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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 03, 2005
Filed:
Dec. 06, 2002
Applicants:
Marco Pizzi, Turin, IT;
Valerian Koniachkine, Novosibisk, RU;
Inventors:
Marco Pizzi, Turin, IT;
Valerian Koniachkine, Novosibisk, RU;
Assignee:
C.R.F. Societa Consortile per Azioni, Orbassano, IT;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G02B005/08 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
An optic device with a variable operating mode comprises a micromirror which can be obscured by means of an electrostatically controlled microshutter. In the operating condition of the microshutter, the petal of this adheres over a substrate to allow a beam of light to reach the mirror. In the condition at rest, the petal is curled up and one of its surfaces receives the beam of light and reflects it in all directions, at the same time preventing this from reaching the mirror.