Patents by Inventor Roger Corn
Roger Corn 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: 11846847Abstract: Provided is a light-emitting device having an excellent light emission performance irrespective of its small thickness. The light-emitting device includes a base having a surface; one or more light sources that are provided on the surface of the base, and each have an optical axis; a reflective lens provided to interpose the light source between the reflective lens and the base; a reflective sheet that is provided to surround the light source along the surface of the base, and includes a first surface that makes a first angle relative to a plane that is substantially orthogonal to the optical axis to allow the first surface to be away also from the base as the first surface is away from the light source; and a light diffusion member provided to interpose the light source, the reflective lens, and the reflective sheet, between the light diffusion member and the base.Type: GrantFiled: October 14, 2021Date of Patent: December 19, 2023Assignee: SATURN LICENSING LLCInventors: Mitsuhiro Kawase, Yohei Takakuwa, Roger Corn
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Patent number: 11513261Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide a light source lens that makes it possible to improve unevenness in a luminance distribution, an illumination unit, and a display unit. A light source lens (1) according to the present disclosure includes an incident surface on which light from a light-emitting device is incident, and an exit surface (20) that has a diffusing function at a center part (21) for light incident through the incident surface as well as a light-condensing function at at least a portion of an intermediate part (22) and a peripheral part (23) for the light incident through the incident surface.Type: GrantFiled: January 14, 2022Date of Patent: November 29, 2022Assignee: SATURN LICENSING LLCInventors: Roger Corn, Yosuke Narita, Takeo Arai, Masami Sato
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Publication number: 20220179128Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide a light source lens that makes it possible to improve unevenness in a luminance distribution, an illumination unit, and a display unit. A light source lens (1) according to the present disclosure includes an incident surface on which light from a light-emitting device is incident, and an exit surface (20) that has a diffusing function at a center part (21) for light incident through the incident surface as well as a light-condensing function at at least a portion of an intermediate part (22) and a peripheral part (23) for the light incident through the incident surface.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 14, 2022Publication date: June 9, 2022Applicant: Saturn Licensing LLCInventors: Roger Corn, Yosuke Narita, Takeo Arai, Masami Sato
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Patent number: 11262483Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide a light source lens that makes it possible to improve unevenness in a luminance distribution, an illumination unit, and a display unit. A light source lens (1) according to the present disclosure includes an incident surface on which light from a light-emitting device is incident, and an exit surface (20) that has a diffusing function at a center part (21) for light incident through the incident surface as well as a light-condensing function at at least a portion of an intermediate part (22) and a peripheral part (23) for the light incident through the incident surface.Type: GrantFiled: October 27, 2020Date of Patent: March 1, 2022Assignee: Saturn Licensing LLCInventors: Roger Corn, Yosuke Narita, Takeo Arai, Masami Sato
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Publication number: 20220043306Abstract: Provided is a light-emitting device having an excellent light emission performance irrespective of its small thickness. The light-emitting device includes a base having a surface; one or more light sources that are provided on the surface of the base, and each have an optical axis; a reflective lens provided to interpose the light source between the reflective lens and the base; a reflective sheet that is provided to surround the light source along the surface of the base, and includes a first surface that makes a first angle relative to a plane that is substantially orthogonal to the optical axis to allow the first surface to be away also from the base as the first surface is away from the light source; and a light diffusion member provided to interpose the light source, the reflective lens, and the reflective sheet, between the light diffusion member and the base.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 14, 2021Publication date: February 10, 2022Applicant: Saturn Licensing LLCInventors: Mitsuhiro Kawase, Yohei Takakuwa, Roger Corn
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Patent number: 11175532Abstract: Provided is a light-emitting device having an excellent light emission performance irrespective of its small thickness. The light-emitting device includes a base having a surface; one or more light sources that are provided on the surface of the base, and each have an optical axis; a reflective lens provided to interpose the light source between the reflective lens and the base; a reflective sheet that is provided to surround the light source along the surface of the base, and includes a first surface that makes a first angle relative to a plane that is substantially orthogonal to the optical axis to allow the first surface to be away also from the base as the first surface is away from the light source; and a light diffusion member provided to interpose the light source, the reflective lens, and the reflective sheet, between the light diffusion member and the base.Type: GrantFiled: July 21, 2020Date of Patent: November 16, 2021Assignee: Saturn Licensing LLCInventors: Mitsuhiro Kawase, Yohei Takakuwa, Roger Corn
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Publication number: 20210103074Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide a light source lens that makes it possible to improve unevenness in a luminance distribution, an illumination unit, and a display unit. A light source lens (1) according to the present disclosure includes an incident surface on which light from a light-emitting device is incident, and an exit surface (20) that has a diffusing function at a center part (21) for light incident through the incident surface as well as a light-condensing function at at least a portion of an intermediate part (22) and a peripheral part (23) for the light incident through the incident surface.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 27, 2020Publication date: April 8, 2021Applicant: Saturn Licensing LLCInventors: Roger Corn, Yosuke Narita, Takeo Arai, Masami Sato
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Patent number: 10852456Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide a light source lens that makes it possible to improve unevenness in a luminance distribution, an illumination unit, and a display unit. A light source lens (1) according to the present disclosure includes an incident surface on which light from a light-emitting device is incident, and an exit surface (20) that has a diffusing function at a center part (21) for light incident through the incident surface as well as a light-condensing function at at least a portion of an intermediate part (22) and a peripheral part (23) for the light incident through the incident surface.Type: GrantFiled: March 8, 2016Date of Patent: December 1, 2020Assignee: Saturn Licensing LLCInventors: Roger Corn, Yosuke Narita, Takeo Arai, Masami Sato
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Publication number: 20200348564Abstract: Provided is a light-emitting device having an excellent light emission performance irrespective of its small thickness. The light-emitting device includes a base having a surface; one or more light sources that are provided on the surface of the base, and each have an optical axis; a reflective lens provided to interpose the light source between the reflective lens and the base; a reflective sheet that is provided to surround the light source along the surface of the base, and includes a first surface that makes a first angle relative to a plane that is substantially orthogonal to the optical axis to allow the first surface to be away also from the base as the first surface is away from the light source; and a light diffusion member provided to interpose the light source, the reflective lens, and the reflective sheet, between the light diffusion member and the base.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 21, 2020Publication date: November 5, 2020Applicant: Sony CorporationInventors: Mitsuhiro Kawase, Yohei Takakuwa, Roger Corn
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Patent number: 10782561Abstract: Provided is a light-emitting device having an excellent light emission performance irrespective of its small thickness. The light-emitting device includes a base having a surface; one or more light sources that are provided on the surface of the base, and each have an optical axis; a reflective lens provided to interpose the light source between the reflective lens and the base; a reflective sheet that is provided to surround the light source along the surface of the base, and includes a first surface that makes a first angle relative to a plane that is substantially orthogonal to the optical axis to allow the first surface to be away also from the base as the first surface is away from the light source; and a light diffusion member provided to interpose the light source, the reflective lens, and the reflective sheet, between the light diffusion member and the base.Type: GrantFiled: June 16, 2016Date of Patent: September 22, 2020Assignee: Sony CorporationInventors: Mitsuhiro Kawase, Yohei Takakuwa, Roger Corn
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Publication number: 20180245769Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide a light source lens that makes it possible to improve unevenness in a luminance distribution, an illumination unit, and a display unit. A light source lens (1) according to the present disclosure includes an incident surface on which light from a light-emitting device is incident, and an exit surface (20) that has a diffusing function at a center part (21) for light incident through the incident surface as well as a light-condensing function at at least a portion of an intermediate part (22) and a peripheral part (23) for the light incident through the incident surface.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 8, 2016Publication date: August 30, 2018Applicant: Sony CorporationInventors: Roger Corn, Yosuke Narita, Takeo Arai, Masami Sato
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Publication number: 20180173059Abstract: Provided is a light-emitting device having an excellent light emission performance irrespective of its small thickness. The light-emitting device includes a base having a surface; one or more light sources that are provided on the surface of the base, and each have an optical axis; a reflective lens provided to interpose the light source between the reflective lens and the base; a reflective sheet that is provided to surround the light source along the surface of the base, and includes a first surface that makes a first angle relative to a plane that is substantially orthogonal to the optical axis to allow the first surface to be away also from the base as the first surface is away from the light source; and a light diffusion member provided to interpose the light source, the reflective lens, and the reflective sheet, between the light diffusion member and the base.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 16, 2016Publication date: June 21, 2018Inventors: MITSUHIRO KAWASE, YOHEI TAKAKUWA, ROGER CORN
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Publication number: 20130286303Abstract: There is provided a superior shutter glass device that has a simple and light-weight structure, has a high degree of designability, and is fitted to each wearing user. Shutter glasses 400 form a structure body in which a transparent front shield 401 to which left and right liquid crystal shutters 403L and 403R are bonded is supported by a front frame 407. On both left and right ends of the front frame 407, left and right temples 402L and 402R are supported so as to be open or closed. The shutter glasses 400 supporting the liquid crystal shutters 403L and 403R using the front shield 401 are simple, light-weight, and have superior designability.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 12, 2012Publication date: October 31, 2013Applicant: SONY CORPORATIONInventors: Kenichi Shibuya, Yuji Oikawa, Roger Corn
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Patent number: 8325289Abstract: An optical part includes a panel cover to be attached around a display area of a display element, a holder holding an optical element, a spring pressing the holder against the panel cover in order to place and rotatably attach the holder to the panel cover one over another, and a dust barrier cover provided on the holder, wherein the part of the holder in contact with the spring has an extension, which is integral with the dust barrier cover.Type: GrantFiled: June 19, 2008Date of Patent: December 4, 2012Assignee: Sony CorporationInventor: Roger Corn
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Publication number: 20090002639Abstract: A fly-eye lens includes multiple sub-lenses laid out in a matrix form, wherein a part of the lens surface of one sub-lens of the multiple sub-lenses has an oddly-shaped part having a different shape from the shape of the lens surface of the other sub-lenses.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 24, 2008Publication date: January 1, 2009Inventors: Roger Corn, Daisuke Okamoto
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Publication number: 20090002824Abstract: An optical part includes a panel cover to be attached around a display area of a display element, a holder holding an optical element, a spring pressing the holder against the panel cover in order to place and rotatably attach the holder to the panel cover one over another, and a dust barrier cover provided on the holder, wherein the part of the holder in contact with the spring has an extension, which is integral with the dust barrier cover.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 19, 2008Publication date: January 1, 2009Inventor: Roger CORN
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Patent number: 7448757Abstract: A projection television apparatus includes: frame; rear projection screen; and projector unit for emitting image projection light beam onto rear of screen; wherein projector unit includes; illuminating means, image forming means for modulating light beams on basis of image information, and projection lens for projecting image onto screen; optical axis of projection light beam is bent with optical axis of projection lens; part extending from image forming means to projection lens is separated from light source side unit, and part extending from image forming means to projection lens is formed as integrally coupled body into image emergence side unit; support mechanism for supporting image emergence side unit with frame rotatably around optical axis of projection lens along plane orthogonal to optical axis, image adjusting mechanism by rotation for adjusting angle of rotation around optical axis of projection lens, and securing mechanism for image emergence side unit with frame are provided.Type: GrantFiled: June 13, 2006Date of Patent: November 11, 2008Assignee: Sony CorporationInventor: Roger Corn
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Publication number: 20070035669Abstract: A projection television apparatus includes: a frame; a screen; and a projector unit, for emitting an image projection light beam onto the screen; wherein said projector unit includes; illuminating means, image forming means for modulating light beams by image information, and a projection lens; an optical axis of the image projection light beam exiting from the image forming means is bent to an optical axis of the projection lens; the screen has horizontal upper or lower edges; a support mechanism for supporting the projector unit the frame rotatably around a first axial line orthogonal to the optical axis of the projection lens and parallel to the upper or lower edge of the screen is provided; a trapezoidal distortion adjusting mechanism for adjusting an angle of rotation around the first axial line of the projector unit is provided; and a securing mechanism for the projector unit with the frame is provided.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 13, 2006Publication date: February 15, 2007Inventor: Roger Corn
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Publication number: 20060290904Abstract: A projection television apparatus includes: frame; rear projection screen; and projector unit for emitting image projection light beam onto rear of screen; wherein projector unit includes; illuminating means, image forming means for modulating light beams on basis of image information, and projection lens for projecting image onto screen; optical axis of projection light beam is bent with optical axis of projection lens; part extending from image forming means to projection lens is separated from light source side unit, and part extending from image forming means to projection lens is formed as integrally coupled body into image emergence side unit; support mechanism for supporting image emergence side unit with frame rotatably around optical axis of projection lens along plane orthogonal to optical axis, image adjusting mechanism by rotation for adjusting angle of rotation around optical axis of projection lens, and securing mechanism for image emergence side unit with frame are provided.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 13, 2006Publication date: December 28, 2006Inventor: Roger Corn
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Publication number: 20040167845Abstract: A method and apparatus determines a minimum price per click for a term in an auction based internet search by determining a search term which has a low price per click; determining a minimum price per click; setting a minimum price per click value for the search term; and thereby increasing revenue generated by the auction based internet search engine. According to one embodiment of the present invention, a minimum price per click for a term in an auction based internet search is determined by creating search volume tiers. Price per click tiers are then created by partitioning search terms within each search volume tier based upon a price per click for each search term. Finally, a plurality of liquidity tiers are created by partitioning search terms in each price per click tier by liquidity of the search term market place. The results of the partitioning is evaluated to determine a price per click increase to one or more particular terms.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 21, 2003Publication date: August 26, 2004Inventors: Roger Corn, Meghan McArdle, Tom Svrcek, Jennifer Wu Dorre