Patents Examined by Magda Cruz
  • Patent number: 11513433
    Abstract: A lighting device of the present disclosure includes a light source device and a reflective component. The reflective component reflects an illumination light incident from the light source device off the reflecting surface of the reflective component at incident angle ?, and emits the illumination light reflected toward a display element at exit angle ?. The reflecting surface of the reflective component is rotated with respect to two axes orthogonal to each other. 20 degrees?|???|?60 degrees is satisfied. Where, each of the incident angle ? and the exit angle ? is angle of the illumination light to a horizontal direction of the display element when the illumination light is incident on a front surface of the display element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 23, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 29, 2022
    Assignee: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Manabu Okuno, Yoshimasa Fushimi
  • Patent number: 11506961
    Abstract: A heat dissipation module includes a base, a cover and a plurality of heat dissipation fins. The cover is disposed on the base and forms an accommodation space with the base. The plurality of heat dissipation fins is disposed in the accommodation space. The cover includes a top, at least one side wall, a first opening and a second opening. The first opening and the second opening are disposed on the top or the at least one side wall. The at least one side wall surrounds the top and is connected to the base. The distances between the plurality of heat dissipation fins and one of the at least one side wall in a first direction are different. A projection apparatus is also provided, which includes a light source module, a light valve, the aforementioned heat dissipation module and a projection lens.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 14, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 22, 2022
    Assignee: Coretronic Corporation
    Inventors: Shi-Wen Lin, Wei-Chi Liu, Tsung-Ching Lin
  • Patent number: 11506962
    Abstract: An illumination system and a projection device are provided. The illumination system includes multiple laser light source units, a light splitting element, a wavelength conversion module, and a filter module. The laser light source units include first and second laser light source units, respectively configured to provide first and second beams. The light splitting element is located on transmission paths of the first and second beams. When the wavelength conversion module rotates synchronously with the filter module, in a first period of time, the first beam is transmitted to the filter module via the light splitting element and then reflected to a wavelength conversion region via a first color filter region of the filter module, and the second beam is transmitted to the wavelength conversion region via the light splitting element. The first and second beams are converted to a converted beam, which is transmitted to the filter module.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 27, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 22, 2022
    Assignee: Coretronic Corporation
    Inventors: Chien-Chung Liao, Hung-Wei Liu
  • Patent number: 11506957
    Abstract: The invention provides an optical module and a projection apparatus. The optical module includes a base, a first frame, an optical element, and at least one first driving assembly. The first frame is disposed in the base and includes a first body and a pair of first shaft portions, the first shaft portion extending outward from the first body, and the first body including a pair of first inner folded edges. The optical element is disposed between the pair of first inner folded edges. The first driving assembly and the optical element abut against two opposite sides of one of the first inner folded edges, respectively, and the first driving assembly is configured to drive the first body to swing relative to the base by taking the first shaft portion as a rotating shaft.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 1, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 22, 2022
    Assignee: Coretronic Corporation
    Inventors: Wei-Hao Chen, Jing-Si Chen
  • Patent number: 11500277
    Abstract: The present disclosure discloses a projection lamp. The projection lamp includes a light-emitting assembly including at least one first non-coherent light source, a light-reflection medium, a first condensing lens, a driving device, a driving gear, and a driven gear. An inner wall surface of the light-reflection medium is formed by mutually connecting a plurality of irregular light reflection surfaces; the first non-coherent light source is arranged in the light-reflection medium; the first condensing lens is arranged above the light-reflection medium; the driving gear is connected to the driving device; and the driven gear is arranged on the light-reflection medium and is engaged with the driving gear to drive the light-reflection medium to rotate. The technical solution of the present disclosure effectively improves the diversity of the light effect of the projection lamp.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 25, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 15, 2022
    Inventors: Huazhu Zheng, Yunyun Lu, Caijian Zheng, Wenzhen Ouyang
  • Patent number: 11496717
    Abstract: A projection system and a projection method are provided. The projection system includes a processing module, a projection module and a photographing module. The projection module projects a first projection image based on a projection scope. The photographing module captures a part of the first projection image based on a photographing scope, so as to obtain a first photographic image. The part of the first projection image includes a plurality of first positioning grid points. The processing module analyzes the first photographic image, so as to obtain a plurality of first grid point coordinates. The processing module calculates a plurality of preset grid point coordinates corresponding to a plurality of preset positioning grid points in the whole projection scope one by one according to the first grid point coordinates. The processing module determines a projection result in the projection scope according to the preset grid point coordinates.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 26, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 8, 2022
    Assignee: Coretronic Corporation
    Inventors: Chien-Chun Peng, Hsun-Cheng Tu
  • Patent number: 11480863
    Abstract: A second projector disposed so as to be opposed to a projection surface includes a projection section configured to project second image light on the projection surface on which a base image is displayed, and visibility of the base image on which the second image light is projected is made lower than in a state in which the second image light is not projected on the projection surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 30, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 25, 2022
    Assignee: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kazuhiro Miyoshi, Hirofumi Kasuga, Naoya Nishimura, Masanori Ojima
  • Patent number: 11483527
    Abstract: A method of operation of a control device configured to control a plurality of projectors including the steps of making each of the plurality of projectors projects one or more first images based on first image information to a first area, and generating color correction data used to correct a color of images projected by the plurality of projectors based on imaging data generated by a camera imaging the first area where the first images are projected by the plurality of projectors.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 2, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 25, 2022
    Assignee: Seiko Epson Corporation
    Inventor: Takumi Oike
  • Patent number: 11480854
    Abstract: Systems, devices, and methods are disclosed in which one or more light sources, a detector, a processor and a controller are configured such that light from the one or more light sources can provide illumination or projections that can reduce accidents while the vehicle is in motion and when parked and may also provide information and illumination to the driver and vehicle occupants when entering or exiting the vehicle. These systems may, for example, provide spot illumination to moving objects or pedestrians on the road surface, with the spot illumination following the moving object. Alternatively or in addition these systems may project images on the ground, for example to communicate information to occupants of the vehicle, to occupants of another vehicle, or to pedestrians.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 26, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 25, 2022
    Assignee: Lumileds LLC
    Inventors: Michael Camras, Jyoti Kiron Bhardwaj
  • Patent number: 11474420
    Abstract: An image projection device includes: a panel unit configured to emit light rays; a projection optical system configured to receive the light rays emitted from the panel unit and to refract the light rays; a reflection unit having a reflection surface for receiving the light rays refracted by the projection optical system and reflecting the light rays; and a screen unit configured to display an image upon receiving the light rays reflected from the reflection surface. The panel unit, the projection optical system, the reflection unit, and the screen unit are arranged such that a distance of a shortest path among paths extending from the panel unit to the reflection unit through the projection optical system along a predetermined linear axis is longer than a distance of a longest path among paths extending from the reflection unit to the screen unit along the predetermined linear axis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 11, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 18, 2022
    Assignee: SK TELECOM CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Dong Youb Sinn, Yong Woo Bae, Seung Ho Shin, Jae Hwang Yu, Hak Soon Lee, Guk Chan Lim, Ku Ik Chung, Jin Yong Han
  • Patent number: 11474419
    Abstract: A projection system can include a projector, a screen, a spine, a base, a projector shroud, and a shelf. In some embodiments the spine is made of steel piping. In some embodiments, the spine is hollow and can accommodate a first cable. In some embodiments the screen is an ALR screen. In some embodiments, the system utilizes an ultra-short throw projector lens. In some embodiments, the base is a steel plate. In some embodiments, the projector system includes a counterbalance. In some embodiments, the projector shroud and/or shelf is/are configured to increase ventilation and/or act as heat sink(s). In some embodiments, the projection system includes a remote-control extender.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 4, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 18, 2022
    Assignee: FIVE-STAR AUDIOVISUAL, INC.
    Inventor: Robert Tippin
  • Patent number: 11467479
    Abstract: A polarizing rotation device including a rotation shaft, a driving element and a polarizing element is provided. The driving element is configured to drive the rotation shaft to rotate. The polarizing element is connected to the rotation shaft and is disposed on a transmission path of at least one beam, where the driving element is configured to drive the polarizing element to rotate sequentially while taking the rotation shaft as a rotation central axis, and when the polarizing element is rotated, the at least one beam penetrates through the polarizing element, and the at least one beam penetrating through the polarizing element has different polarization states at different time. Therefore, when a projection device is in a polarized stereoscopic mode, a color or brightness of a display image is uniform, and a user observes a 3D display image with good uniformity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 12, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 11, 2022
    Assignee: Coretronic Corporation
    Inventors: Yao-Shun Lin, Chi-Tang Hsieh, Chih-Hsien Tsai, Haw-Woei Pan
  • Patent number: 11460762
    Abstract: A projector includes a first light source, a first light modulator on which first light is incident, a first polarization separator disposed on a first optical path along which the first light emitted from the first light source and entering the first light modulator travels, a first retardation film disposed on the first optical path, a first reflector disposed on the first optical path, and a second light modulator on which second light different from the first light is incident. The first optical path passes through the first polarization separator and the first retardation film, is then deflected back by the first reflector, and reaches the first light modulator via the first retardation film and the first polarization separator. A second optical path along which the second light travels is independent of the first optical path and does not intersect the first optical path.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 25, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 4, 2022
    Inventor: Koichi Akiyama
  • Patent number: 11460761
    Abstract: An operation method of a remote laser projection device includes emitting a first light to an optical transmission module through at least one light source module; transmitting the first light to at least one projection head through the optical transmission module, wherein total light energy of the first light is allocated to the projection head through the optical transmission module, such that energy of a light transmitted to the projection device is E/N, and wherein E is total light energy of the at least one light module, and N is a number of the at least one projection device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 4, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 4, 2022
    Assignee: DELTA ELECTRONICS, INC.
    Inventors: Yu-Nien Lin, Ming-Yo Hsu, Yi-Chen Tsai
  • Patent number: 11448897
    Abstract: A three-dimensional imaging system and method are provided. The three-dimensional imaging system includes a suspension force field generator, a projection module, and a controller. The suspension force field generator generates a suspension force field to suspend a plurality of scattering particles used for scattering incident light and distribute the scattering particles on a projection plane. The projection module projects an image on the projection plane. The controller is coupled to the suspension force field generator and the projection module, controls the suspension force field generator to change the suspension force field so that the projection plane where the scattering particles are distributed moves in a display space, extracts a slice plane image that matches a position of the projection plane from multiple slice plane images sliced from a three-dimensional stereoscopic image, and controls the projection module to project the extracted slice plane image to the projection plane.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 1, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 20, 2022
    Assignee: Industrial Technology Research Institute
    Inventors: Chien-Ju Lee, Shin-Hong Kuo, Yu-Hsiang Liu, Kuan-Ting Chen
  • Patent number: 11448804
    Abstract: A prism element configured to be disposed between an illumination system and a light valve includes a first prism and a second prism. The first side face, the second side face, and the third side face of the first prism are connected in sequence. The incident surface, the emitting surface, and the transmission surface of the second prism are connected in sequence. The incident surface and the third side face are disposed face to face. The angle between the transmission surface and a normal line of the emitting surface is ±20°. After an illumination light provided by the illumination system transmits through the first side face and enters the first prism, the illumination light transmitting through the third side face forms a transmission light. The transmission light enters the second prism from the incident surface and leaves the second prism from the transmission surface. A projection apparatus is also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 10, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 20, 2022
    Assignee: Coretronic Corporation
    Inventor: Hsuan-I Wu
  • Patent number: 11442346
    Abstract: An illumination device, a projection system and operation methods thereof are provided. The illumination device includes a controller, a light source device, a phosphor wheel, a cooling device, and a temperature sensor. The light source device is configured to generate an illumination beam according to a light source control signal. The phosphor wheel is configured to convert the illumination beam into a conversion beam, adjust a rotation speed of the phosphor wheel according to a phosphor wheel control signal, and generate a rotation speed status signal. The temperature sensor is configured to sense a temperature value of the phosphor wheel to generate a temperature status signal. The cooling device is configured to adjust a cooling capacity according to a cooling control signal. The controller generates the cooling control signal according to the temperature status signal, the rotation speed status signal, and the light source control signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 26, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 13, 2022
    Assignee: Coretronic Corporation
    Inventors: Yu-Sheng Tsao, Yi-Shun Chang, Chan-Chih Lin
  • Patent number: 11442350
    Abstract: A projector recommendation method includes steps of providing a look-up table, wherein the look-up table records a plurality of projectors and a plurality of projection parameters corresponding to each of the projectors; inputting a size of a projection plane, a projection distance and an environmental brightness; calculating a projection length according to the size of the projection plane, a target aspect ratio and a blending manner, calculating a target throw ratio according to the projection distance and the projection length, and calculating a target minimum projection brightness according to the environmental brightness, a predetermined brightness level and a projection area; and generating a projector recommendation result according to the target minimum projection brightness, the target throw ratio, a target resolution corresponding to the target aspect ratio and the projection parameters.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 21, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 13, 2022
    Assignees: BENQ CORPORATION
    Inventors: Tung-Chia Chou, I-Jan Cheng
  • Patent number: 11429015
    Abstract: An object is to provide a light-emitting element capable of further suppressing the spread of a light-emitting region and further improving directivity. A light-emitting element is provided which includes at least a phosphor layer and an emission angle selection layer which emits light incident at a predetermined angle, in which the phosphor layer includes a phosphor and a light scatterer, and the phosphor layer and the light emission angle selection layer are arranged in this order.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 17, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 30, 2022
    Assignee: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hiroki Morita, Izushi Kobayashi
  • Patent number: 11422447
    Abstract: An illumination system including a laser light source, a phosphor wheel, a first light detection module, a first light sensing device, and a controller is provided. A first color region boundary is formed between the first and second color regions of the phosphor wheel. The first light sensing component is located downstream of the optical path of the phosphor wheel. During the period in which the first color region is cut into the optical path of the laser beam, the laser beam passes through the first color region and is sensed with first laser beam timing information by the first light sensing component. The controller determines a first displacement value between the first label and the first color region boundary according to the first laser beam timing information and the reference color timing information. A projection device and a color wheel calibrating method are also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 25, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 23, 2022
    Assignee: Coretronic Corporation
    Inventors: Yu-Sheng Tsao, Chan-Chih Lin, Yi-Shun Chang