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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.

Date of Patent:
Oct. 04, 2005

Filed:

Feb. 12, 2003
Applicants:

Jonathan C. Doan, Mountain View, CA (US);

Satyadev R. Patel, Elk Grove, CA (US);

Robert M. Duboc, Jr., Menlo Park, CA (US);

Inventors:

Jonathan C. Doan, Mountain View, CA (US);

Satyadev R. Patel, Elk Grove, CA (US);

Robert M. Duboc, Jr., Menlo Park, CA (US);

Assignee:

Reflectivity, Inc, Sunnyvale, CA (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G02F026/00 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract

A method and spatial light modulator are provided herein. The spatial light modulator has a higher resolution and an increased fill factor. The spatial light modulator also provides an increased contrast ratio. Furthermore, the spatial light modulator of the present invention can be operated in the absence of polarized light and that has improved electro-mechanical performance and robustness with respect to manufacturing. A method and its alternative are disclosed herein by the present invention for manufacturing the spatial light modulator.


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