Patent application number | Description | Published |
20080266510 | Liquid crystal display device - In a liquid crystal display device which has a pair of opposing substrates having a gap filled with a liquid crystal material, with a peripheral edge portion of the paired substrates being sealed by a sealing member, between the thickness (t | 10-30-2008 |
20080291187 | DRIVE METHOD AND DISPLAY DEVICE OF DISPLAY ELEMENT - In a method of driving a display element, the display element has a plurality of first electrodes and a plurality of second electrodes intersecting each other in mutually opposing state, and a display medium between each of the first electrodes and each of the second electrodes. The display medium is driven by a first driver coupled with the first electrodes and a second driver coupled with the second electrodes, and one of the first and second drivers is used as a scan driver whereas the other of the first and second drivers is used as a data driver. Of the partial rewritten areas in the existing display image, the area having a smaller number of electrodes corresponding thereto is selected as the scan driver. | 11-27-2008 |
20080303990 | Liquid crystal display device - A liquid crystal material is used in which the maximum angle of the optical axis change by liquid crystal molecule when a voltage of one polarity is applied is larger than 45 degrees and a condition of |2Ps·A|>|5Clc·A| is satisfied where Ps (nC/cm | 12-11-2008 |
20080316417 | MULTILAYERED CELL, ELECTRONIC TERMINAL, AND METHOD OF FILLING MULTILAYERED CELL WITH MEDIA - A method of filling a multilayered cell with media. In the method, a multilayered cell having at least two layers, i.e., a first and second layer, is filled with media. The method comprises forming in the first layer a first medium injection region for filling the first layer with a first medium, forming in the second layer a second medium injection region for filling the second layer with a second medium, the second medium injection region corresponding to a region different from the first medium injection region, superposing the first and second layers, forming within the first medium injection region a first through-hole extending through the multilayered cell in the layer-thickness direction, forming within the second medium injection region a second through-hole extending through the multilayered cell in the layer-thickness direction, and injecting the first and second media into the first and second through-holes, respectively, to fill the first and second layers with the first and second media. Thus, a multilayered cell can be easily produced in a shorter time while attaining a reduction in deterioration during production. | 12-25-2008 |
20090027326 | DISPLAY ELEMENT, METHOD OF DRIVING THE SAME, AND ELECTRONIC PAPER INCLUDING THE SAME - The present invention provides a display element capable of allowing a user to recognize the content of an image in a short time during screen rewriting, a method of driving the same, and an electronic paper including the same. At the time of image display, B and R pixels | 01-29-2009 |
20090058779 | LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY ELEMENT, METHOD OF DRIVING THE SAME, AND ELECTRONIC PAPER INCLUDING THE SAME - The prevent invention provides a liquid crystal display element capable of displaying an image in a short time during screen rewriting, a method of driving the same, and an electronic paper including the same. A liquid crystal display element includes: B, G, and R display units that have liquid crystal layers (not shown in FIG. | 03-05-2009 |
20090161052 | DISPLAY ELEMENT, ELECTRONIC PAPER USING THE ELEMENT, AND ELECTRONIC TERMINAL USING THE ELEMENT - A display element comprises: a pair of substrates disposed opposite to each other; a liquid crystal enclosed between the pair of substrates; a wall structure which is formed to surround a pixel region and which is in contact with both of the pair of substrates; and an opening section which is an opening provided in a part of the wall structure to allow the liquid crustal to flow out of the pixel region. | 06-25-2009 |
20090174640 | DISPLAY ELEMENT, IMAGE REWRITING METHOD FOR THE DISPLAY ELEMENT, AND ELECTRONIC PAPER AND ELECTRONIC TERMINAL UTILIZING THE DISPLAY ELEMENT - The present invention relates to a display element, an image rewriting method for the display element, and electronic paper and an electronic terminal utilizing the display element and provides a display element having high display quality, an image rewriting method for the display element, and electronic paper and an electronic terminal utilizing the display element. Based on information on the temperatures and times at which first and second image rewrites are performed and information on the size and position of a region which is the subject of a partial rewrite, a selection is made to rewrite a display area as a whole or a region that is a part of the display area including the region under a partial rewrite when the second rewrite is performed. | 07-09-2009 |
20090231526 | LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY ELEMENT, METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE ELEMENT, AND ELECTRONIC PAPER HAVING THE ELEMENT - The invention relates to a liquid crystal display element, a method of manufacturing the element, and electronic paper having the element. The invention provides a liquid crystal element in which a change in a state of display attributable to an external force can be suppressed, a method of manufacturing the element, and electronic paper having the element. One blue pixel region is surrounded by four wall structures and four polymer layers without any discontinuity. The wall structures are formed on a bottom substrate and are in contact with a top substrate. The polymer layers are formed by injecting a cholesteric liquid crystal and polymeric substances (monomers or oligomers) which are materials different from both of the cholesteric liquid crystal and the wall structures between the top and bottom substrates and polymerizing the polymeric substances. | 09-17-2009 |
20090244452 | LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY ELEMENT AND ELECTRONIC PAPER UTILIZING THE SAME - The invention relates to a liquid crystal display element for displaying images by driving a liquid crystal material, in particular, a liquid crystal composition exhibiting a cholesteric phase and relates to electronic paper utilizing the element. The invention provides a liquid crystal display element having improved display quality achieved by suppressing image sticking and electronic paper utilizing the element. The liquid crystal display element includes a pair of substrate disposed opposite to each other and a liquid crystal layer enclosed between the pair of substrates. Interfaces of the pair of substrates in contact with the liquid crystal layer are formed to have surface roughness of 1.5 nm or less or, more preferably, 0.8 nm or less. | 10-01-2009 |
20090322665 | LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY ELEMENT, METHOD OF DRIVING THE ELEMENT, AND ELECTRONIC PAPER UTILIZING THE ELEMENT - A method of driving a liquid crystal display element includes: applying a scan signal voltage to N scan electrodes simultaneously selected from among a plurality of scan electrodes formed in parallel on an inner surface of one of a pair of substrates between which a cholesteric liquid crystal selectively reflecting light having a predetermined wavelength is enclosed for a selection time T and applying a reset voltage for resetting the liquid crystal to a plurality of data electrodes formed on an inner surface of the other of the pair of substrates so as to intersect the plurality of scan electrodes when viewed in the normal direction of a substrate surface. The reset voltage is applied in synchronism with the application of the scan signal voltage. The step is repeated while shifting the N simultaneously selected scan electrodes sequentially to perform a display reset for putting the liquid crystal in a homeotropic state by applying the reset voltage to each pixel on each of the scan electrodes N times consecutively. The display reset is performed using such a selection time T and a simultaneously selected electrode count N that the product T×N satisfies T×N>τ where τ represents a response time required for the liquid crystal to change from a planar state to the homeotropic state. | 12-31-2009 |
20100013807 | DISPLAY DEVICE - A display device has a display panel having a first substrate in which a plurality of first electrodes are disposed in parallel, a second substrate in which a plurality of second electrodes crossing the first electrodes are disposed in parallel, and a material layer which is disposed between the first and second substrates and reflects, transmits or absorbs light with a predetermined wavelength according to a write state; | 01-21-2010 |
20100328864 | DISPLAY ELEMENT, ELECTRONIC DEVICE, AND MOBILE ELECTRONIC DEVICE - A display element includes a plurality of laminated display panels, each display panel having a material to control light sealed between two substrates, wherein at least in part of the display element, there is a portion where the number of the laminated display panels is different, a bent section is formed at the portion where the number of the laminated display panels is different, and electrodes may be provided or may not provided at the bent section. | 12-30-2010 |
20110102718 | LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY APPARATUS - A liquid crystal display apparatus includes a plurality of pixels. Each of the pixels includes a first liquid crystal display device including a first region for reflecting a light of a first reflection wavelength band and a second region for reflecting a light of a second reflection wavelength band, and a second liquid crystal display device including a third region for reflecting a light of a third reflection wavelength band and a fourth region for reflecting a light of a fourth reflection wavelength band, the second liquid crystal display device being stacked over the first liquid crystal display device. | 05-05-2011 |
20110109822 | LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY ELEMENT, METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME, AND LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE - A liquid crystal display element includes: a liquid crystal layer including liquid crystal material reflecting light having a certain wavelength; and an electrode layer configured to apply a driving voltage to the liquid crystal material, wherein an alignment direction of first liquid crystal molecules of the liquid crystal material is a first direction substantially parallel to a liquid crystal display surface. | 05-12-2011 |
20110116018 | LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY ELEMENT - A liquid crystal display element includes: a first liquid crystal layer including a first liquid crystal, a second liquid crystal and a first electrode; and a second liquid crystal layer including a third liquid crystal, a fourth liquid crystal and a second electrode and laminated with the first liquid crystal layer, wherein the first liquid crystal reflects light in a first wavelength band, the second liquid crystal reflects light in a second wavelength band being different from the first wavelength band and has a threshold voltage for driving being different from that of the first liquid crystal, the third liquid crystal reflects light in the second wavelength band, and the fourth liquid crystal reflects light in a third wavelength band being different from the first wavelength band and the second wavelength band and has a threshold voltage for driving being different from that of the third liquid crystal. | 05-19-2011 |
20110157522 | LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE - A liquid crystal display device includes a liquid crystal layer containing a composition that includes a nematic liquid crystal and a chiral agent, the composition having properties satisfying η/Δε | 06-30-2011 |
20120044450 | LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME - A liquid crystal display apparatus includes a first substrate and a second substrate facing each other, a liquid crystal disposed between the first substrate and the second substrate, a sealant provided between the first substrate and the second substrate, the sealant defining a space in which the liquid crystal is contained and an opening in communication with the space in association with the first substrate and the second substrate, and a sealing film covering the opening and including a first portion bonded to a surface of the first substrate and a second portion bonded to a surface of the second substrate. Portions of the first substrate and the second substrate are welded together. The portions are located on an opposite side to the opening with respect to the opening and being covered with the sealing film. | 02-23-2012 |
20120092600 | LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE - A liquid crystal display device including: a liquid crystal display element that includes a liquid crystal layer, and an upper substrate and a lower substrate opposed to each other via the liquid crystal layer, a plurality of liquid crystal display elements being stacked; wherein a condensing direction of a reflected light by directional control in at least one of the liquid crystal display elements is different from a condensing direction of a reflected light by directional control in at least one of another liquid crystal display elements. | 04-19-2012 |