(19)
(11) EP 0 609 809 B8

(12) CORRECTED EUROPEAN PATENT SPECIFICATION
Note: Bibliography reflects the latest situation

(15) Correction information:
Corrected version no 1 (W1 B1)

(48) Corrigendum issued on:
21.11.2001 Bulletin 2001/47

(45) Mention of the grant of the patent:
08.08.2001 Bulletin 2001/32

(21) Application number: 94101398.9

(22) Date of filing: 31.01.1994
(51) International Patent Classification (IPC)7: G02F 1/136, G02F 1/1333

(54)

Liquid crystal display device

Flüssigkristallanzeige

Dispositif d'affichage à cristal liquide

(84) Designated Contracting States:
DE FR GB IT NL

(30) Priority: 01.02.1993 JP 3395893
01.02.1993 JP 3396293
01.02.1993 JP 3396993
01.02.1993 JP 3397093
01.02.1993 JP 3397193
01.02.1993 JP 3397293
24.12.1993 JP 34594093

(43) Date of publication of application:
10.08.1994 Bulletin 1994/32

(73) Proprietor: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
Tokyo (JP)

(72) Inventors:
  • Hoshi, Junichi, c/o Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Ohta-ku, Tokyo 146 (JP)
  • Sugawa, Shigetoshi, c/o Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Ohta-ku, Tokyo 146 (JP)
  • Inoue, Shunsuke, c/o Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Ohta-ku, Tokyo 146 (JP)
  • Hamamoto, Osamu, c/o Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Ohta-ku, Tokyo 146 (JP)
  • Fukumoto, Yoshihiko, c/o Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Ohta-ku, Tokyo 146 (JP)
  • Genchi, Yutaka, c/o Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Ohta-ku, Tokyo 146 (JP)
  • Kamio, Masaru, c/o Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Ohta-ku, Tokyo 146 (JP)
  • Miyawaki, Mamoru, c/o Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Ohta-ku, Tokyo 146 (JP)

(74) Representative: Leson, Thomas Johannes Alois, Dipl.-Ing. et al
Patentanwälte Tiedtke-Bühling-Kinne & Partner, Bavariaring 4
80336 München
80336 München (DE)


(56) References cited: : 
EP-A- 0 358 142
WO-A-92/22849
GB-A- 2 204 980
 EP-A- 0 530 972
DE-A- 2 462 991
US-A- 4 580 876
   
  • PATENT ABSTRACTS OF JAPAN vol. 17, no. 112 (P-1498) 8 March 1993 & JP-A-04 299 317 (SEIKO INSTRUMENTS) 22 October 1992
  • PATENT ABSTRACTS OF JAPAN vol. 12, no. 341 (P-758) 13 September 1988 & JP-A-63 101 829 (NEC) 6 May 1988
   
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