An in-plane switching mode liquid crystal display device (LCD) is disclosed in which a first portion of one pixel region has alignment direction clockwise inclined relative to the extension direction of the data electrode, and a second portion of the pixel region has alignment direction counterclockwise...http://www.google.de/patents/US6184961?utm_source=gb-gplus-sharePatent US6184961 - In-plane switching mode liquid crystal display device having opposite alignment directions for two adjacent domains
