Patents by Inventor Earl W. Muntz

Earl W. Muntz 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).

  • Patent number: 4058837
    Abstract: A projection television receiver is provided in which a large size image is projected from the viewing screen of a conventional television receiver to a larger display screen. The display screen is mounted in an essentially vertical position on top of and to the rear of a cabinet. The conventional television receiver is mounted face-down within the cabinet, and an optical system is provided which projects an image from the viewing screen of the television receiver to the enlarged display screen. The optical system includes a mirror positioned in a slide. The slide is mounted in the cabinet, and it may be pulled out from the front wall of the cabinet to draw the mirror into the proper position so that the image on the viewing screen of the television receiver may be projected in an enlarged form over the entire surface of the display screen.The projection television receiver of the present invention has a feature of being of relatively narrow width, especially when not in use, and when the slide is close.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 7, 1976
    Date of Patent: November 15, 1977
    Inventor: Earl W. Muntz
  • Patent number: 3943282
    Abstract: An improved television system and apparatus is provided in which a large size image is projected from the face of a cathode-ray tube viewing screen to a larger display screen. The display screen is mounted in an essentially vertical position on top and to the rear of a cabinet. A television receiver is mounted within the cabinet, and an optical system is provided which projects an enlarged image from the viewing screen of the television receiver to the enlarged display screen. The optical system includes a mirror positioned in a drawer, which is mounted in the cabinet, and which may be opened to draw the mirror into the proper position so that an enlarged image is projected over the entire surface of the display screen. The apparatus has the feature of being of a relatively narrow width, especially when not in use and when the drawer is closed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 13, 1975
    Date of Patent: March 9, 1976
    Inventor: Earl W. Muntz
  • Patent number: D252993
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 19, 1977
    Date of Patent: September 25, 1979
    Assignee: Muntz-Elman Mfg., Inc.
    Inventor: Earl W. Muntz
  • Patent number: D258183
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 24, 1978
    Date of Patent: February 10, 1981
    Inventor: Earl W. Muntz