Patents by Inventor Jeff Sampsell

Jeff Sampsell 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).

  • Interferometric modulator in transmission mode
    Patent number: 8693084
    Abstract: A transmissive micromechanical device includes a substrate, an optical stack over the substrate and a moveable membrane over the optical stack. The moveable membrane may include a partially reflective mirror and be configured to move from a first position to a second position. When the movable membrane is in the first position the transmissive micromechanical device is configured to pass light of a predetermined color and when the movable membrane is in the second position, the micromechanical device is configured to block substantially all of light incident on the substrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 27, 2012
    Date of Patent: April 8, 2014
    Assignee: QUALCOMM Mems Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Surya Ganti, Kasra Khazeni, Jeff Sampsell
  • INTERFEROMETRIC MODULATOR IN TRANSMISSION MODE
    Publication number: 20120212795
    Abstract: A transmissive micromechanical device includes a substrate, an optical stack over the substrate and a moveable membrane over the optical stack. The moveable membrane may include a partially reflective mirror and be configured to move from a first position to a second position. When the movable membrane is in the first position the transmissive micromechanical device is configured to pass light of a predetermined color and when the movable membrane is in the second position, the micromechanical device is configured to block substantially all of light incident on the substrate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 27, 2012
    Publication date: August 23, 2012
    Applicant: QUALCOMM MEMS Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Surya Ganti, Kasra Khazeni, Jeff Sampsell
  • Interferometric modulator in transmission mode
    Patent number: 8174752
    Abstract: A transmissive micromechanical device includes a substrate, an optical stack over the substrate and a moveable membrane over the optical stack. The moveable membrane may include a partially reflective mirror and be configured to move from a first position to a second position. When the movable membrane is in the first position the transmissive micromechanical device is configured to pass light of a predetermined color and when the movable membrane is in the second position, the micromechanical device is configured to block substantially all of light incident on the substrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 14, 2011
    Date of Patent: May 8, 2012
    Assignee: QUALCOMM MEMS Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Surya Ganti, Kasra Khazeni, Jeff Sampsell
  • INTERFEROMETRIC MODULATOR IN TRANSMISSION MODE
    Publication number: 20110194169
    Abstract: A transmissive micromechanical device includes a substrate, an optical stack over the substrate and a moveable membrane over the optical stack. The moveable membrane may include a partially reflective mirror and be configured to move from a first position to a second position. When the movable membrane is in the first position the transmissive micromechanical device is configured to pass light of a predetermined color and when the movable membrane is in the second position, the micromechanical device is configured to block substantially all of light incident on the substrate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 14, 2011
    Publication date: August 11, 2011
    Applicant: QUALCOMM MEMS TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
    Inventors: Surya Ganti, Kasra Khazeni, Jeff Sampsell
  • Interferometric modulator in transmission mode
    Patent number: 7944604
    Abstract: A transmissive micromechanical device includes a substrate, an optical stack over the substrate and a moveable membrane over the optical stack. The moveable membrane may include a partially reflective mirror and be configured to move from a first position to a second position. When the movable membrane is in the first position the transmissive micromechanical device is configured to pass light of a predetermined color and when the movable membrane is in the second position, the micromechanical device is configured to block substantially all of light incident on the substrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 10, 2009
    Date of Patent: May 17, 2011
    Assignee: QUALCOMM MEMS Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Surya Ganti, Kasra Khazeni, Jeff Sampsell
  • INTERFEROMETRIC MODULATOR IN TRANSMISSION MODE
    Publication number: 20090225395
    Abstract: A transmissive micromechanical device includes a substrate, an optical stack over the substrate and a moveable membrane over the optical stack. The moveable membrane may include a partially reflective mirror and be configured to move from a first position to a second position. When the movable membrane is in the first position the transmissive micromechanical device is configured to pass light of a predetermined color and when the movable membrane is in the second position, the micromechanical device is configured to block substantially all of light incident on the substrate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 10, 2009
    Publication date: September 10, 2009
    Applicant: QUALCOMM MEMS Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Surya Ganti, Kasra Khazeni, Jeff Sampsell