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Patent US7710632 - Display device having an array of spatial light modulators with integrated ... - Google PatentsSearch Images Maps Play YouTube News Gmail Drive More »Sign inPatentsBy selectively placing color filters with different transmittance spectrums on an array of modulator elements each having the same reflectance spectrum, a resultant reflectance spectrum for each modulator element and it's respective color filter is created. In one embodiment, the modulator elements in...http://www.google.com/patents/US7710632?utm_source=gb-gplus-sharePatent US7710632 - Display device having an array of spatial light modulators with integrated color filtersAdvanced Patent SearchTry the new Google Patents, with machine-classified Google Scholar results, and Japanese and South Korean patents.Publication numberUS7710632 B2Publication typeGrantApplication numberUS 11/051,258Publication dateMay 4, 2010Filing dateFeb 4, 2005Priority dateSep 27, 2004Fee statusPaidAlso published asCA2516578A1, EP1640767A1, EP2256537A1, US8054528, US8437070, US20060077512, US20100245975, US20120026176Publication number051258, 11051258, US 7710632 B2, US 7710632B2, US-B2-7710632, US7710632 B2, US7710632B2InventorsWilliam J. CummingsOriginal AssigneeQualcomm Mems Technologies, Inc.Export CitationBiBTeX, EndNote, RefManPatent Citations (302), Non-Patent Citations (139), Referenced by (47), Classifications (6), Legal Events (5) External Links: USPTO, USPTO Assignment, EspacenetDisplay device having an array of spatial light modulators with integrated color filters
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