Patent
1981-04-08
1983-08-23
Corbin, John K.
350340, 350341, G02F 113
Patent
active
044000600
ABSTRACT:
In order to prevent drift between the two stable states in the bulk of the liquid crystal material, a specific cell isolation region formed from the same liquid crystal material is required. This cell isolation is provided in one embodiment by a uniformly tilted liquid crystal alignment. The surface of the substrates between which the liquid crystal material is disposed is treated to provide the uniform tilt in regions which surround the bistable volumes of liquid crystal material.
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Bell Telephone Laboratories Incorporated
Corbin John K.
Dubosky Daniel D.
Einschlag Michael B.
Gallivan Richard F.
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