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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 13, 2011
Filed:
Jan. 21, 2010
John N. Border, Walworth, NY (US);
Herbert J. Erhardt, Webster, NY (US);
J. Kelly Lee, Pittsford, NY (US);
Marek W. Kowarz, Henrietta, NY (US);
Robert M. Boysel, Honeoye Falls, NY (US);
John N. Border, Walworth, NY (US);
Herbert J. Erhardt, Webster, NY (US);
J. Kelly Lee, Pittsford, NY (US);
Marek W. Kowarz, Henrietta, NY (US);
Robert M. Boysel, Honeoye Falls, NY (US);
OmniVision Technologies, Inc., Santa Clara, CA (US);
Abstract
A microshutter array has a frame having a light transmissive portion. Linear microshutter elements extend across the light transmissive portion and in parallel to each other. Each microshutter element has a flat blade extended in a length direction and first and second torsion arms extending outwards from each side of the blade in the length direction, the blade extending across the light transmissive portion. There is at least one electrode associated with each linear microshutter element and extended in the length direction parallel to the microshutter element.