Patents by Inventor Jesse J. Coleman

Jesse J. Coleman 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: 8342690
    Abstract: A light modulation assembly for a digital projection apparatus comprising: a solid-state light source that provides an illumination beam; a spatial light modulator having a plurality of tiltable micro-mirrors, each micro-mirror being actuable to tilt with respect to a tilt axis between a first tilt position that provides on-state light and a second tilt position that provides off state light, and wherein the micro-mirrors deflect the illumination beam along an arced path defining a deflection plane as they are tilted between the first tilt position and the second tilt position; and a light baffle disposed alongside the optical axis and in the path of the off state light from the micro-mirrors, the light baffle having a light-trapping surface adapted to absorb the off-state light from the micro-mirrors on the spatial light modulator, the light-trapping surface having a plurality of protruding fins that extend outward from the light-trapping surface at an oblique angle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 29, 2010
    Date of Patent: January 1, 2013
    Assignee: Eastman Kodak Company
    Inventors: Jesse J. Coleman, James Mazzarella, James R. Kircher
  • Publication number: 20110267550
    Abstract: A light modulation assembly for a digital projection apparatus comprising: a solid-state light source that provides an illumination beam; a spatial light modulator having a plurality of tiltable micro-mirrors, each micro-mirror being actuable to tilt with respect to a tilt axis between a first tilt position that provides on-state light and a second tilt position that provides off state light, and wherein the micro-mirrors deflect the illumination beam along an arced path defining a deflection plane as they are tilted between the first tilt position and the second tilt position; and a light baffle disposed alongside the optical axis and in the path of the off state light from the micro-mirrors, the light baffle having a light-trapping surface adapted to absorb the off-state light from the micro-mirrors on the spatial light modulator, the light-trapping surface having a plurality of protruding fins that extend outward from the light-trapping surface at an oblique angle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 29, 2010
    Publication date: November 3, 2011
    Inventors: Jesse J. Coleman, James Mazzarella, James R. Kircher
  • Patent number: 6967439
    Abstract: An OLED display comprises a substrate; one or more OLED light emitting elements including a first electrode formed on the substrate, one or more OLED light emissive layers located over the first electrode, and a second electrode located over the OLED light emissive layers; an encapsulating cover located over the second electrode; and a thermally conductive substantially planar backplate extending over an exterior surface of the encapsulating cover or of the substrate and adhered thereto with a thermally conductive adhesive, the backplate having a thermal conductivity higher than that of the substrate or cover, and the adhesive having a thermal conductivity of greater than 0.2 W/mK, or equal to or greater than the thermal conductivity of the cover or substrate to which it is adhered.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 24, 2004
    Date of Patent: November 22, 2005
    Assignee: Eastman Kodak Company
    Inventors: Ronald S. Cok, Jesse J. Coleman, Andrew D. Arnold