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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7372608 | Light control device and light control system using the same A light control device includes a substrate, a first reflective layer, a light modulating film in which the refractive index varies according to an applied electric field, a transparent electrode, and a second reflective layer having a reflection characteristic such... | 05/13/2008 |
| 7259449 | Method and system for sealing a substrate A method of sealing a microelectromechanical system (MEMS) device from ambient conditions is described, wherein the MEMS device is formed on a substrate and a substantially hermetic seal is formed as part of the MEMS device manufacturing process. The method comprise... | 08/21/2007 |
| 7136213 | Interferometric modulators having charge persistence An iterferometric modulator is formed having a dielectric with charge persistence. The interferometric modulator is addressed by a method making advantageous use of the charge persistence property, wherein the interferometric modulator is pre-charged in such a way t... | 11/14/2006 |
| 6903871 | Reconfigurable surface A three-dimensional surface shape is produced from input numerical data. The shape of a sheet elastic material is determined by the positions of a matrix of control rods. The position of each of the rods is determined by a computer-controlled system. Each rod is fit... | 06/07/2005 |
| 6897992 | Illuminating optical unit in image display unit, and image display unit Disclosed is an illuminating optical unit in an image display unit for displaying an image by irradiating a GLV (spatial modulation device) with a laser beam and modulating the laser beam based on an image signal inputted to the GLV, which includes a polarized light... | 05/24/2005 |
| 6865641 | Method and apparatus for non-volatile display of information for an electronic device In one form of the invention, an apparatus for visually displaying a non-volatile message includes an integrated circuit having first circuitry. The apparatus also includes a package for the integrated circuit and a display affixed to the integrated circuit package.... | 03/08/2005 |
| 6665108 | System for the production of a dynamic image for display A system for the production of a dynamic image for use in display applications includes a light source (16) which travels via a liquid crystal modulator (18) placed in the path of the light source (16). The output of the LC modulator (18) passes modulated... | 12/16/2003 |
| 6580560 | Laser light projector having beam diffuser and associated methods An apparatus and method for a laser light display projector for projecting a beam of laser light so as to produce a light pattern forming a visually perceptible light image includes a laser light source generating a substantially parallel light beam; a di... | 06/17/2003 |
| 6437919 | System for the production of a dynamic image for display A system for the production of a dynamic image for use in holography includes a light source (16) which travels via a liquid crystal modulator (18) placed in the path of the light source (16). The output of the LC modulator (18) passes modulated light thr... | 08/20/2002 |
| 6388797 | Electrostereoscopic eyewear A pair of stereoscopic eyewear includes an element for integral assembly with the eyewear including a conductive circuit trace. The conductive pattern provides electrical contact between a contact area of the frame (which is hardwired to an electrical cab... | 05/14/2002 |
| 6359723 | 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 s... | 03/19/2002 |
| 6130774 | Shutter mode microencapsulated electrophoretic display An electrophoretic display element includes a capsule having a first, larger surface and a second, smaller surface. The capsule contains a suspending fluid and at least one particle dispersed within said suspending fluid. Application of a first electrical... | 10/10/2000 |
| 6055086 | Method and apparatus for improved spatial light modulation A method and apparatus for modulating a light beam in an optical processing system is described. Preferably, an electrically-controlled polarizer unit and/or an analyzer unit are utilized in combination with a spatial light modulator and a controller. Pre... | 04/25/2000 |
| 5949569 | Projection display apparatus and spatial light modulation device applied to the same A projection display apparatus includes a light source, a spatial light modulation device, a condenser lens, an aperture stop, and a projecting lens. When the spatial period of complex amplitude modulation in the spatial light modulation device is represe... | 09/07/1999 |
| 5859728 | Method and apparatus for improved spatial light modulation A method and apparatus for modulating a light beam in an optical processing system is described. Preferably, an electrically-controlled polarizer unit and/or an analyzer unit are utilized in combination with a spatial light modulator and a controller. Pre... | 01/12/1999 |
| 5859735 | Optical element and display device provided with said optical element An optical element (8) is provided on a substrate, for example a display screen (3) of a display device (1), which optical element comprises a light-transmitting layer whose transmission in the visible region varies in response to a change in ambient ligh... | 01/12/1999 |
| 5617243 | Electro-optical system and method of displaying images An electro-optical system such as an image display system and a method of displaying images are described. Laser beams of three primary colors are emitted from three lasers in a time sharing mode. These laser beams are directed onto the same optical path ... | 04/01/1997 |
| 5218469 | Electrooptic TIR light modulator image bar having illumination conditions for optimizing spatial frequency response A technique for reducing interpixel crosstalk by selecting particular illumination conditions and thus tailoring a portion of the spatial frequency response of an optical image bar. A desirable frequency response is one that approximates sin(πPf) for abs... | 06/08/1993 |
| 5170281 | Spatial light modulation device capable of arbitrarily selecting an input/output characteristic A spatial light modulator includes an electro-optic crystal plate and a mesh electrode for capturing secondary electrons emitted from the crystal plate. Primary electrons carrying an image corresponding to an input optical image are incident on the front ... | 12/08/1992 |
| 5115228 | Shuttered display panel The present invention accomplishes the above objects by employing a display having the capability to emit light and form images viewable from both the front and back of the display. The invention also shutters the images displayed on the front and back of... | 05/19/1992 |
| 5024511 | Display apparatus A display apparatus comprising a modulator sandwiched between two polarizers. The modulator includes a plurality of light transmitting windows arranged in a matrix on a substrate having an electrooptical effect. Each window is associated with an electrode... | 06/18/1991 |
| 4910396 | Optical shutter switching matrix A switching matrix enables switching of optical signals from any of a plurality of optical input paths to selected optical output paths, without requiring physical re-connecting of the inputs or outputs. Plural broad-band optical waveguides are defined pr... | 03/20/1990 |
| 4848879 | Light modulating device This specification discloses a light modulating device comprising a liquid medium whose physical properties are variable by heat, and a heat-generating element for heating the liquid medium to such a degree that boiling does not occur to the liquid medium... | 07/18/1989 |
| 4613210 | Device relating to electro-optical image display The electro-optical image display device according to the invention comprises one or more identical integrated circuits connected to a control printed circuit, each integrated circuit comprising a semiconductor and transducer chip protected by a transpare... | 09/23/1986 |
| 4545649 | Electro-optical display device of point matrix type The column electrodes of the display device are each formed by an alignment of conducting areas which are electrically connected to each other and which are spaced from each other, while disposed between two successive conducting areas of each electrode, ... | 10/08/1985 |
| 4511218 | Electro-optical display device and method for its production An electro-optical display device including a substrate which carries a layer of electrodes containing one or more semi-conductive metal oxides. Over particular sections of its surface the layer of electrodes is provided with a metal coating. In these sec... | 04/16/1985 |
| 4410240 | Mounting structure for electro-optic character elements A mounting structure is provided for electro-optical display character elements. The mounting structure includes first and second electrically insulative substrates, each substrate of which includes an aperture. The aperture of the second substrate is som... | 10/18/1983 |
| 4269480 | Process and apparatus for displaying an image in front of an optical contrasting background The present invention is directed to a process and display for producing an image in front of an optically contrasting background. The display installation is characterized by a preferably but not necessarily, plate-shaped body having exit windows for emi... | 05/26/1981 |
| 4110744 | Passive electro-optic display cell A passive display cell is described on which a plurality of digits are located. The digits are composed of electrode segments opposite counter-electrodes. These are connected in a manner enabling reduction of the number of outputs. As described with respe... | 08/29/1978 |
| 4078855 | Electro-optical display device An electro-optical display device comprises two electrode plates disposed in superposed spaced relationship from each other with a clearance therebetween, and a substance which exhibits an electro-optical effect, such as liquid crystal material, disposed ... | 03/14/1978 |
| 4050787 | Electrooptic display device An electrooptic display device comprises two spacedapart electrode substrates with an interspace therebetween, and a substance which exhibits an electrooptic effect such as liquid crystal material hemetically sealed in the interspace. One one substrate ar... | 09/27/1977 |
