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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7990606 | Display element Provided is a display element, which has simple member configuration, can be driven at a low voltage, and has high display contrast, white display reflectance and high display speed and less display nonuniformity in a long term. The display element has an electrolyt... | 08/02/2011 |
| 7907330 | Display element A display element having circuitry adapted to at least partially electrochemically dissolve a first layer by means of supplying an electrical current through the first layer. The first layer separates a first reservoir filled with a liquid from a second reservoir. B... | 03/15/2011 |
| 7898728 | Method for producing an electrochromic display In a method for producing electrochromic displays (1, 10) the functional layers, such as the electrodes (3, 4, 6) and electrochromic layer (5) are configured in a printing process. The method enables a particularly cost-effective and flexible pr... | 03/01/2011 |
| 7864407 | Display element A display element which has an electrolyte layer containing silver or a compound containing silver in the chemical structure thereof and an electrolytic solvent between opposed electrodes, and also contains a porous white scattering material between said opposed ele... | 01/04/2011 |
| 7782526 | Piezoelectric adaptive mirror An adaptive mirror includes a plurality of adjacent combs of piezoelectric material and two electrodes arranged on longitudinal faces opposite a bar are associated with each monolithic bar formed by a tooth of the combs. ... | 08/24/2010 |
| 7760420 | Color electrowetting display (EWD) devices Electrowetting display devices are presented. The electrowetting display includes a first substrate and an opposing second substrate with a polar fluid layer and a color non-polar fluid layer interposed therebetween. A first transparent electrode is disposed on the ... | 07/20/2010 |
| 7428095 | Optical power limiter for a diode An optical power limiter is designed for use with high gain optical systems by providing intensity reduction by the use of a non-linear fluid. As the intensity of light increases in the fluid, the index of refraction becomes non-linear very rapidly. This results in ... | 09/23/2008 |
| 7405825 | Optical analysis system The optical analysis system (20) for determining an amplitude of a principal component of an optical signal comprises a multivariate optical element (10) for reflecting the optical signal and thereby weighing the optical signal by a spectral weighing f... | 07/29/2008 |
| 7405864 | Dimming device and display device incorporating the same A dimming device is provided by using a material which is capable of transitioning between a metallic reflection state and a transmitting state. The dimming device has a layered structure including a first layer and a second layer, such that the light reflectance of... | 07/29/2008 |
| 7385765 | Optical element An optical element includes a sealed container having a first end wall facing a second end wall in a thickness direction, and a sidewall connecting the first and second end walls; a first polar or conductive liquid encapsulated in the container; a second liquid enca... | 06/10/2008 |
| 7379230 | Electronically controlled stage lighting system A lighting system operating using a digital mirror as its operative device. The digital mirror is used to shape the light which is a passed through advanced optical devices in order to produce an output. ... | 05/27/2008 |
| 7372780 | Timing system and device and method for making the same A timing device for indicating the passage of a duration of time is disclosed. The timing device in accordance with the embodiments of the invention comprises an electrochemical component that generates a visual and/or audio indication of the passage a duration of t... | 05/13/2008 |
| 7362491 | Heated glass panels and methods for making electrical contact with electro-conductive films A heated glass panel assembly according to one embodiment of the invention may include a substrate having an electro-conductive film provided thereon. A conductor is positioned in contact with the electro-conductive film. A resilient material is positioned in contac... | 04/22/2008 |
| 7350933 | Phosphor converted light source A light source having first and second phosphor-converted component light sources is disclosed. The first component light source includes a first LED that emits light at a first wavelength and a first luminescent conversion material layer that converts light of the ... | 04/01/2008 |
| 7327523 | Optical element An optical element includes an airtight container having opposing first and second end face walls in a thickness direction, and side walls connecting the first and second end face walls; a first liquid sealed in the container and having polarity or conductivity; a s... | 02/05/2008 |
| 7291805 | Target isolation system, high power laser and laser peening method and system using same A system for applying a laser beam to work pieces, includes a laser system producing a high power output beam. Target delivery optics are arranged to deliver the output beam to a target work piece. A relay telescope having a telescope focal point is placed in the be... | 11/06/2007 |
| 7286279 | Microencapsulation processes and compositions for electrophoretic displays The present invention is directed to a method for improving the performance of an electrophoretic display, which method comprises adding a fluorinated quaternary nitrogen salt in either the internal phase or the continuous phase in a microencapsulation process for t... | 10/23/2007 |
| 7286574 | Infrared laser An infrared laser has a seed laser with an optical seed output. A pump amplifier receives the optical seed output and has an amplified output. A molecular gas laser receives the amplified output and has an infrared optical output. ... | 10/23/2007 |
| 7265892 | Micromirror array devices with light blocking areas Disclosed herein is a micromirror array device package having a light blocking area for reducing unexpected light scattering from the surfaces of the posts. ... | 09/04/2007 |
| 7254095 | Timing system and device and method for making the same A timing device for indicating the passage of a duration of time is disclosed. The timing device and system, in accordance with the embodiments of the invention, comprise an electrochemical component which generates a visual and/or audio indication of the passage of... | 08/07/2007 |
| 7242514 | Electrophoretic display with thermal control An electrophoretic display (EPD) with thermal control is disclosed for controlling and maintaining an image in extreme temperature environments. Techniques are also disclosed for maintaining the EPD cell threshold voltage for EPD cells comprising an EPD display medi... | 07/10/2007 |
| 7216417 | Method for manufacturing an electromechanical sensor element Method for manufacturing an electromechanical sensor element for converting mechanical forces produced by the movements and vital functions or a person into electric signals, in which method a sensor film (11) is provided with metallic electrodes (15,16 | 05/15/2007 |
| 7207730 | Small form factor transceiver A small form factor transceiver module (1) for connection to an outer communication interface includes a chassis (2), a metal shell (3), a signal-transferring subassembly (4), a printed circuit board (5) and a shielding housing ( | 04/24/2007 |
| 7139116 | Post amplification optical isolator Optical systems configured for both changing the length of a laser pulse and operating as an optical isolator are disclosed. In some embodiments, optical isolation is achieve contemporaneously with laser pulse expansion or compression by using a grating based compre... | 11/21/2006 |
| 7136216 | Dual-stage tape-sealing of microcells or channels for display applications A novel method of sealing ink in a microcell is described. A microcell is formed and an ink deposited in the microcell. A pressure sensitive tape seals the microcell. Ultraviolet light changes the properties of the adhesive in the pressure sensitive tape such that t... | 11/14/2006 |
| 7093985 | Wall mount fiber optic connector and associated method for forming the same A wall mount fiber optic connector includes a connector body portion to be mounted on a wall of an electronic system, and the connector body portion has ferrule-receiving passageways therein. Opto-electronic (O/E) converters are coupled to the ferrule-receiving pass... | 08/22/2006 |
| 7042623 | Light blocking layers in MEMS packages Disclosed herein is a micromirror array device package having a light absorbing material disposed within the package for reducing undesired light scattering. The light absorbing material can be deposited as a thin film (or strip, frame, segments or a combination the... | 05/09/2006 |
| 7038656 | 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... | 05/02/2006 |
| 7012730 | Optics arrangements including light source arrangements for an active matrix liquid crystal image generator A system for producing modulated light is disclosed. The system comprises a spatial light modulator including a light modulating medium switchable between different states so as to act on light in ways which form overall patterns of modulated light. The system also ... | 03/14/2006 |
| 7004622 | Systems and methods for determining conditions of articles and methods of making such systems A system for measuring a condition of a turbine engine component comprises an assemblage of at least a film comprising an electrically conducting material disposed on a film of an electrically non-conducting material, the assemblage being disposed on a surface of th... | 02/28/2006 |
| 7002727 | Optical materials in packaging micromirror devices A method for packaging micromirror array devices is disclosed herein. The method enhances illumination on micromirror array devices by applying a selected optical material between a package lid and glass substrate of the micromirror array device, the selected optica... | 02/21/2006 |
| 6996891 | Method for the manufacture of a sensor element The invention relates to a method for the manufacture of a sensor element and to a sensor element. In the method, both surfaces of a sensor film are provided with metallic electrodes. The sensor element is produced by cutting it from a larger amount of sensor elemen... | 02/14/2006 |
| 6967763 | Display device A display device comprises a plurality of light modulating elements being arranged in an array. In the display device, an image is displayed by driving the light modulating elements and each of the light modulating elements has a pair of substrates which are spaced ... | 11/22/2005 |
| 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 |
| 6842279 | Illumination system for nonemissive electronic displays A frontlighting illumination system for selectively illuminating a nonemissive electronic display includes display elements in communication with at least one light source. The electronic display includes a nonemissive electro-optic medium; and a light transmissive ... | 01/11/2005 |
| 6842167 | Rear electrode structures for displays Novel addressing schemes for controlling electronically addressable displays include a scheme for rear-addressing displays, which allows for in-plane switching of the display material. Other schemes include a rear-addressing scheme which uses a retroreflecting surfa... | 01/11/2005 |
| 6816303 | Optical modulator and method of manufacturing the same An optical modulator includes a first substrate, a second substrate arranged with a predetermined gap interposed between itself and the first substrate, and partition wall members partitioning pixels arranged between the substrates. A liquid and a plurality of charg... | 11/09/2004 |
| 6804039 | Multilayer hinge structures for micro-mirror arrays in projection displays A method and an improved multilayer hinge structure for use in a micromirror device for a spatial light modulator are provided herein. The micromirror device presents a conductive, composite torsion hinge with improved mechanical reliability, achieved by optimizing ... | 10/12/2004 |
| 6698904 | Safety device for telescope A ray of light incident via a pin hole (6) and a field stop (7) having a field of vision a predetermined angle larger than a telescope's actual field of vision that are disposed on an axis (5) in parallel to the optical axis (4) of the telescope is measur... | 03/02/2004 |
| 6687040 | Light modulating element array and method of driving the light modulating element array A light modulating element array comprises a parallel arrangement of light guides operative to guide light entering in the light guide repeating total reflection, a parallel arrangement of electromechanically deflectable main thin-films partly overlapping... | 02/03/2004 |
