Patents by Inventor Timothy Scott Engle

Timothy Scott Engle 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: 9250725
    Abstract: A tensioning system includes a layer of a device and a flexible overlay film that is configured to cover the layer of the device. A tensioning mechanism is configured to tension the flexible overlay film against the layer of the device throughout a periphery. The tensioning mechanism also is configured to allow movement of the flexible overlay film in two dimensions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 11, 2011
    Date of Patent: February 2, 2016
    Assignee: PERCEPTIVE PIXEL, INC.
    Inventors: Peter Richard Oehler, Timothy Scott Engle, William Loren Emery
  • Patent number: 7331678
    Abstract: A rear projection display device. The display device includes a screen and a base to which the screen is mounted. The base includes a plurality of vents to allow air to flow in and out of the base, a heat source, and an air movement device to move air from near the screen, past the heat source, and out through the vents.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 15, 2006
    Date of Patent: February 19, 2008
    Assignee: InFocus Corporation
    Inventor: Timothy Scott Engle
  • Patent number: 7080910
    Abstract: A method and system for a thermal architecture and user adjustable keystone in a display device is described. The system includes a screen, a lens to project images, and one or more mirrors to reflect the images projected by the lens to the screen. A mirror assembly to adjust the images projected on the screen includes a first frame to pivot about a first axis, a second frame pivotably mounted in the first frame to pivot about a second axis, and a mirror moveably mounted in the second frame to reflect an image on a screen of a display device. The mirror is adapted to pivot about the first axis and the second axis via the first frame and the second frame to adjust the images on the screen. The base to which the screen is mounted has a thermal architecture that includes a plurality of vents to allow air to flow in and out of the base and an air movement device to move air from one or more heat sources away from the screen and toward the vents.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 19, 2003
    Date of Patent: July 25, 2006
    Assignee: Infocus Corporation
    Inventor: Timothy Scott Engle