Abstract: The present invention provides a combine system in the present invention can be used as dual propose temperature monitoring indicator. The system comprises of scanning devise, QR barcode and temperature indicator providing visual characteristic, which changed depending on time and temperature after triggering, had occurred. The device is not susceptible to environmental conditions and can be stored in room temperature.

Abstract: The display device (12) for a vehicle is provided with a display (18) having a display surface (20) on a front side and having a rear side facing away from the latter and a cover screen (14) arranged in front of the display surface (20). Furthermore, the display device (12) has a decorative frame (16) which is connected to the edge of the cover screen (14) and protrudes on all sides over the edge of the display (18), and a rear-side housing shell (17) which has a rear wall (36) with an edge web (38) rising from the latter. The rear wall (36) of the housing shell (17) is arranged at a distance from the rear side of the display (18), wherein the edge web (38) of the housing shell (17) is connected to the decorative frame (16) by means of an adhesive.

Abstract: Substrates suitable for optoelectronic display devices are prepared by: (a) applying a liquid silicone optical bonding agent to a first substrate, (b) activating the liquid silicone optical bonding agent applied in step (a) by irradiation with light in a wavelength range of 200 nm to 500 nm, wherein the duration of the irradiation is less than the gel time of the liquid silicone optical bonding agent, and (c) applying a second substrate to the activated liquid silicone optical bonding agent before the liquid silicone optical bonding agent is gelled.

Abstract: A polyorganosiloxane composition for molding includes: (A) a straight-chain polyorganosiloxane having two or more alkenyl groups and having a viscosity (25° C.) of 10,000 to 500,000 mPa·s; (B) 30 to 80 mass % of a resinoid polyorganosiloxane including M, D, and Q units, at a molar ratio of a:b:c, on average (0.3?a?0.6, 0?b?0.1, 0.4?c?0.7, and a+b+c=1), and having two or more alkenyl groups; (C) an amount of a polyorganohydrogensiloxane having Si-bonded hydrogen atoms, an average degree of polymerization of 10 or more, a content of the Si-bonded hydrogen atoms of 5.0 mmol/g or more and 11.0 mmol/g or less, and a mass decrease rate up to 140° C. by TGA of 2.0 mass % or less so that an amount of the (Si-bonded hydrogen atoms/alkenyl groups) is 1.0 to 3.0 mol; and (D) a hydrosilylation reaction catalyst. A cured product excellent in mold release property is obtained and contamination of a metal mold is prevented.

Abstract: Provided are a method for producing two or more patterned substrates, which has a simple process and is efficient, and an apparatus for producing two or more patterned substrates.

Abstract: The claimed invention provides an antireflection film including a light-transmitting substrate, a hard coat layer, and a low-refractive-index layer, the hard coat layer and the low-refractive-index layer being formed on the light-transmitting substrate, the low-refractive-index layer including a (meth)acrylic resin, hollow silica particles, reactive silica particles, and two kinds of antifouling agents, the hollow silica particles having an average particle size of 40 to 80 nm and a blending ratio to the (meth)acrylic resin, represented by a ratio: Amount of hollow silica particles/Amount of (meth)acrylic resin, of 0.9 to 1.4, the amount of the reactive silica particles being 5 to 60 parts by mass based on 100 parts by mass of the (meth) acrylic resin, the antifouling agents including an antifouling agent that contains a fluorine compound and an antifouling agent that contains a fluoro-silicone compound.

Abstract: Disclosed are an adhesive composition for glass bonding, a glass assembly and a display using the adhesive composition. The adhesive composition includes a urethane-acryl copolymer, a monomer mixture of an acrylic monomer having no hydroxyl group and a monomer having a hydroxyl group, an isocyanate cross-linking agent, and a photo-polymerization initiator. The adhesive composition has advantages of: favorable scattering prevention of broken glass pieces, excellent heat-resistant durability enabling prevention of damage to an image display apparatus caused by temperature change, no adverse effect upon transmittance of the image display apparatus, hence ensuring desired visibility.

Abstract: To provide a gas barrier laminate film containing a substrate film having on at least one surface thereof one layer or plural layers of an inorganic thin film layer, a first layer of the inorganic thin film layer on a side of the substrate film being formed by a facing target sputtering method, and a method for producing a gas barrier laminate film, containing forming one layer or plural layers of an inorganic thin film layer on at least one surface of a substrate film, a first layer of the inorganic thin film layer on a side of the substrate film being formed by a facing target sputtering method, and thus to provide a gas barrier laminate film with high gas barrier property having a dense inorganic thin film layer that inflicts less damage to a substrate film, particularly to a resin film, on which the inorganic thin film layer is formed, and a method for producing the same.

Abstract: A liquid crystal display device includes: a liquid crystal panel; a first polarizing film and a second polarizing film on a bottom surface and a top surface, respectively, of the liquid crystal panel; a backlight unit below the first polarizing film; and a titanium oxide film on the second polarizing film and that transmits one of right-handed circularly polarized light and left-handed circularly polarized light and reflects the other, with a predetermined wavelength, of the right-handed circularly polarized light and the left-handed circularly polarized light.

Abstract: There is provided an optical film including: a transparent support; an optically anisotropic layer on the outermost surface at one side of the transparent support; a hardcoat layer; and a low refractive index layer, wherein the hardcoat layer and the low refractive index layer are provided at the other side of the transparent support, the transparent support, the hardcoat layer, and the low refractive index layer contains an organic fine particles A having a specific particle size, an organic fine particles B having a specific particle size, and a binder such that a refractive index of 1.20 to 1.40 and average film thickness of 50 to 120 nm, a content of the inorganic fine particles B is appropriately controlled, and arithmetic mean roughness Ra of the optical film surface at a side having the low refractive index layer is a specific value.

Abstract: A method of manufacture of a coated polymeric film which comprises performing in sequence the steps of: (i) forming a substrate layer comprising poly(ethylene naphthalate) having a thickness in a range from 50 ?m to 250 ?m; (ii) stretching the substrate layer in at least one direction; (iii) heat-setting the substrate layer under dimensional restraint at a tension in the range of about 19 to about 75 kg/m of film width, at a temperature above the glass transition temperature of the poly(ethylene naphthalate) but below the melting temperature thereof; (iv) heat-stabilizing the substrate layer under a tension of less than 5 kg/m of film width, and at a temperature above the glass transition temperature of the poly(ethylene naphthalate) but below the melting temperature thereof; and (v) disposing a coating layer on a surface of the substrate layer by a process comprising applying a planarizing coating composition thereto such that a surface of said coating layer exhibits an Ra value of less than 0.

Abstract: Coated articles are provided comprising: (a) a substrate; (b) a porous sol-gel layer superimposed on at least one surface of the substrate; wherein the porous sol-gel layer comprises a hydrolyzed tetraalkoxysilane; and (c) a sealant layer superimposed on at least one surface of the porous sol-gel layer; wherein the sealant layer comprises an alkyltrihalosilane. The coated articles demonstrate superior abrasion resistance due to a glass-like layer formed from the combination of the porous sol-gel layer and sealant layer.

Abstract: A coated glass includes a substrate, a first conductive layer, a metallic layer and a second conductive layer. The first conductive layer is deposited on the substrate. The metallic layer is deposited on the first conductive layer. The second conductive layer is deposited on the metallic layer. The first conductive layer and the second conductive layer are consisted of tin oxide, antimony oxide and zinc oxide, zinc oxide has a mole percentage in a range from about 30% to about 50%, antimony oxide has a mole percentage in a range from about 1% to about 5%, and the remaining is tin oxide.

Abstract: Disclosed are a thin-sheet cover glass that is high in quality and has high mechanical strength, and a display equipped with the aforementioned cover glass. The cover glass is used to cover the image display unit of a display and to make images displayed by the aforementioned image display unit opaque. The cover glass is formed from a glass that comprises, in an oxide base conversion indicated in mol %, 60 to 75% SiO2, 0 to 12% Al2O3 (provided that the total content of SiO2 and Al2O3 is 68% or more), 0 to 10% B2O3, 5 to 26% Li2O and Na2O in total, 0 to 8% K2O (provided that the total content of Li2O, Na2O, and K2O is 26% or less), 0 to 18% MgO, CaO, SrO, BaO in total, and ZnO, and 0 to 5% ZrO2, TiO2, and HfO2 in total, as well as a total of 0.1 to 3.5 mass % of an Sn oxide and a Ce oxide relative to the total mass, wherein (Sn oxide content/(Sn oxide content+Ce oxide content)) is 0.01 to 0.99, and the content of an Sb oxide is 0 to 0.1%; and has a plate thickness of no more than 1.0 mm.

Abstract: To provide a highly transparent and highly strong protective plate for display panel which, when mounted on a display panel, does not permit bubbles to evolve in the inner layer or does not permit the layer to peel off even in high temperature and high humidity conditions that could temporarily occur, for example, in an automobile, and a display device equipped with the protective plate.

Abstract: An antiglare and antiseptic coating material comprises a nanometric spherical polymer molecule having the formula (I): wherein R1 could be halogens, hydrogen, alkyl groups, alkoxy groups, the hydroxyl group, alkenyl groups, alkynyl groups, acyl groups, aryl groups, carboxyl groups, alkoxycarbonyl groups, or aryloxycarboxyl groups, and wherein R2 could be amino groups, thiol groups, phosphino groups, acid radicals, basic groups, alcohol groups, or alkyl groups, and wherein M's are identical metal atoms or different metal atoms which could be zirconium, copper, titanium, gold, platinum, or zinc. The antiglare and antiseptic coating material is spread on a conductive layer or an outer cover layer of a touchscreen to provide a durable, weather-resistant antiglare and antiseptic coating for the touchscreen. Further, the coating can dim fingerprints on the touchscreen.

Abstract: Disclosed are a retardation film including a polymer resin; and an optically anisotropic compound having a silicon group, and a polarizing plate including the retardation film. Also, disclosed is a liquid crystal display including the retardation film and/or the polarizing plate.

Abstract: Disclosed is a discotic liquid crystal compound, a liquid crystal composition comprising the same, and an optical film using the same liquid crystal composition. More particularly, there is provided a liquid crystal material of a viewing angle compensation film with high quality characteristics, which can improve a contrast ratio and minimize variations in color with viewing angles in a black state, a liquid crystal composition comprising the same liquid crystal material, and a compensation film obtained from the same liquid crystal composition.

Abstract: A gas barrier film having a gas barrier layer and an antistatic layer containing an acrylic or methacrylic resin obtained by copolymerizing a monomer represented by the formula (1) or an oligomer thereof: (Ac1-L1)m-M-(L2-Ac2)??Formula (1) wherein Ac1 and Ac2 represent a (meth)acryloyl group; L1 and L2 represent an alkylene group, an arylene group, etc.; M represents a metal atom; m and n are an integer of 0-6; and the total sum of m and n is 1-6. The gas barrier film has high barrier properties.

Abstract: An edge coated glass polarized lens includes a lens body and an edge coating made from a UV curable material having a composition including: an aliphatic polyesterpolyol based urethane methacrylate formed by reaction of reactants including an aliphatic polyesterpolyol, a hydroxyalkyl methacrylate, and a diisocyanate, and having a number average molecular weight ranging from 800 to 4500; a reactive diluent including a methacrylate monomer; an adhesion enhancer including a silane material selected from methacrylate-functional silane, amino methacrylate-functional silane, vinyl-functional silane, and combinations thereof; and a photo initiator.

Abstract: Provided are a silicon-containing compound having carbazole and fluorene in its molecule and an organic electroluminescent device including an organic layer employing the same. The silicon-containing compound is represented by the following formula: The silicon-containing compound has excellent electrical characteristics and a charge transporting capability, the silicon-containing compound can be used as a hole injecting material, a hole transporting material, and/or a light emitting material that are suitable for all-color fluorescent and phosphorescent organic light emitting devices such as red, green, blue, and white fluorescent and phosphorescent organic light emitting devices. When the silicon-containing compound is used to manufacture an organic electroluminescent device, the organic electroluminescent device has a high efficiency, a low driving voltage, high luminosity, and a long lifetime.

Abstract: A glass substrate for a reflective mirror of a rear projection television (RPTV) which ensures display quality by quantitative control, and can reduce control cost and manufacture cost is provided. A reflective mirror 3 of the rear projection television (RPTV) includes a float glass plate (glass substrate) 1 formed to have a plate thickness of 3 mm by a float process, and a reflection enhancing film 2 constituted of aluminum (Al) formed on one surface 1a of the glass substrate 1 by a sputtering method. In the measurement condition of a cut-off value of 0.8 to 8 mm, the maximum amplitude of a filtered waviness curve is 0.1 ?m or less, the maximum value of a viewability index value ? (=A/D3) in a range of spatial frequencies 2 to 500/mm by spectral analysis of the filtered waviness curve is 0.02 (/m2) or less, and an integral value of the viewability index value ? is 2.0 (/m3) or less.

Abstract: To provide an antireflection film which is easily and inexpensively producible and which has an antireflection property, a scratch resistance and a stain resistance in a sufficient level, and a polarizing plate and a liquid crystal display device utilizing the antireflection film of such excellent ability, the antireflection film includes a transparent support and a low-refractive index layer having a lower refractive index than the transparent support, wherein the low-refractive index layer is an outermost layer, and the low-refractive index layer contains a hollow silica particle and a compound that reduces a surface free energy of the outermost layer.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a light-shielding film-attached glass substrate including: a glass substrate; and a light-shielding film having a multilayer structure and being formed on the glass substrate, in which the light-shielding film having a multilayer structure includes: a first chromium oxynitride film (CrOx1Ny1); and a second chromium oxynitride film (CrOx2Ny2), each satisfying the following conditions and being laminated in this order from the glass substrate side: 0.15<x1<0.5, 0.1<y1<0.35, 0.4<x1<0.65, 0.03<x2<0.15, and 0.09<y2<0.25.

Abstract: There is provided a laminate comprising a hard coat layer having the outermost surface to which slipperiness has been imparted. The laminate comprises a transparent substrate and a hard coat layer provided on said transparent substrate. The hard coat layer is formed of a cured product of a composition comprising a fluorine-modified urethane acrylate and/or a polydimethylsiloxane having a polyether-modified acryl or polyether group.

Abstract: An antireflection film comprising a support and a low refractive index layer prepared by coating a coating composition containing the following components: (A) a fluorine-containing polymer, a principal chain of which is made of only carbon atoms and which contains at least one fluorine-containing vinyl monomer polymerization unit and at least one hydroxyl group-containing vinyl monomer polymerization unit, wherein a content of the hydroxyl group-containing vinyl monomer polymerization unit exceeds 20% by mole, provided that the polymer does not have a polysiloxane structure in the principal chain; (B) a crosslinking agent capable of reacting with a hydroxyl group; and (C) a compound containing two or more (meth)acryloyl groups in one molecule thereof.

Abstract: An optical assembly including a display panel is disclosed herein. The display panel is optically bonded, using a photopolymerized layer, to a substantially transparent substrate. The photopolymerized layer is formed from a photopolymerizable layer having a silicon-containing resin comprising silicon-bonded hydrogen and aliphatic unsaturation and a platinum photocatalyst present in an amount of from about 0.5 to about 30 parts of platinum per one million parts of the photopolymerizable layer. Methods of making the optical assembly are also disclosed herein. The optical assembly may be used in an optical device such as a handheld device, a television, a computer monitor, a laptop display, or a digital sign.

Abstract: Nanoporous polymers with gyroid nanochannels can be fabricated from the self-assembly of degradable block copolymer, polystyrene-b-poly(L-lactide) (PS-PLLA), followed by the hydrolysis of PLLA blocks. A well-defined nanohybrid material with SiO2 gyroid nanostructure in a PS matrix can be obtained using the nanoporous PS as a template for the sol-gel reaction. After subsequent UV degradation of the PS matrix, a highly porous inorganic gyroid network remains, yielding a single-component material with an exceptionally low refractive index (as low as 1.1).

Abstract: An optical film comprising a silicone elastomer having a support surface and an opposing liner surface; a releasable support contacting at least a portion of the support surface; and a releasable liner contacting at least a portion of the liner surface. The releasable support has a first release tension from the silicone elastomer and the releasable liner has a second release tension from the silicone elastomer, wherein the first release tension and the second release tension are different. In one embodiment, the first release tension is higher than the second release tension, with the first release tension being at least 20% higher than the second release tension. An image display device comprising the optical film is also provided. The optical film provides increase durability, reworkability and workability for improved assembly and manufacturing of image display devices.

Abstract: This invention relates to compositions and an assembly process for the manufacture of liquid crystal displays. The assembly process is especially advantageous because it can be easily scalable to roll-to-roll continuous manufacturing of liquid crystal displays. The invention is directed to a photoalignable top-sealing composition for top-sealing a liquid crystal display cell.

Abstract: Provided are a multifunctional optical film having light transmission, light diffusion, heat resistance, UV-shielding properties, etc., due to the use of optical silicone resin(s), and showing improved production efficiency based on physical properties (e.g., release property, smoothness) of the silicone resin(s), and a surface light source device and a liquid crystal display employing the optical film.

Abstract: A multilayer film structure for increasing transmittance includes a transparent substrate and a multifunctional film module. The multifunctional film module is formed on a front surface of the transparent substrate and composed of a plurality of dielectric layers and a plurality of metal layers. The dielectric layers and the metal layers are alternately stacked onto each other, and each metal layer is formed by mixing at least two metals. Each dielectric layer is a silicon carbide compound layer that is SiC, and each metal layer is formed by mixing Ag and Cu.

Abstract: Display-screen functional film product containing a laminate where an adhesive layer, a base film B and a silicone rubber layer are laminated in order on one surface of the functional film including a base film A and one or more functional layers laminated on a surface of the base film A. The product of the present invention does not undergo functional damage caused by heat or energy rays during production thereof, and thus is suitable for use in a display screen of a display device such as a CRT display, a liquid crystal display, or a plasma display.

Abstract: Provided are multilayer laminates having one or more layers comprising twisted nematic liquid crystals and one or more layers of a polymeric sheet comprising a polymer with a modulus between 20,000 psi (138 MPa) and 100,000 psi (690 MPa). The twisted nematic liquid crystal layers reflect infrared radiation. Thus, the multilayer laminates are useful to reduce the transmission of infrared energy. For example, in some embodiments the multilayer laminates are useful as windows to reduce energy consumption necessary to cool the interior of a structure such as an automobile or building. Preferably, the multilayer laminates retain the beneficial properties of safety glass. The multilayer laminates may include additional layers such as infrared absorbing layers, half wave plates, and the like, to minimize the transmission of infrared energy. The multilayer laminates may also include further additional layers such as polymeric films, polymeric sheets, rigid sheets, and the like.

Abstract: Provided are multilayer laminates having one or more layers comprising twisted nematic liquid crystals and one or more layers of a polymeric sheet comprising a polymer with a modulus of 20,000 psi (138 MPa) or less. The twisted nematic liquid crystal layers reflect infrared radiation. Thus, the multilayer laminates are useful to reduce the transmission of infrared energy. For example, in some embodiments the multilayer laminates are useful as windows to reduce energy consumption necessary to cool the interior of a structure such as an automobile or building. Preferably, the multilayer laminates retain the beneficial properties of safety glass. The multilayer laminates may include additional layers such as infrared absorbing layers, half wave plates, and the like, to minimize the transmission of infrared energy. The multilayer laminates may also include further additional layers such as polymeric films, polymeric sheets, rigid sheets, and the like.

Abstract: Coatings containing particulate metal alloy are disclosed. The coatings provide corrosion protection to a substrate, such as a metal substrate. The coatings contain zinc-metal-containing alloy in flake form, most particularly an alloy flake of zinc and aluminum. The coating can be from compositions that are water-based or solvent-based. The compositions for providing the coating may also contain a substituent such as a water-reducible organofunctional silane, or a hexavalent-chromium-providing substance, or a titanate polymer, or a silica substance constituent. the coating may desirably be topcoated.

Abstract: Disclosed is a composite retardation plate which comprises a retardation plate composed of a transparent resin, a primer layer, and a coating retardation layer comprising an organic modified lay complex and a binder resin laminated in this order, wherein the primer layer is composed of a composition comprising a water-soluble organic metal compound selected from a water-soluble organic titanium compound and a water-soluble organic zirconium compound and a water-soluble resin. The composite retardation plate may further comprise a polarizing plate preferably laminated on the side of the resin retardation plate, thereby providing a composite optical member. The composite optical member may be combined with a liquid crystal cell to provide a liquid crystal display device.

Abstract: An object of the invention is to provide a liquid crystal composition intended to be applied to the surface of a base material to form a phase difference layer, the liquid crystal composition being capable of forming a phase difference layer well indicating homeotropic orientation without the presence of an oriented film, even if the liquid crystal composition is directly applied to the base material surface, as well as a phase difference layer formed by the liquid crystal composition, a color filter and a liquid crystal display apparatus using the phase difference layer, and further a method of forming the phase difference layer. To a liquid crystal composition containing one kind or two or more kinds of crosslinking liquid crystal compounds is further added at least an amino-based silane coupling agent to prepare a liquid crystal composition.

Abstract: An antireflective film comprising a transparent substrate and a low refractive index layer formed by coating a low refractive index layer-forming composition, wherein the low refractive index layer-forming composition contains at least one of a hydrolysate of an organosilyl compound represented by the following formula (1) and a partial condensation product of the hydrolysate, and an outermost face of the antireflective film has a centerline surface roughness Ra of from 0.005 to 0.20 ?m: R11mSi(X11)n??(1) wherein X11 represents —OH, a halogen atom, —OR12 or —OCOR12 in which R12 represents an alkyl group; R11 represents an alkyl group, an alkenyl group or an aryl group; and m and n are each a positive integer provided that m+n is 4.

Abstract: An inorganic fine particle-containing composition comprising a silylation-treated inorganic oxide fine particle, which comprises 1.4 or more silyl groups per a surface area of 1 nm2 of the inorganic oxide fine particle.

Abstract: Exemplary embodiments provide a durable anti-reflective display panel for an electronic display. The panel may be used with any flat panel display including but not limited to LCD, plasma, and organic LED displays. Embodiments may contain anti-reflective glass containing pyrolytic coatings and may be bonded together using an index-matched optical adhesive. Exemplary embodiments can resist impact from objects at high speeds and protect the electronic display from damage. Embodiments also resist shattering to protect any bystanders.

Abstract: The present invention relates to an optical film that comprises a block copolymer that comprises a vinyl polymer block containing styrene or a derivative thereof, and a poly-dimethylsiloxane block, a retardation film using the same, a method of manufacturing them, and a liquid crystal display comprising the films.

Abstract: A glass sheet defect detection device includes a light source and a light reception device which are placed at opposed positions so as to sandwich a glass sheet. The glass sheet has light-transparent surfaces opposed to each other in a thickness direction. The glass sheet is placed between the light source and the light reception device so that the light-transparent surfaces are inclined with respect to a light axis of an optical system of the glass sheet defect detection device at a predetermined angle. Moreover, the light reception device and the glass sheet are placed in such a positional, relationship that a focal length of a lens system of the light reception device is smaller than a distance from a light reception element of the light reception device and the glass sheet.

Abstract: A pre-polymer/liquid crystal composition is disclosed and includes, a liquid crystal component, a photo polymerization initiator, and a polymer precursor component. The polymer precursor component includes at least, a silane monomer, reactive (meth)acryloxy monomer or oligomer, and an ester, urethane, or (meth)acrylate based polymer or oligomer, bearing one or more reactive (meth)acrylate groups. Methods of forming a bistable electro-optical device are also disclosed.

Abstract: The use of a coating composition comprising: (a) from about 5 to about 50 weight percent solids, the solids comprising from about 10 to about 70 weight percent silica and from about 90 to about 30 weight percent of a partially polymerized organic silanol of the general formula RSi(OH)3, wherein R is selected from methyl and up to about 40% of a group selected from the group consisting of vinyl, phenyl, gamma-glycidoxypropyl, and gamma-methacryloxypropyl, and (b) from about 95 to about 50 weight percent solvent, the solvent comprising from about 10 to about 90 weight percent water and from about 90 to about 10 weight percent lower aliphatic alcohol, wherein the coating composition has a pH of from about 3.0 to about 8.0, for the purpose of improving the surface smoothness of a polymeric substrate, particularly a heat-stabilised, heat-set, oriented polyester substrate, and use of said coated substrate in the manufacture of an electronic or optoelectronic device containing a conjugated conductive polymer.

Abstract: A glass substrate for a reflective mirror of a rear projection television (RPTV) which ensures display quality by quantitative control, and can reduce control cost and manufacture cost is provided. A reflective mirror 3 of the rear projection television (RPTV) includes a float glass plate (glass substrate) 1 formed to have a plate thickness of 3 mm by a float process, and a reflection enhancing film 2 constituted of aluminum (Al) formed on one surface 1a of the glass substrate 1 by a sputtering method. In the measurement condition of a cut-off value of 0.8 to 8 mm, the maximum amplitude of a filtered waviness curve is 0.1 ?m or less, the maximum value of a viewability index value ? (=A/D3) in a range of spatial frequencies 2 to 500/mm by spectral analysis of the filtered waviness curve is 0.02 (/m2) or less, and an integral value of the viewability index value ? is 2.0 (/m3) or less.

Abstract: This invention relates to compositions and an assembly process for the manufacture of liquid crystal displays. The assembly process is especially advantageous because it can be easily scalable to roll-to-roll continuous manufacturing of liquid crystal displays. The invention is directed to a photoalignable top-sealing composition for top-sealing a liquid crystal display cell.

Abstract: A flame retardant and light diffusing polycarbonate resin composition comprising 100 parts by weight of a polycarbonate resin (A), 0.1 to 8 parts by weight of a light diffusing agent (B) and 0.01 to 1.5 parts by weight of a silicone compound (C), wherein the main chain of the silicone compound (C) is branched and the silicone compound (C) contains organic functional groups and the presence of aromatic groups is essential as the organic functional groups but the presence of hydrocarbon groups other than aromatic groups is optional as the organic functional groups other than terminal groups and a light diffusing sheet molded thereof.

Abstract: A curable composition is provided and contains (A) at least either a hydrolyzed product of organosilane or a condensation reaction product of the hydrolyzed product having a mass average molecular weight of from 500 to 10,000 in terms of ethylene glycol, (B) a fluorine-containing resin having a mass average molecular weight of 5,000 or more in terms of polystyrene, and a fluoroalkyl structure and a polysiloxane structure, and (C) a silane coupling agent represented by a prescribed formula or at least either a hydrolyzed product of the silane coupling agent or a condensation reaction product of the hydrolyzed product.

Abstract: The invention provides a photocurable polymer composition having a fluorine-containing polymer and a fluorine-free polymer, and preferably further having a polymerizable double bond-containing compound and a photopolymerization initiator. The fluorine-containing polymer preferably includes a fluorosilsesquioxane skeleton.