101 |
Liquid-crystalline composition for printing inks, coatings and counterfeit-proof marking of articles |
US09890282 |
2001-08-10 |
US06733689B1 |
2004-05-11 |
Frank Meyer; Hiroki Ishida; Peter Schuhmacher; Horst Neumann |
A liquid-crystalline composition contains, as components, a liquid-crystalline mixture containing at least one compound having two polymerizable groups and at least one compound having only one polymerizable group, and optional further additives. The liquid crystalline composition can be used for printing or coating substrates, in electro-optical components, for counterfeiting-proof marking of articles and for the production of films or coatings which selectively reflect light in the wavelength range from 250 to 1300 nm. |
102 |
Cubic liquid crystalline compositions and methods for their preparation |
US10728155 |
2003-12-04 |
US20040079921A1 |
2004-04-29 |
Matthew
Lawrence
Lynch; Patrick
Thomas
Spicer |
Cubic liquid crystalline gel precursors, bulk cubic liquid crystalline gels, and dispersions of cubic liquid crystalline gel particles, and methods for their preparation, are disclosed. The precursors, gels, and dispersions can be used as skin penetration enhancers. The precursors, gels, and dispersions are prepared by methods employing hydrotropes that do not detrimentally affect the cubic liquid crystalline structure of the gels and particles. |
103 |
Electro-optical glazing structures having reflection and transparent modes of operation |
US09993036 |
2001-11-06 |
US06710823B2 |
2004-03-23 |
Sadeg M. Faris; Le Li; Jian-Feng Li |
Electro-optical glazing structures having total-reflection and semi-transparent and totally-transparent modes of operation which are electrically-switchable for use in dynamically controlling electromagnetic radiation flow in diverse applications. |
104 |
Polymerizable liquid crystals |
US09824022 |
2001-04-03 |
US06699405B2 |
2004-03-02 |
Frank Prechtl; Robert Parker; Peter Schuhmacher; Norbert Schneider; Sylke Haremza; Hans-Werner Schmidt; Gerold Schmitt |
Disclosed are polymerizable liquid-crystalline compounds of the general formula (I) where A1 and A2 are identical or different and are each a crosslinkable group; the radicals X are identical or different and are each a single bond, —O—, —S—, —C═N—, —O—CO—, —CO—O—, —O—CO—O—, —CO—NR—, —NR—CO—, —NR—, —O—CO—NR, —NR—CO—O—, —CH2—O— or —NR—CO—NR, in which R is H or C1-C4-alkyl; and M is a mesogenic group, a process for their preparation and their use for preparing cholesteric phases. |
105 |
Polymer beads |
US09954013 |
2001-09-18 |
US06677042B2 |
2004-01-13 |
Matthias Kuntz; David Coates; Simon Greenfield; John Patrick |
The invention relates to polymer beads comprising an anisotropic polymer material with helically twisted structure, to their use in reflective films, spraying or printing inks or as pigments, for optical or electrooptical, decorative or security applications, to a reflective film comprising one or more polymer beads in a transmissive binder, and to a security marking or security device comprising one or more polymer beads or comprising a reflective film. |
106 |
Electro-optical glazing structures having scattering and transparent modes of operation and methods and apparatus for making the same |
US09544522 |
2000-04-06 |
US06671008B1 |
2003-12-30 |
Le Li; Jian-Feng Li; Sadeg M. Faris |
Electro-optical glazing structures having total-scattering and total-transparent modes of operation which are electrically-switchable for use in dynamically controlling electromagnetic radiation flow in diverse applications. |
107 |
Spectrum-controllable reflective polarizers having electrically-switchable modes of operation |
US09326882 |
1999-06-07 |
US06633354B2 |
2003-10-14 |
Le Li; Bunsen Fan; Yingqiu Jiang; Sadeg M. Faris; Jian-Feng Li |
A light controlling film is disclosed, comprising a polymerized polymer network varying spatially in a direction normal to the film surface, where the polymerized polymer network is a crosslinked high molecular weight polymeric material mixed with a low molecular weight nematic material exhibiting cholesteric liquid crystal (CLC) order, wherein an electric field impressed in the film controls the reflection bandwidth of circularly polarized light. |
108 |
Super-wide-angle cholesteric liquid crystal based reflective broadband polarizing films |
US09312164 |
1999-05-14 |
US06630974B2 |
2003-10-07 |
Hristina Galabova; Le Li |
Cholesteric liquid crystal films using varying pitch helix structures aligned perpendicular to the surface of the film for broadband reflection and transmission of circularly polarized light distort the light at large viewing angles of incidence due to the elliptical cross section of the CLC helix with the light at large incident angles. By using compensating films of an infrared cholesteric liquid crystal to rotate the major axis of the elliptical light to ±45 degrees and a homeotropic film having elongated molecules with the long axis perpendicular to the surface of the film to convert the elliptically adjusted light from the IR CLC film to circularly polarized light, the distortions at large angles can be eliminated. The compensated light will be circularly polarized for large angles of incidence over a broad band. |
109 |
Multilayer non metallic reflecting flakes for cosmetics and sunscreens |
US09504051 |
2000-02-14 |
US06535268B1 |
2003-03-18 |
Le Li; Sadeg Faris |
A material for protection against injurious ambient light composed of a binder mixed with non metallic reflective flakes is disclosed. |
110 |
Multilayer cholesteric pigments |
US09673661 |
2000-11-06 |
US06531221B1 |
2003-03-11 |
Peter Schuhmacher; Norbert Schneider; Raimund Schmid; Wolfgang Best; Peter Blaschka; Frank Meyer |
A platelet-shaped cholesteric multilayer pigment which comprises the layer sequence A/B/ and if desired C, where A and C independently of one another are at least one partly light-permeable absorption layer, and B is at least one cholesteric layer. |
111 |
Stratified phase-separated composite comprising a photo-polymerization dye |
US10203576 |
2002-08-09 |
US20030032713A1 |
2003-02-13 |
Roel
Penterman; Dirk
Jan
Broer |
A stratified-phase-separated composite comprising a polymeric layer and a liquid layer is obtained by photo-polymerizing a composition comprising a liquid and a photo-polymerizable monomer. In order to obtain well-stratified composites which may contain liquid which does not absorb radiation used to photo-polymerize, the composition and composite comprises a dye which is adapted to absorb radiation used to carry out the photo-polymerization and which selectively accumulates in the polymeric layer. |
112 |
Functionalized cubic liquid crystalline phase materials and methods for their preparation and use |
US10056346 |
2002-01-25 |
US20020158226A1 |
2002-10-31 |
Matthew
Lawrence
Lynch; Patrick
Thomas
Spicer |
Functionalized cubic gel precursors, functionalized cubic liquid crystalline gels, dispersions of functionalized cubic gel particles, functionalized cubic gel particles, and methods of preparation and use thereof. The precursors, gels, dispersions, and particles are prepared with hydrotropes that do not detrimentally affect the cubic liquid crystalline structure of the precursors, gels, dispersions, and particles. The precursors, gels, dispersions, and particles can be used to deliver active ingredients to substrates. |
113 |
Chiral compounds and their use as chiral dopants for producing cholesteric liquid crystal compositions |
US09531468 |
2000-03-20 |
US06468444B1 |
2002-10-22 |
Frank Meyer; Peter Schuhmacher; Frank Prechtl |
Chiral dopants of the formula I Z1—Y1—(A1)m—Y2—M—Y3—X—Y4—(A2)n—Y5—Z2 I in which the variables have, independently of one another, the following meanings: A1 and A2 a spacer with a chain length of 1 to 30 carbon atoms; Y1 to Y5 a chemical bond, —O—, —S—, —C(═O)—, —C(═O)—O—, —O—C(═O)—, —CH═CH—C(═O)—O—, —O—C(═O)—O—, —C(═O)—N(R)— or —(R)N—C(═O)—, —CH2—O—, —O—CH2—, —CH═N—, —N═CH— or —N═N—; M a mesogenic group; R hydrogen, C1-C4-alkyl; Z1 and Z2 hydrogen, C1-C4-alkyl, a polymerizable group or a radical having a polymerizable group; x a dianhydrohexitol residue selected from the group consisting of dianhydrosorbitol, dianhydromannitol and dianhydroiditol; m/n 0 or 1, where the radicals Z1, Z2, Y1 to Y5, A1 and A2 can be identical or different, and at least one Z1 or Z2 radical is a polymerizable group or a radical having a polymerizable group, and their use as chiral dopants for producing cholesteric liquid crystal compositions which can be employed as UV filters in cosmetic and pharmaceutical preparations. |
114 |
LC shutter laminated on display panel of display device |
US10122794 |
2002-04-12 |
US20020149716A1 |
2002-10-17 |
Gosse
Charles
DeVries; Dirk
Jan
Broer; Hendrik
DeKoning |
Picture display device having a display panel with an active part on which pictures are displayed, an LC shutter of a size corresponding to the size of the active part of the display panel being arranged in front of the display panel, electrode means being provided for energizing the LC shutter, wherein the energizing being effected in accordance with the on/off operation of the display device, the LC shutter includes an LC cell, the LC cell comprises an LC-gel which can be switched between a light-transmissive state and an opaque, particularly scattering, state, and the LC shutter is fixed to the surface of the display panel by means of an adhesive. The LC shutter becomes transparent in the case of electric breakdown. |
115 |
Electro-optical glazing structures having reflection and transparent modes of operation |
US09993036 |
2001-11-06 |
US20020118328A1 |
2002-08-29 |
Sadeg
M.
Faris; Le
Li; Jian-Feng
Li |
Electro-optical glazing structures having total-reflection and semi-transparent and totally-transparent modes of operation which are electrically-switchable for use in dynamically controlling electromagnetic radiation flow in diverse applications. |
116 |
Thermostable pigments, films and effect coatings, and mixtures for their production |
US09546040 |
2000-04-10 |
US06423246B1 |
2002-07-23 |
Michael Kasch; Jürgen Küpfer; Franz-Heinrich Kreuzer |
A mixture of crosslinkable liquid-crystalline substances having a chiral phase (LC mixture), containing polymerizable groups, where at least 90% of the polymerizable groups are part of molecules containing at least two polymerizable groups (crosslinker molecules), wherein from 3.2 to 15 mmol of polymerizable groups are present per g of LC mixture. The crosslinked pigments show little color shift in the presence of solvents or upon application to substrate different temperatures. |
117 |
NON-ABSORPTIVE ELECTRO-0PTICAL GLAZING STRUCTURE EMPLOYING COMPOSITE INFRARED REFLECTIVE POLARIZING FILTER |
US09032302 |
1998-02-27 |
US20020085151A1 |
2002-07-04 |
SADEG M.
FARIS; LE
LI; JIAN-FENG
LI |
Electro-optical glazing structures having total-reflection and semi-transparent and totally-transparent modes of operation which are electrically-switchable for use in dynamically controlling electromagnetic radiation flow in diverse applications. |
118 |
Method and system for producing color images with improved brightness and color characteristics on radiation absorptive surfaces |
US08898658 |
1997-07-22 |
US06404464B1 |
2002-06-11 |
Sadeg M. Faris; Le Li |
Disclosed is an improved method and apparatus for forming color images on radiation absorptive surfaces, having improved brightness and color characteristics. The apparatus can be realized in various forms, including Xeroxgraphic and ink-jet printing equipment. In the illustrative embodiments, color images composed from polarization-encoded perspective images are produced for use in stereoscopic viewing full-color 3-D objects represented therein using a pair of electrically-passive circularly-polarizing eyeglasses. Super-white and additive-primary coloring media is used to form the polarization-encoded composite images so that full depth of color (e.g. thousands of color values) is imparted to the 3-D objects graphically represented therein. The coloring media utilized embodies both broadband and spectrally-tuned CLC-based microflakes having symmetrical reflection characteristics which provide for improved brightness and color uniformity characteristics. |
119 |
Reflective film material having symmetrical reflection characteristics and method and apparatus for making the same |
US08891877 |
1997-07-09 |
US06377325B2 |
2002-04-23 |
Sadeg M. Faris; Le Li |
Disclosed are novel reflective films having symmetrical reflection characteristics on the upper and lower surfaces thereof. Preferably, such films are made from cholesteric liquid crystal (CLC) material, wherein the pitch of the helices of the liquid crystal molecules therein varies along the thickness dimension (i.e. transverse to the surface) of the film. Depending on the final spiral structure of the materials utilized, the CLC circularly polarizing film materials reflect either left-handed or right-handed circularly polarized light. In a first illustrative embodiment, the CLC film has a laminated construction in order that both the upper and lower surfaces thereof have substantially the same reflection characteristics over its tuned reflection band. In second illustrative embodiment, the CLC film has a laminated construction in order that both the upper and lower surfaces thereof have substantially the same reflection characteristics over its broadband reflection band. By virtue of their circularly polarizing reflection characteristics, the CLC films of the present invention can be used to form polarization-encoded spatially multiplexed images (SMI) on radiation absorbing surfaces, coloring media with high brightness characteristics, CLC-based toner 2-D and 3-D xerographic printing processes, and the like. |
120 |
ELECTRO-OPTICAL GLAZING STRUCTURES HAVING TOTAL-REFLECTION AND TRANSPARENT MODES OF OPERATION FOR USE IN DYNAMICAL CONTROL OF ELECTROMAGNETIC RADIATION |
US09354192 |
1999-07-15 |
US20020041346A1 |
2002-04-11 |
SADEG M.
FARIS; LE
LI |
Electro-optical glazing structures having total-reflection and semi-transparent and totally-transparent modes of operation which are electrically-switchable for use in dynamically controlling electromagnetic radiation flow in diverse applications. |