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Number: 349/193
Name: Liquid crystal cells, elements and systems > Liquid crystal optical element
Description: Subject matter wherein a liquid crystal cell when exposed to or placed in the path of a light beam performs optical functions such as refraction, diffraction, attenuation, blocking of the light or a modification in the character or properties of the light.


Sub-classes under this class:

Class Number Class Name Patents
349/195 Antidazzle mirror formed from liquid crystal cell 52
349/196 Beam dividing switch formed from liquid crystal cell 120
349/201 Liquid crystal diffraction element 172
349/198 Liquid crystal etalon 43
349/200 Liquid crystal lenses other than for eyewear 99
349/199 Liquid crystal sensors (e.g., voltmeters, pressure sensors, temperature sensors) 133
349/194 Passive liquid crystal polarizer 107


Patents under this class:
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Patent Number Title Of Patent Date Issued
7623217 Tool for use in affixing an optical component to a liquid crystal display (LCD) Nov. 24, 2009
7619286 Liquid crystal display device and method of fabricating the same Nov. 17, 2009
7522242 Liquid crystal display device and method of controlling viewing angle thereof Apr. 21, 2009
7522345 Method of fabricating liquid lens using electrowetting and liquid lens fabricated thereby Apr. 21, 2009
7518673 Electronic apparatus Apr. 14, 2009
7499608 Apparatus and method for optical switching with liquid crystals and birefringent wedges Mar. 3, 2009
7499144 Apparatus for injecting liquid crystal into hollow fiber and method thereof Mar. 3, 2009
7492986 Apparatus and method for optical switching with liquid crystals and birefringent wedges Feb. 17, 2009
7486376 Broadband reflective polarizer for liquid crystal display using overcoating method Feb. 3, 2009
7463329 Materials for freezing light Dec. 9, 2008
7446847 Optical isolator and optical device Nov. 4, 2008
7443474 Optical compensatory sheet having optically anistropic layer formed from liquid crystal molecules Oct. 28, 2008
7440075 Birefringent optical system Oct. 21, 2008
7429111 Two-panel color management system Sep. 30, 2008
7400367 Viewing angle control element, display device, and electronic apparatus Jul. 15, 2008
7390434 Method and apparatus for producing film from polymer solution, and optical polymer film Jun. 24, 2008
7375784 Control of liquid crystal alignment in an optical device May. 20, 2008
7364303 Image display apparatus Apr. 29, 2008
7345669 Photometric device of liquid crystal display and liquid crystal display Mar. 18, 2008
7343064 Optical switch and optical add/drop multiplexer Mar. 11, 2008
7315345 Electro-convective diffractive device Jan. 1, 2008
7315665 Liquid-crystal planar-waveguide apparatus and method for fast control of polarization and other properties of light Jan. 1, 2008
7289189 Birefringent filter-based color generation scheme for a passive matrix display device Oct. 30, 2007
7274427 Method of producing optical element by patterning liquid crystal films Sep. 25, 2007
7256060 Liquid crystal display device and method of fabricating the same Aug. 14, 2007
7214115 Method of manufacturing liquid crystal display device May. 8, 2007
7196744 Optical transceiver package with a liquid crystal variable optical attenuator Mar. 27, 2007
7170664 Optical element, optical head, optical recording reproducing apparatus and optical recording/reproducing method Jan. 30, 2007
7121668 Device and method for generating an image for projection Oct. 17, 2006
7084943 Liquid crystal display device Aug. 1, 2006
7068875 Optical switch and display unit Jun. 27, 2006
7057690 Optical compensatory sheet having optically anisotropic layer formed from liquid crystal molecules Jun. 6, 2006
7042535 Optical display system and optical shifter May. 9, 2006
7034907 Stressed liquid crystals as an ultra-fast light modulating material consisting of unidirectionally oriented liquid crystal micro-domains separated by polymer chains Apr. 25, 2006
7034980 Optical element, optical head, optical recording reproducing apparatus and optical recording/ reproducing method Apr. 25, 2006
7012695 Method and apparatus for multiwavelength imaging spectrometer Mar. 14, 2006
7009679 Chiral boardband tuning apparatus and method Mar. 7, 2006
7006192 Optical element Feb. 28, 2006
7002662 Method of producing optical element by patterning liquid crystal films Feb. 21, 2006
6999155 Polarization rotator, parallax barrier, display and optical modulator Feb. 14, 2006
6972809 Path shifting optical device having polarization correcting section and optical display system including same Dec. 6, 2005
6967705 Lamination of liquid crystal polymer dielectric films Nov. 22, 2005
6963387 Liquid-crystal polymer film and manufacturing method thereof Nov. 8, 2005
6954252 Optical switch including two integrated multiphase SLM's and a wave-plate the wave-plate providing an optical retardance of (2n+1).lambda./4 Oct. 11, 2005
6947117 Broadband optical beam steering system and device Sep. 20, 2005
6924876 Liquid crystal display device Aug. 2, 2005
6919950 Liquid crystal device and a liquid crystal material Jul. 19, 2005
6895138 Optical switch and display unit May. 17, 2005
6884477 Electroluminescence device using liquid crystal compound Apr. 26, 2005
6859573 Double pass arrangement for a liquid crystal device Feb. 22, 2005

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