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. 05, 2005
Filed:
Nov. 07, 2003
Applicant:
Jim Dunphy, San Jose, CA (US);
Inventor:
Jim Dunphy, San Jose, CA (US);
Assignee:
Reflectivity, INC, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G02B026/00 ; G02B026/08 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A micromirror device comprises a plurality of stopping mechanisms that sequentially stop the mirror plate of the micromirror device when the micromirror device is rotating towards a state, such as an ON or OFF state. The mirror plate sequentially separates from the stopping mechanisms when the mirror plate is rotating towards another state, such as the OFF or ON state.