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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 28, 2012
Filed:
Jan. 29, 2010
Applicant:
Atsushi Oda, Kanagawa, JP;
Inventor:
Atsushi Oda, Kanagawa, JP;
Assignee:
Sony Corporation, , JP;
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G03B 21/28 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A light modulator includes: a holding member having a frame disposed around an opening; and a light modulation panel formed in such a way that the edge thereof is held by the frame and the outer surface of the portion corresponding to the opening is flush with the outer surface of the frame or positioned outside the outer surface of the frame.