Patents Assigned to CMC Electronics, Inc.
  • LED source for liquid crystal display
    Patent number: 7390108
    Abstract: An LED source for a liquid crystal display includes a heat sink having a top surface and a first side surface and a plurality of LEDs arranged in a row. Each LED includes a base and a first lead and is disposed such that the base of each LED contacts the top surface of the heat sink. A first circuit board is disposed such that the first circuit board contacts the first side surface of the heat sink.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 4, 2004
    Date of Patent: June 24, 2008
    Assignee: CMC Electronics, Inc.
    Inventor: Xinxin Wang
  • Fiber optic light source for display devices
    Patent number: 7146084
    Abstract: A light source includes at least one optical fiber having a length and first and second ends and at least one electromagnetic wave source disposed along at least a portion of the length of the fiber for transmitting electromagnetic waves through a side surface of the fiber. A reflective surface is disposed at the first end of the fiber for directing light generated within the fiber toward the second end. A heads-up display can make effective use of the light source.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 16, 2003
    Date of Patent: December 5, 2006
    Assignee: CMC Electronics, Inc.
    Inventors: Robert Atac, Todd Ashcraft
  • Digital indirectly compensated crystal oscillator
    Patent number: 6630872
    Abstract: A temperature compensation technique is disclosed which allows to obtain a compensated clock signal. The temperature compensation technique comprises the use of a thermal model of the oscillator with a temperature sensor in order to accurately compute the oscillator frequency, irrespective of time-variations and rates.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 20, 2001
    Date of Patent: October 7, 2003
    Assignee: CMC Electronics, Inc.
    Inventors: Jean-Claude Lanoue, Daniel Domey