Patents by Inventor Ben Russ

Ben Russ 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).

  • Patent number: 6947198
    Abstract: A large screen emissive display operating at atmospheric pressure includes pixels, the red, green, and blue subpixels of which are excited by UV laser light scanned onto the subpixels by a pixel activation mechanism. The pixel activation mechanism includes three grating light valves (GLVs) that are controlled by a processor in response to a demanded image to modulate the UV light as appropriate to produce the demanded image.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 29, 2002
    Date of Patent: September 20, 2005
    Assignees: Sony Corporation, Sony Electronics Inc
    Inventors: Joe Morikawa, Ben Russ
  • Patent number: 6937383
    Abstract: A large screen emissive display operating at atmospheric pressure includes pixels, the red, green, and blue subpixels of which are excited by UV laser light scanned onto the subpixels by a pixel activation mechanism. The pixel activation mechanism includes three grating light valves (GLVs) that are controlled by a processor in response to a demanded image to modulate the UV light as appropriate to produce the demanded image.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 27, 2004
    Date of Patent: August 30, 2005
    Assignees: Sony Corporation, Sony Electronics Inc.
    Inventors: Joe Morikawa, Ben Russ
  • Patent number: 6861792
    Abstract: A variable pitch color selection mask for configured for an image display apparatus. A substrate having phosphor-based red, green, and blue subpixels is covered by a refraction layer. The color selection mask layer is printed onto the refraction layer, with the mask layer being configured to shield the blue and green subpixels from a first beam, shield the red and green subpixels from a second beam, and shield the red and blue subpixels from a third beam.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 1, 2002
    Date of Patent: March 1, 2005
    Assignees: Sony Corporation, Sony Electronics, Inc.
    Inventor: Ben Russ
  • Publication number: 20040184123
    Abstract: A large screen emissive display operating at atmospheric pressure includes pixels, the red, green, and blue subpixels of which are excited by UV laser light scanned onto the subpixels by a pixel activation mechanism. The pixel activation mechanism includes three grating light valves (GLVs) that are controlled by a processor in response to a demanded image to modulate the UV light as appropriate to produce the demanded image.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 27, 2004
    Publication date: September 23, 2004
    Applicants: Sony Corporation, Sony Electronics
    Inventors: Joe Morikawa, Ben Russ
  • Patent number: 6788354
    Abstract: A method for making a color separator configured for a large screen display includes covering red, green, and blue subpixels of a phosphor display with a refraction layer, and then ink-jet printing a color selection mask layer onto the refraction layer to shield the blue and green subpixels from a first beam, shield the red and green subpixels from a second beam, and shield the red and blue subpixels from a third beam.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 1, 2002
    Date of Patent: September 7, 2004
    Assignees: Sony Corporation, Sony Electronics, Inc.
    Inventors: Ben Russ, Frederick J. Zustak
  • Patent number: 6777861
    Abstract: A large screen emissive display operating at atmospheric pressure includes pixels, the red, green, and blue subpixels of which are excited by UV laser light scanned onto the subpixels by a pixel activation mechanism. The pixel activation mechanism includes three grating light valves (GLVs) that are controlled by a processor in response to a demanded image to modulate the UV light as appropriate to produce the demanded image. A refraction layer can be associated with a display such that respective beams are refracted onto red, green, and blue subpixels of the display.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 29, 2002
    Date of Patent: August 17, 2004
    Assignees: Sony Corporation, Sony Electronics Inc.
    Inventors: Ben Russ, Frederick J. Zustak
  • Publication number: 20030184209
    Abstract: A large screen emissive display operating at atmospheric pressure includes pixels, the red, green, and blue subpixels of which are excited by UV laser light scanned onto the subpixels by a pixel activation mechanism. The pixel activation mechanism includes three grating light valves (GLVs) that are controlled by a processor in response to a demanded image to modulate the UV light as appropriate to produce the demanded image. A refraction layer can be associated with a display such that respective beams are refracted onto red, green, and blue subpixels of the display.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 29, 2002
    Publication date: October 2, 2003
    Applicants: SONY CORPORATION, SONY ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventors: Ben Russ, Frederick J. Zustak
  • Publication number: 20030184842
    Abstract: A large screen emissive display operating at atmospheric pressure includes pixels, the red, green, and blue subpixels of which are excited by UV laser light scanned onto the subpixels by a pixel activation mechanism. The pixel activation mechanism includes three grating light valves (GLVs) that are controlled by a processor in response to a demanded image to modulate the UV light as appropriate to produce the demanded image.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 29, 2002
    Publication date: October 2, 2003
    Applicants: SONY CORPORATION, SONY ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventors: Joe Morikawa, Ben Russ
  • Publication number: 20030184210
    Abstract: A variable pitch color selection mask for configured for an image display apparatus. A substrate having phosphor-based red, green, and blue subpixels is covered by a refraction layer. The color selection mask layer is printed onto the refraction layer, with the mask layer being configured to shield the blue and green subpixels from a first beam, shield the red and green subpixels from a second beam, and shield the red and blue subpixels from a third beam.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 1, 2002
    Publication date: October 2, 2003
    Applicants: SONY CORPORATION, SONY ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventor: Ben Russ
  • Publication number: 20030184531
    Abstract: A large screen emissive display operating at atmospheric pressure includes pixels, the red, green, and blue subpixels of which are excited by UV laser light scanned onto the subpixels by a pixel activation mechanism. The pixel activation mechanism includes three grating light valves (GLVs) that are controlled by a processor in response to a demanded image to modulate the UV light as appropriate to produce the demanded image.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 29, 2002
    Publication date: October 2, 2003
    Applicants: SONY CORPORATION, SONY ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventors: Joe Morikawa, Ben Russ
  • Publication number: 20030185968
    Abstract: A method for making a color separator configured for a large screen display includes covering red, green, and blue subpixels of a phosphor display with a refraction layer, and then ink-jet printing a color selection mask layer onto the refraction layer to shield the blue and green subpixels from a first beam, shield the red and green subpixels from a second beam, and shield the red and blue subpixels from a third beam.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 1, 2002
    Publication date: October 2, 2003
    Applicants: SONY CORPORATION, SONY ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventors: Ben Russ, Frederick J. Zustak