Patents Assigned to The Secretary of State for Defence in Her Britannic Majesty's Government of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Nothern Ireland
  • Optically addressed light valve comprising two photoconducting layers placed on each side of an electro-optical modulator
    Patent number: 8736778
    Abstract: An optically addressed light valve suitable for selectively limiting the transmission of radiation from high intensity light sources comprising an electro-optical modulator sandwiched by two photoconductive layers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 15, 2010
    Date of Patent: May 27, 2014
    Assignee: The Secretary of State for Defence in Her Britannic Majesty's Government of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Nothern Ireland
    Inventor: Christopher David Burgess
  • Display panel constructions eliminating discontinuities between adjacent panels
    Patent number: 4139261
    Abstract: A display comprises a plurality of addressable display panels each having a display zone for displaying visual information and arranged in a formation so as to collectively provide a composite display of increased area. A fibre optic image transform construction is arranged in front of the display panels for transforming an image collectively provided by the panels into a corresponding continuous image in which discontinuity between adjacent panel display zones is eliminated.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 26, 1977
    Date of Patent: February 13, 1979
    Assignee: The Secretary of State for Defence in Her Britannic Majesty's Government of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Nothern Ireland
    Inventor: Cyril Hilsum