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Patent US8169689 - Integrated modulator illumination - Google PatentsSearch Images Maps Play YouTube News Gmail Drive More »Sign inPatentsA spatial light modulator includes an array of elements to modulate light in accordance with image data. The modulator has a display panel having first and second surfaces arranged adjacent to the array of elements such that the second surface is directly adjacent the array of elements to allow a viewer...http://www.google.com/patents/US8169689?utm_source=gb-gplus-sharePatent US8169689 - Integrated modulator illuminationAdvanced Patent SearchPublication numberUS8169689 B2Publication typeGrantApplication numberUS 13/015,432Publication dateMay 1, 2012Priority dateMar 5, 2004Fee statusPaidAlso published asEP1730572A1, EP1730572B1, EP2261720A1, US7706050, US7880954, US20050195468, US20060198013, US20110122479, US20120206788, WO2005093490A1Publication number015432, 13015432, US 8169689 B2, US 8169689B2, US-B2-8169689, US8169689 B2, US8169689B2InventorsJeffrey B. SampsellOriginal AssigneeQualcomm Mems Technologies, Inc.Export CitationBiBTeX, EndNote, RefManPatent Citations (60), Non-Patent Citations (23), Referenced by (6), Classifications (13), Legal Events (2) External Links: USPTO, USPTO Assignment, EspacenetIntegrated modulator illumination
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No. 11/417,808, dated Jan. 13, 2009.Referenced byCiting PatentFiling datePublication dateApplicantTitleUS8798425Nov 22, 2011Aug 5, 2014Qualcomm Mems Technologies, Inc.Decoupled holographic film and diffuserUS8872085Sep 26, 2007Oct 28, 2014Qualcomm Mems Technologies, Inc.Display device having front illuminator with turning featuresUS9019183Sep 24, 2007Apr 28, 2015Qualcomm Mems Technologies, Inc.Optical loss structure integrated in an illumination apparatusUS9019590Dec 27, 2011Apr 28, 2015Qualcomm Mems Technologies, Inc.Spatial light modulator with integrated optical compensation structureUS9025235Feb 1, 2008May 5, 2015Qualcomm Mems Technologies, Inc.Optical interference type of color display having optical diffusion layer between substrate and electrodeUS20100141557 *Sep 26, 2007Jun 10, 2010Qualcomm Mems Technologies, Inc.Light guide* Cited by examinerClassifications U.S. Classification359/291, 359/298International ClassificationF21V8/00, G02B26/02, G02B26/08, G02F1/29, G02B26/00Cooperative ClassificationG02B6/0055, G02B26/001, G02B6/0043European ClassificationG02B6/00L6O4P4, G02B26/00C, G02B6/00L6O8RLegal EventsDateCodeEventDescriptionApr 12, 2011ASAssignmentOwner name: IDC, LLC, CALIFORNIAFree format text: ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNORS INTEREST;ASSIGNOR:SAMPSELL, JEFFREY B.;REEL/FRAME:026114/0334Effective date: 20041210Owner name: QUALCOMM MEMS TECHNOLOGIES, INC., CALIFORNIAFree format text: ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNORS INTEREST;ASSIGNOR:IDC, LLC;REEL/FRAME:026113/0803Effective date: 20090925Owner name: IDC, LLC, CALIFORNIAFree format text: ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNORS INTEREST;ASSIGNOR:IRIDIGM DISPLAY CORPORATION;REEL/FRAME:026113/0684Effective date: 20041104Owner name: IRIDIGM DISPLAY CORPORATION, CALIFORNIAFree format text: ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNORS INTEREST;ASSIGNOR:SAMPSELL, JEFFREY B.;REEL/FRAME:026113/0942Effective date: 20040304Oct 27, 2015FPAYFee paymentYear of fee payment: 4RotateOriginal ImageGoogle Home - Sitemap - USPTO Bulk Downloads - Privacy Policy - Terms of Service - About Google Patents - Send FeedbackData provided by IFI CLAIMS Patent Services