Inventor · Hitachi, JP

Hisao Yokokura

29Patents
11h-index
48Co-inventors
75Inventor score

Filing activity: Sep 8, 1976 → Feb 21, 2007

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US4564694A Colorless liquid crystalline compounds Chemistry; Metallurgy 61 Expired
US4634228A Ferroelectric liquid crystal cell with rubbed polyimide alignment layer Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 40 Expired
US5067797A Liquid crystal display cell and process for producing the same Physics 32 Expired
US5220447A Liquid crystal display device and phase plate therefor Physics 25 Expired
US5928733A Active-matrix liquid crystal display Physics 21 Expired
US4381886A Liquid crystal display element Chemistry; Metallurgy 20 Expired
US4759614A Ferroelectric liquid crystal element with particular alignment film and a method for manufacturing the same Chemistry; Metallurgy 18 Expired
US4781439A Liquid crystal polyimide alignment free of scattering domains Chemistry; Metallurgy 14 Expired
US6222602A Liquid crystal display apparatus and a method for manufacturing the same Physics 13 Expired
US6242060A Active-matrix liquid crystal display Physics 11 Expired
US4584120A Liquid crystal compound and liquid crystal composition Chemistry; Metallurgy 11 Expired
US6047098A Plastic optical waveguide and optical switch using same Physics 10 Expired
US4278326A Liquid crystal display element Physics 8 Expired
US6682783B1 Active matrix type liquid crystal display apparatus Physics 8 Expired
US6130737A Lateral electric field switching mode liquid crystal display apparatus without black stains Physics 6 Expired
US6756089B2 Active-matrix liquid crystal display Physics 6 Expired
US4694098A Colorless liquid crystalline compounds Chemistry; Metallurgy 6 Expired
US6236441A Liquid crystal display apparatus and a method for manufacturing the same Physics 5 Expired
US4645305A Liquid-crystal compound, liquid crystal composition and liquid crystal display device Chemistry; Metallurgy 5 Expired
US5020883A Ferroelectric liquid crystal device Chemistry; Metallurgy 5 Expired
US7615260B2 Active-matrix liquid crystal display Physics 4 Expired
US4653866A Liquid crystal compound and liquid crystal composition including the same Chemistry; Metallurgy 4 Expired
US4076646A Liquid crystal composition for field effect display devices Chemistry; Metallurgy 2 Expired
US7189439B2 Active matrix type liquid crystal display apparatus Physics 1 Expired
US7790248B2 Active matrix type liquid crystal display apparatus Physics 1 Active

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