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MEMS shutter assemblies for high-resolution displays

US9632307B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

SnapTrack, Inc. · US

Inventors

Timothy J. Brosnihan · Natick, US
Javier Villarreal · Somerville, US
Mark B. Andersson · Northborough, US

Key dates

Filing date	Mar 13, 2013
Grant date	Apr 25, 2017
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Sep 4, 2033

Classification

Technology area (CPC G)Physics
CPC primaryG03B9/02
WIPO fieldOptics
WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

This disclosure provides systems, methods and apparatus for providing compact shutter assemblies. Shutter assemblies can be formed in a more compact fashion, allowing for higher pixel-per-inch displays, by incorporating shutters that during actuation pass over or under portions of the actuators that control those shutters.

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