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Date of Patent:
Jan. 05, 2016

Filed:

Oct. 19, 2007
Applicants:

Nesbitt W. Hagood, Wellesley, MA (US);

John J. Fijol, Shrewsbury, MA (US);

Jasper Lodewyk Steyn, Winchester, MA (US);

Richard S. Payne, Andover, MA (US);

Jignesh Gandhi, Burlington, MA (US);

Inventors:

Nesbitt W. Hagood, Wellesley, MA (US);

John J. Fijol, Shrewsbury, MA (US);

Jasper Lodewyk Steyn, Winchester, MA (US);

Richard S. Payne, Andover, MA (US);

Jignesh Gandhi, Burlington, MA (US);

Assignee:

Pixtronix, Inc., San Diego, CA (US);

Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G02B 26/00 (2006.01); G02B 26/08 (2006.01); G09G 3/34 (2006.01); B81C 3/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G02B 26/0841 (2013.01); B81C 3/004 (2013.01); G02B 26/00 (2013.01); G09G 3/3433 (2013.01); G09G 3/3473 (2013.01); B81B 2201/047 (2013.01); B81B 2203/0315 (2013.01); B81C 2203/019 (2013.01); B81C 2203/0118 (2013.01); B81C 2203/051 (2013.01); G09G 2300/023 (2013.01); G09G 2300/0426 (2013.01); G09G 2300/0443 (2013.01); G09G 2300/0842 (2013.01); H01L 2924/1461 (2013.01);
Abstract

This invention relates to MEMS display apparatus and methods for assembly thereof that include a plurality of light modulators having components substantially surrounded in a liquid that reduces the effects of stiction and improves the optical and electromechanical performance of the display apparatus. The invention also relates to methods for aligning components of a MEMS display to establish a correspondence between the plurality of light modulators and a plurality of apertures to regulate the transmission of light through the apparatus.


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