Variable contrast, wide viewing angle LCD light-switching filter

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PATENT NO 8542334
APP PUB NO 20120002121A1
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13208378

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A new concept of the LCD light-switching optical filter allowing for very high, electrically controlled, continuously variable light attenuation (up to ≧100,000) optimized/symmetrized for the light incidence along the normal to the LCD plane is proposed. The new LCD light-switching optical filter also exhibits very low light attenuation dependence for the oblique incidence of light within a limited cone of angles off the normal incidence direction in compliance with the international safety and quality regulation EN 379 for personal protection equipment. According to the invention the problem is solved by specific, novel modification of the general principle of highly twisted nematic LCDs, allowing for the adaptation of the light transmission/driving voltage characteristics to specific requirements of the driving electronics as well as “symmetrizing” the overall optical birefringent properties, which in turn results in a high degree of their angular compensation.

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INSTITUT JOZEF STEFAN1000 LJUBLJANA

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Bazec, Matej Koper, SI 2 68
Marin, Bojan Ljubljana, SI 10 154
Pirs, Janez Ljubljana, SI 7 143
Pirs, Silvija Ljubljana, SI 3 68
Ponikvar, Dusan Ljubljana, SI 1 68
Urankar, Bernarda Dob, SI 1 68

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