Patents by Inventor Gary Timothy Boyd

Gary Timothy Boyd 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).

  • Backlighting transmissive displays
    Patent number: 7293899
    Abstract: A backlight assembly for use in a transmissive display system is described. The backlight assembly includes a light source that illuminates a light chamber. A transmissive display is positioned adjacent the light chamber so that light that exits the chamber illuminates the transmissive display. The backlight assembly may include one or more specular reflectors and one or more other optical elements to ensure that the light that exits the light chamber has the desired spatial uniformity, polarization, color, and/or angular distribution.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 6, 2003
    Date of Patent: November 13, 2007
    Assignee: 3M Innovative Properties Company
    Inventors: Gary Timothy Boyd, Leland Ray Whitney, Richard A. Miller, Keith Michael Kotchick
  • Backlighting transmissive displays
    Publication number: 20040136172
    Abstract: A backlight assembly for use in a transmissive display system is described. The backlight assembly includes a light source that illuminates a light chamber. A transmissive display is positioned adjacent the light chamber so that light that exits the chamber illuminates the transmissive display.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 6, 2003
    Publication date: July 15, 2004
    Applicant: 3M Innovative Properties Company
    Inventors: Gary Timothy Boyd, Leland Ray Whitney, Richard A. Miller, Keith Michael Kotchick
  • Backlighting transmissive displays
    Patent number: 6663262
    Abstract: A backlight assembly for use in a transmissive display system is described. The backlight assembly includes a light source that illuminates a light chamber. A transmissive display is positioned adjacent the light chamber so that light that exits the chamber illuminates the transmissive display.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 10, 2001
    Date of Patent: December 16, 2003
    Assignee: 3M Innovative Properties Company
    Inventors: Gary Timothy Boyd, Leland Ray Whitney, Richard A. Miller, Keith Michael Kotchick
  • Backlighting transmissive displays
    Publication number: 20030048639
    Abstract: A backlight assembly for use in a transmissive display system is described. The backlight assembly includes a light source that illuminates a light chamber. A transmissive display is positioned adjacent the light chamber so that light that exits the chamber illuminates the transmissive display.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 10, 2001
    Publication date: March 13, 2003
    Inventors: Gary Timothy Boyd, Leland Ray Whitney, Richard A. Miller, Keith Michael Kotchick