Appeal No. 1998-2949
Application 08/608,042
This is a decision on appeal under 35 U.S.C. § 134 from
the final rejection of claims 1-10.
We affirm-in-part.
BACKGROUND
The disclosed invention is directed to an electro-optic
cell (pixel) having two liquid crystal domains which
provides an enlarged viewing angle.
Claims 1 and 2 are reproduced below.
1. Electro-optic cell or pixel formed by two
substrate layers, on one of which there is a pixel
electrode and on the other a counter electrode, with a
layer of liquid crystal molecules between these two
electrodes, in which the counter electrode is divided
into two parts by a groove, wherein a non-zero
polarization voltage is applied between the electrode
and the counter-electrode when the pixel is not
addressed.
2. Electro-optic cell according to claim 1,
wherein a pre-polarization voltage is between 0.8 to
1.3 times the value of a threshold polarisation [sic]
voltage of said liquid crystal molecules in the
presence of a uniform electric field.
No prior art is relied on in the rejection.
The specification stands objected to, and claims 1-10
stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 112, first paragraph, based
on a lack of an enabling disclosure.
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