US Patent No: 8,031,133

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Method and device for manipulating color in a display

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Abstract

A method and device for manipulating color in a display includes a display in which one or more of the pixels includes one or more display elements, such as interferometric modulators, configured to output colored light and one or more display elements configured to output white light. Other embodiments include methods of making such displays. In addition, embodiments include color displays configured to provide a greater proportion of the intensity of output light in green portions of the visible spectrum in order to increase perceived brightness of the display.

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Patent Owner(s)

Patent OwnerAddressTotal Patents
QUALCOMM MEMS TECHNOLOGIES, INC.SAN DIEGO, CA594

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Cummings, William J Millbrae, CA 178 2682
Gally, Brian J Los Gatos, CA 114 1538

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7,911,428 Method and device for manipulating color in a display 14 2005
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QUALCOMM MEMS TECHNOLOGIES, INC. (3)
8,362,987 Method and device for manipulating color in a display 0 2005
8,446,674 Method and structure capable of changing color saturation 0 2010
8,416,154 Apparatus and method for reducing perceived color shift 0 2011

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