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Inventor

Ming-Hau Tung

Inventor
San Francisco, CA, US

Overview

60→
Patents
2008–2017
Patent span
Physics
Primary field (CPC G)

Patents· 60 as inventor

Public. Assignee & technology derived from the patent record. Each patent links to its LexDana page.

G02Bprimary
G02BOptical elements, systems or apparatus31%
B81BMicrostructural devices or systems, e.g. micromechanical devices21%
B81CProcesses or apparatus specially adapted for the manufacture or treatment of microstructural devices or systems13%
G02FOptical devices or arrangements for the control of light by modification of the optical properties of the media of the elements involved therein7%
Y10TTechnical subjects covered by former us classification7%
G09GArrangements or circuits for control of indicating devices using static means to present variable information5%
Y10STechnical subjects covered by former uspc cross-reference art collections [xracs] and digests2%
H04MTelephonic communication2%
H04NPictorial communication, e.g. television2%
H04WWireless communication networks2%
PatentTitleYear
9,678,329'Angled facets for display devices'20179,305,497'Systems, devices, and methods for driving an analog interferometric modulator'20169,293,076'Dot inversion configuration'20169,110,281'Vertically etched facets for display devices'20159,019,590'Spatial light modulator with integrated optical compensation structure'20159,001,412'Electromechanical device with optical function separated from mechanical and electrical function'20158,964,280'Method of manufacturing MEMS devices providing air gap control'20158,344,470'Electromechanical devices having support structures'20138,300,299'MEMS devices with multi-component sacrificial layers'20128,289,613'Electromechanical device with optical function separated from mechanical and electrical function'20128,278,726'Controlling electromechanical behavior of structures within a microelectromechanical systems device'20128,120,125'MEMS devices having overlying support structures'20128,115,987'Modulating the intensity of light from an interferometric reflector'20128,115,988'System and method for micro-electromechanical operation of an interferometric modulator'20128,111,445'Spatial light modulator with integrated optical compensation structure'20128,102,590'Method of manufacturing MEMS devices providing air gap control'20128,094,363'Integrated imods and solar cells on a substrate'20128,085,458'Diffusion barrier layer for MEMS devices'20118,045,252'Spatial light modulator with integrated optical compensation structure'20118,040,588'System and method of illuminating interferometric modulators using backlighting'20117,952,787'Method of manufacturing MEMS devices providing air gap control'20117,952,789'MEMS devices with multi-component sacrificial layers'20117,948,671'Apparatus and method for reducing slippage between structures in an interferometric modulator'20117,944,599'Electromechanical device with optical function separated from mechanical and electrical function'20117,936,031'MEMS devices having support structures'20117,933,475'Method and apparatus for providing back-lighting in a display device'20117,924,494'Apparatus and method for reducing slippage between structures in an interferometric modulator'20117,906,353'Method of fabricating interferometric devices using lift-off processing techniques'20117,884,989'White interferometric modulators and methods for forming the same'20117,875,485'Methods of fabricating MEMS devices having overlying support structures'20117,835,061'Support structures for free-standing electromechanical devices'20107,781,850'Controlling electromechanical behavior of structures within a microelectromechanical systems device'20107,742,220'Microelectromechanical device and method utilizing conducting layers separated by stops'20107,724,417'MEMS switches with deforming membranes'20107,719,747'Method and post structures for interferometric modulation'20107,715,079'MEMS devices requiring no mechanical support'20107,704,772'Method of manufacture for microelectromechanical devices'20107,660,058'Methods for etching layers within a MEMS device to achieve a tapered edge'20107,630,119'Apparatus and method for reducing slippage between structures in an interferometric modulator'20097,630,114'Diffusion barrier layer for MEMS devices'20097,623,287'Non-planar surface structures and process for microelectromechanical systems'20097,612,932'Microelectromechanical device with optical function separated from mechanical and electrical function'20097,603,001'Method and apparatus for providing back-lighting in an interferometric modulator display device'20097,595,926'Integrated IMODS and solar cells on a substrate'20097,580,172'MEMS device and interconnects for same'20097,566,664'Selective etching of MEMS using gaseous halides and reactive co-etchants'20097,566,940'Electromechanical devices having overlying support structures'20097,567,373'System and method for micro-electromechanical operation of an interferometric modulator'20097,553,684'Method of fabricating interferometric devices using lift-off processing techniques'20097,527,998'Method of manufacturing MEMS devices providing air gap control'20097,476,327'Method of manufacture for microelectromechanical devices'20097,450,295'Methods for producing MEMS with protective coatings using multi-component sacrificial layers'20087,429,334'Methods of fabricating interferometric modulators by selectively removing a material'20087,420,728'Methods of fabricating interferometric modulators by selectively removing a material'20087,405,863'Patterning of mechanical layer in MEMS to reduce stresses at supports'20087,385,744'Support structure for free-standing MEMS device and methods for forming the same'20087,355,780'System and method of illuminating interferometric modulators using backlighting'20087,349,139'System and method of illuminating interferometric modulators using backlighting'20087,349,141'Method and post structures for interferometric modulation'20087,342,705'Spatial light modulator with integrated optical compensation structure'2008

Career & activity timeline

Assembled from patent assignee/location history and declaration credentials.

2008–2016Patents assigned to QUALCOMM MEMS TECHNOLOGIES INC (48)· patent assignee history
2008–2009Patents assigned to IDC LLC (11)· patent assignee history
2008–2017Based in San Francisco, CA, US· patent location history
2009–2010Based in Santa Clara, CA, US· patent location history
2011–2017Patents assigned to TUNG MING-HAU (14)· patent assignee history
2011–2012Based in San Jose, CA, US· patent location history
2012–2015Patents assigned to CHUI CLARENCE (7)· patent assignee history
2012–2015Patents assigned to KOGUT LIOR (6)· patent assignee history

Inventor activity

Assignee and location history derived from the patent record.

Assignees
AssigneePatentsSpan
QUALCOMM MEMS TECHNOLOGIES INC482008–2016
TUNG MING-HAUself142011–2017
IDC LLC112008–2009
CHUI CLARENCE72012–2015
KOGUT LIOR62012–2015
Locations
LocationPatentsSpan
San Francisco, California, US562008–2017
San Jose, California, US22011–2012
Santa Clara, California, US22009–2010