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...that Charles Goodyear performed some of his experiments on rubber while in debtor's prison? He was there so often he referred to it as his "hotel". Chronically in debt because of poor business sense and ill health, Goodyear depended on the generosity of friends and family. Even after he unlocked the secret to vulcanizing rubber, he was unable to improve his financial situation. When he died, his estate was $200,000 in debt.
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7061550 | Color wheel index aligning device and alignment method thereof A color wheel index aligning apparatus for a projection display apparatus and an alignment method thereof. The color wheel index aligning apparatus has a signal supply unit for supplying a predetermined image signal to the display apparatus, a color detection unit f... | 06/13/2006 |
| 7061455 | Optical switching element, and switching device and image display apparatus each using the optical switching element An optical switching element having a simple configuration and high response and capable of performing gradation display by area gradation is provided. In a state where a light extracting portion is in contact with an upper substrate, light enters the light extracti... | 06/13/2006 |
| 7057819 | High contrast tilting ribbon blazed grating The light modulator includes elongated elements and a support structure coupled to the elongated elements. Each element includes one or more lengthwise slits within an active optical area, and a light reflective planar surface with the light reflective planar surfac... | 06/06/2006 |
| 7057599 | Microstructures with assisting optical lenses A microstructure to interact with electromagnetic waves by changing optical aspect in selected areas in response to an external signal, the microstructure comprising: a plurality of responsive elements, each responsive element capable of presenting at least two diff... | 06/06/2006 |
| 7057590 | LED array implementation An LED array arrangement that reduces the number of control inputs needed to operate it is described. The reduction in the number of control pins is achieved through the use of logical ‘AND’ decoding and multiplexing of the control input signals. ... | 06/06/2006 |
| 7053874 | Light emitting device and driving method thereof A counter 102 counts the accumulated lighting time or the accumulated lighting time and the intensity of lighting of each pixel by a first image signal 101A and stores them in a volatile memory 103 or a nonvolatile memory 104. A correctio... | 05/30/2006 |
| 7054515 | Diffractive light modulator-based dynamic equalizer with integrated spectral monitor An integrated device of the present invention comprises free-space optics, a bi-directional multiplexor/de-multiplexor, a diffractive light modulator, a beam splitter, an optical performance monitor, and a controller. The free-space optics collimate, transform and i... | 05/30/2006 |
| 7053323 | Liquid metal switch employing an electrically isolated control element A switch comprises a first switch element configured to actuate by electrowetting, the first switch element comprising at least two radio frequency contacts and at least two control electrodes. The switch also comprises at least two additional switch elements config... | 05/30/2006 |
| 7050122 | Equipment and techniques for increasing the dynamic range of a projection system Apparatus and techniques for enhancing the dynamic range of electronic projection systems are detailed. Included among the techniques are pre-modulation, luminance compensation, and partial luminance compensation. ... | 05/23/2006 |
| 7050082 | Image forming system employing effective optical scan-line control device An optical scanning characteristic control method is applied to an optical scanning system in which a beam is deflected, and the deflected beam is converged and directed toward a scanning surface, so that optical scanning of the scanning surface is performed by an o... | 05/23/2006 |
| 7050024 | Predictive control boost current method and apparatus A method of predicting current boost levels and applying them to precharge current-driven elements in a matrix, and a method of manufacturing devices for this purpose. Elements are driven during successive scan cycles, each having a precharge period and an exposure ... | 05/23/2006 |
| 7049164 | Microelectronic mechanical system and methods The current invention provides for encapsulated release structures, intermediates thereof and methods for their fabrication. The multi-layer structure has a capping layer, that preferably comprises silicon oxide and/or silicon nitride, and which is formed over an et... | 05/23/2006 |
| 7046228 | Electrophoretic display with dual mode switching The present invention relates to an improved EPD which comprises both the traditional up/down switching and the in-plane switching modes. In other words, the improved EPD has dual switching modes. The monochrome EPDs of the present invention are capable of di... | 05/16/2006 |
| 7042611 | Pre-deflected bias ribbons A modulator for and a method of modulating an incident beam of light including means for supporting a plurality of active elements and a plurality of bias elements, each active and bias element including a light reflective planar surface with the light reflective pl... | 05/09/2006 |
| 7042428 | Apparatus and method for preventing lock-up of LCD in mobile terminal An apparatus and method for preventing lock-up of an LCD it is provided, in which a voltage on a pin of the LCD is monitored, it is determined whether an electrostatic discharge (ESD) has been applied to the LCD based on the monitored voltage, and the LCD is reset i... | 05/09/2006 |
| 7038671 | Digitally driving pixels from pulse width modulated waveforms Pulse-width modulation may be utilized to drive one or more display elements of a display (e.g. pixels of a liquid crystal display system) comprising a controller that supplies digital information including global and local digital information to a respective signal... | 05/02/2006 |
| 7038393 | Drive device for light-emitting display panel A drive device for a light-emitting display panel, having the more extended light-emitting life of an EL element, is provided. Drive switches SX1 to SXn select a reverse direction voltage −V immediately after starting of scanning to supply the voltage −V ... | 05/02/2006 |
| 7037737 | Method of manufacture of active matrix substrate and liquid crystal display device A manufacturing method of an active matrix substrate which can prevent the complexity of manufacturing processes, widens the range of material choice and allows high manufacturing yield, and a manufacturing method of a liquid crystal display using such active matrix... | 05/02/2006 |
| 7034811 | Image display system and method A method of displaying an image with a display device including a plurality of display pixels includes receiving image data for the image, the image data including individual pixels of the image; buffering the image data and creating a frame of the image, the frame ... | 04/25/2006 |
| 7034783 | Method for controlling electro-optic display An electro-optic display comprises a bistable electro-optic medium, a plurality of pixel electrodes, with associated non-linear elements, and a common electrode, disposed on opposed sides of the electro-optic medium. The display has a writing mode, in which at least... | 04/25/2006 |
| 7030855 | Video-imaging apparel with user-control system A wearable pixelated apparel video-displaying system is disclosed comprising at least one flexible lightweight pixelated material having a contiguous imaging surface comprised of a multitude of pixels capable of displaying typical video rate, video image content whi... | 04/18/2006 |
| 7030353 | Method and apparatus for controllably reducing power delivered by a laser projection display A method and apparatus are provided to controllably reduce power of a laser projection display (LPD) in response to detecting a variation in a viewing surface. During the operation of the LPD, a controller 142 monitors laser light being reflected from the vie... | 04/18/2006 |
| 7030328 | Liquid metal switch employing micro-electromechanical system (MEMS) structures for actuation An electronic switch comprises a droplet of conductive liquid located in contact with a surface having an alterable surface configuration, an input contact located on the alterable surface and configured such that the input contact is in constant electrical contact ... | 04/18/2006 |
| 7029950 | Thin-film semiconductor device and method of manufacturing the same A thin-film semiconductor device with a reduced influence on a device formation layer in separation and a method of manufacturing the device are provided. The manufacturing method includes the step of preparing a member having a semiconductor film with a semiconduct... | 04/18/2006 |
| 7029763 | Light-emitting phosphor particles and electroluminescent devices employing same Light-emitting substance-coated phosphor particles and light-emitting devices employing phosphor particles and light-emitting substances are provided. Also provided are light-emitting devices employing a layer of phosphor material that is covered by at least one lay... | 04/18/2006 |
| 7027029 | Image display apparatus An image display apparatus has an image display medium and a voltage applying section. The image display medium has a top-plane substrate and a back-plane substrate. The top-plane substrate has a transparent display-side electrode whose entire surface is uniform, fo... | 04/11/2006 |
| 7027202 | Silicon substrate as a light modulator sacrificial layer An optical MEM device is fabricated with a patterned device layer formed on a silicon wafer. Preferably, the patterned device layer is patterned with plurality of ribbons and/or access trenches. The central portion of the ribbon is released from the silicon wafer us... | 04/11/2006 |
| 7027030 | Magnetic display A magnetic display has two non-magnetic substrates, at least one of which is transparent; and a microcapsule coating layer is applied between the non-magnetic substrates. The microcapsules contain and seal light-absorptive black magnetic fine particles and light-ref... | 04/11/2006 |
| 7027016 | Display apparatus and image signal processing apparatus To attain high image quality such as high resolution and high dynamic range in a display apparatus for irradiating light generated by a light source onto a light modulating element and for forming a display image plane from the light transmitted through or reflected... | 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 |
| 7023606 | Micromirror array for projection TV In order to minimize light diffraction along the direction of switching and more particularly light diffraction into the acceptance cone of the collection optics, in the present invention, micromirrors are provided which are not rectangular. Also, in order to minimi... | 04/04/2006 |
| 7023420 | Electronic display with photo-addressing means An electronic display comprises an electro-optic material (preferably an electrophoretic medium) having a plurality of pixels, and separate first, second and third sets of addressing means for addressing these pixels. Each of the pixels is associated with one addres... | 04/04/2006 |
| 7022245 | Fabrication of a reflective spatial light modulator Fabrication of a reflective spatial light modulator including a micro-mirror array. In one embodiment, the micro mirror array is fabricated from a substrate that is a single crystal material by only two main etching steps. A first etch forms cavities in a first side... | 04/04/2006 |
| 7019723 | Display unit communication system, communication method, display unit, communication circuit, and terminal adapter A display data packet contains identification information. A display unit communication system includes a control unit, a terminal adaptor to which a terminal adaptor ID is assigned and which is connected to the control unit, and a display unit to which a display un... | 03/28/2006 |
| 7020400 | Multi-wavelength optical communication system A multi-wavelength optical communication system includes a number of emitters each of which emits radiation at a different wavelength; a plurality of the detectors each of which senses radiation at a different wavelength corresponding to the radiation from one of th... | 03/28/2006 |
| 7020379 | Illumination optical system including light separation/integration device having diffraction device and image display apparatus including the illumination optical system An illumination optical system includes a light source which emits light, and a light separation/integration device having a diffraction device on at least one incident side. The diffraction device diffracts light to decrease an incident angle to a predetermined ran... | 03/28/2006 |
| 7019884 | Light modulator with bi-directional drive A spatial light modulator is adapted to receive bidirectional drive signals. ... | 03/28/2006 |
| 7019735 | Pumping circuit and flat panel display device In a flat panel display device in which driving circuits and the like are arranged on an array substrate, a technology to realize a compact size and a low cost of an external control circuit is disclosed. At least one pumping circuit included in the external control... | 03/28/2006 |
| 7019722 | Recording method, photo addressable recording medium, display device and recording device A recording method by which rewriting is performed with high sensitivity and favorable display on-off operation is performed, and which may be driven by a compact, low-cost power supply, and further make color display, a photo addressable recording medium, a display... | 03/28/2006 |
| 7019718 | Display device A display device is reduced in size. Wiring lines are formed in a portion of a pixel substrate which is covered with a sealing member. The width of each of the wiring lines is set to a width that allows the sealing member on the wiring lines sufficient exposure to u... | 03/28/2006 |
