OPTICAL SWITCH BASED ON ROTATING VERTICAL MICRO-MIRROR

Details for Australian Patent Application No. 2001268312 (hide)

Owner 3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY

Inventors HAMERLY, Mike, E.; SMITH, Robert, G.; THEISS, Silva, K.; WEAVER, Billy, L.

Pub. Number AU-A-2001268312

PCT Pub. Number WO2002/061487

Priority 09/771,757 29.01.01 US

Filing date 8 June 2001

Wipo publication date 12 August 2002

International Classifications

G02B 026/02 Optical devices or arrangements using movable or deformable optical elements for controlling the intensity, colour, phase, polarisation or direction of light, e.g. switching, gating, modulating - for controlling the intensity of light

Event Publications

20 February 2003 Application Open to Public Inspection

  Published as AU-A-2001268312

12 February 2004 Application Lapsed, Refused Or Withdrawn, Patent Ceased or Expired

  This application lapsed under section 142(2)(f)/See Reg. 8.3(3). Examination has not yet been requested or directed for this application. Note that applications or patents shown as lapsed or ceased may be restored at a later date.

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