Title:
CHOLESTERIC LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE WITH NON- UNIFORMLY REFLECTING LAYER
Document Type and Number:
WIPO Patent Application WO/2011/157979
Kind Code:
A3
Abstract:
A cholesteric liquid crystal display device (10) comprises a layer of cholesteric liquid crystal material (11) supported by at least one substrate (13; electrode layers (14,15) on opposite sides of the layer of cholesteric liquid crystal material (11); and a light absorptive or reflective layer (17) on the rear side of the layer of cholesteric liquid crystal material (11). To provide non- uniform reflection of light, there is a layer (18) of reflective flakes (19) on the front side of the light absorptive or reflective layer (17), or the reflective layer is shaped to be non-planar.
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Inventors:
COATES DAVID (GB)
ALKINS TONY ORLANDO (GB)
ALKINS TONY ORLANDO (GB)
Application Number:
PCT/GB2011/000867
Publication Date:
March 01, 2012
Filing Date:
June 08, 2011
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Assignee:
VERSATILE TECHNOLOGIES LTD (IL)
COATES DAVID (GB)
ALKINS TONY ORLANDO (GB)
COATES DAVID (GB)
ALKINS TONY ORLANDO (GB)
International Classes:
G02F1/1335; G02F1/137
Foreign References:
US4217035A | 1980-08-12 | |||
US4420224A | 1983-12-13 | |||
US5746857A | 1998-05-05 |
Attorney, Agent or Firm:
MERRYWEATHER, Colin Henry (14 South SquareGrays Inn, London WC1R 5LX, GB)
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