# Williams Richard — Patents explained on PatentBrief

Williams Richard has 1 landmark patent explained in plain English on PatentBrief.

- [How Liquid Crystal Displays (LCDs) Were Invented](https://patentbrief.org/patent/us/3322485/lcd-liquid-crystal-display) — granted 1967
  This 1962 patent describes the first practical way to use organic liquid crystals to create a display that scatters light when an electric current is applied.

**Full profile:** https://patentbrief.org/inventor/williams-richard

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