The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document.
The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 02, 2019
Filed:
Nov. 22, 2013
Applicant:
North Inc., Kitchener, CA;
Inventors:
Eric Chevallaz, Pompales, CH;
Nicolas Abele, Demoret, CH;
Assignee:
North Inc., Kitchener, Ontario, CA;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G02B 26/08 (2006.01); H04N 9/31 (2006.01); G09G 3/34 (2006.01); G01R 31/02 (2006.01); H03K 5/24 (2006.01); H03K 19/21 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 9/3194 (2013.01); G01R 31/025 (2013.01); G01R 31/026 (2013.01); G02B 26/085 (2013.01); G02B 26/0833 (2013.01); G09G 3/346 (2013.01); H03K 5/24 (2013.01); H03K 19/215 (2013.01); H04N 9/3135 (2013.01); H04N 9/3155 (2013.01); G09G 2330/04 (2013.01); G09G 2330/12 (2013.01);
Abstract
According to the present invention there is provided methods and devices for detecting open and/or short circuits in MEMS micro-mirror devices, which use relative comparisons of voltage levels within the MEMS micro-mirror devices for detecting the occurrence of open and/or short circuits.