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Process for making an optical compensator film comprising photo-aligned orientation layer

US6582775B1 · kind B1 · utility

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Filing dateJul 12, 2002
Grant dateJun 24, 2003
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Expiry dateJul 12, 2022

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  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG02B5/3016
  • WIPO fieldBasic materials chemistry
  • WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

A process for making an optical compensator comprising the steps of coating a photo-alignable resin in a solvent onto a substrate; drying the resin-containing coating to form a orientable layer; heat treating the orientable layer before and/or after orientation, orienting the orientable layer in a predetermined direction; coating an anisotropic liquid crystal compound in a solvent carrier onto the orientation layer; drying the anisotropic layer. In a preferred embodiment, these steps are repeated so that the optical axis of a first anisotropic layer is positioned orthogonally relative to the respective optical axis of a second anisotropic layer about an axis perpendicular to the plane of the substrate.

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