Honeywell sues Apple, Sony, Toshiba over LCDs and...

Philips and Samsung have already acknowledged the Honeywell patents and have licensed the technology.

The patent increases the brightness of images, reducing interference effects on LCD displays.

As Samsung and Philips acknowledge the patent, this might unsettle the 34 firms Honeywell is suing. It started the case in a Delaware court, and wants injunctions, damages, and the like.

The companies are: Apple Computer, Inc. ; Argus a/k/a Hartford Computer Group, Inc. ; Audiovox Corporation ; Casio Computer Co., Ltd. ; Casio, Inc. ; Concord Cameras ; Dell Inc. ; Eastman Kodak Company ; Fuji Photo Film Co., Ltd. ; Fuji Photo Film U.S.A., Inc. ; Fujitsu Limited ; Fujitsu America, Inc. ; Fujitsu Computer Products of America, Inc. ; Kyocera Wireless Corp. ; Matsushita Electrical Industrial Co. ; Matsushita Electrical Corporation of America ; Navman NZ Limited ; Navman U.S.A. Inc. ; Nikon Corporation ; Nikon Inc. ; Nokia Corporation ; Nokia Americas ; Olympus Corporation ; Olympus America, Inc. ; Pentax Corporation ; Pentax U.S.A., Inc. ; Sanyo Electric Co., Ltd. ; Sanyo North America ; Sony Corporation ; Sony Corporation Of America ; Sony Ericsson Mobile Communications AB ; Sony Ericsson Mobile Communications (U.S.A.) Inc. ; Toshiba Corporation and Toshiba America, Inc.

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