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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8025542 | Method of performing an operation with rheological compound An apparatus includes integrated review, material removal and material deposition functions. The apparatus performs the review, material removal and material deposition operations along the same optical axis. The apparatus includes, in part, a camera, a pair of lens... | 09/27/2011 |
| 7977602 | Laser ablation using multiple wavelengths In laser micromachining and laser defect repair of a first material, a first set of one or more laser wavelengths is selected in accordance with the first material's absorption characteristics and is combined and delivered concurrently with a second set of one or mo... | 07/12/2011 |
| 7960993 | Method for capacitive testing of flat panel displays Each sensor of a linear array of sensors includes, in part, a sensing electrode and an associated feedback circuit. The sensing electrodes are adapted to be brought in proximity to a flat panel having formed thereon a multitude of pixel electrodes in order to capaci... | 06/14/2011 |
| 7916382 | Scratch and MAR resistant PDLC modulator A PDLC modulator is fabricated using at least one of a selection of specially-formulated UV curable organic hard coatings as a protective layer on the exposed side of polyester (Mylar) film. The hard coatings of various related types show good adhesion on a polyeste... | 03/29/2011 |
| 7817333 | Modulator with improved sensitivity and life time An electro-optic modulator assembly includes a sensor layer made from an electro-optic modulator material that comprises liquid crystal droplets encapsulated within a polymer matrix. The sensor layer material comprises an interfacial agent, for example a defoaming a... | 10/19/2010 |
| 7761182 | Automatic defect repair system A repair system for flat panel display (FPD) substrates performs a number of operations, such as automatic image capture and processing, automatic defect classification, automatic repair classification, and repair macro (instruction) generation software. Defect clas... | 07/20/2010 |
| 7714589 | Array test using the shorting bar and high frequency clock signal for the inspection of TFT-LCD with integrated driver IC In accordance with the present invention, a first shorting bar drives the data lines of a TFT array having integrated gate driver circuitry. Another set of shorting bars drive the corresponding terminals of the gate driver circuitry. The pixel voltages are measured ... | 05/11/2010 |
| 7639319 | Polymer dispersed liquid crystal formulations for modulator fabrication Embodiments of polymer dispersed liquid crystals (PDLCs) in accordance with the present invention comprise TL-series liquid crystal materials and a polymer matrix comprising polyacrylate resins having hydroxyl groups. These hydroxyl groups allow crosslinking by usin... | 12/29/2009 |
| 7543867 | Vacuum gripping system for positioning large thin substrates on a support table A vacuum gripper for use in substrate positioning operations includes a vacuum pad adapted to make contact with the substrate and a shaft connected to the vacuum pad. The shaft is characterized by a first diameter at a portion of the shaft proximal to the vacuum pad... | 06/09/2009 |
| 7468611 | Continuous linear scanning of large flat panel media A system performs continuous full linear scan of a flat media. The system includes, in part, a chuck, and at least first, second and third gantries. The chuck is adapted to support the flat media during the test. The first gantry includes at least one linear array o... | 12/23/2008 |
| 7466161 | Direct detect sensor for flat panel displays Each sensor of a linear array of sensors includes, in part, a sensing electrode and an associated feedback circuit. The sensing electrodes are adapted to be brought in proximity to a flat panel having formed thereon a multitude of pixel electrodes in order to capaci... | 12/16/2008 |
| 7386161 | Method and apparatus for flat patterned media inspection A concurrent low resolution/high resolution parallel scanning system and method are provided as an improvement in the scanning process of an inspection system for planar objects, such as large flat plates employed in panel displays, whereby lower resolution defect d... | 06/10/2008 |
| 7330583 | Integrated visual imaging and electronic sensing inspection systems Integrated inspection and test systems for liquid crystal display (LCD) active plates. The integrated inspection and test systems may combine visual imaging inspection and an electronic sensing such as voltage imaging, electron beam sensing or charge sensing, in whi... | 02/12/2008 |
| 7327158 | Array testing method using electric bias stress for TFT array A method of detecting thin film transistor (TFT) defects in a TFT-liquid crystal display (LCD) panel, includes, in part, applying a stress bias to the TFTs disposed on the panel; and detecting a change in electrical characteristics of the TFTs. The change in the ele... | 02/05/2008 |
| 7308157 | Method and apparatus for optical inspection of a display A method and apparatus for optically inspecting a display employs sub-pixel accuracy for each primary color to take into account angle of rotation. The method includes capturing images of a display with R×S sensors; determining sets of sensor coordinates mapping to... | 12/11/2007 |
| 7301133 | Tracking auto focus system A tracking auto-focus system maintains a microscope pointed at a TFT array continuously in focus so as to eliminate the auto-focusing time that would otherwise be required. The tracking auto-focus system includes, in part, a microscope Z actuator, an auto-focus sens... | 11/27/2007 |
| 7180084 | Method and apparatus for high-throughput inspection of large flat patterned media using dynamically programmable optical spatial filtering In an inspection system for planar objects having periodic structures, programmable optical Fourier filtering in the focal plane of a telecentric lens system is used to directly identify physical phenomena indicative of non-periodic defects. Lens assemblies and a co... | 02/20/2007 |
| 7137309 | High precision gas bearing split-axis stage for transport and constraint of large flat flexible media during processing A modular split-axis stage is used to inspect and/or repair large flat glass media suitable for LCD/TFT applications. Low-precision air table sections are detachably mounted to a centrally located, high-precision granite inspection/repair section. Glass media held b... | 11/21/2006 |
| 7099067 | Scratch and mar resistant PDLC modulator A PDLC modulator is fabricated using at least one a selection of specially-formulated UV curable organic hard coatings as a protective layer on the exposed side of polyester (Mylar) film. The hard coatings of various related types show good adhesion on a polyester f... | 08/29/2006 |
| 7095883 | Moiré suppression method and apparatus A method for inspecting a display panel includes capturing images of a portion of a plurality of display panels having display elements with an image acquisition device having sensor elements, each image comprising an image of approximately a first number of display... | 08/22/2006 |
| 7084970 | Inspection of TFT LCD panels using on-demand automated optical inspection sub-system In an inspection system for electrical and electro-optical inspection of TFT-LCD panels, a fine resolution area imaging camera with a pulse illumination source disposed to scan the region and operative capture images of the region illuminated with pulses of short il... | 08/01/2006 |
| 7077019 | High precision gas bearing split-axis stage for transport and constraint of large flat flexible media during processing A modular split-axis stage is used to inspect and/or repair large flat glass media suitable for LCD/TFT applications. Low-precision air table sections are detachably mounted to a centrally located, high-precision granite inspection/repair section. Glass media held b... | 07/18/2006 |
| 7041998 | Method and apparatus for high-throughput inspection of large flat patterned media using dynamically programmable optical spatial filtering In an inspection system for planar objects having periodic structures, programmable optical Fourier filtering in the focal plane of a telecentric lens system is used to directly identify physical phenomena indicative of non-periodic defects. Lens assemblies and a co... | 05/09/2006 |
| 6933013 | Vacuum deposition of dielectric coatings on volatile material In order to allow application of any coating under a vacuum over a volatile gelatinous layer, such as polymer dispersed liquid crystal (PDLC) on an optical glass substrate with a transparent electrode, such as indium tin oxide (ITO) on its surface, a layer of an int... | 08/23/2005 |
| 6882899 | Sensing head positioning system using two-stage offset air bearings Methods, apparatuses, and systems are presented for positioning a sensing head relative to a workpiece, involving a control unit operative to provide a plurality of control signals to iteratively control positioning of the sensing head relative to the workpiece, a p... | 04/19/2005 |
| 6866887 | Method for manufacturing PDLC-based electro-optic modulator using spin coating Electro-optic structures are constructed by spin coating water based emulsions or solvent based sensor materials, preferably a solvent-based polymer dispersed liquid crystal (PDLC), onto a substrate under conditions of controlled solvent evaporation. In a particular... | 03/15/2005 |
| 6840667 | Method and apparatus for detection of defects using thermal stimulation A method for inspecting an object and detecting defects is taught (BGA and Flip-Chip solder joints on a PCB particularly). The method comprises injecting a thermal stimulation on the object; capturing a sequence of consecutive infrared images of the object to record... | 01/11/2005 |
| 6736588 | Integrated large glass handling system A mechanical system for handling large and thin glass plates of dimensions as much as 2 m by 2 m by 0.5 mm, such as used to manufacture LCD panels in LCD panel testers, provides for positioning of the repair and inspection equipment by using lightweight hollow chuck... | 05/18/2004 |
