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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 11, 2012
Filed:
Jul. 14, 2009
Applicant:
Fusao Ishii, Menlo Park, CA (US);
Inventor:
Fusao Ishii, Menlo Park, CA (US);
Assignee:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G02B 26/00 (2006.01); G02B 26/08 (2006.01); G02F 1/29 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
This invention discloses a mirror device comprises a mirror array. The mirror array includes multiple mirror elements. Each element comprises a mirror supported on a hinge. The hinge is attached directly to the mirror and is substantially perpendicular to the mirror. The hinge penetrates a bottom surface of the mirror with a hinge-top buried in a layer of the mirror beneath a top surface of the mirror.