Synthetic resins or natural rubbers -- part of the class 520 ser – Synthetic resins – From carboxylic acid or derivative thereof
Reexamination Certificate
2000-02-04
2002-09-17
Hampton-Hightower, P. (Department: 1711)
Synthetic resins or natural rubbers -- part of the class 520 ser
Synthetic resins
From carboxylic acid or derivative thereof
C528S170000, C428S001100, C428S473500, C428S001200, C428S001260, C385S141000, C349S001000
Reexamination Certificate
active
06451960
ABSTRACT:
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to compositions useful for inducing alignment of a liquid crystal medium with polarized light and liquid crystal display elements.
Most liquid crystal devices, including displays, have a finite pre-tilt angle, controlled, for instance, by the mechanical buffing of selected polymeric alignment layers. Liquid crystal molecules in contact with such a layer align parallel to the buffing direction, but not exactly parallel to the substrate. The liquid crystal molecules are slightly tilted from the substrate, for instance, by about 0.5-15 degrees. For most display applications, a finite and uniform pre-tilt angle of the liquid crystal is desirable. For other display applications requiring predominately homeotropic alignment of liquid crystals, a much higher pre-tilt angle is desired, for instance, 85-89.9 degrees. In these cases, controlling the pre-tilt by a mechanical rubbing process is very difficult.
A new process for aligning liquid crystals with polarized light was disclosed in U. S. Pat. No. 4,974,941 entitled “Process of Aligning and Realigning Liquid Crystal Media”. Controlling the pre-tilt angle of liquid crystals in contact with optical alignment layers, while maintaining high uniformity of alignment, is an important requirement for optical alignment materials. Continuing effort has been directed to the development of compositions for optical alignment of liquid crystals and liquid crystal displays.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
The present invention provides polarizable fluorinated amines of the general formula
wherein A is a divalent or trivalent organic moiety, L
f
is a divalent organic radical comprising at least four fluorinated carbon atoms; P is a polar group comprising a Pi electron system containing at least one heteroatom selected from the group N, O, and S; and s is 1-2.
The invention further provides polyamic acids prepared from these amines and at least one tetracarboxylic dianhydride and the corresponding polyimides derived therefrom.
The invention further provides a process for inducing pre-tilt in alignment of a liquid crystal using an optical alignment layer bonded to such polyimides, and liquid crystal display elements prepared from such optical alignment layers.
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Gibbons Wayne M.
Shannon Paul J.
Zheng Hanxing
Elsicon Inc.
Hampton-Hightower P.
Huntley & Associates
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