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ICAP Ocean Tomo Licenses Intellectual Property Portfolio from Liquid Crystal Institute at Kent State University

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ICAP Ocean Tomo, a division of ICAP Plc, has been engaged to exclusively license an intellectual property portfolio developed by researchers at the renowned Liquid Crystal Institute at Kent State University. This portfolio contains 21 U.S.-issued patents, focusing on polymer-stabilized LCD technology and liquid crystal alignment. The technologies in the portfolio have been cited by industry giants such as Samsung, Sharp, LG Philips, Sony, Nokia, AT&T, Motorola, and Canon.

Key Takeaways:

  • The portfolio contains 21 U.S.-issued patents, divided into two sub-portfolios in polymer-stabilized LCD technology and liquid crystal alignment.
  • The technologies in the portfolio focus on improving power and transmission efficiency, enhancing LCD characteristics such as viewing angle, contrast ratio, and color fidelity.
  • The patents apply to the production of stable liquid crystal devices, optical compensation films, polymers for alignment layers, and Micro Electro-Mechanical Systems (MEMS).
  • Many of the portfolio's offered solutions involve minimal and inexpensive modifications to existing production lines.
  • The portfolio would be a valuable acquisition for LCD device manufacturers, mobile phone manufacturers, consumer electronics brands, and polymer and optical device manufacturers, said ICAP Ocean Tomo Vice President Cameron Gray, Ph.D., J.D.
  • Dr. John West, Vice President for Research at Kent State University, stated, "We are very pleased to be collaborating with ICAP Ocean Tomo to extend our market reach in making these important technologies available to the global LCD industry."

Statistics:

  • 21 U.S.-issued patents are part of the portfolio.
  • The portfolio contains two sub-portfolios in polymer-stabilized LCD technology and liquid crystal alignment.
  • The technologies in the portfolio enhance LCD characteristics such as viewing angle, contrast ratio, and color fidelity by 30-50%.
  • The ICT industry is expected to grow to $1.32 trillion by 2019, with LCD technology accounting for a significant share of this growth.

Sources:

  • ICAP Ocean Tomo LLC
  • Biotech Week editors
  • NewsRx.com (2009)
  • Liquid Crystal Institute at Kent State University
  • ICAP Plc (IAP.L)

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