Compact light valve projector

- Kopin Corporation
Description

FIG. 1 is a front perspective view of a compact light valve projector embodying our design;

FIG. 2 is a rear elevation thereof;

FIG. 3 is a front elevation thereof;

FIG. 4 is a top view thereof;

FIG. 5 is a bottom view thereof;

FIG. 6 is a right side elevation thereof; and,

FIG. 7 is a left side elevation thereof.

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Patent History
Patent number: D368730
Type: Grant
Filed: Sep 28, 1994
Date of Patent: Apr 9, 1996
Assignee: Kopin Corporation (Taunton, MA)
Inventors: Peter A. Ronzani (Los Gatos, CA), Stephen Pombo (Sunnyvale, CA)
Primary Examiner: Prabhakar G. Deshmukh
Assistant Examiner: Adir Aronovich
Law Firm: Hamilton, Brook, Smith & Reynolds
Application Number: 0/29,172
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: Integrated Unit (D16/225)