Patents by Inventor Sean M. Adkins

Sean M. Adkins 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).

  • Patent number: 8251512
    Abstract: The present invention discloses systems, equipment and methods that allow the improved tiling of multiple projections displays in order to create higher resolution images. Equipment and methods are disclosed for improved blending of the seam by optical means where edge blending masks are employed to create a brightness ramp in the blending region. Equipment and methods are also disclosed for the correction of artifacts in an optically blended seam by modifying the brightness of image pixels in the overlap or blend region. Equipment, systems, and techniques are disclosed for preserving the resolution and uniformity of the image across each seam by actively controlling the position of each display using a servo controlled lens mount for the positioning of each projected image in conjunction with a real time image analysis system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 7, 2005
    Date of Patent: August 28, 2012
    Assignee: IMAX Corporation
    Inventors: Sean M. Adkins, Steven Charles Read
  • Publication number: 20090051759
    Abstract: Equipment and methods for the synchronization of stereoscopic projection displays are described.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 30, 2006
    Publication date: February 26, 2009
    Inventors: Sean M. Adkins, Matthew O'Dor
  • Publication number: 20080259223
    Abstract: The present invention discloses systems, equipment and methods that allow the improved tiling of multiple projections displays in order to create higher resolution images. Equipment and methods are disclosed for improved blending of the seam by optical means where edge blending masks are employed to create a brightness ramp in the blending region. Equipment and methods are also disclosed for the correction of artifacts in an optically blended seam by modifying the brightness of image pixels in the overlap or blend region. Equipment, systems, and techniques are disclosed for preserving the resolution and uniformity of the image across each seam by actively controlling the position of each display using a servo controlled lens mount for the positioning of each projected image in conjunction with a real time image analysis system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 7, 2005
    Publication date: October 23, 2008
    Inventors: Steven Charles Read, Sean M. Adkins
  • Patent number: 6582080
    Abstract: An electronic projector has a projection system that includes a spatial light modulator (SLM) for importing image information to the projected light beam. The light beam leaving the SLM is prepolarized in a defined orientation and the projected light is polarized in the same orientation so as to effectively block any light that has been scattered within the projector and become depolarized. The SLM may be a digital mirror device (DMD). Reflective surfaces within the projector may be covered or coated with material that alters the polarization of reflected stray light from the defined orientation or depolarizes the reflected stray light.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 30, 2002
    Date of Patent: June 24, 2003
    Assignee: Imax Corporation
    Inventors: Michael A. Gibbon, Steven C. Read, Sean M. Adkins
  • Publication number: 20020140906
    Abstract: An electronic projector has a projection system that includes a spatial light modulator (SLM) for importing image information to the projected light beam. The light beam leaving the SLM is prepolarized in a defined orientation and the projected light is polarized in the same orientation so as to effectively block any light that has been scattered within the projector and become depolarized. The SLM may be a digital mirror device (DMD). Reflective surfaces within the projector may be covered or coated with material that alters the polarization of reflected stray light from the defined orientation or depolarizes the reflected stray light.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 30, 2002
    Publication date: October 3, 2002
    Inventors: Michael A. Gibbon, Steven C. Read, Sean M. Adkins