Patents by Inventor Yuhichi Momoi

Yuhichi Momoi 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 display cell having liquid crystal molecules in vertical or substantially vertical alignment
    Patent number: 6682786
    Abstract: A liquid crystal display cell having liquid crystal molecules positioned in a vertical or a substantially vertical alignment is provided. The liquid crystal display cell includes at least two substantially homogeneous fluorinated alignment layers disposed on transparent electrodes; a liquid crystal layer of liquid crystal molecules disposed between the alignment layers; and, a means of applying voltage across the transparent electrodes. Methods for forming these liquid crystal display cells are also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 7, 1999
    Date of Patent: January 27, 2004
    Assignee: IBM Corporation
    Inventors: Shui-Chih Alan Lien, Alessandro C. Callegari, Paul S. Andry, Praveen Chaudhari, James A. Lacey, Sampath Purushothaman, James P. Doyle, Eileen A. Galligan, Richard A. John, John J. Ritsko, Yuhichi Momoi, Christopher Jahnes