Patents Examined by Magda Cruz
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Patent number: 11126073Abstract: An illumination system including a first excitation light source, a transflective element, a wavelength conversion wheel and a filter wheel is provided. The first excitation light source emits a first excitation beam. The transflective element allows a first portion beam of the first excitation beam to pass through, and reflects a second portion beam of the first excitation beam. The wavelength conversion wheel is disposed on a transmission path of the first portion beam and includes a wavelength conversion region, and when the first portion beam irradiates onto the wavelength conversion region, the first portion beam is converted into a converted beam. The filter wheel is disposed on a transmission path of the second portion beam and the converted beam, and includes multiple filter regions, wherein the second portion beam and the converted beam irradiate onto each of the filter regions of the filter wheel.Type: GrantFiled: September 9, 2019Date of Patent: September 21, 2021Assignee: Coretronic CorporationInventors: Kun-Liang Jao, Chun-Hsin Lu, Chun-Li Chen
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Patent number: 11106119Abstract: A projection apparatus comprises: a first laser beam source configured to output a visible laser beam; a second laser beam source configured to output an invisible laser beam; a scan unit configured to project an image by scanning a projection surface using the visible laser beam output from the first laser beam source and the invisible laser beam output from the second laser beam source; and a control unit configured to control a timing at which the first laser beam source outputs the visible laser beam and a timing at which the second laser beam source outputs the invisible laser beam so that, in a period corresponding to a target pixel in the image, the visible laser beam is output in a first period and the invisible laser beam is output in a second period different from the first period.Type: GrantFiled: July 30, 2019Date of Patent: August 31, 2021Assignee: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventor: Takuya Iwata
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Patent number: 11106120Abstract: A projection device, a light source system and a projection method thereof are provided. A portion of the light-emitting units are controlled to provide a light beam as the first light beam. It is detected whether characteristic parameters of the light-emitting units providing the light beam reach a preset value. When the preset value is not reached, the light-emitting units providing the light beam are disabled, and the remaining light-emitting units are controlled to provide the back-up light beam as the first light beam. A portion of the first light beam is converted into a second light beam. The first light beam of which the wavelength is not converted and the second light beam are combined to generate an illumination beam. The illumination beam is converted into an image beam. The image beam is converted into a projection beam.Type: GrantFiled: August 29, 2019Date of Patent: August 31, 2021Assignee: Coretronic CorporationInventors: Chen-Cheng Chou, Jeng-An Liao, Fu-Shun Kao, Hung-Lin Chen, Hsin-Chang Huang
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Patent number: 11092799Abstract: A phosphor wheel apparatus includes: a substrate made of a heat conductive material having a first light reflectance, the substrate having first and second surfaces facing each other; a phosphor layer disposed on the first surface of the substrate; an adhesive layer bonding the substrate and the phosphor layer to each other; and a plurality of fins disposed on the second surface of the substrate, wherein the adhesive layer includes an adhesive having first thermal conductivity and filler particles, and the filler particles have second thermal conductivity higher than the first thermal conductivity, and have a second light reflectance higher than the first light reflectance.Type: GrantFiled: September 11, 2019Date of Patent: August 17, 2021Assignee: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.Inventors: Shigekazu Yamagishi, Yusaku Nishikawa
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Patent number: 11076136Abstract: A display device and a method for controlling the display device are provided herein. The display device has a light emitting module, a modulating module, and a control circuit. The light emitting module has a plurality of light emitting units. The modulating module is disposed on the light emitting module and has a modulating material layer. The control circuit is electrically connected to the modulating module and configured to switch the display device between a display mode and a projection mode.Type: GrantFiled: May 15, 2019Date of Patent: July 27, 2021Assignee: InnoLux CorporationInventor: Minoru Shibazaki
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Patent number: 11067877Abstract: Provided is a structured light projector including a light source configured to emit light, and a nanostructure array configured to form a dot pattern based on the light emitted by the light source, the nanostructure array including a plurality of super cells each respectively including a plurality of nanostructures, wherein each of the plurality of super cells includes a first sub cell that includes a plurality of first nanostructures having a first shape distribution and a second sub cell that includes a plurality of second nanostructures having a second shape distribution.Type: GrantFiled: June 14, 2019Date of Patent: July 20, 2021Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.Inventors: Hyeonsoo Park, Seunghoon Han, Minkyung Lee
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Patent number: 11070774Abstract: A dual-modulation projection system (100) includes a light source (102), a phase modulator (104), an amplitude modulator (106), and a controller (110) having temporal lightfield simulation capabilities (114). The phase modulator (104) spatially modulates a lightfield from the light source (102) to generate an intermediate image on the amplitude modulator (106). The amplitude modulator (106) spatially modulates the intermediate image to form a final image. The controller (110) models the phase state of the phase modulator (104) during transitions between phase modulator frames and generates lightfield simulations of the intermediate image during the transition. The controller (110) utilizes the lightfield simulations to generate and provide sets of amplitude drive values to the amplitude modulator (106) at a faster rate than that at which the phase modulator (104) is capable of switching.Type: GrantFiled: December 17, 2018Date of Patent: July 20, 2021Assignee: Dolby Laboratories Licensing CorporationInventors: Trevor Davies, Martin J. Richards, Barret Lippey, Juan P. Pertierra, Christopher John Orlick, Peter Francis Van Kessel
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Patent number: 11061309Abstract: A cooling device includes an evaporator. The evaporator includes a housing having a reserver, a wick and a groove member having a plurality of vapor flow channels through which the working fluid changed in phase from the liquid phase to the vapor phase flows. The groove member is constituted by alternately stacking two or more first metal plates coupled to the wick and two or more second metal plates disposed at a larger distance from the wick than that of the first metal plate. One vapor flow channels is formed between the first metal plates adjacent to each other at the wick side of the groove member. A dimension along the first direction is larger than a dimension along the second direction in a cross-sectional surface of the vapor flow channel when viewing the groove member along a direction perpendicular to both the first direction and the second direction.Type: GrantFiled: October 24, 2019Date of Patent: July 13, 2021Assignee: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATIONInventor: Kunihiko Takagi
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Patent number: 11048155Abstract: Disclosed are a diffractive optical assembly, a laser projection unit, and a depth camera. The diffractive optical assembly includes a sealing assembly and a diffractive optical element. The sealing assembly includes a light transparent first sealing plate, a light transparent second sealing plate, and a spacer. The first sealing plate and the second sealing plate are arranged opposite to each other. The spacers spaces the first sealing plate and the second sealing plate apart. The first sealing plate, the second sealing plate and the spacer cooperatively defines a closed receiving cavity. The diffractive optical element is accommodated in the receiving cavity. The diffractive optical element includes a light transparent diffractive body and a diffractive structure formed on the diffractive body.Type: GrantFiled: March 28, 2019Date of Patent: June 29, 2021Assignee: GUANGDONG OPPO MOBILE TELECOMMUNICATIONS CORP., LTD.Inventor: Xueyong Zhang
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Patent number: 11036118Abstract: A heat dissipation module and a projection apparatus are provided. The heat dissipation module dissipates the heat generated by a plurality of heating elements, includes a heat pipe, a heat dissipation plate, a first and a second heat dissipation fins. The heat pipe includes a first portion of the heat pipe passes through the first heat dissipation fin and a second portion of the heat pipe passes through the second heat dissipation fin and a third portion connected with the first and the second portions. The third portion of the heat pipe and the heating elements are connected to the heat dissipation plate. The heat generated by the heating elements is dissipated by the heat dissipation plate, the first and the second heat dissipation fins through thermal conduction method and thermal convection method. The invention saves accommodating space in the projection apparatus and has an efficient heat dissipation effect.Type: GrantFiled: September 5, 2019Date of Patent: June 15, 2021Assignee: Coretronic CorporationInventors: Wen-Yen Chung, Yi-Han Lai
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Patent number: 11025873Abstract: A luminous motor-vehicle system including an optical module and aims to compensate for undesirable movement or deformation effects caused by the manufacturing tolerances of the optical portion. The module includes an imaging device provided with a pixelated spatial modulator, which is illuminated by a source, and a projecting optic. A control unit for controlling the modulator receives first display commands that are representative of an image to be projected. This unit converts each first display command into a second display command taking into account correction parameters, which are predefined on the basis of an identification of geometric defects specific to the projecting optic. The control unit controls the modulator, which may be a digital micromirror device, depending on the second display commands in order that the image actually projected by the imaging device corresponds to the image to be projected.Type: GrantFiled: October 12, 2018Date of Patent: June 1, 2021Assignee: VALEO VISIONInventors: Pierre Albou, Vincent Godbillon
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Patent number: 11022866Abstract: The invention provides a projection device including a housing, a light source module, an optical engine module, and a projection lens. The light source module includes a light source and a light source heat dissipation module. The light source heat dissipation module includes a light source dissipation fin. The optical engine module is located on a light transmission path of a light emitted from the light source. The optical engine module includes a light-modulating device and an optical engine dissipation fin. An extension direction of a supporting surface of the light-modulating device is parallel to an upper casing or an lower casing of the housing. The optical engine dissipation fin is disposed above the supporting surface of the light-modulating device. The light-modulating device is located between the optical engine dissipation fin and the light source dissipation fin. The projection lens is connected to the optical engine module.Type: GrantFiled: July 30, 2019Date of Patent: June 1, 2021Assignee: Coretronic CorporationInventors: Wen-Yen Chung, Jhih-Hao Chen, Tsung-Ching Lin
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Patent number: 11022867Abstract: Provided is an illumination system including an excitation light source, a first light splitting element, a first light reflecting element, a wavelength conversion device, and a light filtering device. The excitation light source provides an excitation beam including a first sub-beam and a second sub-beam. The first light splitting element includes a first zone and a second zone. The wavelength conversion device includes an optical zone and a wavelength conversion zone. In a first time period, the first sub-beam is transmitted to the optical zone via the first zone, and the second sub-beam is transmitted to the light filtering device via the first light splitting element and the first light reflecting element. In a second time period, the excitation beam is transmitted to the wavelength conversion zone to be converted into a first conversion beam. Therefore, the structure can be simplified and the size can be reduced.Type: GrantFiled: July 8, 2019Date of Patent: June 1, 2021Assignee: Coretronic CorporationInventors: Hung-Wei Liu, Chien-Chung Liao
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Patent number: 11016379Abstract: A projector includes: a projecting section projecting a second image based on image information onto a projection surface onto which a first image is projected by another projector; a generating section generating resolution information indicating a resolution different between a first mode in which the first image and the second image are portions of an image indicated by the image information and the second image is connected with the first image and a second mode in which the first image and the second image are the image indicated by the image information and the second image is superimposed on the first image; and a notifying section notifying an image supply device supplying the image information of the resolution information generated by the generating section.Type: GrantFiled: August 30, 2019Date of Patent: May 25, 2021Assignee: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATIONInventor: Ryutaro Yamasaki
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Patent number: 11006084Abstract: A color separation and combination system includes a first optical system including a first optical plane, and a second optical system including second to fourth optical planes. The first optical plane guides light from a light source to the second optical plane. The second optical plane guides first color light among light from the first optical plane to the third optical plane, and guides second color light among the light from the first optical plane. The third optical plane totally reflects the first color light toward the first image display element, and totally reflects light from the first image display element toward the projection optical system. The fourth optical plane totally reflects the second color light toward the second image display element, and totally reflects light from the second image display element toward the projection optical system.Type: GrantFiled: July 9, 2019Date of Patent: May 11, 2021Assignee: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventor: Takehito Kawasumi
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Patent number: 11003065Abstract: A filter module having at least one filter region is provided. The filter module is pervious to a first color light with a first waveband in a converted light, and filters a second color light with a second waveband in the converted light. The filter module includes an absorptive filter and a dichroic film. The absorptive filter is located at the at least one filter region, and configured to absorb the second color light with the second waveband. The dichroic film is located on the absorptive filter, and is pervious to the first color light and reflects the second color light. The absorptive filter is configured to absorb the second color light coming from the dichroic film, and is pervious to the first color light. The first waveband is greater than a first wavelength, and the second waveband is smaller than the first wavelength. A projection device is also provided.Type: GrantFiled: July 10, 2019Date of Patent: May 11, 2021Assignee: Coretronic CorporationInventors: Chang-Hsuan Chen, Chien-Chung Liao
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Patent number: 10996549Abstract: A projector includes a light source, a light modulation device configured to modulate light emitted from the light source, a polarization element arranged to one of a light incident side and a light exiting side of the light modulation device, a projection device configured to project the light modulated by the light modulation device, a casing in which the polarization element is arranged and whose inside is filled with a cooling liquid, and a circulation device configured to circulate the cooling liquid in the casing onto the polarization element. The cooling liquid circulates along a first direction on the light incident side of the polarization element. The cooling liquid circulates along a second direction opposite to the first direction on the light exiting side of the polarization element.Type: GrantFiled: January 29, 2019Date of Patent: May 4, 2021Assignee: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATIONInventor: Yoshiyuki Yanagisawa
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Patent number: 10989998Abstract: Provided is a light source device, including: a first light source module, a set of lenses, a first light-homogenization component, a first light-combination device, and a wavelength conversion device. The first light source module is configured to emit a first light beam having first wavelength. The set of lenses and the first light-homogenization component are located in propagation path of the first light beam. The set of lenses is configured to converge the first light beam. The first light-homogenization component is configured to homogenize the first light beam. A second light beam formed by homogenization is incident on the first light-combination device, and the first light-combination device is located at a focus position of the set of lenses. The wavelength conversion device is located in propagation path of a third light beam emitted from the first light-combination device and configured to form excited light having second wavelength under excitation.Type: GrantFiled: April 21, 2017Date of Patent: April 27, 2021Assignee: Appotronics Corporation LimitedInventors: Fei Hu, Haixiong Hou, Yi Li
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Patent number: 10976648Abstract: A technology that allows a user to view image information more comfortably has been demanded. The present disclosure provides an information processing apparatus including a control unit that controls a person detection unit on the basis of an irradiation direction in which an irradiation unit capable of irradiating various image information irradiates the image information, the person detection unit forming a detection area in a direction opposite to the irradiation direction. According to the present disclosure, the person detection unit is controlled on the basis of the irradiation direction, whereby an operation unintended by a user is less likely to be performed. The user can thus view the image information more comfortably.Type: GrantFiled: December 22, 2017Date of Patent: April 13, 2021Assignee: SONY MOBILE COMMUNICATIONS INC.Inventors: Yuichiro Saito, Shinji Matsuda, Tomoki Hamajima
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Patent number: 10969668Abstract: Aspects of the present disclosure relate to systems and methods for active depth sensing. An example device includes a light projector. The light projector includes a light source to emit light and a diffractive element. The diffractive element is configured to receive the emitted light that is polarized, project a first distribution of light when the received light has a first polarity, and project a second distribution of light when the received light has a second polarity.Type: GrantFiled: January 22, 2019Date of Patent: April 6, 2021Assignee: QUALCOMM IncorporatedInventors: Jian Ma, Sergiu Goma