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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:
May. 12, 2009
Filed:
May. 30, 2006
Applicant:
George M. Mihalakis, San Jose, CA (US);
Inventor:
George M. Mihalakis, San Jose, CA (US);
Assignee:
Next Wave Optics Inc., San Jose, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G03B 21/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
An optical engine for use with MEMS microdisplay devices is disclosed that comprises a collection stage module, an imaging stage module featuring polarization based imaging prism assemblage, and a polarizing illumination stage module featuring a special light integration tube that removes off-axis overfill loss.