Patents by Inventor Michael Bernard Cinderey

Michael Bernard Cinderey 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).

  • Liquid crystal device, compositions and method of manufacture
    Patent number: 7407603
    Abstract: A liquid crystal device comprises a layer of a liquid crystal material contained between two spaced-apart cell walls with electrodes for applying an electric field across at least some of the liquid crystal material. At least one of the cell walls includes an alignment structure for inducing a desired local orientation of molecules of the liquid crystal material adjacent thereto. The liquid crystal material includes non-polymerisable low molecular weight surfactant molecules. The invention also provides a liquid crystal composition for use in the device and a method of manufacturing the device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 19, 2002
    Date of Patent: August 5, 2008
    Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
    Inventors: Stephen Christopher Kitson, Neil Carter, Michael Bernard Cinderey
  • Liquid crystal device and compositions
    Publication number: 20040185185
    Abstract: A liquid crystal device comprises a layer of a liquid crystal material contained between two spaced-apart cell walls (2, 4) provided with electrode structures (12, 14) for applying an electric field across at least some of the liquid crystal material. At least one of the cell walls (2) is provided with an alignment structure (10) for inducing a desired local orientation of molecules of the liquid crystal material adjacent thereto. The liquid crystal material includes non-polymerisable low molecular weight surfactant molecules. The invention also provides a liquid crystal composition for use in the device and a method of manufacturing the device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 21, 2004
    Publication date: September 23, 2004
    Inventors: Stephen Christopher Kitson, Neil Carter, Michael Bernard Cinderey