Abstract: A method is disclosed for the manufacture of cells having a hollow space adapted to lodge a liquid crystal, such cells being used, for example, in various display devices. The essence of the method is to induce in the supporting members forming the walls of the cell an elastic deformation and to maintain the confronting cell surfaces pressed together with the interposition of appropriate spreaders. Such elastic deformation is originated by imparting an appropriate curvature to at least one of the supporting members prior to uniting them and welding them together. Critical values for the radius of curvature are given, as well as for the spreader interspaces.

Abstract: An operational method is disclosed for the display of images by an electro-optical device comprising a liquid-crystal cell inserted between two polarizing devices, means being provided for impressing on the liquid crystal electric pulses, the improved method comprising the step of applying a pulsed energization, each pulse being any voltage waveform having a duration and an RMS amplitude such as to originate, at each pulse, a cell luminous response and not exceeding 1.3 times those which are required to produce a flash of light with a peak amplitude which cannot be further increased without causing more than one peak to appear. In the case of repetitive energization, the pulse repetition period, under steady conditions, shall be such that at the end of the period, the luminous response of the cell falls irreversibly to a value which is not more than one half of that peak value corresponding to "white level".