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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:
Sep. 23, 2003
Filed:
Mar. 26, 1997
Applicant:
Inventors:
Robert M. Wallace, Richardson, TX (US);
Marvin W. Cowens, Plano, TX (US);
Steven A. Henck, Plano, TX (US);
Assignee:
Texas Instruments Incorporated, Dallas, TX (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G02B 1/10 ; G02B 2/602 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G02B 1/10 ; G02B 2/602 ;
Abstract
A protective cover ( ) for an optical device, such as a spatial light modulator or an infrared detector or receiver. The cover ( ) has an optically transmissive window ( ), which has a coating ( ) on one or both of its surfaces. The coating ( ) is made from a halogenated material, which is deposited to form a chemical bond with the surface of the window ( ).