Patents by Inventor Peter Gerets
Peter Gerets 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).
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Patent number: 11922873Abstract: A current control circuit for LED or OLED sub-pixels or pixels of an active matrix display is able to store bits or a bit of a control signal used to drive a pixel or sub-pixel, in a memory associated with each pixel or sub-pixel. The control circuit elements can be made compatible with thin-film processing such as to produce thin-film transistors.Type: GrantFiled: September 30, 2020Date of Patent: March 5, 2024Assignee: BARCO N.V.Inventors: Wim Van Eessen, Patrick Willem, Peter Gerets
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Publication number: 20230231094Abstract: A display panel (65) and a method for manufacturing a display panel (65) that includes a front side and a back side, the display panel (65) including a substrate having a plurality of electrical components provided on a front side of the substrate and integrated circuits connected to the plurality of electrical components, the integrated circuits being embedded in the substrate. A plurality of edge contacts (54, 62) is also provided along edges of the substrate, where the plurality of edge contacts (54, 62) is electrically connected with the integrated circuits. An electrically conductive layer (51, 61) covers at least a part of the front side of the substrate and surrounds the plurality of electrical components, where the electrically conductive layer (51, 61) does not physically contact the embedded integrated circuits and provides EMI shielding to different components of the display panel (65).Type: ApplicationFiled: June 17, 2021Publication date: July 20, 2023Applicant: BARCO N.V.Inventors: Wim VAN EESSEN, Patrick WILLEM, Bart VAN DEN BOSSCHE, Peter GERETS
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Publication number: 20220383814Abstract: A current control circuit for LED or OLED sub-pixels or pixels of an active matrix display is able to store bits or a bit of a control signal used to drive a pixel or sub-pixel, in a memory associated with each pixel or sub-pixel. The control circuit elements can be made compatible with thin-film processing such as to produce thin-film transistors.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 30, 2020Publication date: December 1, 2022Applicant: BARCO N.V.Inventors: Wim VAN EESSEN, Patrick WILLEM, Peter GERETS
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Patent number: 11463665Abstract: A method for driving a projection system and a projection system including a phase modulator and at least one amplitude modulator. The phase modulator is configured to generate a highlight image incident on the amplitude modulator, the projector system further includes at least one image sensor configured to receive at least a portion of an illumination pattern substantially equivalent to the illumination pattern incident on the amplitude modulator, and the image sensor is being used to provide feedback to the controller of the projection system to improve the highlights projected by the projection system.Type: GrantFiled: May 7, 2019Date of Patent: October 4, 2022Assignee: BARCO N.V.Inventors: Dirk Maes, Peter Gerets, Gerwin Damberg
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Publication number: 20210281807Abstract: A method for driving a projection system and a projection system including a phase modulator and at least one amplitude modulator. The phase modulator is configured to generate a highlight image incident on the amplitude modulator, the projector system further includes at least one image sensor configured to receive at least a portion of an illumination pattern substantially equivalent to the illumination pattern incident on the amplitude modulator, and the image sensor is being used to provide feedback to the controller of the projection system to improve the highlights projected by the projection system.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 7, 2019Publication date: September 9, 2021Applicant: BARCO N.V.Inventors: Dirk MAES, Peter GERETS, Gerwin DAMBERG
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Patent number: 10545364Abstract: A matrix circuit substrate, having a substrate body, having a first surface and a second surface which are opposite each other, and at least one sidewall located between the first surface and the second surface, the sidewall having at least one recess; multiple electrodes, disposed in a crisscross arrangement on the first surface; and at least one first conductive material, disposed in the recess to correspond to at least one of the electrodes, and electrically connected to the electrode. Additionally, a display apparatus having such substrate, and to a method for manufacturing such substrate.Type: GrantFiled: November 8, 2018Date of Patent: January 28, 2020Assignees: GIO OPTOELECTRONICS CORP., BARCO N.V., BARCO CONTROL ROOMS GMBHInventors: Yuan-Liang Wu, Peter Gerets, Sven Schule
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Publication number: 20190086705Abstract: A matrix circuit substrate, having a substrate body, having a first surface and a second surface which are opposite each other, and at least one sidewall located between the first surface and the second surface, the sidewall having at least one recess; multiple electrodes, disposed in a crisscross arrangement on the first surface; and at least one first conductive material, disposed in the recess to correspond to at least one of the electrodes, and electrically connected to the electrode. Additionally, a display apparatus having such substrate, and to a method for manufacturing such substrate.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 8, 2018Publication date: March 21, 2019Applicants: GIO OPTOELECTRONICS CORP., BARCO N.V., BARCO CONTROL ROOMS GMBHInventors: Yuan-Liang WU, Peter GERETS, Sven SCHULE
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Patent number: 10156748Abstract: A matrix circuit substrate, having: a substrate body, having a first surface and a second surface which are opposite each other, and at least one sidewall located between the first surface and the second surface, the sidewall having at least one recess; multiple electrodes, disposed in a crisscross arrangement on the first surface; and at least one first conductive material, disposed in the recess to correspond to at least one of the electrodes, and electrically connected to the electrode. Additionally, a display apparatus having such substrate, and to a method for manufacturing such substrate.Type: GrantFiled: November 28, 2014Date of Patent: December 18, 2018Assignees: GIO OPTOELECTRONICS CORP., BARCO N.V., BARCO CONTROL ROOMS GMBHInventors: Yuan-Liang Wu, Peter Gerets, Sven Schule
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Publication number: 20170242168Abstract: A filter, having a first filter material and second filter material, the first and second filter materials having different light attenuation properties and being in mutual contact along an interface surface, a cross-section of which has a curved line. Additionally, a method for preparing a filter, by: combining a first surface and an element to form a moulding cavity, delimited by the surface and by a moulding surface of the element; inserting a first material in liquid state; allowing the first material to solidify; removing the element to form a second moulding cavity, delimited by a second part of the surface and by the solidified first material; and inserting a second material in the second moulding cavity.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 8, 2014Publication date: August 24, 2017Applicant: BARCO N.V.Inventors: Koenraad VERMEIRSCH, Peter GERETS, Bart VAN DEN BOSSCHE
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Patent number: 9470400Abstract: A method and apparatus is described for producing high brightness, e.g. multicolor light, whereby a region of a wavelength conversion element and a light source producing excitation light are moved relative to each other so that said region is exposed to the excitation light at different times and in a progressive movement that scans across a part of the entire surface of the wavelength conversion element. The wavelength conversion element can be cooled by air or with a liquid.Type: GrantFiled: July 13, 2012Date of Patent: October 18, 2016Assignee: Barco N.V.Inventors: Peter Gerets, Olivier Charlier, Dirk Maes
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Publication number: 20160299370Abstract: A matrix circuit substrate, having: a substrate body, having a first surface and a second surface which are opposite each other, and at least one sidewall located between the first surface and the second surface, the sidewall having at least one recess; multiple electrodes, disposed in a crisscross arrangement on the first surface; and at least one first conductive material, disposed in the recess to correspond to at least one of the electrodes, and electrically connected to the electrode. Additionally, a display apparatus having such substrate, and to a method for manufacturing such substrate.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 28, 2014Publication date: October 13, 2016Applicants: GIO OPTOELECTRONICS CORP., BARCO N.V., BARCO CONTROL ROOMS GMBHInventors: Yuan-Liang WU, Peter GERETS, Sven SCHULE
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Publication number: 20160291222Abstract: A filter, having a first filter material and second filter material, the first and second filter materials having different light attenuation properties and being in mutual contact along an interface surface, a cross-section of which has a curved line. Additionally, a method for preparing a filter, by: combining a first surface and an element to form a moulding cavity, delimited by the surface and by a moulding surface of the element; inserting a first material in liquid state; allowing the first material to solidify; removing the element to form a second moulding cavity, delimited by a second part of the surface and by the solidified first material; and inserting a second material in the second moulding cavity.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 8, 2014Publication date: October 6, 2016Applicant: BARCO N.V.Inventors: Koenraad VERMEIRSCH, Peter GERETS, Bart VAN DEN BOSSCHE
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Publication number: 20160253935Abstract: A display system, including a display device having an image forming device and an electronic driving system for driving the image forming device; a light source to illuminate a representative part of the display device; and an optical sensor unit having an optical aperture and at least one photo-sensor arranged to make optical measurements from the light reflected by the representative part and to generate optical measurement signals. The light source and the optical sensor unit are on one side of the display device. The light source and the optical sensor unit are integrated with the display device. Additionally, a method of producing a display system, a method for calibrating the display device, and a display device having a flexible second substrate.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 31, 2014Publication date: September 1, 2016Applicant: BARCO N.V.Inventors: Peter GERETS, Dirk MAES, Claude TYDTGAT, Johannes BRANDS
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Publication number: 20150049310Abstract: The invention pertains to a projector comprising an optical engine, a projection lens, a means for light deviation, and an afocal lens system, wherein the projector has a total throw ratio between 0.7 and 0.8. Such a projector can be used to build a very compact and cost-effective back-projection system. The invention also pertains to a projection assembly comprising such a projector, followed by a means for light gradation and a front-surface mirror. The invention also pertains to a display system comprising at least one such projection and a display screen.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 13, 2014Publication date: February 19, 2015Inventors: Koenraad VERMEIRSCH, Rik DEFEVER, Peter GERETS
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Publication number: 20140140038Abstract: A method and apparatus is described for producing high brightness, e.g. multicolor light, whereby a region of a wavelength conversion element and a light source producing excitation light are moved relative to each other so that said region is exposed to the excitation light at different times and in a progressive movement that scans across a part of the entire surface of the wavelength conversion element. The wavelength conversion element can be cooled by air or with a liquid.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 13, 2012Publication date: May 22, 2014Applicant: BRACO N.V.Inventors: Peter Gerets, Oliver Charlier, Dirk Maes
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Patent number: 8395636Abstract: A method and system are described for adjusting displaying of images to be displayed on a display system. The method is suitable for display systems comprising at least one hardware feature (f1, f2, f3) influencing the display uniformity of the displaying of images, such as e.g. a defect pixel, seams, variations in positions of hardware components, etc. The method comprises obtaining pixelated image information to be displayed on a display system (100), and adjusting the displaying thereof by applying a distributed variation correction signal to the displaying of the pixelated image information. Such a distributed variation correction signal thereby takes into account the at least one hardware feature (f1, f2, f3) of said display system (100) so as to influence the perception of the display uniformity.Type: GrantFiled: October 9, 2008Date of Patent: March 12, 2013Assignee: Barco N.V.Inventors: Peter Gerets, Bruno Devos
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Patent number: 8106858Abstract: The present invention provides a display board (30) comprising an array of light emitting elements (31), a driving means (32) for driving the light emitting elements (31) with image data, and an aging determination means (33). The aging determination means (33) comprises one or more light emitting elements for emitting light representative of the light emitted by the light emitting elements (31) of the display board (30), and at least one reference light emitting element (35) which, during use of the display board (30) is not driven. At the time of an intermediate calibration, the at least one reference light emitting element (35) is driven with calibration data and the light emitted by the reference light emitting element (35) is measured, as well as light representative of the light emitted by the light emitting elements.Type: GrantFiled: July 13, 2007Date of Patent: January 31, 2012Assignee: Barco N.V.Inventor: Peter Gerets
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Patent number: 7972032Abstract: The present invention relates to a light emitting device assembly. Such a LED assembly comprises a plurality of lamp-type light emitting devices, each of said lamp-type light emitting devices having a light output side and side walls. The plurality of lamp-type light emitting devices are directly or indirectly connected to each other via said side walls. The latter allows to obtain a compact LED assembly with high brightness.Type: GrantFiled: August 21, 2008Date of Patent: July 5, 2011Assignee: Barco N.V.Inventors: Karim Meersman, Bruno Devos, Peter Gerets, Katrien Noyelle
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Patent number: 7938543Abstract: An optical system as subject of the present invention comprises at least one packaged spatial light modulator comprising a front side for facing incident light. The optical system further comprises projection optics for projecting an image formed by the packaged spatial light modulator, there being a sealed gas space in between the front side of the packaged spatial light modulator. The optical system comprises a first heat transporting means being thermally coupled to the frontside of the packaged spatial light modulator, the first heat transporting means comprising a thermally conductive frame contacting the front side of the packaged spatial light modulator along an edge thereof. A second heat transporting means being thermally coupled to the package back side may be provided as well. The first and second heat transporting means are thermally separated by the package.Type: GrantFiled: June 1, 2007Date of Patent: May 10, 2011Assignee: Barco N.V.Inventors: Peter Gerets, Krist Vandorpe, Winter Van Rafelgem
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Patent number: 7576932Abstract: A prism assembly including two or more prisms, at least one of which has or more surfaces that are used for total internal reflection or partial spectral reflection of incoming light, wherein at least a part of one of the surfaces used for reflection purposes is covered with an element that is spaced apart from the surface, such that a gap is defined in between the surface and the element, and wherein the gap is sealed with a seal that is applied on one of said prisms in order to prevent contaminants from entering the gap.Type: GrantFiled: August 25, 2005Date of Patent: August 18, 2009Assignee: Barco, Naamloze VennootschapInventors: Krist Vandorpe, Nico Coulier, Peter Gerets, Stefan Lesschaeve