Patents by Inventor Denis Gilles Tremblay
Denis Gilles Tremblay has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).
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Patent number: 11664008Abstract: An active display can be used in a theatre with reduced screen-door effect. For example, the active display can have a structure, such as a diffuser structure, or a diffuser and mask structure, that can have, or appear to have, transmissive areas and opaque areas to reduce the audience from detecting gaps or other non-light sources in the active display. The active display may additionally or alternatively have audio ports to allow sound to pass through the active display and appear to the audience as if the sound is coming from the active display.Type: GrantFiled: June 19, 2018Date of Patent: May 30, 2023Assignee: IMAX Theatres International LimitedInventors: Steen Svendstorp Iversen, Denis Gilles Tremblay
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Patent number: 11347466Abstract: An active display (102) can be used in a theatre environment (100) in which content to be displayed by the active display (102) can be delivered wirelessly using emitters (118). The active display (102) can include tiles (104a-104d) with detectors (106a-106d) that can detect the wireless signals. The active display (102) can include circuitry that can interpret instructions from the wireless signals for controlling the output (108a-108d) of pixels on the tiles.Type: GrantFiled: August 9, 2018Date of Patent: May 31, 2022Assignee: IMAX Theatres International LimitedInventors: Steen Svendstorp Iversen, Anton Leonard Baljet, Denis Gilles Tremblay
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Patent number: 10884331Abstract: Screen vibration systems are provided that can vibrate theatre screens while reducing the presence of image artifacts that may otherwise be visible as result of vibrating the screen. In one example of a screen vibration system, the system includes a screen, a permanent magnet mounted to the screen, and a magnetic source positioned with respect to the permanent magnet. The screen is moveable in response to a changing magnetic field from the magnetic source.Type: GrantFiled: January 24, 2020Date of Patent: January 5, 2021Assignee: IMAX THEATRES INTERNATION LIMITEDInventors: Hamed Herati, Denis Gilles Tremblay, Oliver Nicholas Komarnycky
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Publication number: 20200371736Abstract: An active display (102) can be used in a theatre environment (100) in which content to be displayed by the active display (102) can be delivered wirelessly using emitters (118). The active display (102) can include tiles (104a-104d) with detectors (106a-106d) that can detect the wireless signals. The active display (102) can include circuitry that can interpret instructions from the wireless signals for controlling the output (108a-108d) of pixels on the tiles.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 9, 2018Publication date: November 26, 2020Inventors: Steen Svendstorp Iversen, Anton Leonard Baljet, Denis Gilles Tremblay
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Patent number: 10775690Abstract: A cinema screen can be vibrated by a screen vibrator assembly. A screen vibrator assembly can include a vibrator, a mount bracket, and an isolation device. The vibrator can be positioned to generate a vibration for vibrating a cinema screen. The mount bracket is configured to be coupled to a screen support structure of the cinema screen. The isolation device is configured to couple the vibrator to the mount bracket to isolate the mount bracket from the vibration.Type: GrantFiled: May 12, 2020Date of Patent: September 15, 2020Assignee: IMAX Theatres International LimitedInventors: Denis Gilles Tremblay, Gashtaseb Ariana
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Publication number: 20200272042Abstract: A cinema screen can be vibrated by a screen vibrator assembly. A screen vibrator assembly can include a vibrator, a mount bracket, and an isolation device. The vibrator can be positioned to generate a vibration for vibrating a cinema screen. The mount bracket is configured to be coupled to a screen support structure of the cinema screen. The isolation device is configured to couple the vibrator to the mount bracket to isolate the mount bracket from the vibration.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 12, 2020Publication date: August 27, 2020Inventors: Denis Gilles Tremblay, Gashtaseb Ariana
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Patent number: 10691006Abstract: A screen can be vibrated by vibrators that are drivable by signals. Each vibrator can be adjacent in position to other vibrators that are drivable by different types of drive signals than a drive signal associated with the vibrator. The number of drive signals can be equal to or less than the number of vibrators. A vibrator assembly for a vibrator can include a baffle and a transducer that couples to the baffle. The transducer can vibrate at least a portion of the screen. The vibrating screen can be monitored by a sensor and an analyzer unit that can analyze image speckle and screen displacement artifacts in captured images of images projected onto the screen and output results of the analysis.Type: GrantFiled: December 8, 2015Date of Patent: June 23, 2020Assignee: IMAX Theatres International LimitedInventors: Denis Gilles Tremblay, Gashtaseb Ariana
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Patent number: 10691007Abstract: Screen vibration systems are provided that can vibrate theatre screens using acoustical, electromagnetic, or another type of energy while reducing the presence of image artifacts that may otherwise be visible as result of vibrating the screen. In one example of a screen vibration system, the system includes a screen, a permanent magnet mounted to the screen, and a magnetic source positioned with respect to the permanent magnet and uncoupled from the screen. The screen is moveable in response to a changing magnetic field from the magnetic source.Type: GrantFiled: April 10, 2018Date of Patent: June 23, 2020Assignee: IMAX Theatres International LimitedInventors: Hamed Herati, Denis Gilles Tremblay, Oliver Nicholas Komarnycky
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Publication number: 20200160829Abstract: An active display can be used in a theatre with reduced screen-door effect. For example, the active display can have a structure, such as a diffuser structure, or a diffuser and mask structure, that can have, or appear to have, transmissive areas and opaque areas to reduce the audience from detecting gaps or other non-light sources in the active display. The active display may additionally or alternatively have audio ports to allow sound to pass through the active display and appear to the audience as if the sound is coming from the active display.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 19, 2018Publication date: May 21, 2020Inventors: Steen Svendstorp Iversen, Denis Gilles Tremblay
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Publication number: 20200159103Abstract: Screen vibration systems are provided that can vibrate theatre screens while reducing the presence of image artifacts that may otherwise be visible as result of vibrating the screen. In one example of a screen vibration system, the system includes a screen, a permanent magnet mounted to the screen, and a magnetic source positioned with respect to the permanent magnet. The screen is moveable in response to a changing magnetic field from the magnetic source.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 24, 2020Publication date: May 21, 2020Inventors: Hamed Herati, Denis Gilles Tremblay, Oliver Nicholas Komarnycky
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Patent number: 10484785Abstract: A loudspeaker cabinet having at least one side wall defining a side wall perimeter; a front wall mounted to the at least one side wall along the side wall perimeter, the front wall having a front surface; wherein a central area of the front surface is positioned within the side wall perimeter, an extended area of the front surface extends beyond the side wall perimeter, and a portion of the extended area is configured to provide a gradual transition to open free space.Type: GrantFiled: May 4, 2016Date of Patent: November 19, 2019Assignee: IMAX CorporationInventor: Denis Gilles Tremblay
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Publication number: 20180231884Abstract: Screen vibration systems are provided that can vibrate theatre screens using acoustical, electromagnetic, or another type of energy while reducing the presence of image artifacts that may otherwise be visible as result of vibrating the screen. In one example of a screen vibration system, the system includes a screen, a permanent magnet mounted to the screen, and a magnetic source positioned with respect to the permanent magnet and uncoupled from the screen. The screen is moveable in response to a changing magnetic field from the magnetic source.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 10, 2018Publication date: August 16, 2018Inventors: Hamed Herati, Denis Gilles Tremblay, Oliver Nicholas Komarnycky
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Patent number: 9964844Abstract: Screen vibration systems are provided that can vibrate theater screens using acoustical, electromagnetic, or another type of energy while reducing the presence of image artifacts that may otherwise be visible as result of vibrating the screen. In one example of a screen vibration system, the system includes a screen, a permanent magnet mounted to the screen, and a magnetic source positioned with respect to the permanent magnet and uncoupled from the screen. The screen is moveable in response to a changing magnetic field from the magnetic source.Type: GrantFiled: May 9, 2014Date of Patent: May 8, 2018Assignee: IMAX CORPORATIONInventors: Hamed Herati, Denis Gilles Tremblay, Oliver Nicholas Komarnycky
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Publication number: 20170363946Abstract: A screen can be vibrated by vibrators that are drivable by signals. Each vibrator can be adjacent in position to other vibrators that are drivable by different types of drive signals than a drive signal associated with the vibrator. The number of drive signals can be equal to or less than the number of vibrators. A vibrator assembly for a vibrator can include a baffle and a transducer that couples to the baffle. The transducer can vibrate at least a portion of the screen. The vibrating screen can be monitored by a sensor and an analyzer unit that can analyze image speckle and screen displacement artifacts in captured images of images projected onto the screen and output results of the analysis.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 8, 2015Publication date: December 21, 2017Inventors: Denis Gilles Tremblay, Gashtaseb Ariana
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Patent number: 9465284Abstract: Screen vibration systems are provided that can vibrate theater screens using acoustical, electromagnetic, or another type of energy while reducing the presence of image artifacts that may otherwise be visible as result of vibrating the screen. In one example of a screen vibration system, the system includes a screen, a permanent magnet mounted to the screen, and a magnetic source positioned with respect to the permanent magnet and uncoupled from the screen. The screen is moveable in response to a changing magnetic field from the magnetic source.Type: GrantFiled: May 23, 2016Date of Patent: October 11, 2016Assignee: IMAX Theatres International LimitedInventors: Hamed Herati, Denis Gilles Tremblay, Oliver Nicholas Komarnycky
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Publication number: 20160266480Abstract: Screen vibration systems are provided that can vibrate theatre screens using acoustical, electromagnetic, or another type of energy while reducing the presence of image artifacts that may otherwise be visible as result of vibrating the screen. In one example of a screen vibration system, the system includes a screen, a permanent magnet mounted to the screen, and a magnetic source positioned with respect to the permanent magnet and uncoupled from the screen. The screen is moveable in response to a changing magnetic field from the magnetic source.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 23, 2016Publication date: September 15, 2016Inventors: Hamed Herati, Denis Gilles Tremblay, Oliver Nicholas Komarnycky
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Publication number: 20160249130Abstract: A loudspeaker cabinet having at least one side wall defining a side wall perimeter; a front wall mounted to the at least one side wall along the side wall perimeter, the front wall having a front surface; wherein a central area of the front surface is positioned within the side wall perimeter, an extended area of the front surface extends beyond the side wall perimeter, and a portion of the extended area is configured to provide a gradual transition to open free space.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 4, 2016Publication date: August 25, 2016Applicant: IMAX CorporationInventor: Denis Gilles Tremblay
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Publication number: 20160103388Abstract: Screen vibration systems are provided that can vibrate theatre screens using acoustical, electromagnetic, or another type of energy while reducing the presence of image artifacts that may otherwise be visible as result of vibrating the screen. In one example of a screen vibration system, the system includes a screen, a permanent magnet mounted to the screen, and a magnetic source positioned with respect to the permanent magnet and uncoupled from the screen. The screen is moveable in response to a changing magnetic field from the magnetic source.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 9, 2014Publication date: April 14, 2016Inventors: Hamed Herati, Denis Gilles Tremblay, Oliver Nicholas Komarnycky