Patents Examined by Flyod D. Higel
  • Ferroelectric liquid crystal device containing optically active azo or azoxy benzene type mesomorphic compound with extended life
    Patent number: 4979805
    Abstract: A ferroelectric liquid crystal composition containing an optically active mesomorphic compound represented by the following formula (I) or (II): ##STR1## wherein R.sub.1 and R.sub.2 are respectively an alkyl, and C with * represents an asymmetric carbon atom. The mesomorphic compound provides the ferroelectric liquid crystal composition with an extended operational life in a liquid crystal device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 1, 1989
    Date of Patent: December 25, 1990
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Kazuo Yoshinaga, Kazuharu Katagiri