Including Fully Saturated Ring Patents (Class 252/299.63)
  • Patent number: 8906258
    Abstract: A thermotropic liquid crystalline polymer composition capable of exhibiting both a low melting temperature and good heat resistance without the use of conventional naphthenic acids is provided. The melting temperature may, for example, range from about 250° C. to about 400° C. Even at such low melting temperatures, the present inventors have surprisingly discovered that the ratio of the deflection temperature under load (“DTUL”), a measure of short term heat resistance, to the melting temperature may remain relatively high. The specific DTUL values may range from about 200° C. to about 300° C. The ability to form a polymer composition with the properties noted above may be achieved, at least in part, by the use of an aromatic amide oligomer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 27, 2012
    Date of Patent: December 9, 2014
    Assignee: Ticona LLC
    Inventors: Steven D. Gray, Kamlesh P. Nair, Joseph J. Grenci
  • Patent number: 8900479
    Abstract: Provided is a liquid crystal composition satisfying at least one of characteristics such as high maximum temperature of a nematic phase, low minimum temperature of the nematic phase, small viscosity, suitable optical anisotropy, large negative dielectric anisotropy, large specific resistance, high stability to ultraviolet light and high stability to heat, or having a suitable balance regarding at least two of the characteristics. Also provided is an AM device having a short response time, a large voltage holding ratio, a large contrast ratio, a long service life and so forth. The liquid crystal composition contains a specific compound having a polymerizable group as a first component, a specific compound having a large negative dielectric anisotropy and a low minimum temperature as a second component, or a specific compound having a small viscosity or a large maximum temperature as a third component, and a liquid crystal display device contains the composition.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 22, 2010
    Date of Patent: December 2, 2014
    Assignees: JNC Corporation, JNC Petrochemical Corporation
    Inventors: Yoshimasa Furusato, Eriko Kurihara, Maiko Ito
  • Publication number: 20140346399
    Abstract: A liquid crystal composition and a liquid crystal display device which includes the composition are provided. The liquid crystal composition contains a specific compound having a polymerizable group as a first component, and may contain a specific compound having a large negative dielectric anisotropy and a low minimum temperature as a second component, or a specific compound having a small viscosity or a large maximum temperature as a third component. The liquid crystal composition satisfies at least one of the following characteristics: a high maximum temperature of a nematic phase, a low minimum temperature of the nematic phase, a small viscosity, a suitable optical anisotropy, a large negative dielectric anisotropy, a large specific resistance, a high stability to ultraviolet light and a high stability to heat. Alternatively, a liquid crystal composition having a suitable balance regarding at least two of the aforementioned characteristics is also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 1, 2012
    Publication date: November 27, 2014
    Inventors: Yukihiro Fujita, Yoshimasa Furusato, Maiko Matsukuma
  • Patent number: 8895117
    Abstract: The present invention relates to polymerisable compounds, to processes and intermediates for the preparation thereof, to the use thereof for optical, electro-optical and electronic purposes, in particular in liquid-crystal (LC) media and LC displays having a polymer-stabilized blue phase, and in LC media for LC displays of the PS or PSA (“polymer sustained” or “polymer sustained alignment”) type, and to LC media and LC displays comprising these compounds.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 26, 2011
    Date of Patent: November 25, 2014
    Assignee: Merck Patent GmbH
    Inventors: Axel Jansen, Andreas Taugerbeck, Helmut Haensel, Achim Goetz
  • Publication number: 20140339472
    Abstract: To provide a liquid crystal composition satisfying at least one of characteristics or having a suitable balance regarding at least two of the characteristics such as high maximum temperature of a nematic phase, low minimum temperature thereof, small viscosity, suitable optical anisotropy, large negative dielectric anisotropy, large specific resistance, high stability to ultraviolet light and heat; an AM device having short response time, a large voltage holding ratio, a large contrast ratio, a long service life and so forth. The liquid crystal composition has negative dielectric anisotropy and contains a compound having high maximum temperature as a first component and a specific compound having large negative dielectric anisotropy as a second component, and may contain a specific compound having small viscosity as a third component, and a specific compound having large negative dielectric anisotropy as a fourth component. A liquid crystal display device includes the composition.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 28, 2012
    Publication date: November 20, 2014
    Inventors: Kazuhiko Saigusa, Subaru Kawasaki, Takayoshi Yanai, Norikatsu Hattori
  • Patent number: 8889035
    Abstract: To provide a liquid crystal composition satisfying at least one of characteristics such as high maximum temperature of a nematic phase, low minimum temperature thereof, small viscosity, suitable optical anisotropy, large negative dielectric anisotropy and specific resistance, high stability to ultraviolet light and heat; a liquid crystal composition having a suitable balance regarding at least two thereof; and an AM device having short response time, large voltage holding ratio and contrast ratio, long life and so forth. The liquid crystal composition has nematic phase, and contains as a first component a specific compound having large dielectric anisotropy and as a second component a specific compound having small viscosity, and may contain as a third component a specific compound having high maximum temperature or large dielectric anisotropy, and as a fourth component a specific compound having high maximum temperature or small viscosity, and a liquid crystal display device includes the composition.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 16, 2013
    Date of Patent: November 18, 2014
    Assignees: JNC Corporation, JNC Petrochemical Corporation
    Inventors: Yoshimasa Furusato, Hiroyuki Tanaka
  • Patent number: 8885124
    Abstract: The present invention provides a liquid crystal display device capable of preventing a decrease in voltage holding ratio (VHR) of a liquid crystal layer and an increase in ion density (ID) and resolving the problem of display defects such as white spots, alignment unevenness, image sticking, and the like. The liquid crystal display device of the present invention is characterized by preventing a decrease in voltage holding ratio (VHR) of a liquid crystal layer and an increase in ion density (ID) and suppressing the occurrence of display defects such as image sticking and the like, and is thus particularly useful for a VA-mode or PSVA-mode liquid crystal display device for active matrix driving, and can be applied to liquid crystal display devices such as a liquid crystal TV, a monitor, a cellular phone, a smart phone, and the like.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 14, 2012
    Date of Patent: November 11, 2014
    Assignee: DIC Corporation
    Inventors: Masakazu Kaneoya, Kiyofumi Takeuchi, Seiji Funakura, Katsunori Shimada
  • Patent number: 8883037
    Abstract: Chiral liquid crystal compounds of the general formula (1): in which at least one of R1 and R2 is a chiral substituent, K may be a single bond or the same as K1-5 and K1-5 denote a six-membered ring system which rings may be at least partially unsaturated, wherein the number of atoms in these rings or ring systems between the two atoms forming a part of the link to the next ring, or to one of the substituents R1 and R2, does not differ by more than one if counted in the clockwise, and in the counter-clockwise sense, starting from the same atom in each case, X1-20 denote alkyl, or alkoxy, or fluorinated alkyl, or fluorinated alkoxy groups, or atom H, or halogen atoms, mixtures comprising such chiral liquid crystal compounds, and liquid crystal displays comprising such mixtures as active ingredients.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 15, 2013
    Date of Patent: November 11, 2014
    Assignee: Tetragon LC Chemie AG
    Inventors: Wolfgang Haase, Artsiom Lapanik
  • Patent number: 8877092
    Abstract: The invention relates to a liquid-crystalline medium which comprises at least one compound of the formula I, in which R1, R1*, ring A have the meanings indicated in claim 1, and to the use thereof for an active-matrix display, in particular based on the VA, PSA, PS-VA, PALC, FFS or IPS effect.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 10, 2011
    Date of Patent: November 4, 2014
    Assignee: MERCK PATENT GmbH
    Inventors: Melanie Klasen-Memmer, Volker Reiffenrath, Konstantin Schneider, Andreas Waechtler, Elvira Montenegro
  • Publication number: 20140312276
    Abstract: This invention relates to liquid crystal compound of formula I containing a difluoromethyleneoxy linking group that hydrogen substituted by deuterium and therefore being very suitable for formulating a liquid crystal mixture. A liquid crystal mixture containing such type of liquid crystal compounds can be applied in various display devices.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 3, 2014
    Publication date: October 23, 2014
    Inventors: Wen Hai LU, Ze Feng HOU, Xing ZHANG, Guo Liang YUN, Rui Mao HUA, Jin WANG, Ya Jie DUAN
  • Publication number: 20140312275
    Abstract: This invention relates to liquid crystal compound of formula I containing benzene derivatives group that hydrogen substituted by deuterium. Liquid crystal compounds of formula I have not only large positive dielectric anisotropy, but also moderate optical anisotropy and driving voltage, thereby having great significance to formulate a liquid crystal mixture. A liquid crystal mixture containing such type of liquid crystal compounds can be applied in various display devices, which is particularly suitable for TN and STN display devices, and can also be used in IPS and VA display devices.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 3, 2014
    Publication date: October 23, 2014
    Inventors: Ze Feng HOU, Wen Hai LU, Xing ZHANG, Guo Liang YUN, Rui Mao HUA, Ming LI, Lei ZHAO
  • Publication number: 20140306158
    Abstract: To provide a liquid crystal composition satisfying at least one characteristic such as high maximum temperature of a nematic phase, low minimum temperature thereof, small viscosity, suitable optical anisotropy, large negative dielectric anisotropy, large specific resistance, high stability to ultraviolet light and heat, or has a suitable balance regarding at least two characteristics. To provide an AM device having short response time, a large voltage holding ratio, a large contrast ratio, long service life and so forth. A liquid crystal composition has a nematic phase and contains a specific compound having large dielectric anisotropy as a first component and a specific compound having small viscosity as a second component, and may contain a specific compound having high maximum temperature or small viscosity as a third component and a specific compound having large dielectric anisotropy as a fourth component, and a liquid crystal display device includes the composition.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 3, 2014
    Publication date: October 16, 2014
    Applicants: JNC PETROCHEMICAL CORPORATION, JNC CORPORATION
    Inventor: MASAYUKI SAITO
  • Patent number: 8860912
    Abstract: There is provided a liquid crystal display device capable of preventing a decrease in voltage holding ratio (VHR) of a liquid crystal layer and an increase in ion density (ID) and resolving the problem of display defects such as white spots, alignment unevenness, image sticking, and the like. The liquid crystal display device prevents a decrease in voltage holding ratio (VHR) of a liquid crystal layer and an increase in ion density (ID) and suppressing the occurrence of display defects such as image sticking and the like. The liquid crystal display device is thus useful for a VA-mode or PSVA-mode liquid crystal display device for active matrix driving. The application of the device includes liquid crystal display devices such as liquid crystal TVs, monitors, cellular phones, and smart phones.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 29, 2013
    Date of Patent: October 14, 2014
    Assignee: DIC Corporation
    Inventors: Masakazu Kaneoya, Kiyofumi Takeuchi, Akira Kimura, Seiji Funakura, Katsunori Shimada
  • Patent number: 8858830
    Abstract: A liquid crystal composition is described, which exhibits an optically isotropic liquid crystal phase and contains an achiral component T and a chiral dopant. The achiral component T contains, as its first component, at least one compound selected from compounds represented by formula (1) in an amount of 32 wt % to 85 wt %, wherein R1 is alkyl, for example; L1, L2, L3, L4, L5 and L6 are each independently hydrogen or fluorine; Z1 and Z2 are each independently a single bond or —CF2O—, with at least one of Z1 and Z2 being —CF2O—; and X1 is halogen, for example.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 29, 2012
    Date of Patent: October 14, 2014
    Assignees: JNC Corporation, JNC Petrochemical Corporation
    Inventors: Shin-Ichi Yamamoto, Yasuhiro Haseba
  • Publication number: 20140293174
    Abstract: The invention relates to a temperature-controlled switching element for the regulation of light transmission. The invention furthermore relates to a mixture comprising at least one liquid-crystalline compound, at least one monomer compound which represents a monofunctional compound, and at least one monomer compound which represents a multifunctional compound. The invention again furthermore relates to the use of the said mixture for the production of the switching element according to the invention.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 25, 2012
    Publication date: October 2, 2014
    Applicant: MERCK PATENT GMBH
    Inventors: Michael Junge, Andreas Beyer
  • Publication number: 20140293213
    Abstract: A liquid crystal composition containing a polymerizable compound of the present invention has excellent characteristics of being able to prepare a PSA type liquid crystal display element with no problem of depositing in a wide temperature range, having high polymerization speed, high liquid crystal alignment regulation force after polymerization, excellent display qualities with no display unevenness or the like, and excellent display characteristics with no defects in display characteristics such as image sticking and is appropriate as a liquid crystal composition in a practical use. Further, the liquid crystal display element with the above-described liquid crystal composition can be appropriately used for a PSA type liquid crystal display element.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 10, 2012
    Publication date: October 2, 2014
    Applicant: DIC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kazuki Kurisawa, Takeshi Kuriyama, Shotaro Kawakami
  • Patent number: 8846164
    Abstract: A liquid crystal compound is described, which has stability to heat, light and so forth, keeps a nematic phase in a wide temperature range, has a small viscosity, a suitable optical anisotropy and a suitable elastic constant K33, and further has a large negative dielectric anisotropy and an excellent compatibility with other liquid crystal compounds. The liquid crystal compound is represented by formula (1): wherein, for example, R1 is alkyl having 1 to 10 carbons, R2 is alkoxy having 1 to 10 carbons; ring A1, ring A2 and ring A5 are 1,4-cyclohexylene, 1,4-phenylene, or 1,4-phenylene in which arbitrary hydrogen is replaced by fluorine; Z1 and Z4 are a single bond, —CH2CH2— or —CH?CH—; a, b and e are 0 or 1, and c and d is 0; X1, X2 and X4 are hydrogen, and X3 is fluorine; and L1 and L2 are fluorine.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 27, 2011
    Date of Patent: September 30, 2014
    Assignees: JNC Corporation, JNC Petrochemical Corporation
    Inventors: Takahiro Kubo, Hiroyuki Tanaka
  • Patent number: 8845925
    Abstract: The present invention provides a polymerizable monomer, a liquid crystal composition containing the polymerizable monomer and a vertical alignment liquid crystal panel. The polymerizable monomer which the present invention provides may generate free radicals more easily under the UV exposure, so as to solve the RM residue due to the improvement of the curing ability of the RM and thus improve the image sticking issue of the liquid crystal panel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 14, 2012
    Date of Patent: September 30, 2014
    Assignee: Shenzhen China Star Optoelectronics Technology Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Chung-Ching Hsieh
  • Publication number: 20140284523
    Abstract: A liquid crystal composition is described, which has a negative dielectric anisotropy and contains a specific compound having high stability to ultraviolet light as a first component, and may further contain a specific compound having a large negative dielectric anisotropy as a second component, a specific compound having a high maximum temperature or a small viscosity as a third component, and a specific compound having a polymerizable group as an additive component. An AM liquid crystal display device is also described, including the liquid crystal composition.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 18, 2014
    Publication date: September 25, 2014
    Applicants: JNC PETROCHEMICAL CORPORATION, JNC CORPORATION
    Inventors: YOSHIMASA FURUSATO, ERIKO KURIHARA
  • Patent number: 8834742
    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.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 29, 2011
    Date of Patent: September 16, 2014
    Assignees: California Institute of Technology, LC Vision, LLC
    Inventors: Julia A. Kornfield, Michael Wand, Zuleikha Kurji
  • Patent number: 8828508
    Abstract: A liquid crystal composition in which deterioration of viscosity that is associated with an increase in ?n and an increase in ?? is suppressed, and a liquid crystal display element having a markedly improved response speed by using the relevant liquid crystal composition. The liquid crystal composition has a large value of ?n and negative ??, and have large absolute values thereof. Also, the liquid crystal composition has low ?, has excellent liquid crystal properties, and exhibits a liquid crystal phase that is stable in a wide temperature range. Furthermore, since the liquid crystal composition is chemically stable to heat, light, water and the like, the liquid crystal composition is capable of low voltage driving, and is practically useful and highly reliable.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 5, 2012
    Date of Patent: September 9, 2014
    Assignee: DIC Corporation
    Inventors: Haruki Ohishi, Shirou Taniguchi, Kunihiko Kotani, Kazunori Maruyama
  • Patent number: 8821993
    Abstract: A liquid crystal composition has a negative dielectric anisotropy, and contains a specific bicyclic compound having a large optical anisotropy and a small viscosity as a first component and a specific compound having a large maximum temperature and a large dielectric anisotropy as a second component, and may contain a specific compound having a small viscosity as a third component, a specific compound having a large dielectric anisotropy as a fourth component and a specific compound having a large dielectric anisotropy as a fifth component, and a liquid crystal display device includes the composition.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 27, 2011
    Date of Patent: September 2, 2014
    Assignees: JNC Corporation, JNC Petrochemical Corporation
    Inventors: Norikatsu Hattori, Yoshinari Matsumura, Hiroaki Fujita
  • Patent number: 8821757
    Abstract: The invention relates to a liquid-crystalline medium comprising one or more compounds of the formula (I), in which R0 has the meanings indicated in Claim 1, and to the use thereof in electro-optical liquid-crystal displays.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 25, 2011
    Date of Patent: September 2, 2014
    Assignee: Merck Patent GmbH
    Inventors: Michael Wittek, Brigitte Schuler, Lars Lietzau
  • Publication number: 20140239227
    Abstract: The present invention relates to liquid crystal media and to high-frequency components comprising same, especially microwave components for high-frequency devices, such as devices for shifting the phase of microwaves, in particular for microwave phased-array antennas.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 7, 2012
    Publication date: August 28, 2014
    Applicant: MERCK PATENT GMBH
    Inventors: Atsutaka Manabe, Christian Jasper, Volker Reiffenrath, Constanze Brocke, Detlef Pauluth, Dagmar Klass
  • Publication number: 20140239226
    Abstract: A liquid crystal composition of the present invention is used for a liquid crystal display device of an active matrix driving mode which is required to have fast response. The liquid crystal composition has negative dielectric anisotropy, a large absolute value thereof, and low viscosity. Also, the liquid crystal composition has excellent liquid crystallinity that does not decrease ?n and Tni, and the like, and exhibits a stable liquid crystal phase within a wide temperature range. Further, the liquid crystal composition is chemically stable to heat, light, water, and the like and is thus suitable for use in a liquid crystal display device in which display defects are suppressed in large-size application requiring high reliability. A liquid crystal display device using the liquid crystal composition can be suitably used as a liquid crystal display device of a VA mode or the like.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 21, 2012
    Publication date: August 28, 2014
    Applicant: DIC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Go Sudo, Shotaro Kawakami
  • Publication number: 20140240653
    Abstract: The present invention relates to the use of LC (liquid-crystal) compounds and LC media comprising them in LC displays of the PS (polymer stabilised) or PSA (polymer sustained alignment) type.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 9, 2014
    Publication date: August 28, 2014
    Applicant: MERCK PATENT GMBH
    Inventors: Seung-Eun LEE, Eun Young KIM, Dong-Mee SONG, Eun-Kyu LEE
  • Patent number: 8815117
    Abstract: The present invention provides a mixture for liquid crystal medium and a liquid crystal display using the same. The mixture for liquid crystal medium comprises: at least one anisotropic liquid crystal material and a polymerizable monomer which will polymerize under UV irradiation. The weight percentage of the polymerizable monomer accounts for 0.1% to 1% of the total mixture for liquid crystal medium. In the mixture for liquid crystal medium and a liquid crystal display using the same according to the present invention, by using a polymerizable monomer which will polymerize under UV irradiation and the appropriate content ratio, the polymer bump with small size and good uniformity can be obtained within the mixture for liquid crystal medium after the polymerization, which avoids the bad liquid crystal alignment and the light spot occurred at the dark state of the liquid crystal panel, and then increases the response rapid of the liquid crystal panel to obtain high contrast ratio and stable mass production.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 16, 2012
    Date of Patent: August 26, 2014
    Assignee: Shenzhen China Star Optoelectronics Technology Co., Ltd
    Inventors: Xing Feng, Xinhui Zhong
  • Publication number: 20140231712
    Abstract: A liquid crystal composition of the present invention has a liquid phase over a wide temperature range, low viscosity, good solubility at a low temperature, high resistivity and voltage holding ratio, and stability to heat and light, and can thus provide, in high yield, a liquid crystal display device having good display quality and causing little display defects such as image sticking, dropping marks, and the like. A liquid crystal display device using the liquid crystal composition of the present invention is useful, particularly useful for a liquid crystal display device for active matrix driving, because both fast response and suppression of display defects are achieved, and the liquid crystal display device can be applied to a liquid crystal display device for a VA mode, a PSVA mode, or a TN mode.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 16, 2012
    Publication date: August 21, 2014
    Applicant: DIC CORPORATION
    Inventor: Jouji Kawamura
  • Patent number: 8808814
    Abstract: The liquid crystal composition includes a specific two-ring compound having a large optical anisotropy and a small viscosity as a first component, a specific three-ring compound having a high maximum temperature and a large dielectric anisotropy as a second component, and a specific compound having a large dielectric anisotropy as a third component, and may include a specific compound having a small viscosity as a fourth component, a specific three-ring compound having a large optical anisotropy and a large dielectric anisotropy as a fifth component, and a specific compound having a large dielectric anisotropy as a sixth component, and the liquid crystal display device contains this composition.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 27, 2011
    Date of Patent: August 19, 2014
    Assignees: JNC Corporation, JNC Petrochemical Corporation
    Inventors: Yoshinari Matsumura, Norikatsu Hattori
  • Publication number: 20140225036
    Abstract: A nematic liquid crystal composition of the present invention is used in liquid crystal display devices of the TN mode, OCB mode, ECB mode, IPS mode, or VA-IPS mode. The liquid crystal composition has positive dielectric anisotropy. Since the refractive index anisotropy and the nematic phase-isotropic liquid phase transition temperature are decreased and the increase in the lower limit temperature of the nematic phase is suppressed, the viscosity of the liquid crystal composition is sufficiently low without degrading the nematic phase temperature range. The liquid crystal composition also offers excellent features such as high-speed response, good display quality, and less display failures and is thus suitable as a practical liquid crystal composition.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 31, 2012
    Publication date: August 14, 2014
    Applicant: DIC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Masakazu Kaneoya, Kiyofumi Takeuchi, Masashi Osawa, Kenta Tojo, Tetsuo Kusumoto
  • Publication number: 20140226119
    Abstract: The nematic liquid crystal composition exhibits a negative dielectric anisotropy (??), the liquid crystal composition being useful as a liquid crystal display material, and a liquid crystal display element using the same. The liquid crystal composition of the present invention has a large absolute value of the dielectric anisotropy thereof and a low viscosity. By using this liquid crystal composition, it is possible to provide a liquid crystal display element which has a high contrast, high-speed responsiveness, and good display quality in which image sticking and display defects are not generated. The liquid crystal display element using the liquid crystal composition is a useful display element which realizes both high-speed response and suppression of display defects. In particular, the liquid crystal display element is useful as a liquid crystal display element for active-matrix driving, and can be applied to, for example, a VA-type or PSVA-type liquid crystal display element.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 16, 2012
    Publication date: August 14, 2014
    Applicant: DIC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Takeshi Kuriyama, Yoshinori Iwashita
  • Patent number: 8801966
    Abstract: Provided are liquid crystal compounds and mixtures incorporating the same. The liquid crystal compounds of the invention generally comprise a cyclopentane group and at least two other rings. In one embodiment, the liquid crystal compounds of the invention comprise a cyclopentane group and at least two other rings, one of which is a fused ring system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 5, 2009
    Date of Patent: August 12, 2014
    Assignee: VVI Bright China Ltd.
    Inventors: Xinhua Chen, R. Amaranatha Reddy
  • Patent number: 8801965
    Abstract: The present invention provides a liquid crystal medium composition and a liquid crystal display panel manufactured with same. The liquid crystal medium composition includes a negative type liquid crystal material, a polymerizable monomer, a sensitizer, and stabilizer. The sensitizer is an organometallic complex that has an amount of 0.01%-5% of total mass of the liquid crystal composition and has a strong absorption of ultraviolet light having a wavelength of 300-450 nm. The sensitizer converts the primary wavelength range of ultraviolet light for reaction of the polymerizable monomer from 200-300 nm to 300-450 nm, staying away from the absorption band of the liquid crystal material and reducing damages caused on the liquid crystal material and the alignment material of polyimide, thereby heightening reaction efficiency and homogeneity of the polymerizable monomer and the quality and lifespan of the liquid crystal display panel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 14, 2012
    Date of Patent: August 12, 2014
    Assignee: Shenzen China Star Optoelectronic Technology co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Xinhui Zhong, Kuancheng Lee
  • Publication number: 20140217325
    Abstract: The present invention relates to liquid-crystalline media and to high-frequency components comprising same, especially microwave components for high-frequency devices, such as devices for shifting the phase of microwaves, in particular for microwave phased-array antennas.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 7, 2012
    Publication date: August 7, 2014
    Applicant: MERCK PATENT GMBH
    Inventors: Atsutaka Manabe, Dagmar Klass
  • Patent number: 8795553
    Abstract: A liquid crystal composition is described, which contains a two-ring compound having a large optical anisotropy and a negatively large dielectric anisotropy as a first component, and a two-ring compound having a negatively large dielectric anisotropy and a small viscosity as a second component, and may further contain at least one of a compound having a small viscosity as a third component, a compound having a negatively large dielectric anisotropy as a fourth component, and a compound having an especially negatively large dielectric anisotropy as a fifth component. An AM liquid crystal display device containing the liquid crystal composition is also described.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 18, 2011
    Date of Patent: August 5, 2014
    Assignees: JNC Corporation, JNC Petrochemical Corporation
    Inventors: Norikatsu Hattori, Kazuhiko Saigusa
  • Patent number: 8795795
    Abstract: The invention is to provide a liquid crystal composition that satisfies at least one of characteristics such as a high maximum temperature of a nematic phase, a low minimum temperature of a nematic phase, a small viscosity, a large optical anisotropy, a large positive dielectric anisotropy, a large specific resistance, a large elastic coefficient, a high stability to ultraviolet light and heat, or that is suitably balanced between at least two of the characteristics. As the liquid crystal display device containing the compositions is to provide an AM device that has a short response time, a large voltage holding ratio, a large contrast ratio, a long service life and so forth, thus it can be used for the liquid crystal projector, liquid crystal television and so forth.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 6, 2012
    Date of Patent: August 5, 2014
    Assignees: JNC Corporation, JNC Petrochemical Corporation
    Inventors: Takayoshi Yanai, Norikatsu Hattori, Tokifumi Masukawa
  • Patent number: 8795552
    Abstract: The invention relates to a liquid-crystalline medium containing one or more compounds of the formula I and one or more compounds selected from the group of the compounds of the formula IA to IE in which R0, R1, R2, X0, X1, X2, A1, Z1, m, p, q, v have the meanings indicated in Claim 1, and to the use thereof in electro-optical liquid-crystal displays.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 13, 2009
    Date of Patent: August 5, 2014
    Assignee: Merck Patent GmbH
    Inventors: Mingchou Wu, Martin (Kelun) Shu, Carol (Yi-Hsuan) Lin, Mark Verrall
  • Publication number: 20140203209
    Abstract: An object is to provide a liquid crystal compound satisfying at least one of physical properties such as a high stability to heat, light and so forth, a high clearing point, a low minimum temperature of a liquid crystal phase, a small viscosity, a suitable optical anisotropy, a large dielectric anisotropy, a suitable elastic constant and an excellent compatibility with other liquid crystal compounds, a liquid crystal composition containing the compound, and a liquid crystal display device including the composition. A solution is the compound represented by formula (1): wherein, in formula (1), for example, R1 is alkyl having 1 to 10 carbons; ring A1 and ring A2 are independently 1,4-cyclohexylene or 1,4-phenylene; Z1 and Z2 are independently a single bond or —CF2O—; L1 and L2 are halogen; and a is 1 or 2.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 21, 2014
    Publication date: July 24, 2014
    Applicants: JNC PETROCHEMICAL CORPORATION, JNC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yasuyuki GOTOH, Kenji HIRATA
  • Patent number: 8784682
    Abstract: Disclosed are a thermosetting composition including a liquid crystal oligomer, a bismaleimide-based compound, an epoxy compound, and a fluorinated polymer resin powder. A resin cured product, board, and storage medium each include the thermosetting composition.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 15, 2011
    Date of Patent: July 22, 2014
    Assignees: Samsung Electro-Mechanics Co., Ltd., Samsung Fine Chemicals Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Myung-Sup Jung, Jae-Jun Lee
  • Publication number: 20140198291
    Abstract: A liquid crystal composition satisfying at least one of characteristics such as a high maximum temperature of a nematic phase, a low minimum temperature of the nematic phase, a small viscosity, a suitable optical anisotropy, a large dielectric anisotropy, a large specific resistance, a high stability to ultraviolet light and a high stability to heat, or having a suitable balance regarding at least two of the characteristics is provided; and an AM device having a short response time, a suitable pretilt, a large voltage holding ratio, a large contrast ratio, a long service life and so forth is provided. A solution is a liquid crystal composition containing a specific compound having a high maximum temperature and a large dielectric anisotropy as a first component and a polymerizable compound as a second component, and a liquid crystal display device including the composition.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 3, 2012
    Publication date: July 17, 2014
    Applicants: JNC PETROCHEMICAL CORPORATION, JNC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Masayuki Saito, Yoshinari Matsumura
  • Patent number: 8778223
    Abstract: Provided are compounds useful for use in liquid crystal mixtures to improve the properties of the mixture. In embodiments, the compound has two cyclohexyl ring and a tail containing one more fluorine atoms.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 24, 2012
    Date of Patent: July 15, 2014
    Assignee: LC Vision, LLC
    Inventor: Michael Wand
  • Patent number: 8778466
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a liquid-crystal display of the PSA (polymer sustained alignment) type, and to novel liquid-crystal media and novel polymerizable compounds for use in PSA displays.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 11, 2007
    Date of Patent: July 15, 2014
    Assignee: Merck Patent GmbH
    Inventors: Georg Bernatz, Andreas Taugerbeck
  • Publication number: 20140191158
    Abstract: A liquid crystal composition that is useful for an active matrix (AM) device has a nematic phase and positive dielectric anisotropy. An active matrix liquid crystal display device includes the liquid crystal composition. By the total weight of the liquid crystal composition, the liquid crystal composition comprises 8%-50% of a compound of the general formula (I), 10%-70% (by weight) of a compound of the general formula (II), and 5%-50% (by weight) of a compound of the general formula (III).
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 31, 2012
    Publication date: July 10, 2014
    Applicant: JIANGSU HECHENG DISPLAY TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Feng Wu, Wenming Han, Hongwei Zhang, Yudong Tan, Canhui Jin, XIA Zhu
  • Publication number: 20140183409
    Abstract: A liquid crystal composition including an antioxidant, and a liquid crystal display device containing this composition are described. The liquid crystal composition has a nematic phase, has a high solubility in a liquid crystal composition, and includes a specific antioxidant useful for preventing deterioration of the composition. The liquid crystal composition may also include a specific compound having a high maximum temperature or a small viscosity as a first component, a specific compound having a high maximum temperature or a large dielectric anisotropy as a second component, and a specific compound having a large negative dielectric anisotropy as a third component.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 26, 2013
    Publication date: July 3, 2014
    Applicants: JNC PETROCHEMICAL CORPORATION, JNC CORPORATION
    Inventors: YASUYUKI GOTOH, RYUSHI SHUNDO, NORIKATSU HATTORI
  • Publication number: 20140183408
    Abstract: The present invention provides a mixture for liquid crystal medium and a liquid crystal display using the same. The mixture for liquid crystal medium comprises: a liquid crystal material, a polymerizable monomer and a sensitizer. The sensitizer has strong absorbability within the wavelength range of 300-360 nm of the ultraviolet light. The liquid crystal display comprising: an upper substrate and a lower substrate which are parallel with each other, and a mixture for liquid crystal medium provided between the upper substrate and the lower substrate. The sensitizer according to the present invention has strong absorbability within the wavelength range of 300-360 nm of the ultraviolet light, which allows the response wavelength of the polymerizable monomer shifting to longer wavelength.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 16, 2012
    Publication date: July 3, 2014
    Applicant: Shenzhen China Star Optoelectronics Technology Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Xing Feng, Xinhui Zhong
  • Patent number: 8765013
    Abstract: A polymerizable compound-containing liquid crystal composition includes at least one of compounds represented by general formulae (I) to (IV). A liquid crystal display device uses the liquid crystal composition.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 18, 2012
    Date of Patent: July 1, 2014
    Assignee: DIC Corporation
    Inventors: Kazuki Kurisawa, Takeshi Kuriyama, Shotaro Kawakami
  • Patent number: 8765012
    Abstract: A thermosetting composition including an organic solvent, a liquid crystalline thermoset oligomer, and either a crosslinking agent or an epoxy resin or both is disclosed. A printed circuit board which includes the thermosetting composition is also disclosed. The printed circuit board is produced by impregnating the thermosetting composition into a reinforcing material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 18, 2009
    Date of Patent: July 1, 2014
    Assignees: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Samsung Electro-Mechanics Co., Ltd., Samsung Fine Chemicals Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Myung Sup Jung, Chung Kun Cho, Kwang Hee Kim, Kalinina Fedosya, Man Jong Kim, Tae Jun Ok
  • Patent number: 8765011
    Abstract: To provide a liquid crystal compound having general physical properties required for the compound, namely, a high stability to heat, light and so forth, a small viscosity, a refractive index anisotropy value having a suitable magnitude, a dielectric constant anisotropy value having a suitable magnitude and steep electro-optical characteristics, a wide temperature range of a nematic phase, and an excellent compatibility with other liquid crystal compounds, in particular, a liquid crystal compound having a wide temperature range of the nematic phase; the compound is represented by formula (1): wherein R is alkenyl having 2 to 20 carbons; ring A1 and ring A2 are independently 1,4-cyclohexylene, or 1,4-phenylene in which at least one of hydrogen may be replaced by fluorine; Z1 and Z2 are independently a single bond, —CH2CH2—, —CH?CH—, —CH2O— or —OCH2—; and n is 0 or 1.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 10, 2012
    Date of Patent: July 1, 2014
    Assignees: JNC Corporation, JNC Petrochemical Corporation
    Inventors: Teizi Satou, Yasuyuki Goto
  • Publication number: 20140176896
    Abstract: The present invention provides a mixture for liquid crystal medium and a liquid crystal display using the same. The mixture for liquid crystal medium comprises: at least one anisotropic liquid crystal material and a polymerizable monomer which will polymerize under UV irradiation. The weight percentage of the polymerizable monomer accounts for 0.1% to 1% of the total mixture for liquid crystal medium. In the mixture for liquid crystal medium and a liquid crystal display using the same according to the present invention, by using a polymerizable monomer which will polymerize under UV irradiation and the appropriate content ratio, the polymer bump with small size and good uniformity can be obtained within the mixture for liquid crystal medium after the polymerization, which avoids the bad liquid crystal alignment and the light spot occurred at the dark state of the liquid crystal panel, and then increases the response rapid of the liquid crystal panel to obtain high contrast ratio and stable mass production.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 16, 2012
    Publication date: June 26, 2014
    Inventors: Xing Feng, Xinhui Zhong
  • Patent number: 8758645
    Abstract: A blue phase liquid crystal material includes a liquid crystal host, a chiral reagent and a stable polymer. The chiral reagent is R811. The stable polymer is formed by photo-polymerizing a first monomer and a second monomer. The first monomer is 2-ethylhexyl acrylate (2-EHA), and the second monomer is 2-methyl-1,4-bis{4-[3(-acrylate)propoxyl]benzoicacid}phenylester (PTPTP). The blue phase liquid crystal material has a blue phase temperature range widened to an extremely low temperature. A blue phase liquid crystal composition and a method for manufacturing the blue phase liquid crystal material by using the blue phase liquid crystal composition are also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 1, 2012
    Date of Patent: June 24, 2014
    Assignees: Infovision Optoelectronics (Kunshan) Co., Ltd., East China University of Science and Technology
    Inventors: Zhi-gang Zheng, Hai-feng Wang, Dong Shen