Patents by Inventor Dirk Hertel

Dirk Hertel 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).

  • Publication number: 20230349533
    Abstract: A display device (30) comprises a reflective display (38) arranged to render a first image viewable through a viewing surface and a projection means (31-37) arranged to render a second image viewable in reflection on the viewing surface, the reflective display (38) and the projection means (31-37) being mounted on a common frame.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 5, 2023
    Publication date: November 2, 2023
    Inventors: Dirk HERTEL, Richard J. PAOLINI, JR., Benjamin Harris PALETSKY, Stephen J. TELFER
  • Patent number: 11708958
    Abstract: A display device (30) comprises a reflective display (38) arranged to render a first image viewable through a viewing surface and a projection means (31-37) arranged to render a second image viewable in reflection on the viewing surface, the reflective display (38) and the projection means (31-37) being mounted on a common frame.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 29, 2022
    Date of Patent: July 25, 2023
    Assignee: E Ink Corporation
    Inventors: Dirk Hertel, Richard J. Paolini, Jr., Benjamin Harris Paletsky, Stephen J. Telfer
  • Patent number: 11656523
    Abstract: An electro-optic display is provided that may include a layer of light-transmissive conductive material, a substrate, a layer of an electro-optic medium disposed between the layer of conductive material and the substrate, a color filter array, and a light emitting layer. The electro-optic medium may include a photo-luminescent material that functions as either a down-converter or an up-converter that may be excited by the light received from the light emitting layer. The photo-luminescent material may be excited by radiation having a first wavelength transmitted by a filter within the color filter array and emit radiation having a second wavelength transmitted by the filter. The photo-luminescent material may also be excited by radiation at a wavelength within a first and second range of wavelengths transmitted by two filters within the color filter array and emit radiation at a wavelength within one of the first and second ranges.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 24, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 23, 2023
    Assignee: E Ink Corporation
    Inventors: Kenneth R. Crounse, Stephen J. Telfer, Dirk Hertel
  • Publication number: 20220364706
    Abstract: A display device (30) comprises a reflective display (38) arranged to render a first image viewable through a viewing surface and a projection means (31-37) arranged to render a second image viewable in reflection on the viewing surface, the reflective display (38) and the projection means (31-37) being mounted on a common frame.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 29, 2022
    Publication date: November 17, 2022
    Inventors: Dirk HERTEL, Richard J. PAOLINI, Jr., Benjamin Harris PALETSKY, Stephen J. TELFER
  • Patent number: 11456397
    Abstract: An energy harvesting electrophoretic display is disclosed comprising a photovoltaic cell that converts part of the incident light to electric current or voltage, wherein the electric current or voltage is used for the operation of the electrophoretic display upon the conversion or stored in a storage component to be used for the operation of the electrophoretic display.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 11, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 27, 2022
    Assignee: E Ink Corporation
    Inventors: Stephen J. Telfer, Dirk Hertel, Richard J. Paolini, Jr., Benjamin Harris Paletsky
  • Publication number: 20220165904
    Abstract: An energy harvesting electro-optic display is disclosed comprising a photovoltaic cell that converts part of the incident light to electric current or voltage, wherein the electric current or voltage is used for the operation of the electro-optic display upon the conversion or stored in a storage component to be used for the operation of the display
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 10, 2022
    Publication date: May 26, 2022
    Inventors: Stephen J. TELFER, Dirk HERTEL, Richard J. PAOLINI, JR., Benjamin Harris PALETSKY
  • Publication number: 20220004073
    Abstract: An electro-optic display is provided that may include a layer of light-transmissive conductive material, a substrate, a layer of an electro-optic medium disposed between the layer of conductive material and the substrate, a color filter array, and a light emitting layer. The electro-optic medium may include a photo-luminescent material that functions as either a down-converter or an up-converter that may be excited by the light received from the light emitting layer. The photo-luminescent material may be excited by radiation having a first wavelength transmitted by a filter within the color filter array and emit radiation having a second wavelength transmitted by the filter. The photo-luminescent material may also be excited by radiation at a wavelength within a first and second range of wavelengths transmitted by two filters within the color filter array and emit radiation at a wavelength within one of the first and second ranges.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 24, 2021
    Publication date: January 6, 2022
    Inventors: Kenneth R. CROUNSE, Stephen J. TELFER, Dirk HERTEL
  • Patent number: 11143929
    Abstract: An electro-optic display is provided that may include a layer of light-transmissive conductive material, a substrate, a layer of an electro-optic medium disposed between the layer of conductive material and the substrate, a color filter array, and a light emitting layer. The electro-optic medium may include a photo-luminescent material that functions as either a down-converter or an up-converter that may be excited by the light received from the light emitting layer. The photo-luminescent material may be excited by radiation having a first wavelength transmitted by a filter within the color filter array and emit radiation having a second wavelength transmitted by the filter. The photo-luminescent material may also be excited by radiation at a wavelength within a first and second range of wavelengths transmitted by two filters within the color filter array and emit radiation at a wavelength within one of the first and second ranges.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 21, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 12, 2021
    Assignee: E Ink Corporation
    Inventors: Kenneth R. Crounse, Stephen J. Telfer, Dirk Hertel
  • Publication number: 20200295222
    Abstract: An energy harvesting electro-optic display is disclosed comprising a photovoltaic cell that converts part of the incident light to electric current or voltage, wherein the electric current or voltage is used for the operation of the electro-optic display upon the conversion or stored in a storage component to be used for the operation of the display
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 11, 2020
    Publication date: September 17, 2020
    Inventors: Stephen J. TELFER, Dirk HERTEL, Richard J. PAOLINI, Jr., Benjamin Harris PALETSKY
  • Publication number: 20190278149
    Abstract: An electro-optic display is provided that may include a layer of light-transmissive conductive material, a substrate, a layer of an electro-optic medium disposed between the layer of conductive material and the substrate, a color filter array, and a light emitting layer. The electro-optic medium may include a photo-luminescent material that functions as either a down-converter or an up-converter that may be excited by the light received from the light emitting layer. The photo-luminescent material may be excited by radiation having a first wavelength transmitted by a filter within the color filter array and emit radiation having a second wavelength transmitted by the filter. The photo-luminescent material may also be excited by radiation at a wavelength within a first and second range of wavelengths transmitted by two filters within the color filter array and emit radiation at a wavelength within one of the first and second ranges.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 21, 2019
    Publication date: September 12, 2019
    Inventors: Kenneth R. CROUNSE, Stephen J. TELFER, Dirk HERTEL
  • Patent number: 10331005
    Abstract: A variable transmission display comprises an electrophoretic medium having electrically charged particles dispersed in a fluid, the electrophoretic medium being capable of assuming a light-transmissive state and a substantially non-light-transmissive state; a light-transmissive first electrode disposed adjacent one side of the electrophoretic medium; light-transmissive second electrodes disposed adjacent the other side of the electrophoretic medium; and voltage means for varying the potential each of the second electrodes independently of one another.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 4, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 25, 2019
    Assignee: E Ink Corporation
    Inventor: Dirk Hertel
  • Publication number: 20190113201
    Abstract: A display device (30) comprises a reflective display (38) arranged to render a first image viewable through a viewing surface and a projection means (31-37) arranged to render a second image viewable in reflection on the viewing surface, the reflective display (38) and the projection means (31-37) being mounted on a common frame.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 13, 2018
    Publication date: April 18, 2019
    Inventors: Dirk Hertel, Richard J. Paolini, JR., Benjamin Harris Paletsky, Stephen J. Telfer, Sunil Krishna Sainis, Giovanni Mancini, Colleen Shea, David Paul Biss, Stephen Dennis Fantone
  • Patent number: 10190743
    Abstract: A display device (30) comprises a reflective display (38) arranged to render a first image viewable through a viewing surface and a projection means (31-37) arranged to render a second image viewable in reflection on the viewing surface, the reflective display (38) and the projection means (31-37) being mounted on a common frame.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 22, 2013
    Date of Patent: January 29, 2019
    Assignee: E Ink Corporation
    Inventors: Dirk Hertel, Richard J. Paolini, Benjamin Harris Paletsky, Stephen J. Telfer, Sunil Krishna Sainis, David Paul Biss, Stephen Dennis Fantone
  • Publication number: 20170235206
    Abstract: A variable transmission display comprises an electrophoretic medium having electrically charged particles dispersed in a fluid, the electrophoretic medium being capable of assuming a light-transmissive state and a substantially non-light-transmissive state; a light-transmissive first electrode disposed adjacent one side of the electrophoretic medium; light-transmissive second electrodes disposed adjacent the other side of the electrophoretic medium; and voltage means for varying the potential each of the second electrodes independently of one another.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 4, 2017
    Publication date: August 17, 2017
    Inventor: Dirk Hertel
  • Patent number: 9664978
    Abstract: A dielectrophoretic display comprises a substrate having walls defining at least one cavity, the cavity having a viewing surface and a side wall inclined to the viewing surface; a suspending fluid contained within the cavity; a plurality of at least one type of particle suspended within the suspending fluid; and means for applying to the fluid an electric field effective to cause dielectrophoretic movement of the particles to the side wall of the cavity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 4, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 30, 2017
    Assignee: E Ink Corporation
    Inventors: Alexi C. Arango, Joseph M. Jacobson, Karl Raymond Amundson, Dirk Hertel
  • Publication number: 20150177589
    Abstract: A dielectrophoretic display comprises a substrate having walls defining at least one cavity, the cavity having a viewing surface and a side wall inclined to the viewing surface; a suspending fluid contained within the cavity; a plurality of at least one type of particle suspended within the suspending fluid; and means for applying to the fluid an electric field effective to cause dielectrophoretic movement of the particles to the side wall of the cavity.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 4, 2015
    Publication date: June 25, 2015
    Inventors: Alexi C. Arango, Joseph M. Jacobson, Karl Raymond Amundson, Dirk Hertel
  • Publication number: 20130278900
    Abstract: A display device (30) comprises a reflective display (38) arranged to render a first image viewable through a viewing surface and a projection means (31-37) arranged to render a second image viewable in reflection on the viewing surface, the reflective display (38) and the projection means (31-37) being mounted on a common frame.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 22, 2013
    Publication date: October 24, 2013
    Inventors: Dirk Hertel, Richard J. Paolini, JR., Benjamin Harris Paletsky, Stephen J. Telfer, Sunil Krishna Sainis, Giovanni Mancini, Colleen Shea, David Paul Biss, Stephen Dennis Fantone
  • Publication number: 20080030567
    Abstract: A method for controlling the print density of individual heating elements of a thermal print head array determines respective energy values for each heating element in response to image pixel data to be printed, multiplies determined energy values by a respective predetermined correction factor for one or more respective heating elements for improving print density consistency between individual heating elements, and dithers adjusted energy values from the step of multiplying as a function of adjacent image pixels.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 4, 2007
    Publication date: February 7, 2008
    Inventors: Brian Busch, Dirk Hertel, Leif Hille, Suhail Saquib
  • Publication number: 20060152573
    Abstract: A method for controlling the print density of individual heating elements of a thermal print head array determines respective energy values for each heating element in response to image pixel data to be printed, multiplies determined energy values by a respective predetermined correction factor for one or more respective heating elements for improving print density consistency between individual heating elements, and dithers adjusted energy values from the step of multiplying as a function of adjacent image pixels.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 10, 2005
    Publication date: July 13, 2006
    Inventors: Brian Busch, Dirk Hertel, Leif Hille, Suhail Saquib
  • Patent number: 7064483
    Abstract: The invention provides a process for producing an improved organic light-emitting diode (1) with a structured luminous area and a substrate (2), which comprises the steps of: applying a first conductive electrode layer (5), applying a resistive layer (7) having at least one structure (17), applying at least one layer (11) which includes an organic, electroluminescent material, and applying a second conductive electrode layer (13), wherein the surface of the structure (17), in particular in its edge region (27), adopts an angle which remains less than 90° with respect to the surface of the substrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 26, 2004
    Date of Patent: June 20, 2006
    Assignee: Schott Glas
    Inventors: Clemens Ottermann, Bernd Schultheis, Holger Köbrich, Dirk Hertel, Ruth Effenberger, Klaus Michael Hammerl