Patents and Intellectual Property

The core business of Microsharp Corporation Limited is the development of innovative new ideas of commercial relevance. Therefore gaining intellectual property rights is key to the company's activities.

Microsharp currently has 44 filed patent applications, and 28 granted patents in the field of display technology. Many of these patents were filed under Microsharp's previous company and ownership names of:

  • Scientific Applied Research (SAR)
  • Durand Technology Limited
  • SAR Realisations Limited
  • Nashua Corp. & Nashua Photo

 Examples of our patents are given below. Enquiries about licensing are welcome.

  1. Display System Utilising Light Transmitting Screen and Method of Manufacturing Same (EP0294122)
  2. Microlens Screens, Photopolymerisable Materials and Artifacts Utilising the Same (US5442482)
  3. Randomised Mask for a Diffusing Screen (US5695895)
  4. Method of Imparting Contrast Enhancement Properties to Diffusing, Depixelating or Projection Screens (EP0753791)
  5. Light Diffusing Screen (EP0768565)
  6. Apparatus for Maintaining and Converting a Localized Polarization Shift into a Localized Intensity Variation in a LCD Display (US6433846)
  7. High Contrast Screen Material (GB2365540)
  8. Stepped Surface Diffuser (US6724535)
  9. Display and Light-Transmitting Plate for a Display (EP1183569)
  10. Optical Recording Materials (EP1344108)
  11. Optical Recording Materials (EP1336131)
  12. High Refractive Index Polymerizable Compositions (EP1595169)
  13. Rear Projection Screen, and Rear Projection System Using the Screen (WO2005/045518)
  14. Autostereoscopic rear projection screen and associated display system (WO2005/122595)
  15. Structured Optical Film (WO2006064259)