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William J. Cummings
Also filed as: CUMMINGS IV WILLIAM J · CUMMINGS WILLIAM · CUMMINGS WILLIAM J · CUMMINGS WILLIAM JASON
110 granted patents·46 pending applications·3,512 citations·filing 2000–2024
99Inventor score
Files withQUALCOMM MEMS TECHNOLOGIES INC49IDC LLC43GALLY BRIAN J10CUMMINGS WILLIAM J8PALMATEER LAUREN7
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156 records- 0199US7372613B2Method and device for multistate interferometric light modulationIDC LLC·Filed 2005·Granted May 13, 2008·114 cites·26 claims
- 0299US7369294B2Ornamental display deviceIDC LLC·Filed 2005·Granted May 6, 2008·88 cites·31 claims
- 0399US7342705B2Spatial light modulator with integrated optical compensation structureIDC LLC·Filed 2005·Granted Mar 11, 2008·95 cites·36 claims
- 0499US7327510B2Process for modifying offset voltage characteristics of an interferometric modulatorIDC LLC·Filed 2005·Granted Feb 5, 2008·426 cites·38 claims
- 0598US10650785B1Color management of display deviceMICROSOFT TECHNOLOGY LICENSING LLC·Filed 2019·Granted May 12, 2020·24 cites·19 claims
- 0698US7710632B2Display device having an array of spatial light modulators with integrated color filtersQUALCOMM MEMS TECHNOLOGIES INC·Filed 2005·Granted May 4, 2010·48 cites·24 claims
- 0798US7560299B2Systems and methods of actuating MEMS display elementsIDC LLC·Filed 2005·Granted Jul 14, 2009·43 cites·6 claims
- 0898US7385762B2Methods and devices for inhibiting tilting of a mirror in an interferometric modulatorIDC LLC·Filed 2006·Granted Jun 10, 2008·71 cites·26 claims
- 0998US7130104B2Methods and devices for inhibiting tilting of a mirror in an interferometric modulatorIDC LLC·Filed 2005·Granted Oct 31, 2006·93 cites·37 claims
- 1098US7119945B2Altering temporal response of microelectromechanical elementsIDC LLC·Filed 2004·Granted Oct 10, 2006·166 cites·35 claims
- 1198US6853129B1Protected substrate structure for a field emission display deviceCANDESCENT TECH CORP·Filed 2003·Granted Feb 8, 2005·358 cites·12 claims
- 1298US6630786B2Light-emitting device having light-reflective layer formed with, or/and adjacent to, material that enhances device performanceCANDESCENT TECH CORP·Filed 2001·Granted Oct 7, 2003·213 cites·128 claims
- 1397US7911428B2Method and device for manipulating color in a displayQUALCOMM MEMS TECHNOLOGIES INC·Filed 2005·Granted Mar 22, 2011·49 cites·54 claims
- 1497US7663794B2Methods and devices for inhibiting tilting of a movable element in a MEMS deviceQUALCOMM MEMS TECHNOLOGIES INC·Filed 2008·Granted Feb 16, 2010·53 cites·22 claims
- 1597US7580176B2Electrical characterization of interferometric modulatorsIDC LLC·Filed 2008·Granted Aug 25, 2009·22 cites·10 claims
- 1697US7573547B2System 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
- 1797US7561323B2Optical films for directing light towards active areas of displaysIDC LLC·Filed 2005·Granted Jul 14, 2009·56 cites·33 claims
- 1897US7508571B2Optical films for controlling angular characteristics of displaysIDC LLC·Filed 2005·Granted Mar 24, 2009·73 cites·21 claims
- 1997US7164520B2Packaging for an interferometric modulatorIDC LLC·Filed 2004·Granted Jan 16, 2007·84 cites·39 claims
- 2096US7884989B2White interferometric modulators and methods for forming the sameQUALCOMM MEMS TECHNOLOGIES INC·Filed 2007·Granted Feb 8, 2011·24 cites·39 claims
- 2196US7567373B2System and method for micro-electromechanical operation of an interferometric modulatorIDC LLC·Filed 2005·Granted Jul 28, 2009·57 cites·26 claims
- 2296US7417735B2Systems and methods for measuring color and contrast in specular reflective devicesIDC LLC·Filed 2005·Granted Aug 26, 2008·77 cites·43 claims
- 2396US7259865B2Process control monitors for interferometric modulatorsIDC LLC·Filed 2005·Granted Aug 21, 2007·32 cites·20 claims
- 2496US6822628B2Methods and systems for compensating row-to-row brightness variations of a field emission displayCANDESCENT INTELLECTUAL PROP·Filed 2001·Granted Nov 23, 2004·215 cites·8 claims
- 2595US8213075B2Method and device for multistate interferometric light modulationCHUI CLARENCE·Filed 2010·Granted Jul 3, 2012·22 cites·34 claims
- 2695US8031133B2Method and device for manipulating color in a displayQUALCOMM MEMS TECHNOLOGIES INC·Filed 2005·Granted Oct 4, 2011·17 cites·77 claims
- 2795US7898521B2Device and method for wavelength filteringQUALCOMM MEMS TECHNOLOGIES INC·Filed 2005·Granted Mar 1, 2011·40 cites·55 claims
- 2895US7630119B2Apparatus and method for reducing slippage between structures in an interferometric modulatorQUALCOMM MEMS TECHNOLOGIES INC·Filed 2005·Granted Dec 8, 2009·37 cites·26 claims
- 2995US7415186B2Methods for visually inspecting interferometric modulators for defectsIDC LLC·Filed 2005·Granted Aug 19, 2008·15 cites·39 claims
- 3095US7343080B2System and method of testing humidity in a sealed MEMS deviceIDC LLC·Filed 2005·Granted Mar 11, 2008·22 cites·19 claims
- 3195US7321456B2Method and device for corner interferometric modulationIDC LLC·Filed 2005·Granted Jan 22, 2008·106 cites·16 claims
- 3294US8111445B2Spatial light modulator with integrated optical compensation structureCHUI CLARENCE·Filed 2008·Granted Feb 7, 2012·15 cites·33 claims
- 3394US7839557B2Method and device for multistate interferometric light modulationQUALCOMM MEMS TECHNOLOGIES INC·Filed 2008·Granted Nov 23, 2010·30 cites·27 claims
- 3494US7807488B2Display element having filter material diffused in a substrate of the display elementQUALCOMM MEMS TECHNOLOGIES INC·Filed 2005·Granted Oct 5, 2010·35 cites·30 claims
- 3594US7623752B2System and method of testing humidity in a sealed MEMS deviceIDC LLC·Filed 2008·Granted Nov 24, 2009·16 cites·18 claims
- 3694US7453579B2Measurement of the dynamic characteristics of interferometric modulatorsIDC LLC·Filed 2005·Granted Nov 18, 2008·33 cites·73 claims
- 3794US7429334B2Methods of fabricating interferometric modulators by selectively removing a materialIDC LLC·Filed 2005·Granted Sep 30, 2008·24 cites·26 claims
- 3894US7368803B2System and method for protecting microelectromechanical systems array using back-plate with non-flat portionIDC LLC·Filed 2005·Granted May 6, 2008·26 cites·27 claims
- 3994US7359066B2Electro-optical measurement of hysteresis in interferometric modulatorsIDC LLC·Filed 2005·Granted Apr 15, 2008·22 cites·10 claims
- 4094US7289256B2Electrical characterization of interferometric modulatorsIDC LLC·Filed 2005·Granted Oct 30, 2007·28 cites·19 claims
- 4193US7944599B2Electromechanical device with optical function separated from mechanical and electrical functionQUALCOMM MEMS TECHNOLOGIES INC·Filed 2007·Granted May 17, 2011·26 cites·43 claims
- 4293US7515327B2Method and device for corner interferometric modulationIDC LLC·Filed 2008·Granted Apr 7, 2009·31 cites·22 claims
- 4392US7948671B2Apparatus and method for reducing slippage between structures in an interferometric modulatorQUALCOMM MEMS TECHNOLOGIES INC·Filed 2009·Granted May 24, 2011·21 cites·17 claims
- 4491US7986451B2Optical films for directing light towards active areas of displaysQUALCOMM MEMS TECHNOLOGIES INC·Filed 2009·Granted Jul 26, 2011·19 cites·33 claims
- 4591US7808703B2System and method for implementation of interferometric modulator displaysQUALCOMM MEMS TECHNOLOGIES INC·Filed 2005·Granted Oct 5, 2010·11 cites·28 claims
- 4691US7405924B2System and method for protecting microelectromechanical systems array using structurally reinforced back-plateIDC LLC·Filed 2005·Granted Jul 29, 2008·25 cites·30 claims
- 4791US7355779B2Method and system for driving MEMS display elementsIDC LLC·Filed 2006·Granted Apr 8, 2008·10 cites·20 claims
- 4891US7299681B2Method and system for detecting leak in electronic devicesIDC LLC·Filed 2005·Granted Nov 27, 2007·18 cites·27 claims
- 4990US8045252B2Spatial light modulator with integrated optical compensation structureQUALCOMM MEMS TECHNOLOGIES INC·Filed 2008·Granted Oct 25, 2011·15 cites·34 claims
- 5090US7924494B2Apparatus and method for reducing slippage between structures in an interferometric modulatorQUALCOMM MEMS TECHNOLOGIES INC·Filed 2009·Granted Apr 12, 2011·16 cites·31 claims
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