Patents by Inventor Nikolaus Glazar

Nikolaus Glazar 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).

  • Transparent liquid crystal device
    Patent number: 10871680
    Abstract: A liquid crystal device includes a light source, a first transparent substrate, a first transparent electrode, a switchable or tunable micropatterned alignment layer arranged in an array of pixels, a liquid crystal layer, a fixed alignment layer, a second transparent electrode, and a second transparent substrate. The switchable micropatterned alignment layer is disposed between the liquid crystal layer and one of the first transparent substrate and the second transparent substrate. The fixed alignment layer is disposed between the liquid crystal layer and one of the first transparent substrate and the second transparent substrate. Light from the light source is not visible outside the liquid crystal device when the switchable or tunable micropatterned alignment layer is in an off-state.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 29, 2016
    Date of Patent: December 22, 2020
    Inventors: Hiroshi Yokoyama, Nikolaus Glazar
  • TRANSPARENT LIQUID CRYSTAL DEVICE
    Publication number: 20180284502
    Abstract: A liquid crystal device includes a light source, a first transparent substrate, a first transparent electrode, a switchable or tunable micropatterned alignment layer arranged in an array of pixels, a liquid crystal layer, a fixed alignment layer, a second transparent electrode, and a second transparent substrate. The switchable micropatterned alignment layer is disposed between the liquid crystal layer and one of the first transparent substrate and the second transparent substrate. The fixed alignment layer is disposed between the liquid crystal layer and one of the first transparent substrate and the second transparent substrate. Light from the light source is not visible outside the liquid crystal device when the switchable or tunable micropatterned alignment layer is in an off-state.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 29, 2016
    Publication date: October 4, 2018
    Applicant: Kent State University
    Inventors: Hiroshi Yokoyama, Nikolaus Glazar