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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7705826 | Flexible video displays and their manufacture A flat panel display has a linear array of switchable light emitting diodes (“LEDs”) to emit bands of light across the display, providing a light pattern programmable at video frequencies and a two-dimensional electropolymeric shutter array to convert the light ... | 04/27/2010 |
| 7417618 | Lighting apparatus and projection type display, and driving method therefor A lighting apparatus used for a projection type display is provided, which can change the incident ray volume to an optical modulation device without changing the optical output intensity of the lamp, and can exhibit excellent effects in expressive power of an image... | 08/26/2008 |
| 7405852 | Display apparatus and methods for manufacture thereof Display devices incorporating shutter-based light modulators are disclosed along with methods of manufacturing such devices. The methods are compatible with thin-film manufacturing processes known in the art and result in displays having lower power-consumption.... | 07/29/2008 |
| 7283118 | Back light unit and liquid crystal display apparatus A back light unit includes a lamp, a lamp house where the lamp is housed, a diffusion plate provided parallel to a main surface of the lamp house, a display part receiving light irradiated from the lamp and displaying, a frame member that has a structure in which th... | 10/16/2007 |
| 7214091 | Audio/video mainframe shaped as an auto head An audio/video mainframe shaped as an auto head includes mainly a frame shell with a front side shaped as an auto front head. Plural A/V output/input terminals and a power terminal are located at two corners of an upper section of the front side, able to be covered ... | 05/08/2007 |
| 7170500 | Flip-style user interface A flip-style user interface for controlling a display on a device such as a computer system, and a method thereof. Layers of flexible material are coupled along one edge in a stack that is coupled to the computer system. A user flips the layers (e.g., leaves) in a m... | 01/30/2007 |
| 7121454 | Moving-film display device A moving-film display device includes a moving-film having fixed and movable ends, and a stationary body having a counter face that is shaped more distant from the moving-film as a position of the counter face shifts from the fixed end side to the movable end side. ... | 10/17/2006 |
| 7116295 | Method and system for testing driver circuits of amoled A method and a system for testing a plurality of driver circuits of an AMOLED before OLEDs are formed are provided. Each driver circuit includes a terminal, which is connected to an OLED after the OLED is formed, and is connected to a test element to form an electri... | 10/03/2006 |
| 7113158 | Image display apparatus An image display apparatus comprising an image display device, a shield member, and a drive mechanism. The drive mechanism drives the shield member in synchronization with display of the image. ... | 09/26/2006 |
| 7030854 | Apparatus for displaying drawings A first apparatus for displaying drawings comprises a housing having an aperture, a drawing sheet comprising electro-optic material movable through the aperture between closed and open positions, and a writing device for writing on the sheet as it moved between its ... | 04/18/2006 |
| 7027207 | Double substrate reflective spatial light modulator with self-limiting micro-mechanical elements A spatial light modulator includes an upper optically transmissive substrate held above a lower substrate containing addressing circuitry. One or more electrostatically deflectable elements are suspended by hinges from the upper substrate. In operation, individual m... | 04/11/2006 |
| 7023607 | Double substrate reflective spatial light modulator with self-limiting micro-mechanical elements A spatial light modulator including first and second substrate, and an array of deflectable elements disposed within a gap between the first and second substrates is disclosed herein. For electrostatically actuating the deflectable elements, an array of electrodes a... | 04/04/2006 |
| 7012733 | Double substrate reflective spatial light modulator with self-limiting micro-mechanical elements A spatial light modulator including first and second substrate, and an array of deflectable elements disposed within a gap between the first and second substrates is disclosed herein. For electrostatically actuating the deflectable elements, an array of electrodes a... | 03/14/2006 |
| 7012544 | Address and/or alarm indicator sign Sign 1 has frame 13 attaching to base 9 and supporting character plates 4. Casing 11 attaches to frame 13 and holds character plates 4 against frame 13. Light assembly 15 and base 9 backlight char... | 03/14/2006 |
| 7009754 | Double substrate reflective spatial light modulator with self-limiting micro-mechanical elements A spatial light modulator includes an upper optically transmissive substrate held above a lower substrate containing addressing circuitry. One or more electrostatically deflectable elements are suspended by hinges from the upper substrate. In operation, individual m... | 03/07/2006 |
| 6975444 | Double substrate reflective spatial light modulator with self-limiting micro-mechanical elements A spatial light modulator includes an upper optically transmissive substrate held above a lower substrate containing addressing circuitry. One or more electrostatically deflectable elements are suspended by hinges from the upper substrate. In operation, individual m... | 12/13/2005 |
| 6967641 | Image display apparatus An image display apparatus includes a light valve for controlling at least the intensity of light projected along an optical path from a light source through the light valve. The light valve has a plurality of light transmitting elements at least the translucency of... | 11/22/2005 |
| 6963330 | Actuated film display device An actuated film display device comprises a first fixed electrode, a first movable film electrode, which is placed to face the first fixed electrode to form a first optical path on an opposing side to the first fixed electrode, and which has a fixed end and a movabl... | 11/08/2005 |
| 6950089 | Moveable magnetic devices for electronic graphic displays In one aspect, the invention includes a fader controller comprised of a longitudinally extending track having a portion thereof extending over an image area of an electronic display, and a fader cap joined to the track for longitudinal sliding translation therealong... | 09/27/2005 |
| 6947200 | Double substrate reflective spatial light modulator with self-limiting micro-mechanical elements A spatial light modulator includes an upper optically transmissive substrate held above a lower substrate containing addressing circuitry. One or more electrostatically deflectable elements are suspended by hinges from the upper substrate. In operation, individual m... | 09/20/2005 |
| 6930660 | Display device The present invention provides a display device formed with an array of a plurality of pixels, which comprises: fixed elements with surfaces colored a first color, the fixed elements being arranged in correspondence with the pixels; movable elements with surfaces co... | 08/16/2005 |
| 6844959 | Spatial light modulators with light absorbing areas A projection system, a spatial light modulator, and a method for forming micromirrors are disclosed. A substrate comprises circuitry and electrodes for electrostatically deflecting micromirror elements that are disposed within an array of such elements forming the s... | 01/18/2005 |
| 6741225 | Device for generating an image In order to provide a device for generating an image on an image surface with N×M image elements which can be illuminated individually, comprising a plurality of semiconductor radiation sources, each of which generates radiation with at least one color, an optical ... | 05/25/2004 |
| 6724519 | Protective electrodes for electrophoretic displays An electrophoretic display having a protective electrode that reduces the degradation of the display caused by mechanical or electrochemical action. The electrode can include a protective layer that reduces the mechanical or electrochemical damage to a transparent c... | 04/20/2004 |
| 6639572 | Paper white direct view display A low power, paper white, direct-view display includes an array of hinged micromirrors that are deflected between two states, a first state in which the micromirror covers a portion of the background and a second state in which the micromirror uncovers th... | 10/28/2003 |
| 6630943 | Method and system for controlling a complementary user interface on a display surface An alternate display content controller provides a technique for controlling a video display separately from and in addition to the content displayed on the operating system display surface. Where the display is a computer monitor, the alternate display c... | 10/07/2003 |
| 6618034 | Actuated film display device An actuated film display device comprises a first fixed electrode, a first movable film electrode, which is placed to face the first fixed electrode to form a first optical path on an opposing side to the first fixed electrode, and which has a fixed end a... | 09/09/2003 |
| 6573888 | Image control system controlling traffic of a mobile body, such as an aircraft In an air traffic control system for controlling aircraft a three-dimensional position is provided to monitor a position of an air traffic controller. An image is displayed on a display portion with reference to the position of the controller. The image d... | 06/03/2003 |
| 6456272 | Field addressed displays using charge discharging in conjunction with charge retaining island structures The invention is an electric reusable paper sheet that uses a pattern of conductive charge-retaining islands on the outward-facing side of the first of two thin layers used to encapsulate a Electric reusable paper substrate which interact with conductive ... | 09/24/2002 |
| 6417832 | Apparatus for producing uniform luminance in a flat-panel display backlight The present invention features apparatus for uniformly distributing luminance from a back light module for a flat panel, liquid crystal display (LCD). Luminance uniformity, high efficiency and long lamp life are achieved by distributing the lamp cathode t... | 07/09/2002 |
| 6329967 | Bistable paper white direct view display A thin low power, paper white, direct-view display includes an array of bistable micromirrors that are deflected between two stable states, a dark state in which the mirror covers a portion of the background and a white state in which the mirror uncovers ... | 12/11/2001 |
| 6137456 | Electronic display device for simultaneously displaying 2D and 3D images A flat screen autostereoscopic display for bright wide angle stereoscopic images employs a flat screen on which are displayed a light pattern such as a plurality of regularly spaced, thin, vertical light emitting lines. The light lines are formed through ... | 10/24/2000 |
| 6088013 | Array addressing of pneumatically switched image display device Apparatus for controlling an image display device having at least one element with a reflective state in which incident light undergoes total internal reflection and a non-reflective state in which the total internal reflection is prevented. A member is p... | 07/11/2000 |
| 6034807 | Bistable paper white direct view display A thin low power, paper white, direct-view display includes an array of bistable micromirrors that are deflected between two stable states, a dark state in which the mirror covers a portion of the background and a white state in which the mirror uncovers ... | 03/07/2000 |
| 5793349 | Electromagnetic shutter and cover A light shutter for selectively masking the light emitted from an optic fibre is combined with a transparent panel through which the emitted light will travel. The transparent panel may be lens shaped and used, for example, to reduce light divergence abou... | 08/11/1998 |
| 5721564 | Electromagnetically operated linearly sliding shutter for a variable display An electromagnetically operated, linearly sliding shutter is provided for a light source emanating from a fiber optic light guide, used for example, in a variable display such as those providing information to motorists on highways. For such a display a p... | 02/24/1998 |
| 5666134 | Electromagnetic shutter A shutter is designed for use with an optic fibre which is designed to emit rays in a cone in a selected viewing direction. A mount carries the optic fibre to emit such cone. Associated with the mount is structure for rotatably mounting the shutter, or ro... | 09/09/1997 |
| 5579149 | Miniature network of light obturators The obturators can be actuated in order to modulate an incident beam (L). Microshutters (5) are attached to a substrate by means of fastenings opposing resistance to their rotation away from a rest position. The microshutters (5) are placed on optical pat... | 11/26/1996 |
| 5512917 | Obscuring system for an aircraft gyroscopic instrument An obscuring system for an aircraft gyroscopic instrument includes a liquid crystal light valve constructed so as to be transparent when not powered and opaque when effectively energized. Independent means for energizing the instrument may include a sourc... | 04/30/1996 |
| 5351065 | Indicator device An indicator device for an indicator formed of individual indicator elements, having an optical fiber with a corresponding bore in an indicator board located in front of the indicator elements for each indicator element. Switching elements are disposed be... | 09/27/1994 |
