Patents by Inventor Bettina Schuller

Bettina Schuller 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).

  • Method of controlling light diffusion and/or reducing glare from a surface
    Publication number: 20060127665
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method of controlling light diffusion and/or glare from a surface, in particular from a reflective back plane. It furthermore relates to a display with controlled light diffusion and to the use of a nanoparticle film for controlling light diffusion and/or glare from a surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 4, 2005
    Publication date: June 15, 2006
    Inventors: Akira Masutani, Bettina Schüller, Michael Dürr, Anthony Roberts, Akio Yasuda
  • Response to the negative-type liquid crystals
    Patent number: 7014891
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method of improving the response times and bulk on-state alignments of negative-type liquid crystals by providing a liquid crystal material that comprises at least one negative-type mesogen comprising at least one soluble, dipolar dopant.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 21, 2003
    Date of Patent: March 21, 2006
    Assignees: Sony International (Europe) GmbH, Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Anthony Roberts, Akira Masutani, Akio Yasuda, Bettina Schüller, Shunichi Hashimoto
  • Method of controlling light diffusion and/or reducing glare from a surface
    Publication number: 20060003156
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method of controlling light diffusion and/or glare from a surface, in particular from a reflective back plane. It furthermore relates to a display with controlled light diffusion and to the use of a nanoparticle film for controlling light diffusion and/or glare from a surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 24, 2005
    Publication date: January 5, 2006
    Inventors: Akira Masutani, Bettina Schuller, Michael Durr, Anthony Roberts, Akio Yasuda
  • Response to the negative-type liquid crystals
    Publication number: 20040094746
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method of improving the response times and bulk on-state alignments of negative-type liquid crystals by providing a liquid crystal material that comprises at least one negative-type mesogen comprising at least one soluble, dipolar dopant.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 21, 2003
    Publication date: May 20, 2004
    Inventors: Anthony Roberts, Akira Masutani, Akio Yasuda, Bettina Schuller, Shunichi Hashimoto