Patents Examined by Jerry Brooks
  • Patent number: 8123362
    Abstract: There is provided a lamp burst sound reduction structure which may have an enlarged part in an intermediate position of a duct through which cooling air for cooling a light emitting unit of a lamp flows, the enlarged part may have a cross section area larger than a cross section area of the duct, the lamp being a light source of a projector.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 12, 2007
    Date of Patent: February 28, 2012
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Hiroaki Fujii, Takuji Ohkubo, Yoshiro Asano, Nobuaki Higuchi
  • Patent number: 8109642
    Abstract: A projection type image display apparatus comprising a light source, an optical integrator, by which light outgoing from the light source is changed in distribution of illumination, a color separation optical system, by which light outgoing from the optical integrator is separated into a plurality of light beams, and a relay optical system including a plurality of relay lenses, by which light beams separated by the color separation optical system are relayed, and a reflection mirror. The relay optical system includes a device that adjusts angles of inclination of at least one of the relay lenses with respect to an optical axis of illumination of light outgoing from the light source.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 7, 2008
    Date of Patent: February 7, 2012
    Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd.
    Inventors: Yasuhisa Watabe, Nobuyuki Kimura, Yoshimasa Takeuchi, Shinro Inui
  • Patent number: 8104894
    Abstract: A visible laser beam projection system for a vehicle projects visible laser beam onto an instrument panel in a vehicle compartment. The instrument panel is provided with highly reflecting portions, which are scattered on the upper surface of the instrument panel. The highly reflecting portions having a diffuse reflectivity for the wavelength of a visible laser beam higher than that of other portions of the instrument panel. The visible laser beam is projected to the highly reflecting portions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 26, 2008
    Date of Patent: January 31, 2012
    Assignee: Denso Corporation
    Inventors: Kenichi Mori, Seiji Kawai, Yoshihisa Sato, Tetsuya Enokizaka
  • Patent number: 8104898
    Abstract: A projection apparatus includes a prism set, a light source, a reflective element, a light valve and a projection lens. The prism set includes a first prism having a first surface, a second surface and a third surface, and a second prism having a fourth surface opposite to the second surface, a fifth surface and a sixth surface. The reflective element, light valve and projection lens are respectively disposed adjacent to the third, fifth and sixth surfaces. The light source emits an illumination beam to the first surface. The non polarized illumination beam is reflected by the second surface and the reflective element. The non polarized illumination beam passes through the third, second, fourth and fifth surfaces in sequence. The non polarized illumination beam is converted by the light valve into an image beam which is reflected by the fourth surface and passes through the sixth surface to the projection lens in sequence.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 24, 2007
    Date of Patent: January 31, 2012
    Assignee: Coretronic Corporation
    Inventors: Chien-Chung Liao, Chin-Ku Liu
  • Patent number: 8100538
    Abstract: An electronic device includes: a housing which accommodates a device main body; and a leg which contacts an installation surface on which the housing is installed and changes the projection length projecting from the outside surface of the housing. The leg has a leg main body contacting the installation surface, and a support member which projects from the outside surface of the housing and supports the leg main body. The support member has a base provided on the outside surface of the housing and a projecting portion projecting from the base and having a screw groove on the outer circumferential surface of the base. The leg main body has an insertion hole into which the projecting portion is inserted at one end of the leg main body, and a screw thread engaging with the screw groove on the inner circumferential surface of the insertion hole.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 22, 2008
    Date of Patent: January 24, 2012
    Assignee: Seiko Epson Corporation
    Inventor: Akitoshi Kuroda
  • Patent number: 8100536
    Abstract: A DLP projector includes a light source generating white light beams, a color wheel separating the white light beams into three colored light beams, an integration rod rendering the colored light beams uniform, a projection lens, a DMD, a light-shade and a light-absorbing member. When a light beam on a first path is in use, a micro mirror of the DMD reflects the light beam on the first path to follow a second path towards the projection lens. Otherwise, the micro mirror reflects the light beam on the first path to follow a third, fourth and fifth path out of the projection lens. The light-shade is positioned in a light path of the light beam out of the projection lens. The light-absorbing member is under the light-shade and absorbs the light beam on the fifth path, the light beam on a sixth and a seventh path reflected by the light-shade.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 13, 2009
    Date of Patent: January 24, 2012
    Assignees: Premier Image Technology (China) Ltd., Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Zhuo-Guang Ruan, Ming-Hsun Hsieh
  • Patent number: 8092026
    Abstract: An optical engine includes a receiving chamber and three light source modules. Each light source module includes a positioning board, a heat dissipating plate, and a light source unit. The heat dissipating plate is sandwiched between the light source unit and the positioning board and adhered to the corresponding light source unit. The light source unit is installed on the receiving chamber. The positioning board is matched with the light source unit and installed on the receiving chamber.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 17, 2009
    Date of Patent: January 10, 2012
    Assignee: Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Yi-Ping Hsieh
  • Patent number: 8083355
    Abstract: A projector, includes: a light source device; an optical device that modulates a light beam irradiated from the light source device in accordance with image information; and a projection optical device that projects the light beam modulated by the optical device. The optical device includes: an optical element optically converting the light beam incident thereon and emitting the converted light beam; and a heat-conducting member that is connected with the optical element in a heat transferable manner to cool the optical element. The heat-conducting member includes a heat pipe having: a tube; a capillary structure provided in the tube; and a coolant housed in the tube, the coolant circulating in the tube to transfer heat in the heat-conducting member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 24, 2007
    Date of Patent: December 27, 2011
    Assignee: Seiko Epson Corporation
    Inventors: Yoshiyuki Yanagisawa, Yasunaga Momose, Motoyuki Fujimori
  • Patent number: 8066387
    Abstract: A light source module and a display system comprising the light source module are provided. The light source system comprises a first light source module and a second light source module. The first light source module provides a light beam of a first color, and the second light source module provides a plurality of light beams, having colors different from the first color light beam. The light source system turns on the light beam of first color and the light beams with different colors according to a predetermined integrated timing, and transmits them to the light guiding system. The light guiding system guides the light beams provided by the light source system to the imaging system for imaging. The first light source module further comprises two light beams with the same color and switches in turn to function as one light beam. The switching is realized by using the mirror wheel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 10, 2008
    Date of Patent: November 29, 2011
    Assignee: Delta Electronics, Inc.
    Inventor: Junejei Huang
  • Patent number: 8052287
    Abstract: A carrier apparatus for use with an optical engine of a projection device is disclosed. The carrier apparatus includes a main frame and a support frame which is removably disclosed on the main frame. An adjustable mechanism includes a push device and an adjustable device. The push device is disposed onto an end portion of the support frame, while the adjustable device is disposed onto the push device. Operating the adjustable device can locally change the height of the support frame with respect to the main frame, thereby precisely positioning the optical engine in a suitable manner so that the image projected on the screen can be uniform without distortion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 19, 2006
    Date of Patent: November 8, 2011
    Assignee: Delta Electronics, Inc.
    Inventor: Chang-Hsing Lu
  • Patent number: 8047656
    Abstract: A projecting apparatus for protecting an image onto a screen includes an image module, a first light reflection device and a lens. The image module is for providing a beam of first light, The first light reflection device has a first reflection surface disposed movably relative to the image module for reflecting the first light to form a beam of second light. The lens is for projection the image on the screen according to the second light. Moving the first light reflection device along the beam of first light or second light can adjust the location of the image on the screen in a first direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 26, 2010
    Date of Patent: November 1, 2011
    Assignee: Watonga Technology, Inc.
    Inventor: Chien-Fong Kuo
  • Patent number: 8042956
    Abstract: A projector apparatus comprises a light source lamp which is inside a reflector, a projection system forming a light figure using a light from the light source lamp, projecting the formed light figure by an optical lens unit having an automatic focus function and providing the image on a projection target position, a temperature sensor detecting the temperature of the light source lamp, a temperature sensor detecting the temperature of the optical lens unit, and a control unit moving the position of a focus lens of the optical lens unit in accordance with each detection result of the temperature sensors, thereby revising an image location set by the automatic focus function.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 4, 2008
    Date of Patent: October 25, 2011
    Assignee: Casio Computer Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Yoshihiko Shinozaki
  • Patent number: 8033669
    Abstract: Not only abnormality of a light output to an exterior but also overturning, vibration, disassembly, deformation, or breakage of a display apparatus including a case and a screen are reliably and promptly detected. A projection display apparatus includes a light source (22) for generating illumination light, which is provided in a case (28) having a light-shielding function, a movable aperture (23) for adjusting the amount of illumination light from the light source (22), a light valve (9) for adjusting the amount of light based on an image signal to generate image light for forming an image from the illumination light, a projection optical system (10) for enlarging the image light from the light valve (9), and a transmission-type screen (29) for displaying the image, which is provided to a window of the case (28).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 25, 2007
    Date of Patent: October 11, 2011
    Assignee: Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
    Inventors: Takao Endo, Yuzo Nakano, Takeshi Utakoji, Yasuharu Koyata
  • Patent number: 8029146
    Abstract: A light source device which produces illumination light for illuminating a target illumination area on a predetermined light receiving surface includes: a light source which emits light; a superimposing illumination element which superimposes the light emitted from the light source and applies the light to the target illumination area; an optical path converting unit disposed on an optical path between the light source and the superimposing illumination element to convert the optical path of the light emitted from the light source and supply the light having the converted optical path to the superimposing illumination element; and a shift unit which shifts the optical path converting unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 24, 2008
    Date of Patent: October 4, 2011
    Assignee: Seiko Epson Corporation
    Inventors: Taisuke Yamauchi, Takashi Takeda
  • Patent number: 8029168
    Abstract: A projection type image display apparatus has a light source unit (11) that includes an arc tube (110) enclosed by a reflector (111) for reflecting the light emitted from the arc tube in one direction through its opening (111a). The opening (111a) of the reflector (111) of the light source unit (11) is covered with a transparent member (112). Formed in one side of the reflector (111), adjacent the opening is an air inlet port (113), while the side facing the air inlet port (113) is closed (i.e. has no port). Formed in the remaining two sides of the reflector (111), and adjacent the opening (111a), are air outlet ports (114) one for each side. This arrangement causes the cooling air to be uniformly circulated in the entire reflector (111) of the light source unit (11) without stagnation to regulate the temperature of the arc tube (110) in an easy and costless manner, and enables installation of the light source unit (11) at any angular position, free of angular limitation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 30, 2007
    Date of Patent: October 4, 2011
    Assignee: Sanyo Electric Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Seiji Yamamoto, Tamami Kitani, Taichi Yoshimura
  • Patent number: 8027108
    Abstract: A projection system using a sequential color filter is provided. The sequential color filter utilizes various colors, such as red, blue, and green, divided into segments to produce images. Each color may be divided into two or more segments and arranged such that high sequential color rates may be obtained to help reduce the rainbow effect. The colors may be arranged such that the sequential color filter is symmetrical in the sense that the sequential color filter is divided into approximately equal regions wherein each region has approximately an equal amount of respective colors.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 5, 2006
    Date of Patent: September 27, 2011
    Assignee: Texas Instruments Incorporated
    Inventor: Gregory S. Pettitt
  • Patent number: 7980296
    Abstract: A heat exchanger, includes a housing including an inlet passage through which a fluid is introduced, an outlet passage from which the fluid is discharged, an inner communication space in which the fluid flows from the inlet passage and the outlet passage, and a plurality of unit plates of thin flat plates that are disposed in parallel to a flowing direction of the fluid, the plurality of unit plates layered in a direction to be substantially orthogonal to the flowing direction, the plurality of unit plates each having a fin in parallel to the flowing direction of the fluid, a frame enclosing the fin and projecting in an out-of-plane direction of the fin, and holes respectively communicating with the inlet passage and the outlet passage. Heat is exchanged between a heating body attached on an outer surface of the housing and the fluid.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 11, 2006
    Date of Patent: July 19, 2011
    Assignee: Seiko Epson Corporation
    Inventor: Kunihiko Takagi
  • Patent number: 7976165
    Abstract: An image generation unit with a geometry according to which a light input section and a light output section are formed and/or are arranged such that a light incidence axis or direction and an image emission axis or direction are essentially collinear, parallel, or coincident with respect to each other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 2004
    Date of Patent: July 12, 2011
    Assignee: SONY Deutschland GmbH
    Inventors: Zoltan Facius, Evangelos Zoidis
  • Patent number: 7905601
    Abstract: A color filtering device including a color filter, a plurality of polarization beam splitting units, a plurality of reflecting units, and a plurality of wave plates is provided. The color filter has a plurality of filtering parts and a plurality of light shielding parts alternately arranged thereon. Each of the polarization beam splitting units is disposed in front of one of the filtering parts and makes an angle with a corresponding filtering part. Each of the reflecting units is disposed in front of one of the light shielding parts and makes an angle with a corresponding light shielding part. Each of the wave plates is substantially parallel to one of the filtering parts. Each of the polarization beam splitting units is disposed between a pair of a wave plate and a filtering part. The color filtering device has both color filtering function and polarization conversion function.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 20, 2007
    Date of Patent: March 15, 2011
    Assignee: Young Optics Inc.
    Inventors: Mei-Ling Chen, S-Wei Chen, Chao-Shun Chen, Hung-Cheng Lung, Chun-Fa Hsu, Cheng-Shun Liao
  • Patent number: 7883220
    Abstract: A projection apparatus includes an optical engine (10) that projects an image on a screen from a rear side, an engine supporting plate (100) on which the optical engine (10) is placed, an adjusting member (500) of a substantially wedge-shape inserted into between a base portion (11) and a lower surface of the engine supporting plate (100) so that front or rear end of the engine supporting plate (100) is vertically rotatable, a front-to-rear position adjusting unit (56) capable of moving the adjusting member (500) in front-to-rear direction, a slope portion (108) having a slope surface (109) that gradually increases or decreases an angle of a surface of the adjusting member (500) contacting the engine supporting plate (100) in accordance with a movement of the adjusting member (500), and a fixing unit (551, 552) that fixes the engine supporting plate (100) to an adjusted position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 28, 2006
    Date of Patent: February 8, 2011
    Assignee: Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
    Inventors: Atsushi Michimori, Junichi Aizawa, Eiji Niikura, Hidekazu Kodera