Patents by Inventor Ning S. Fan

Ning S. Fan 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).

  • Encapsulated liquid crystal having a smectic phase
    Patent number: 5216530
    Abstract: Briefly, according to one aspect of the invention, liquid crystal material having a smectic phase is encapsulated; and according to further aspects there are provided methods for encapsulating liquid crystal material having a smectic phase and for making a liquid crystal device using such encapsulated liquid crystal material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 13, 1989
    Date of Patent: June 1, 1993
    Assignee: Taliq Corporation
    Inventors: Kenneth N. Pearlman, James L. Fergason, Ning S. Fan
  • Encapsulated liquid crystal apparatus with a polymer additive
    Patent number: 4950052
    Abstract: A liquid crystal apparatus including a latex containment medium, a liquid crystal material dispersed in plural volumes in the medium, and a barrier means forming a wall in plural volumes in said medium so as to preserve the integrity of the volumes of the liquid crystal material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 29, 1988
    Date of Patent: August 21, 1990
    Assignee: Taliq Corporation
    Inventors: James L. Fergason, Ning S. Fan