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(11) EP 1 621 923 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:
24.03.2010 Bulletin 2010/12

(45) Mention of the grant of the patent:
19.08.2009 Bulletin 2009/34

(21) Application number: 05023117.4

(22) Date of filing: 11.06.1998
(51) International Patent Classification (IPC): 
G02F 1/1337(2006.01)

(54)

Vertically-aligned (VA) liquid crystal display device

Anzeigevorrichtung mit vertikal ausgerichtetem Flüssigkristall

Dispositif d'affichage à cristal liquide d'orientation verticale

(84) Designated Contracting States:
DE FR GB NL

(30) Priority: 12.06.1997 JP 15543797
27.08.1997 JP 23098297
27.08.1997 JP 23099197
30.09.1997 JP 26693797
26.12.1997 JP 36138497

(43) Date of publication of application:
01.02.2006 Bulletin 2006/05

(62) Application number of the earlier application in accordance with Art. 76 EPC:
01107303.8 / 1111441
98304649.1 / 0884626

(73) Proprietor: Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha
Osaka-shi, Osaka 545-8522 (JP)

(72) Inventors:
  • Takeda, Arihiro
    Kawasaki-shi Kanagawa 211-8588 (JP)
  • Ohmuro, Katsufumi
    Kawasaki-shi Kanagawa 211-8588 (JP)
  • Koike, Yoshio
    Kawasaki-shi Kanagawa 211-8588 (JP)
  • Kataoka, Shingo
    Kawasaki-shi Kanagawa 211-8588 (JP)
  • Sasaki, Takahiro
    Kawasaki-shi Kanagawa 211-8588 (JP)
  • Sasabayashi, Takashi
    Kawasaki-shi Kanagawa 211-8588 (JP)
  • Tsuda, Hideaki
    Kawasaki-shi Kanagawa 211-8588 (JP)
  • Chida, Hideo
    Kawasaki-shi Kanagawa 211-8588 (JP)
  • Ohashi, Makoto
    Kawasaki-shi Kanagawa 211-8588 (JP)
  • Okamoto, Kenji
    Kawasaki-shi Kanagawa 211-8588 (JP)
  • Yamaguchi, Hisashi
    Kawasaki-shi Kanagawa 211-8588 (JP)
  • Otani, Minoru
    Kawasaki-shi Kanagawa 211-8588 (JP)
  • Morishige, Makoto
    Kawasaki-shi Kanagawa 211-8588 (JP)
  • Furukawa, Noriaki
    Kawasaki-shi Kanagawa 211-8588 (JP)
  • Kamada, Tsuyoshi
    Kawasaki-shi Kanagawa 211-8588 (JP)
  • Tanaka, Yoshinori
    Kawasaki-shi Kanagawa 211-8588 (JP)
  • Hoshino, Atuyuki
    Kawasaki-shi Kanagawa 211-8588 (JP)
  • Hayashi, Shougo
    Kawasaki-shi Kanagawa 211-8588 (JP)
  • Takizawa, Hideaki
    Kawasaki-shi Kanagawa 211-8588 (JP)
  • Kinjou, Takeshi
    Kawasaki-shi Kanagawa 211-8588 (JP)
  • Tachibanaki, Makoto
    Kawasaki-shi Kanagawa 211-8588 (JP)
  • Imoto, Keiji
    Kawasaki-shi Kanagawa 211-8588 (JP)
  • Hasegawa, Tadashi
    Kawasaki-shi Kanagawa 211-8588 (JP)
  • Yoshida, Hidefumi
    Kawasaki-shi Kanagawa 211-8588 (JP)
  • Inoue, Hiroyasu
    Kawasaki-shi Kanagawa 211-8588 (JP)
  • Taniguchi, Yoji
    Kawasaki-shi Kanagawa 211-8588 (JP)
  • Fujikawa, Tetsuya
    Kawasaki-shi Kanagawa 211-8588 (JP)
  • Murata, Satoshi
    Kawasaki-shi Kanagawa 211-8588 (JP)
  • Sawasaki, Manabu
    Kawasaki-shi Kanagawa 211-8588 (JP)
  • Hirota, Siro
    Kawasaki-shi Kanagawa 211-8588 (JP)
  • Ikeda, Masahiro
    Kawasaki-shi Kanagawa 211-8588 (JP)
  • Tashiro, Kunihiro
    Kawasaki-shi Kanagawa 211-8588 (JP)
  • Tasaka, Yasutoshi
    Kawasaki-shi Kanagawa 211-8588 (JP)
  • Mayama, Takatoshi
    Kawasaki-shi Kanagawa 211-8588 (JP)
  • Tanuma, Seiji
    Kawasaki-shi Kanagawa 211-8588 (JP)
  • Nakanishi, Yohei
    Kawasaki-shi Kanagawa 211-8588 (JP)
  • Tanose, Tomonori
    Yonago-shi Tottori 689-3524 (JP)
  • Tsukao,Kouji
    Yonago-shi Tottori 689-3524 (JP)

(74) Representative: Fenlon, Christine Lesley 
Haseltine Lake LLP Lincoln House, 5th Floor 300 High Holborn
London WC1V 7JH
London WC1V 7JH (GB)


(56) References cited: : 
EP-A- 0 854 377
 US-A- 5 309 264
   
  • PATENT ABSTRACTS OF JAPAN vol. 1996, no. 03, 29 March 1996 (1996-03-29) -& JP 07 311383 A (SANYO ELECTRIC CO LTD), 28 November 1995 (1995-11-28)
  • PATENT ABSTRACTS OF JAPAN vol. 1997, no. 03, 31 March 1997 (1997-03-31) -& JP 08 292423 A (SHARP CORP), 5 November 1996 (1996-11-05) -& US 5 673 092 A (YAMAHARA MOTOHIRO ET AL) 30 September 1997 (1997-09-30)
   
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