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TOWLER MICHAEL JOHN
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SHARP KK
41 patentsUS6624863B1Sep 23, 2003
Method of making a patterned retarder, patterned retarder and illumination source
SHARP KK82 citations97
US6222672B1Apr 24, 2001
Imaging systems
SHARP KK134 citations97
US6204904B1Mar 20, 2001
Reflective liquid crystal device
SHARP KK120 citations97
US6108122AAug 22, 2000
Light modulating devices
SHARP KK135 citations97
US6151096ANov 21, 2000
Liquid crystal display including dopant phase-separated from liquid crystal
SHARP KK53 citations96
US6144433ANov 7, 2000
LCD in which two regions of liquid crystal layer act as two optical retarders having inclined optic axes
SHARP KK84 citations96
US6593987B1Jul 15, 2003
Multi-domain surface mode device
SHARP KK27 citations93
US6232943B1May 15, 2001
Liquid crystal display
SHARP KK28 citations92
US6222605B1Apr 24, 2001
Surface mode liquid crystal device and method of making a liquid crystal device
SHARP KK31 citations92
US6201589B1Mar 13, 2001
Spatial light modulator and display with picture elements having electrically floating electrodes
SHARP KK26 citations92
US6091463AJul 18, 2000
Diffractive spatial light modulator
SHARP KK30 citations92
US6075506AJun 13, 2000
Display and method of operating a display
SHARP KK31 citations92
US6061043AMay 9, 2000
Liquid crystal display having grey levels with reduced variations due to temperature and liquid crystal variations
SHARP KK17 citations92
US5986740ANov 16, 1999
Liquid crystal diffractive spatial light modulator and display having two switchable retarders and one passive retarder
SHARP KK33 citations92
US5973817AOct 26, 1999
Polarization independent optical phase modulator
SHARP KK48 citations92
US5880798AMar 9, 1999
Twisted nematic liquid crystal device
SHARP KK36 citations92
US5808716ASep 15, 1998
Liquid crystal device and method of making a liquid crystal device
SHARP KK27 citations92
US6628068B1Sep 30, 2003
Luminescent device and a liquid crystal device incorporating a luminescent device
SHARP KK32 citations91
US6577364B1Jun 10, 2003
Reflective liquid crystal device
SHARP KK26 citations91
US6735017B1May 11, 2004
Broadband optical retardation device
SHARP KK42 citations90
US6157427ADec 5, 2000
Optical device with combined alignment and anisotropic layers
SHARP KK37 citations89
US6621476B2Sep 16, 2003
Method of driving a liquid crystal display device, and a liquid crystal display device
SHARP KK16 citations84
US6462796B1Oct 8, 2002
Liquid crystal display element and manufacturing method thereof
SHARP KK15 citations84
US6369789B1Apr 9, 2002
Reduction of ionic memory effect in ferroelectric liquid crystal material
SHARP KK14 citations84
US6104368AAug 15, 2000
Diffractive liquid crystal device
SHARP KK16 citations84
US6765640B1Jul 20, 2004
Reflective liquid crystal devices
SHARP KK18 citations83
US6714276B2Mar 30, 2004
Liquid crystal display device
SHARP KK19 citations82
US5999242ADec 7, 1999
Addressable matrix array containing electrodes with a variety of resistances for ferroelectric liquid crystal device
SHARP KK14 citations74
US5990991ANov 23, 1999
Twisted liquid crystal surface mode device
SHARP KK13 citations74
US5844537ADec 1, 1998
Liquid crystal display, data signal generator, and method of addressing a liquid crystal display
SHARP KK13 citations74
US6417826B1Jul 9, 2002
Liquid crystal device and method of addressing liquid crystal device
SHARP KK7 citations73
US6122028ASep 19, 2000
Reflective liquid crystal device with polarizing beam splitter
SHARP KK9 citations73
US6104365AAug 15, 2000
Light modulating devices
SHARP KK13 citations73
US6094249AJul 25, 2000
Spatial light modulator and display with reduced electrical connectivity requirement
SHARP KK13 citations73
US6215533B1Apr 10, 2001
Ferroelectric liquid crystal driving using square wave and non-square wave signals
SHARP KK8 citations71
US6414667B1Jul 2, 2002
Liquid crystal device and method addressing liquid crystal device
SHARP KK3 citations63
US6046715AApr 4, 2000
Liquid crystal array device
SHARP KK4 citations63
US5764211AJun 9, 1998
Apparatus and method for applying pre-pulses to row selection electrodes in a liquid crystal device to prevent patterning dependence of switching behaviour
SHARP KK5 citations63
US7259818B2Aug 21, 2007
Nematic liquid crystal devices comprising surface protrusions formed of anisotropic material for nucleation of an active region
SHARP KK3 citations62
US6137463AOct 24, 2000
Liquid crystal device and method of addressing a liquid crystal device
SHARP KK0 citations52
US6600537B2Jul 29, 2003
Liquid crystal device
SHARP KK0 citations51
SECR DEFENCE BRIT
6 patentsUS5905482AMay 18, 1999
Ferroelectric liquid crystal displays with digital greyscale
SECR DEFENCE BRIT117 citations95
US5764325AJun 9, 1998
Liquid crystal device alignment
SECR DEFENCE BRIT21 citations92
US5754264AMay 19, 1998
Ferroelectric liquid crystal device alignment
SECR DEFENCE BRIT33 citations92
US5724113AMar 3, 1998
Liquid crystal device alignment layer having an asymmetric profile grating on its surface
SECR DEFENCE BRIT21 citations92
US5724060AMar 3, 1998
Multiplex addressing of ferro-electric liquid crystal displays
SECR DEFENCE BRIT12 citations72
US5825344AOct 20, 1998
Temperature compensation of ferro-electric liquid crystal displays
SECR DEFENCE BRIT5 citations59