ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 28 -- United States Patent no. 12,449,684, issued on Oct. 21, was assigned to SEIKO EPSON Corp. (Tokyo).

"Liquid crystal device, electronic apparatus, and physical property measurement method for liquid crystal layer" was invented by Shinsuke Fujikawa (Chino, Japan).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A liquid crystal device includes a common electrode as a first electrode, a pixel electrode as a second electrode, a liquid crystal layer to which a drive voltage is applied for one refresh period as a first refresh period, and a measurement circuit that applies an inspection voltage to the liquid crystal layer between the common electrode and the pixel electrode, sets a period t...