Patents by Inventor Mike Milbourne

Mike Milbourne 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).

  • Color wheel
    Patent number: 7839587
    Abstract: A color wheel has one or a plurality of color filter segments made from a first material, typically glass, having a coefficient of thermal expansion that is substantially different from a carrier, which is made from a second material, typically aluminum. An intermediate washer or coating is disposed in between the segment(s) and the carrier, and has a coefficient of thermal expansion either equal to the segment(s) or in between that of the segment(s) and the carrier. The segment(s) is/are adhered to the washer or coating via a rigid or strong adhesive capable to withstand the strong centrifugal forces associated with rotating the color wheel and the filter segments at high speed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 23, 2007
    Date of Patent: November 23, 2010
    Assignee: Oerlikon Trading AG, Trubbach
    Inventors: Mike Cusick, Mike Milbourne, Mike Allen Mann
  • COLOR WHEEL
    Publication number: 20080049346
    Abstract: A color wheel has one or a plurality of color filter segments made from a first material, typically glass, having a coefficient of thermal expansion that is substantially different from a carrier, which is made from a second material, typically aluminum. An intermediate washer or coating is disposed in between the segment(s) and the carrier, and has a coefficient of thermal expansion either equal to the segment(s) or in between that of the segment(s) and the carrier. The segment(s) is/are adhered to the washer or coating via a rigid or strong adhesive capable to withstand the strong centrifugal forces associated with rotating the color wheel and the filter segments at high speed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 23, 2007
    Publication date: February 28, 2008
    Applicant: OC OERLIKON BALZERS AG
    Inventors: Mike Cusick, Mike Milbourne, Mike Allen Mann