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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 01, 2016
Filed:
Aug. 30, 2012
Nesbitt W. Hagood, Iv, 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);
Nesbitt W. Hagood, IV, 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);
Pixtronix, Inc., San Diego, CA (US);
Abstract
This application relates to a display including a first layer of material including a first aperture having at least one side, a first substrate separated from the first layer of material by a gap, where the first substrate is arranged to pass through a portion of light emitted from a light source into the gap. The display further includes a movable shutter arranged within the gap, where the shutter is movable to at least a first position and a second position, to obstruct passage of the portion of light through the first aperture at the first position. The movable shutter has a first edge, and in the first position, the movable shutter is aligned with the first aperture such that the first edge extends a first length past the at least one side of the first aperture.