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7616368 |
Light concentrating reflective display methods and apparatus
Improved apparatus and methods for displays are disclosed that utilize light concentration array between mechanical light modulators and the viewing surface of the display. The light concentration...
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7604353 |
Deformable mirror device and apparatus for observing retina of eye
It is made possible to improve the variations in the “generated force (load)—deflection characteristics”. A deformable mirror device includes: a substrate; a plurality of electrodes provided...
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7583430 |
Method of sealing an array of cell microstructures using microencapsulated adhesive
A method for sealing microstructured cells, which are defined by at least a first substrate and a wall microstructure extending from the first substrate, includes a step of applying a plurality of...
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7580178 |
Image-guided microsurgery system and method
The present invention provides an image-guided microsurgery system comprising a real-time three-dimensional microscopic imaging device and a three-dimensional display device. The imaging device...
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7570418 |
Method of driving electrophoretic display device, and electrophoretic display device
An electrophoretic display device includes a transparent element substrate, a transparent opposite substrate, an electrophoretic display layer, and a selector. The element substrate has at least...
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7570415 |
MEMS device and interconnects for same
A microelectromechanical systems device having an electrical interconnect between circuitry outside the device and at least one of an electrode and a movable layer within the device. A layer of the...
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7564614 |
Electrode protection film for electrophoretic displays
The invention is directed to methods and compositions useful for enhancing adhesion and protecting electrode layers from corrosion, rust or oxidation.
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7564612 |
Photonic MEMS and structures
An optical device includes a non-transparent substrate. The optical device further includes a first optical layer which is at least partially transmissive and at least partially reflective to...
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7564535 |
Seamless exposure with projection system comprises array of micromirrors with predefined reflectivity variations
A lithographic scanning apparatus includes a light projection device for seamlessly and uniformly projecting a scanning light onto a light exposing area. The light projecting device further...
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7561334 |
Method and apparatus for reducing back-glass deflection in an interferometric modulator display device
Methods and apparatus for reducing back-glass deflection in an interferometric modulator display device are provided. In one embodiment, an interferometric modulator display is provided that...
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7554711 |
MEMS devices with stiction bumps
An interferometric modulator comprising a substrate, a movable membrane and one or more stiction bumps disposed between the substrate and the movable membrane. The stiction bumps are configured to...
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7548365 |
Semiconductor device and method comprising a high voltage reset driver and an isolated memory array
A method of operating a semiconductor device, a semiconductor device and a digital micromirror system are presented. In an embodiment, the semiconductor device comprises a grounded substrate, a...
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7542198 |
Device having a conductive light absorbing mask and method for fabricating same
A system and method for an optical component that masks non-active portions of a display and provides an electrical path for one or more display circuits. In one embodiment an optical device...
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7535618 |
Discretely controlled micromirror device having multiple motions
A discretely controlled micromirror device provides multiple motions of a micromirror using stepper plate and micromirror bottom support. The discretely controlled micromirror device can be...
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7532377 |
Movable micro-electromechanical device
Improvements in an interferometric modulator that has a cavity defined by two walls.
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7529018 |
Temperature adaptive optical modulator
The present invention relates to a spatial optical modulator, more specifically to a temperature adaptive optical modulator. The spatial optical modulator according to an aspect of the present...
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7528932 |
SLM direct writer
The present invention relates to an apparatus ( 100 ) for patterning a workpiece arranged at an image plane and sensitive to electromagnetic radiation, comprising a source emitting electromagnetic...
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7525730 |
Method and device for generating white in an interferometric modulator display
Various embodiments of the invention relate to methods and systems for generating the color white in displays created from interferometric modulators and more specifically, to the generation of the...
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7525718 |
Spatial light modulator using an integrated circuit actuator and method of making and using same
A spatial light modulator (SLM) includes an integrated circuit actuator that can be fabricated using photolithography or other similar techniques. The actuator includes actuator elements, which can...
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7515329 |
Driving a MEMS scanner with a combined actuator drive signal
A MEMS oscillator, such as a MEMS scanner, has an improved and simplified drive scheme and structure. Drive impulses may be transmitted to an oscillating mass via torque through the support arms....
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7511876 |
Dispersion for electrophoretic display, and electrophoretic display device
In a dispersion for electrophoretic display, used in an electrophoretic display device having i) charged electrophoretic particles and ii) a dispersion medium in which the charged electrophoretic...
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7508572 |
Charging guard with paschen stacking
A MEMS-based mirror is provided with trenches between adjacent electrodes in order to be able to withstand relatively high applied voltages, and thus has a substantially reduced exposure to...
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7495821 |
Display device and method of preparing particles for use in image display of a display device
A thin display device is provided which is capable of displaying images at a lowered driving voltage in a shortened response time by causing fine particles to travel in a gaseous phase. The display...
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7495818 |
Microelectromechanical device array and method for driving the same
In a microelectromechanical device array including an array of devices arranged at least one of one-dimensionally and two-dimensionally each of which includes a movable portion that is supported to...
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7483200 |
Multiple stop micro-mirror array display
A micro mirror device is described. The device has a tiltable mirror plate with a reflective surface configured to reflect incident light to form a reflected light beam. A controller is configured...
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7477219 |
Micro-mirror and method
According to one embodiment of the present invention a method of reflecting light is disclosed including providing an element having a surface having an edge on which the element is capable of...
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7474455 |
Deformable mirror
A deformable mirror includes a deformable section on which a reflecting surface and a COM electrode are formed, a fixing section which fixes the deformable section, a driving and sensing electrode...
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7473878 |
High power bimorph wave-front correction mirror
A laser beam correction system and related methods of use and manufacture are provided. In one example, a laser beam correction system includes a mirror having a first surface and a second surface....
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7471445 |
Fast-response micro-mechanical devices
A spatial light modulator includes a mirror plate comprising a reflective upper surface, a lower surface, and a substrate portion comprising a cavity having an opening on the lower surface, a...
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7466476 |
Sloped cantilever beam electrode for a MEMS device
A method of tilting a micromirror includes providing a substrate, a sloped electrode outwardly from the substrate, and a sloped electrode positioning system outwardly from the substrate. The method...
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7463408 |
Fast full color electrophoretic display with improved driving
The present invention provides a novel design for color electrophoretic displays. In the display, each pixel ( 200 ) comprises at least two sub-pixels ( 210, 220, 230 ), and each sub pixel is...
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7463406 |
Method for fabricating microelectromechanical optical display devices
A microelectromechanical optical display devices is provided. An optical layer is disposed on a substrate. A plurality of posts are disposed on the optical layer. A reflective layer is disposed on...
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7460289 |
Electrochromic display device
The invention concerns an electrochromic device comprising a single supporting substrate ( 1 ) on which are disposed a working electrode ( 6 ) which is electrochromic per se and/or bears an...
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7453624 |
Projection display system including a high fill ratio silicon spatial light modulator
A display system includes a light source and a first optical system coupled to the light source and adapted to provide an illumination beam along an illumination path. The display system also...
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7453621 |
Micro mirrors with piezoelectric release mechanism
A spatial light modulator includes a substrate; a hinge in connection with the substrate; a mirror plate that is connected with the hinge and is configured to tilt about the hinge; and a...
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7446928 |
Micro-electro-mechanical systems element array device and image forming apparatus
A micro-electro-mechanical systems element array device in which plural micro-electro-mechanical systems elements each having a movable portion are arranged in an array, said movable portion being...
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7446927 |
MEMS switch with set and latch electrodes
A MEMS device is electrically actuated with a voltage placed across a first electrode ( 702 ) and a moveable material ( 714 ). The device may be maintained in an actuated state by latch electrodes...
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7445723 |
Optical scanner and method of fabricating the same
An optical scanner and a fabricating method thereof are provided. The optical scanner includes a base substrate, a frame, a H-shaped stage, supporters, and a stage driving structure. An...
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7440160 |
Electro-optical light modulating element, electro-optical display and modulating medium
The invention relates to electrooptical light modulating elements, to electrooptical displays containing elements of this type, and to display systems, e.g. television screens and computer...
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7439948 |
Electrophoretic display device
In electrophoretic displays, grey values are realized using at least three electrodes for bistable operation.
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7436575 |
Small thin film movable element, small thin film movable element array and method of driving small thin film movable element array
A small thin film movable element comprises; a movable portion supported elastically deformably and having a movable electrode at at least a portion of the movable portion; and a fixed electrode...
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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...
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7436572 |
Micromirrors and hinge structures for micromirror arrays in projection displays
A spatial light modulator is disclosed, along with methods for making such a modulator. The spatial light modulator comprises an array of micromirrors each having a hinge and a micromirror plate...
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7436571 |
Micro-displays
A micro-display has a device chip with a transparent layer overlying one or more micro-electromechanical system devices. A transparent cover overlies the transparent layer. An...
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7428092 |
Fast-response micro-mechanical devices
A spatial light modulator includes a mirror plate comprising a reflective upper surface, a lower surface having a conductive surface portion, and a substrate portion having a first cavity having an...
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7423798 |
Addressing circuit and method for bi-directional micro-mirror array
A control substrate of spatial light modulator for a bi-directional micro mirror array includes a plurality of unit cells, each includes a common electrode at a fixed constant potential and an...
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7423794 |
Device and method for stacked multi-level uncoupled electrostatic actuators
A multi-level decoupled micro-actuator device comprising a first level substrate ( 410 ), a second level frame ( 420 ) stacked on said first level substrate ( 410 ), a third level frame ( 430 )...
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7417778 |
Light deflector, light deflection array, image forming apparatus, and image projection display apparatus
A light deflector can be driven by a low voltage by reducing contact area with a plate shape member and other members. The light deflector can be driven by a low voltage by reducing a contact area...
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7411717 |
Micromirror device
A spatial light modulator comprises an array of micromirror devices each of which has a reflective and deflectable mirror plates. The mirror plates are moved between an ON and OFF state during...
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7405862 |
Spatial light modulator having a cantilever anti-stiction mechanism
A spatial light modulator includes a mirror plate comprising a reflective upper surface, a louver surface having a recess in the lower surface, a first cavity having an opening on the lower...
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