| Patent Number |
Title Of Patent |
Date Issued |
| D392945 |
Portable electronic package for a visual display |
March 31, 1998 |
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| 6798441 |
Teleconference system with personal presence cells |
September 28, 2004 |
| A teleconference system including a plurality of personal presence cells positioned at a local communication site and at a remote communication site. The plurality of personal presence cells are characterized as either sensor cells or display cells. The sensor cells include at least one |
| 6366267 |
Electronic device with miniature virtual image display |
April 2, 2002 |
| A portable electronic device with virtual image display including a semiconductor array providing a real image and an optical system mounted to receive the real image and produce a virtual image at a viewing aperture. Electronics are associated with the array to produce real images i |
| 6275251 |
Teleconference system with personal presence cells |
August 14, 2001 |
| A teleconference system including a plurality of personal presence cells positioned at a local communication site and at a remote communication site. The plurality of personal presence cells are characterized as either sensor cells or display cells. The sensor cells include at least one |
| 6243056 |
Transceiver with miniature virtual image display |
June 5, 2001 |
| A portable communications transceiver having a first hollow body, a second hollow body, and a virtual image display that includes a semiconductor array providing a real image and an optical system mounted in the second body to receive the real image and produce a virtual image at a viewi |
| 6158884 |
Integrated communicative watch |
December 12, 2000 |
| A portable electronic device adapted to be worn on a user's wrist including an electronic unit including a transceiver for receiving and transmitting messages and a watch included within the electronic unit having movements for displaying a time of day. A wrist band including a plurality |
| 6157353 |
Receiver with miniature virtual image display |
December 5, 2000 |
| A portable communications receiver with virtual image display including a semiconductor array providing a real image and an optical system mounted to receive the real image and produce a virtual image at a viewing aperture. Electronics are associated with the array to produce real images |
| 6122023 |
Non-speckle liquid crystal projection display |
September 19, 2000 |
| A non-speckle laser projection display composed of a liquid crystal material for the generation of a high resolution, non-speckle image. The projection display screen includes a liquid crystal material which is constructed in a highly scattered state when no drive voltage is applied. |
| 6097528 |
Microscanner for portable laser diode displays |
August 1, 2000 |
| A microscanner composed of a semiconductor wafer, having formed as a part thereof a cantilevered portion and having mounted thereon at least one laser diode. The cantilevered portion has electrically interfaced thereto a plurality of interconnects capable of delivering varying voltages. |
| 6096666 |
Holographic textile fiber |
August 1, 2000 |
| A holographic textile fiber that selectively absorbs and reflects different wavelengths of light. A plurality of holographic textile fibers in combination forming a holographic textile fabric. The plurality of textile fibers characterized as including a central core including one of a li |
| 6084697 |
Integrated electro-optical package |
July 4, 2000 |
| An integrated electro-optical package including a laser diode microscanner, and an automatic focus mechanism housed within a housing. The microscanner includes a semiconductor wafer, having formed as a part thereof a cantilevered portion having mounted thereon at least one laser diode. T |
| 6080690 |
Textile fabric with integrated sensing device and clothing fabricated thereof |
June 27, 2000 |
| A textile fabric including a plurality of electrically conductive fibers and at least one electronic sensor or a plurality of sensing fibers. The textile fabric is intended for fabrication into a functional article of clothing or other item made of the woven textile fabric, so as to incr |
| 6029073 |
Display carrier with binocular viewing for a portable electronic device |
February 22, 2000 |
| A portable electronic device including a display carrier detachably mounted to the portable electronic device. The display carrier including a virtual image display apparatus. A data communication interface is provided between the display carrier and the portable electronic device for |
| 6022760 |
Integrated electro-optical package and method of fabrication |
February 8, 2000 |
| An integrated electro-optical package including a dual sided opto-electronic device, composed of a substrate with an array of light emitting devices (LEDs) formed on a first major surface thereof, and at least one vertical cavity surface emitting laser formed on an opposed second maj |
| 5906004 |
Textile fabric with integrated electrically conductive fibers and clothing fabricated thereof |
May 25, 1999 |
| A textile fabric including a plurality of electrically conductive fibers characterized as providing sufficient current to induce either a wired or wireless coupling between the textile fabric and a portable electronic device. The textile fabric is intended for fabrication into a function |
| 5867795 |
Portable electronic device with transceiver and visual image display |
February 2, 1999 |
| A portable electronic device (10) including a virtual image display (20) positioned within a housing (11) or a remote unit (30), capable of providing an image of information contained on a smart card (18) as well as transactions processed in response to data transmitted by a two-way |
| 5838416 |
Device and method for enhancing the viewing angle of a display |
November 17, 1998 |
| A device and method for enhancing the viewing angle of a display including the positioning of a liquid crystal beam deflector on display device, such as a liquid crystal display device. The liquid crystal beam deflector is capable of deflecting a display image incident thereon, thereby d |
| 5831699 |
Display with inactive portions and active portions, and having drivers in the inactive portions |
November 3, 1998 |
| An integrated electro-optical package including an array composed of a substrate having defined thereon a plurality of unit cells, composed of active and inactive areas. The substrate having positioned thereon a major surface, a plurality of sub-arrays and driver/control circuits. The |
| 5821911 |
Miniature virtual image color display |
October 13, 1998 |
| A miniature virtual image color display having a viewing aperture, the display including a plurality of semiconductor chips each defining a plurality of pixels. The plurality of pixels of each semiconductor chip form a complete real image and each semiconductor chip is formed to prov |
| 5821571 |
Dual sided integrated electro-optical package |
October 13, 1998 |
| An integrated electro-optical package including a dual sided opto-electronic device, composed of a substrate with an array of light emitting devices (LEDs) formed on a first major surface thereof, and at least one vertical cavity surface emitting laser formed on an opposed second maj |
| 5818634 |
Dual mode optical Magnifier system |
October 6, 1998 |
| A dual mode optical magnifier system (22) including a plurality of multi-order diffractive optical elements (24) having at least one reflective, refractive and conventional diffractive surface formed thereon, that in combination are operable between a low magnification virtual image |
| 5801800 |
Visual display system for display resolution enhancement |
September 1, 1998 |
| A visual display system, composed of an array of light emitting devices, forming an image source, a phase spatial light modulator scanner, driver/control circuitry and an optical magnification system. The display system being enclosed within a housing, thereby forming an optical magn |
| 5789733 |
Smart card with contactless optical interface |
August 4, 1998 |
| An optical smart card (10) including a microchip (14) having information stored thereon, an optical holographic sensor pad (16) capable of detecting and collecting light beams emitted from a remote reader/transmitter (52), a light source (18) capable of emitting dataelectronic inform |
| 5770849 |
Smart card device with pager and visual image display |
June 23, 1998 |
| A smart card device (10) including a portable housing (11) with a viewing aperture (25) and a virtual image display (30) positioned to provide an image at the aperture (25) of information contained on a smart card (13) as well as transactions processed in response to data transmitted by |
| 5764329 |
Chiral smectic liquid crystal phase spatial light modulator for unpolarized light in which a ref |
June 9, 1998 |
| A phase spatial light modulator composed of a liquid crystal cell and a reflective element. The modulator capable of receiving and modulating substantially 100% of unpolarized light impinging thereupon. The modulator intended for use within an electro-optical system additionally composed |
| 5763862 |
Dual card smart card reader |
June 9, 1998 |
| A dual card smart card reader including a portable housing with a viewing aperture and a virtual image display positioned to provide an image at the aperture. A sensor in the housing constructed to have a first smart card with data stored thereon positioned adjacent thereto in data sensi |
| 5734154 |
Smart card with Iintegrated reader and visual image display |
March 31, 1998 |
| A smart card (12) including a microchip (14) having information stored thereon, a virtual image display (16) and electronics (22) further connected to the virtual image display (16) for supplying image data thereto. The virtual image display (16) including compact display optics (25) |
| 5728998 |
Secure smart card reader with virtual image display and pull-down options |
March 17, 1998 |
| A smart card reader including a portable housing with a viewing aperture and a virtual image display positioned to provide an image at the aperture. A sensor in the housing constructed to have a smart card with data stored thereon positioned adjacent thereto in data sensing juxtaposi |
| 5708280 |
Integrated electro-optical package and method of fabrication |
January 13, 1998 |
| An integrated electro-optical package including a dual sided opto-electronic device, composed of a substrate with an array of light emitting devices (LEDs) formed on a first major surface thereof, and at least one vertical cavity surface emitting laser formed on an opposed second maj |
| 5703664 |
Integrated electro-optic package for reflective spatial light modulators |
December 30, 1997 |
| An array of reflective LCSLM pixels formed on a substrate with a light polarizing layer positioned between the array and a light source. An overmolded housing defining an optical waveguide having a light input, a light output, and a mirrored surface directing light from the input toward |
| 5702305 |
Electronic game system |
December 30, 1997 |
| An interactive electronic game system (10) composed of at least one control unit (12) for receiving, monitoring, compiling and transmitting game data and information and several personal display units (14) for controlling game play and displaying game data and information. The personal d |
| 5698941 |
Optical correction layer for a light emitting apparatus |
December 16, 1997 |
| An optical correction layer for a light emitting apparatus having gaps in brightness at the light-emitting surface. The optical correction layer includes a plurality of optical correction regions centered over the gaps, and a plurality of optically transparent regions which overlay the |
| 5644369 |
Switchable lens/diffuser |
July 1, 1997 |
| A switchable lens/diffuser including an optical component constructed to form an optical image in cooperation with light directed thereon and a layer of polymer dispersed liquid crystal material having a clear state and a diffusing state, the layer of material being positioned in con |
| 5630001 |
Image generator for use in image manifestation apparatus |
May 13, 1997 |
| A planar substrate including a bundle of optical fibers extending from the first major surface to the second major surface and defining a mounting area on the first surface with a two-dimensional array of light emitting devices affixed thereto as an image generator. Real images are trans |
| 5604640 |
Business card scanner and method of use |
February 18, 1997 |
| A business card scanning system (101) is provided. A hollow body (102) having an exterior surface, an interior surface, a first aperture (104), and a second aperture (103) is formed. The first aperture (104) is used for inserting a business card (111) into the hollow body (102) past a |
| 5543958 |
Integrated electro-optic package for reflective spatial light modulators |
August 6, 1996 |
| An array of reflective liquid crystal spatial light modulator pixels is formed on a substrate with a light polarizing layer positioned in overlying relationship to the array. An optical waveguide is positioned adjacent the polarizing layer and has a light source mounted adjacent an e |
| 5539554 |
Integrated electro-optic package for reflective spatial light |
July 23, 1996 |
| An array of reflective LCSLM pixels formed on a substrate with a light polarizing layer positioned in overlying relationship to the array. A mounting support includes a waveguide portion having a light input, a light output, and a mirrored surface directing light from the input toward |
| 5491491 |
Portable electronic equipment with binocular virtual display |
February 13, 1996 |
| A portable data source with a binocular virtual image display includes a pair of viewing apertures positioned for binocular viewing, image generation apparatus operably attached to receive data from the data source, and the image generation apparatus including an array of at least 10 |
| 5486946 |
Integrated electro-optic package for reflective spatial light modulators |
January 23, 1996 |
| An array of reflective LCSLM pixels and control circuits formed on a substrate with a light polarizing layer positioned in overlying relationship to the array. A housing having the array and polarizing layer mounted therein, and defining an opening covered by an optical layer with a |
| 5485318 |
Dual image manifestation apparatus with integrated electro-optical package |
January 16, 1996 |
| Dual image manifestation apparatus including real image generation means mounted on a mounting structure for providing at least one real image, a low magnification optical system supported on the mounting structure to receive the image at an optical input and provide a magnified image |
| 5469185 |
Remote sensory unit and driver |
November 21, 1995 |
| A remote sensory unit, including any of a display, earphones and a microphone, connected to a driver by an optical link. The remote sensory unit is active, passive, or some combination of the two. Active sensory units are powered by solar cells, batteries, power transmitted through the |
| 5467215 |
Integrated electro-optic package for reflective spatial light modulators |
November 14, 1995 |
| An array of reflective LCSLM pixels formed on a substrate with a light polarizing layer positioned in overlying relationship to the array. A light source mounted in an optically clear support positioned in overlying relationship to and spaced from the array, so that light evenly illu |
| 5345527 |
Intelligent opto-bus with display |
September 6, 1994 |
| An intelligent opto-bus including an optical/electrical connector with a display. An array of photonic components is mounted on a base and coupled to external electrical connections of the base. Electronics are mounted on the base and coupled to the array for sensing the operation of the |
| 5323477 |
Contact array imager with integral waveguide and electronics |
June 21, 1994 |
| A compact array imager including image generation apparatus providing a real image at an inlet of an optical image waveguide. The real image being reflected a plurality of times within the optical image waveguide by diffractive optical elements that magnify and filter the real image and |
| 5280371 |
Directional diffuser for a liquid crystal display |
January 18, 1994 |
| A display apparatus including a light source, a liquid crystal panel, and one or more directional diffuser lens arrays disposed therebetween provides a tailored variation of luminance with viewing angle, a uniform variation of luminance with viewing angle within a first predetermined |
| 5225816 |
Electrical connector with display |
July 6, 1993 |
| An electrical connector with visual display connecting an information bus to a computer in an information processing system including electronics mounted within a connector body and coupled to the information bus, the electronics monitoring information flowing through the information bus |
| 5224198 |
Waveguide virtual image display |
June 29, 1993 |
| A waveguide virtual image display including image generation apparatus providing a real image at an inlet of an optical waveguide. The real image being reflected a plurality of times within the optical waveguide by diffractive optical elements that magnify and filter the real image and |
| 5113285 |
Full color three-dimensional flat panel display |
May 12, 1992 |
| A full color liquid crystal flat panel display having a step waveplate providing one-quarter and three-quarter wave phase retardation to alternating rows which provide left and right views. The result of right and left are circular polarized in opposite directions which two a viewer |
| 5074645 |
Full color three dimensional display system |
December 24, 1991 |
| A full color 3D projection display using wavelength separation which, through a combination of retarders, prisms and dichroic and polarizing coatings, takes linearly polarized red and green light of p orientation from left and right images and blue linearly polarized light of p orien |
| 5067799 |
Beam combining/splitter cube prism for color polarization |
November 26, 1991 |
| A cube bi-prism for beam combining and/or splitting through color and polarization multiplexing. |
