
    Abstract: A display includes a display device having a first polarizer and a second polarizer or a reflector, and a display layer disposed between the first polarizer and the second polarizer or the reflector. A liquid crystal layer is disposed between the display layer and one of the first polarizer and the second polarizer or reflector. The liquid crystal molecules of at least one region of the liquid crystal layer are switchable between a first state in which the display has a first display mode with a first viewing angle range and a second state in which the display has a second display mode having a second viewing angle range smaller than the first viewing angle range.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 5, 2006
    Publication date: May 21, 2009
    Applicant: Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Diana Ulrich Kean, Anthony John Carver, Paul Anthony Gass, Heather Ann Stevenson, Emma Jayne Walton