Patents by Inventor Thomas Oudal

Thomas Oudal 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).

  • Damped control of a micromechanical device
    Publication number: 20040233507
    Abstract: Device and method for a damping function to reduce undesirable mechanical transient responses to control signals. In one aspect of the present invention, the damping function may be used to reduce overshoot and oscillation when a digital micromirror is driven from a landing plate to the flat or neutral position. In another aspect of the present invention, the damping function may be used to reduce transient resonance of a digital micromirror when the micromirror is driven to a landing plate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 31, 2003
    Publication date: November 25, 2004
    Inventors: Henry Chu, Armando Gonzalez, Thomas Oudal