Patents by Inventor Nikhil Jayant Joshi

Nikhil Jayant Joshi 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).

  • Display apparatus actuators including anchored and suspended shutter electrodes
    Patent number: 9245311
    Abstract: This disclosure provides systems, methods and apparatus for actuating an electromechanical systems (EMS)-based light modulator. An actuator for an EMS-based light modulator can be formed from the combination of a drive electrode, an anchored shutter electrode, and a suspended shutter electrode. A parallel plate portion of the drive electrode along with the suspended shutter electrode form a parallel plate portion of the actuator. A zipper portion of the drive electrode and the anchored shutter electrode form a zipper portion of the actuator.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 5, 2014
    Date of Patent: January 26, 2016
    Assignee: Pixtronix, Inc.
    Inventors: Nikhil Jayant Joshi, Joyce Wu
  • DISPLAY APPARATUS ACTUATORS INCLUDING ANCHORED AND SUSPENDED SHUTTER ELECTRODES
    Publication number: 20150185467
    Abstract: This disclosure provides systems, methods and apparatus for actuating an electromechanical systems (EMS)-based light modulator. An actuator for an EMS-based light modulator can be formed from the combination of a drive electrode, an anchored shutter electrode, and a suspended shutter electrode. A parallel plate portion of the drive electrode along with the suspended shutter electrode form a parallel plate portion of the actuator. A zipper portion of the drive electrode and the anchored shutter electrode form a zipper portion of the actuator.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 5, 2014
    Publication date: July 2, 2015
    Inventors: Nikhil Jayant Joshi, Joyce Wu