Patents Examined by Robert C. Do
  • Patent number: 7271955
    Abstract: A transmission screen is capable of preventing the reduction of contrast in images due to external light such as emitted by internal lighting fixtures. The transmission screen includes a Fresnel lens sheet having a front surface facing the viewer and provided with Fresnel lens elements, and a shading sheet 13 placed contiguously with the front surface of the Fresnel lens sheet. The shading sheet 13 is provided with shading elements 22 for absorbing external light fallen on the front surface of the shading sheet 13 and reflected in a total reflection mode by the back surface of the Fresnel lens sheet facing a projection light source toward the viewer. Preferably, the shading elements 22 transmit at least external light fallen on the shading sheet at an incident angle ? satisfying a condition expressed by: ?<24+0.018×F, where ? is incident angle of external light that falls on the shading sheet, and F is the focal length of the Fresnel lens elements in millimeter.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 18, 2004
    Date of Patent: September 18, 2007
    Assignee: Dai Nippon Printing Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Futoshi Osawa, Makoto Honda
  • Patent number: 7226173
    Abstract: A projector having a plurality of cameras for adjusting the focus of projected images, correcting projected images that are distorted and correcting projected images to match the outer profile of a screen if the screen is used as a projection object. The projector having a projection device, a projection lens, a focus adjuster, a zoom adjuster, an imager having the plurality of cameras for capturing respective images of a projection object a projection area calculator for calculating a projection area of an image depending on the distance from the projection lens based on the zoomed position from the zoom adjuster, a three-dimensional position detector for detecting the three-dimensional position of a predetermined object point corresponding to identical object points in the respective images captured by the cameras, and a distance detector for detecting the distance up to the object point from the three-dimensional position of the predetermined object point.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 10, 2005
    Date of Patent: June 5, 2007
    Assignee: NEC Viewtechnology, Ltd.
    Inventor: Hisakazu Aoyanagi
  • Patent number: 7193776
    Abstract: A screen includes a reflecting layer, a reflecting layer, a reflecting layer and a base material in the order of description from the light incidence side, wherein the reflecting layer, reflecting layer, and reflecting layer reflect the R light, G light, and B light which are the lights in specific wavelength regions and transmit outer light which is the light in the other wavelength region different from the specific wavelength region.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 30, 2004
    Date of Patent: March 20, 2007
    Assignee: Seiko Epson Corporation
    Inventor: Shigeo Nojima
  • Patent number: 7184211
    Abstract: A transmissive screen is provided that controls moire pattern occurrence to prevent the degradation of image quality. The transmissive screen includes a Fresnel lens sheet having a Fresnel lens unit and a microlens array sheet having a microlens unit that are placed opposite to each other. Projected images enter from one side of the screen and are displayed on the other side of the screen, assuming that the lens pitch on one side of the microlens unit is P, the lens pitch of the Fresnel lens unit is Pf, and the pixel-frame pitch projected on the screen is Pb, the following expressions are satisfied: P?Pb·Pf/(Pb+Pf); P?Pb·Pf/2×(Pb+Pf); and P?Pb·Pf/2×(Pb?Pf).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 12, 2004
    Date of Patent: February 27, 2007
    Assignee: Seiko Epson Corporation
    Inventor: Hideto Yamashita
  • Patent number: 7088918
    Abstract: A mounting device for a camera with automatic exposure mode to an optical system is disclosed. An adapter tube has a first and a second end, wherein the first end is attached to the camera and the second end is attached to the optical system. A mounting element, provided at the first end, provides the mechanical connection to the camera. A plurality of electric contact pins, located at the first end, cooperates with respective electric contacts provided at the camera.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 21, 2005
    Date of Patent: August 8, 2006
    Assignee: Leica Microsystems (Schweiz) AG
    Inventor: Randolph Spencer