Patents by Inventor Sherridythe Anne Fraser

Sherridythe Anne Fraser has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Cosmetically uniform reflective border area in a transflective display
    Patent number: 7522236
    Abstract: One embodiment of the present invention provides a transflective display in which a border area adjacent to an active area has a reflectivity that is substantially the same as the active area when the display is turned off. This display includes a polarizer layer, a color filter glass (CFG) layer, a liquid crystal layer, and a reflector layer. The CFG layer contains color filters in the active area, while the border area of the CFG layer is designed to have a reflectivity that is substantially the same as the active area when the display is turned off.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 23, 2005
    Date of Patent: April 21, 2009
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Shawn R. Gettemy, John Z. Zhong, Sherridythe Anne Fraser, Wei Chen