US Patent No: 5,620,755

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Inducing tilted perpendicular alignment in liquid crystals

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Abstract

A substrate (20) is treated prior to use to induce a near-perpendicular orientation of a liquid crystal director (26) relative to the substrate. A layer of silica (98) is deposited upon the substrate (20) by in-line magnetron sputtering as the substrate ( 20) is moved past the sputtering target (78), and the silica-coated substrate (20) is thereafter treated with a long-chain alcohol. The alcohol-treated substrate (20) is covered with a layer of liquid crystal (22), the director (26) of the liquid crystal (22) assuming a field-off state tilted about 1-3 degrees from the perpendicular toward an azimuthal direction (30) parallel to the direction of movement of the substrate (20) during deposition.

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Patent Owner(s)

Patent OwnerAddressTotal Patents
VICTOR COMPANY OF JAPAN, LTD.YOKOHAMA1692

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Inventor(s)

Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Garvin, Hugh L Malibu, CA 10 460
Miller, Leroy J West Hills, CA 30 431
Robinson, Klaus Woodland Hills, CA 7 60
Smith, Jr Willis H Newbury Park, CA 11 204

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JDS UNIPHASE CORPORATION (1)
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NORTEL NETWORKS LIMITED (1)
4,392,931 Reactive deposition method and apparatus 29 1981
 
UNITED SOLAR SYSTEMS CORP. (1)
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