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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 03, 2024
Filed:
Sep. 13, 2021
Applicant:
Texas Instruments Incorporated, Dallas, TX (US);
Inventors:
Patrick Ian Oden, McKinney, TX (US);
James Norman Hall, Parker, TX (US);
Assignee:
TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INCORPORATED, Dallas, TX (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G02B 26/08 (2006.01); G02B 6/35 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G02B 26/0833 (2013.01); G02B 6/3518 (2013.01);
Abstract
In an example, a system includes a digital micromirror device (DMD). The DMD includes a hinge and one or more spring tips coupled to the hinge, where the hinge is configured to tilt toward a raised address electrode. The DMD includes a micromirror including a recessed mirror shelf and a reflective surface, where the recessed mirror shelf is coupled to the hinge, and where the recessed mirror shelf is configured to contact at least one of the one or more spring tips responsive to the hinge tilting toward the raised address electrode.