Ovonic Imaging Systems, Inc.

Energy Conversion Devices, Inc.

Ois Optical Imaging Systems, Inc.

Louis D Swartz

Zvi Yaniv

Vincent D Cannella

Clive E Catchpole

Gregory L Hansell

Olivier F Prache

Koichi Kitamura

John E Keem

Mark H McCormick-Goodhart

John A Heslip

Daniel H O'Donnell

Guy Wicker

Marvin C Barnes

John M Jepsen

There are disclosed liquid crystal displays each having at least one pixel element formed on an insulative substrate including at least two conductive electrodes and liquid crystal display material disposed between the electrodes. The pixel elements further include at least a pair of isolation devices formed from a deposited semiconductor material which facilitates selective excitation of of the pixel elements and applied potential reversal across the electrodes during alternate display frames. The isolation devices can include a plurality of series connected diodes. The isolation devices can be formed as diode rings. A method of making the displays is also disclosed.

Liquid crystal displays operated by amorphous silicon alloy diodes

There are disclosed liquid crystal displays each having at least one pixel element formed on an insulative substrate including at least two conductive electrodes and liquid crystal display material disposed between the electrodes. The pixel elements further include at least a pair of isolation devices formed from a deposited semiconductor material which facilitates selective excitation of the pixel elements and applied potential reversal across the electrodes during alternate display frames. The isolation devices can include a plurality of series connected diodes. The isolation devices can be formed as diode rings. A method of making the displays is also disclosed.

Method of fabricating amorphous silican diode addressed liquid crystal

Digitizing apparatus for reproducing information from an image-bearing member, said apparatus including a wand removably mounted on a base station. The wand is adapted for independent operation to manually scan said image-bearing member or the wand can be secured to the base station for automatically scanning said image-bearing member.

Digitizing wand adapted for manual and automatic operation

A photosensitive pixel adapted for use in an image sensing array includes a photogenerative element and a blocking element. The shapes and sizes of the elements are chosen so as to cooperate in defining an overall pixel configuration having a geometry which maximizes the packing density capabilities thereof and insures that both elements sense only incident radiation emanating from a corresponding portion of an image.

Photosensitive pixel sized and shaped to optimize packing density and

By maintaining the first electrodes of a photogenerative element and a current blocking element at a common potential while electrically interconnecting the second electrodes thereof, the blocking element need not be masked from incident radiation because the stored electrical signal generated by the photogenerative element will not be dissipated by photogenerated carrier pairs contributed by the current blocking element.

Photosensitive pixel with exposed blocking element

Novel line imaging apparatus utilizing a large area linear array of amorphous silicon alloy photosensitive elements, said apparatus adapted to provide automatic adjustment for sensor and circuit variables as well as for changes in the intensity of image illumination.

Signal processing apparatus and method for photosensitive imaging system

An incident radiation sensing apparatus comprises an array of photosensitive elements formed as an integrated circuit on a substrate. Each of the photosensitive elements includes a capacitor for storing charge, a conductive means for charging the capacitor to a preselected magnitude, a blocking means for inhibiting the discharge of charge stored on the capacitor; and a photoresponsive means formed from deposited semiconductor material for generating charge carriers at a rate responsive to the intensity of radiation incident upon the photoresponsive means. The photoresponsive means is connected to the capacitor so that the charge carriers generated in the photoresponsive means reduce the magnitude of the charge on the capacitor as a function of the magnitude of, and the time incidence of, the incident radiation. The apparatus further includes means for sensing the magnitude of charge remaining on the capacitor of a given photosensitive element a preselected period of time after its charging by the conductive means, so as to produce a signal corresponding to the time integral of the magnitude of the incident radiation impinging on the photoresponsive means connected to that capacitor during the preselected period of time. The present invention includes using such a radiation sensor in X-ray imagers, contact-type document copiers, and electronic cameras.

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Holly, MI, United States of America

Louis D Swartz