ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 18 -- United States Patent no. 12,473,493, issued on Nov. 18, was assigned to FUJIFILM Corp. (Tokyo).

"Liquid crystal composition, light absorption anisotropic layer, laminate, and image display device" was invented by Hiroshi Matsuyama (Kanagawa, Japan) and Wataru Hoshino (Kanagawa, Japan).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A liquid crystal composition capable of forming a light absorption anisotropic layer with an excellent surface state and an excellent alignment degree, a light absorption anisotropic layer, a laminate, and an image display device. The liquid crystal composition is a liquid crystal composition including a liquid crystal compound A represented by Formula (I...