Assignee
IDC LLC
US·131 granted patents·6 pending applications·9,067 citations·filing 1999–2009
Top patents by PatentIndex Score
137 records- 0199US7554711B2MEMS devices with stiction bumpsIDC LLC·Filed 2006·Granted Jun 30, 2009·82 cites·27 claims
- 0299US7532381B2Method of making a light modulating display device and associated transistor circuitry and structures thereofIDC LLC·Filed 2007·Granted May 12, 2009·60 cites·35 claims
- 0399US7372613B2Method and device for multistate interferometric light modulationIDC LLC·Filed 2005·Granted May 13, 2008·114 cites·26 claims
- 0499US7372619B2Display device having a movable structure for modulating light and method thereofIDC LLC·Filed 2006·Granted May 13, 2008·128 cites·29 claims
- 0599US7369294B2Ornamental display deviceIDC LLC·Filed 2005·Granted May 6, 2008·88 cites·31 claims
- 0699US7355780B2System and method of illuminating interferometric modulators using backlightingIDC LLC·Filed 2005·Granted Apr 8, 2008·82 cites·16 claims
- 0799US7342705B2Spatial light modulator with integrated optical compensation structureIDC LLC·Filed 2005·Granted Mar 11, 2008·95 cites·36 claims
- 0899US7327510B2Process for modifying offset voltage characteristics of an interferometric modulatorIDC LLC·Filed 2005·Granted Feb 5, 2008·426 cites·38 claims
- 0999US7302157B2System and method for multi-level brightness in interferometric modulationIDC LLC·Filed 2005·Granted Nov 27, 2007·74 cites·26 claims
- 1099US7289259B2Conductive bus structure for interferometric modulator arrayIDC LLC·Filed 2005·Granted Oct 30, 2007·91 cites·16 claims
- 1199US7236284B2Photonic MEMS and structuresIDC LLC·Filed 2005·Granted Jun 26, 2007·130 cites·25 claims
- 1299US7196837B2Area array modulation and lead reduction in interferometric modulatorsIDC LLC·Filed 2005·Granted Mar 27, 2007·69 cites·18 claims
- 1399US7187489B2Photonic MEMS and structuresIDC LLC·Filed 2006·Granted Mar 6, 2007·193 cites·59 claims
- 1499US7184202B2Method and system for packaging a MEMS deviceIDC LLC·Filed 2005·Granted Feb 27, 2007·201 cites·29 claims
- 1599US7161728B2Area array modulation and lead reduction in interferometric modulatorsIDC LLC·Filed 2003·Granted Jan 9, 2007·272 cites·28 claims
- 1699US7161730B2System and method for providing thermal compensation for an interferometric modulator displayIDC LLC·Filed 2005·Granted Jan 9, 2007·166 cites·38 claims
- 1799US7126738B2Visible spectrum modulator arraysIDC LLC·Filed 2002·Granted Oct 24, 2006·184 cites·20 claims
- 1899US7123216B1Photonic MEMS and structuresIDC LLC·Filed 1999·Granted Oct 17, 2006·808 cites·11 claims
- 1999US7110158B2Photonic MEMS and structuresIDC LLC·Filed 2002·Granted Sep 19, 2006·232 cites·24 claims
- 2099US7042643B2Interferometric modulation of radiationIDC LLC·Filed 2002·Granted May 9, 2006·301 cites·18 claims
- 2199US7012732B2Method and device for modulating light with a time-varying signalIDC LLC·Filed 2005·Granted Mar 14, 2006·123 cites·43 claims
- 2299US6867896B2Interferometric modulation of radiationIDC LLC·Filed 2001·Granted Mar 15, 2005·703 cites·19 claims
- 2398US7605969B2Interferometric modulation of radiationIDC LLC·Filed 2007·Granted Oct 20, 2009·33 cites·29 claims
- 2498US7564612B2Photonic MEMS and structuresIDC LLC·Filed 2005·Granted Jul 21, 2009·111 cites·25 claims
- 2598US7560299B2Systems and methods of actuating MEMS display elementsIDC LLC·Filed 2005·Granted Jul 14, 2009·43 cites·6 claims
- 2698US7532377B2Movable micro-electromechanical deviceIDC LLC·Filed 2006·Granted May 12, 2009·69 cites·42 claims
- 2798US7489428B2Area array modulation and lead reduction in interferometric modulatorsIDC LLC·Filed 2007·Granted Feb 10, 2009·41 cites·21 claims
- 2898US7420725B2Device having a conductive light absorbing mask and method for fabricating sameIDC LLC·Filed 2005·Granted Sep 2, 2008·75 cites·26 claims
- 2998US7385762B2Methods and devices for inhibiting tilting of a mirror in an interferometric modulatorIDC LLC·Filed 2006·Granted Jun 10, 2008·71 cites·26 claims
- 3098US7349139B2System and method of illuminating interferometric modulators using backlightingIDC LLC·Filed 2006·Granted Mar 25, 2008·42 cites·16 claims
- 3198US7221495B2Thin film precursor stack for MEMS manufacturingIDC LLC·Filed 2003·Granted May 22, 2007·150 cites·29 claims
- 3298US7161094B2Modifying the electro-mechanical behavior of devicesIDC LLC·Filed 2006·Granted Jan 9, 2007·60 cites·33 claims
- 3398US7142346B2System and method for addressing a MEMS displayIDC LLC·Filed 2005·Granted Nov 28, 2006·62 cites·10 claims
- 3498US7138984B1Directly laminated touch sensitive screenIDC LLC·Filed 2001·Granted Nov 21, 2006·263 cites·8 claims
- 3598US7130104B2Methods and devices for inhibiting tilting of a mirror in an interferometric modulatorIDC LLC·Filed 2005·Granted Oct 31, 2006·93 cites·37 claims
- 3698US7119945B2Altering temporal response of microelectromechanical elementsIDC LLC·Filed 2004·Granted Oct 10, 2006·166 cites·35 claims
- 3797US7684104B2MEMS using filler material and methodIDC LLC·Filed 2005·Granted Mar 23, 2010·33 cites·19 claims
- 3897US7586484B2Controller and driver features for bi-stable displayIDC LLC·Filed 2005·Granted Sep 8, 2009·51 cites·20 claims
- 3997US7580176B2Electrical characterization of interferometric modulatorsIDC LLC·Filed 2008·Granted Aug 25, 2009·22 cites·10 claims
- 4097US7573547B2System and method for protecting micro-structure of display array using spacers in gap within display deviceIDC LLC·Filed 2005·Granted Aug 11, 2009·55 cites·33 claims
- 4197US7561323B2Optical films for directing light towards active areas of displaysIDC LLC·Filed 2005·Granted Jul 14, 2009·56 cites·33 claims
- 4297US7545554B2MEMS displayIDC LLC·Filed 2008·Granted Jun 9, 2009·19 cites·49 claims
- 4397US7542198B2Device having a conductive light absorbing mask and method for fabricating sameIDC LLC·Filed 2007·Granted Jun 2, 2009·53 cites·16 claims
- 4497US7535466B2System with server based control of client device display featuresIDC LLC·Filed 2005·Granted May 19, 2009·39 cites·6 claims
- 4597US7532195B2Method and system for reducing power consumption in a displayIDC LLC·Filed 2005·Granted May 12, 2009·22 cites·13 claims
- 4697US7508571B2Optical films for controlling angular characteristics of displaysIDC LLC·Filed 2005·Granted Mar 24, 2009·73 cites·21 claims
- 4797US7492503B2System and method for multi-level brightness in interferometric modulationIDC LLC·Filed 2007·Granted Feb 17, 2009·75 cites·25 claims
- 4897US7486429B2Method and device for multistate interferometric light modulationIDC LLC·Filed 2005·Granted Feb 3, 2009·30 cites·20 claims
- 4997US7483197B2Photonic MEMS and structuresIDC LLC·Filed 2006·Granted Jan 27, 2009·44 cites·21 claims
- 5097US7460291B2Separable modulatorIDC LLC·Filed 2003·Granted Dec 2, 2008·76 cites·32 claims
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