George Nado

Title: George Nado and His Patent for Hard-Copy Illumination

Introduction

George Nado is an inventor associated with Plano, Texas, and Texas Instruments Corporation. His patent work includes an illumination system designed for hard-copy applications.

Latest Patents

The provided information identifies one patent for Nado: “Illumination System for Hard Copy Apparatus.” The invention uses an elongated array of light-emitting elements together with light-mixing components to distribute illumination more evenly across the cross-process direction. The design may use a curved or linear light-emitting array, an aspheric lens, and a cylindrical lens that compresses the beam in the process direction. Holographic diffusers are identified as preferred light-mixing elements.

The system is intended to reduce localized drops in illumination when an individual light-emitting element produces less light. Its spatial light modulator may be a digital micromirror device or another type of device, including a transmissive liquid-crystal device. Nado is credited with 1 patent in the information provided.

Career Highlights

Nado’s listed patent reflects work on illumination technology for hard-copy systems, with an emphasis on improving light uniformity across an elongated spatial light modulator. He is associated with Texas Instruments Corporation.

Collaborations

The provided information lists Charles H. Anderson and John B. Allen as Nado’s coworkers. Their names are included as collaborators associated with his professional context; the supplied details do not specify their individual roles in the patent.

Conclusion

George Nado’s listed patent addresses a practical challenge in hard-copy apparatus by combining light-emitting arrays and optical mixing elements to support more uniform illumination.