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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7593152 | Optical device An optical device includes a movable portion having a light reflection portion formed thereon, a drive mechanism operable to pivot the movable portion so as to scan light reflected from the light reflection portion on an object, and a cooler configured to cool the m... | 09/22/2009 |
| 7538928 | MEMS mirror with parallel springs and arched support for beams A micro-electro-mechanical system (MEMS) mirror device includes (1) a mirror, (2) spring elements coupled to the mirror, (3) a beam coupled to the group of spring elements, (4) a spring coupled to the beam, and (5) a stationary pad coupled to the spring. The spring ... | 05/26/2009 |
| 7453617 | Scanning device and fabrication method thereof A scanning device includes a mirror unit formed on a substrate so as to be pivotable centering around one axis for adjusting the direction of reflected light; a support frame formed at one surface of the mirror unit for preventing dynamic deflection of the mirror un... | 11/18/2008 |
| 7453618 | Miniature single actuator scanner for angle multiplexing with circularizing and pitch correction capability The present invention provides a scanner comprising: a reflector component; means supporting the reflector component for pivoting with respect to the MCR to provide a scan which is stationary with respect to the OCR; means for enabling the support means to provide c... | 11/18/2008 |
| 7443586 | Display device using single-panel diffractive light modulator Disclosed herein is a display device using a single-panel diffractive light modulator. The display device includes a light source unit, a condensing unit, an illumination unit, a diffractive light modulator, a projection unit, a filter unit, and a distortion correct... | 10/28/2008 |
| 7436574 | Frequency tunable resonant scanner Provided is a one-axis driving optical scanner which includes a substrate, a stage separated from the substrate to a predetermined height and having an upper surface where an optical scanning surface is formed, a torsion spring supporting the stage from middle porti... | 10/14/2008 |
| 7408695 | Electrically rotationally actuatable micro-mirror or micro lens Micro-mirror or micro-lens made up of a moving part (10) with a reflective or refringent zone (17), a fixed part (14), means of connection (13) of the moving part (10) to the fixed part (14) which forms an axis of rotation (... | 08/05/2008 |
| 7405853 | Miniature single actuator scanner for angle multiplexing with circularizing and pitch correction capability The present invention provides a scanner comprising: a reflector component; means supporting the reflector component for pivoting with respect to the MCR to provide a scan which is stationary with respect to the OCR; means for enabling the support means to provide c... | 07/29/2008 |
| 7405506 | Driving mechanism and micro-mirror device provided with the same A driving mechanism configured to turn a plate member with respect to a frame member around a predetermined turning axis includes a pair of supporting members supporting the plate member, a pair of actuators provided on both sides with respect to the turning axis an... | 07/29/2008 |
| 7365613 | Method of determining resonant frequency A method for operating a torsion oscillator at its resonant frequency. The method performs an open-loop frequency sweep starting with nominal operation parameters saved from the factory or from a previous operation of the torsion oscillator. The sweep determines an ... | 04/29/2008 |
| 7355317 | Rocker-arm actuator for a segmented mirror A MEMS device having a movable plate supported on a substrate by a support structure that is hidden under the plate and yet which can be implemented to enable rotation of the plate with respect to the substrate about a rotation axis lying at the plate surface. As a ... | 04/08/2008 |
| 7350758 | Module for mounting a MEMS device A module for mounting a micro-electromechanical system (MEMS) device includes a base having a first support and a second support. The second support has a support guide feature. The module also includes a bracket attached to the MEMS device. The bracket has a centra... | 04/01/2008 |
| 7338705 | Static dissipation treatments for optical package windows An optically transparent conductive material is disposed directly or indirectly on an inside surface of a cover material for static dissipation in an optical switching device. The optically transparent conductive material forms an electrically continuous film. The o... | 03/04/2008 |
| 7336409 | Miniature flexure based scanners for angle multiplexing The present invention provides a spatial flexure comprising: a base section; an end section; and an intermediate laterally contracting and expanding section connecting the base and end sections, whereby when the intermediate section laterally expands or contracts, t... | 02/26/2008 |
| 7333121 | System and method for scaling data to compensate for slanted scanning in a bidirectional scanning laser printer A scanning system is adapted to scan an image beam across a photoconductive surface. The scanning system includes an oscillating mirror and is operable to generate an image beam and to reflect the image beam off the oscillating mirror to bidirectionally scan the ima... | 02/19/2008 |
| 7330297 | Fine control of rotation and translation of discretely controlled micromirror A micromirror control system includes a bottom layer configured to support the micromirror control system including a stopper plate coupled to the bottom layer at a first end, configured to rotate about an axis. The micromirror control system also includes a micromi... | 02/12/2008 |
| 7321379 | Galvonometric scanning and imaging with multiple beams reflected from an oscillator Multiple light beams are reflected by a resonant oscillator through an optical system onto light sensitive drums of a printing system. Information is encoded onto the beams, and an image is printed based on the encoded information. Preferably four beams and four dru... | 01/22/2008 |
| 7312915 | Microelectromechanical devices with low inertia movable elements A microelectromechanical device having a movable element with low mass inertia is disclosed herein. The movable element is held on a substrate such that the element is capable of rotating relative to the substrate; and the element has a mass inertia of 1.2×10â... | 12/25/2007 |
| 7307771 | Gimbal with orbiting mirror A gimbal for a gimbaled mirror optical sensor system includes a mirror support rotatable about a first axis along which an optical sensor suite lies, the first axis being spaced apart from a desired pivot point of a variable line of sight, which may be for example a... | 12/11/2007 |
| 7300157 | Pixel-shifting projection lens assembly to provide optical interlacing for increased addressability A projection display system includes a projection lens assembly that has multiple projection lens elements that are configured to receive light imparted with display information by a pixelated display device. The projection lens elements project the light toward a d... | 11/27/2007 |
| 7301689 | MEMS mirror with parallel springs and arched support for beams A micro-electro-mechanical system (MEMS) mirror device includes (1) a mirror, (2) a first group of spring elements coupled to one half of the mirror, (3) a first beam coupled to the first group of spring elements, (4) a first spring coupled to the first beam, and (5... | 11/27/2007 |
| 7286273 | Light deflecting device An object of the present invention is to provide an optical deflecting device capable of suppressing undesirable vibrations of an optical deflecting element such as a mirror and allowing a plurality of optical deflecting elements to be easily arranged. The optical d... | 10/23/2007 |
| 7273289 | Vacuum compatible, high-speed, 2-D mirror tilt stage A compact and vacuum compatible magnetic-coil driven tiltable stage that is equipped with a high efficiency reflective coating can be employed as a scanner in EUV applications. The drive electronics for the scanner is fully in situ programmable and rapidly switchabl... | 09/25/2007 |
| 7273288 | Ribbed telescope mirrors with thermal gradient control Ribbed mirrors allowing heat to be conducted past the glass during optical polish and application of coatings and methods of fabricating same. The method comprises placing a bridge of thermally conductive material in thermal contact with the mirror plate and the sup... | 09/25/2007 |
| 7262541 | Micro-oscillation element incorporating springs A micro-oscillation element includes an oscillation section and a frame. The oscillation section is provided with a mirror surface and is connected to the frame via trapezoidal first and second springs. The oscillation section is located between the first spring and... | 08/28/2007 |
| 7260257 | System and method for whiteboard and audio capture A system that captures both whiteboard content and audio signals of a meeting using a digital camera and a microphone. The system can be retrofit to any existing whiteboard. It computes the time stamps of pen strokes on the whiteboard by analyzing the sequence of ca... | 08/21/2007 |
| 7256919 | Rotational micro mirror A rotational micro mirror is rapidly driven, has a large driving angle, and is structurally stable. The rotational micro mirror includes: a substrate; a reflection plate which is rotatable and reflects light; a pair of torsion springs which support opposite ends of ... | 08/14/2007 |
| 7257286 | Dual comb electrode structure with spacing for increasing a driving angle of a microscanner, and the microscanner adopting the same A dual comb electrode structure with spacing for increasing a driving angle of a micro mirror provided by MEMS (Micro-Electro-Mechanical system) structure and a microscanner adopting the same are provided. The dual comb electrode structure includes: a mirror unit fo... | 08/14/2007 |
| 7253550 | Torsional electrostatic actuator Multiple drives are coupled together to cause rotation about a single axis by an arrangement in which two moveable electrode plates flank a fixed electrode plate such that the opposite direction rotations of the two moveable electrode plates are combined. To this en... | 08/07/2007 |
| 7249856 | Electrostatic bimorph actuator An electrostatic bimorph actuator includes a cantilevered flexible bimorph arm that is secured and insulated at one end to a planar substrate. In an electrostatically activated state the bimorph arm is generally parallel to the planar substrate. In a relaxed state, ... | 07/31/2007 |
| 7245311 | Image forming apparatus A photosensitive body has a photosensitive layer. An optical scanning device has a deflector deflecting a light flux emitted from a light source, and scans the surface of the photosensitive body by the thus-deflected light flux. A dot is formed at a center between a... | 07/17/2007 |
| 7245412 | On-the-fly laser beam path error correction for specimen target location processing A laser-based workpiece processing system includes sensors connected to a sensor controller that converts sensor signals into focused spot motion commands for actuating a beam steering device, such as a two-axis steering mirror. The sensors may include a beam positi... | 07/17/2007 |
| 7242511 | Frequency tunable resonant scanner Provided is a one-axis driving optical scanner which includes a substrate, a stage separated from the substrate to a predetermined height and having an upper surface where an optical scanning surface is formed, a torsion spring supporting the stage from middle porti... | 07/10/2007 |
| 7239437 | Reduction of open loop jitter and control loop stabilization of a torsional hinged device by structural optimization Apparatus and methods for removing jitter and stabilizing the feed back system of a torsional hinged device with minimal changes to the system. The stabilization is accomplished by spatially isolating the pivoting mirror structure from all drive, support and packagi... | 07/03/2007 |
| 7233424 | Steering assembly with electromagnetic actuators A laser cutting system, including a steering mirror assembly for directing a laser beam through a predetermined cutting path along a workpiece or substrate material. The steering mirror assembly includes a base, and a mirror pivotally supported on the base by a flex... | 06/19/2007 |
| 7230743 | Optical deflector array An optical deflector array has a first board, second board, and magnetic field generator. The first board has movable plates respectively having reflecting surfaces, wirings passing through the respective movable plates, and first connecting portions provided at the... | 06/12/2007 |
| 7224512 | Microelectromechanical system optical apparatus and method A microelectromechanical systems (MEMS) apparatus (100) having a footprint of about 1 to 10 millimeters by about 1 to 10 millimeters comprises a movable member (101) that can be stopped at either of at least two positions by electrically neutral stops ... | 05/29/2007 |
| 7224097 | Comb-shaped actuator with off centered electrodes A comb shaped actuator having off centered electrodes to the fixed electrode and the movable electrode comprise a plurality of electrode finger units containing two fixed electrode fingers next to each other and the movable electrode finger interposed between the tw... | 05/29/2007 |
| 7221247 | Magnetically actuated microelectromechanical systems actuator A microelectrical mechanical system (MEMS) actuator having electrically conductive coils that create first magnetic fields that are opposed by a second magnetic field is disclosed. The actuator includes two coils having dual, interspersed Archimedean spirals. Within... | 05/22/2007 |
| 7221494 | Scanning device and method of scanning an optical beam over a surface An optical scanning device (1) to scan an optical beam over a surface (S). The optical scanning device (1) uses a piezoelectric actuator (10) acting on a platform (2) that carries a mirror (4) to pivot the platform (2) about... | 05/22/2007 |
