Patents by Inventor Steinar A. Larsen

Steinar A. Larsen 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: 6013911
    Abstract: The present invention is a system and method to quickly and accurately measure the luminance and luminance distribution of a light on the surface of an object so that the position of the lamp can be adjusted relative to the projector optics to obtain the best luminance available for that object. A scanning light receiver, which produces an optical image of the object whose luminance is to be tested, is set up so that it may view a substantial portion of the surface of the object. The light receiver is connected to a analyzer and control unit ("ACU") to which it sends an electronic image representing the reflected luminance of the surface during each scan. The reflected light that is detected by the light receiver is then analyzed by the ACU to determine the luminance levels and distribution across a substantial portion of the surface by measuring the voltage of each pixel detected by the light receiver measured against the voltage produced by a black level.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 2, 1998
    Date of Patent: January 11, 2000
    Assignees: Ultra Stereo Labs Inc., Christie, Inc.
    Inventors: Earl Roger Hibbard, James A. Cashin, Gordon Henry Jennings, III, Bevan Wright, Steinar Larsen
  • Patent number: 5054909
    Abstract: A lamp housing for a motion picture projector which provides for moving the projection lamp forward and backward, up and down, and side to side, for changing the position of the lamp with respect to the focusing reflector and the film aperture. A control for automatically setting the lamp at two preselected focusing locations. Manual adjustment for moving the lamp in all three directions and remote electrical control means for moving the lamp in all three directions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 26, 1990
    Date of Patent: October 8, 1991
    Assignee: Christie Electric Corp.
    Inventor: Steinar A. Larsen