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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 10, 2009
Filed:
Feb. 23, 2006
Applicant:
Nesbitt W. Hagood, Iv, Wellesley, MA (US);
Inventor:
Nesbitt W. Hagood, IV, Wellesley, MA (US);
Assignee:
Pixtronix, Inc., Andover, MA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G02B 26/00 (2006.01); G09G 3/34 (2006.01); H04N 5/74 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
Improved apparatus and methods for displays are disclosed that utilize light concentration array between mechanical light modulators and the viewing surface of the display. The light concentration array includes an array of optical elements that concentrate light on respective ones of the light modulators to maximize the contrast ratio and off axis viewing of the display.