Using Light Modulating Optical Valves (epo) Patents (Class 348/E9.027)
  • Patent number: 11964429
    Abstract: A method and an apparatus pertaining to recycling and reuse of unwanted light in additive manufacturing can multiplex multiple beams of light including at least one or more beams of light from one or more light sources. The multiple beams of light may be reshaped and blended to provide a first beam of light. A spatial polarization pattern may be applied on the first beam of light to provide a second beam of light. Polarization states of the second beam of light may be split to reflect a third beam of light, which may be reshaped into a fourth beam of light. The fourth beam of light may be introduced as one of the multiple beams of light to result in a fifth beam of light.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 23, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 23, 2024
    Assignee: Seurat Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: James A. DeMuth, Erik Toomre, Francis L. Leard, Kourosh Kamshad, Heiner Fees, Eugene Berdichevsky
  • Patent number: 11960080
    Abstract: Provided is a head-up display device capable of reducing the divergence angle of display light which has passed a cross point. A head-up display device comprises: a light source that emits light beams; a liquid crystal panel that emits display light beams upon reception of the light beams from the light source; a first mirror that reflects the display light beams from the liquid crystal panel and causes the reflected display light beams to cross at a cross point in a crossing direction; a second mirror that reflects the display light beams reflected on the first mirror and passed through the cross point; and a second lenticular lens that converges the light beams from the light source and causes the display light beams to reach the first mirror in the converged state.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 19, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2024
    Assignee: Nippon Seiki Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Takaharu Iwaya, Chiaki Shibuya
  • Patent number: 11935502
    Abstract: Aspects of the present disclosure can receive a hardware Vsync signal from a display, generate a hardware timestamp signal based on the hardware Vsync signal, determine an error for a pulse in the hardware timestamp signal, determine whether the error for the pulse is over a threshold, synchronize a software Vsync signal based on the hardware timestamp signal, wherein the pulse of the hardware timestamp signal is ignored in synchronization based on whether the error is above the threshold, and control rendering and transmission of a frame to the display based on the synchronized software Vsync signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 30, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2024
    Assignee: QUALCOMM Incorporated
    Inventors: Nan Zhang, Long Han, Yongjun Xu
  • Patent number: 11915566
    Abstract: Examples described herein generally relate to a system and method for projecting content in a retail environment. The system and method may include an image projector for projecting content on a surface of the retail environment. The system and method may also include a security pedestal comprising the image projector. The system and method may also include receiving at the image projector a first signal indicating a first content to be projected. The system and method may also include receiving at the image projector a second signal indicating a second content to be projected after the first content.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 24, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 27, 2024
    Assignee: Sensormatic Electronics, LLC
    Inventor: Channing E. Miller
  • Patent number: 11908354
    Abstract: A system control portion generates corrected image data by performing reduction processing of reducing input image data input into a display portion at a first reduction rate and image shifting processing of shifting positions of R image data and B image data of a specific color component included in reduced image data obtained by the reduction processing. The system control portion projects a corrected image based on the corrected image data to a screen by inputting the corrected image data into the display portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 25, 2022
    Date of Patent: February 20, 2024
    Assignee: FUJIFILM Corporation
    Inventors: Kazuki Inoue, Akihiro Ishizuka, Tomonori Masuda, Kazuki Ishida
  • Patent number: 11889233
    Abstract: A non-transitory computer-readable-medium storing instructions that, when executed by a processor of an image projector, cause the image projector to perform operations including receiving a first image data, determining a thermal state of the image projector based at least in part on a content of the first image data, generating a second image data based on the first image data and the thermal state; emitting light in response to the second image data, and projecting an image onto a screen based on the emitted light, wherein the first image data corresponds to a frame of a video, and the second image data corresponds to the frame of the video.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 11, 2022
    Date of Patent: January 30, 2024
    Assignee: Dolby Laboratories Licensing Corporation
    Inventors: Christopher John Orlick, Jerome D. Shields
  • Patent number: 11870020
    Abstract: A display device may include a substrate. A first light emitting element is disposed on the substrate. A second light emitting element is disposed on the substrate and is positioned adjacent to the first light emitting element. A first encapsulation layer is disposed on the first light emitting element and the second light emitting element. A light path control layer is disposed on the first encapsulation layer. The light path control layer includes a first pattern overlapping the first light emitting element and having a first refractive index and a second pattern overlapping the second light emitting element and having a second refractive index that is greater than the first refractive index.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 21, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 9, 2024
    Assignee: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Ha Yeon Shin, Jong Woo Park, Dae Youn Cho, Young Tae Choi
  • Patent number: 11838699
    Abstract: An apparatus includes an acquisition unit configured to acquire first polarization information that includes a polarized light component and an angle component using luminance values of input images obtained by imaging light of a plurality of colors in a plurality of different polarization states, a correction unit configured to acquire corrected polarization information obtained by replacing at least part of the first polarization information in a specific area with second polarization information obtained using a luminance value of a specific color among the plurality of colors in the specific area in the input images, and a generation unit configured to generate an output image using the corrected polarization information. The polarized light component is a luminance component that changes according to polarization angles. The angle component is a polarization angle that maximizes the luminance value.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 30, 2021
    Date of Patent: December 5, 2023
    Assignee: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Rie Ishimatsu
  • Patent number: 11835747
    Abstract: The invention provides a light generating system (1000) comprising: —a plurality of k light sources (10) configured to provide light source light (11), wherein k is a natural number of at least 5, wherein the light sources (10) are configured in an array (15), wherein the light sources (10) have inter-light source distances (d1); —an elongated luminescent body (100) having a length (L), the elongated luminescent body comprising one or more side faces (140), the elongated luminescent body (100) comprising a radiation input face (111) and a radiation exit window (112), wherein the radiation input face (111) is configured in a light receiving relationship with the plurality of light sources (10), wherein the elongated luminescent body (100) comprises luminescent material (120) configured to convert at least part of light source light (11) into luminescent material light (8), wherein the radiation exit window (112) has an angle (?) unequal to 0° and unequal to 180° with the radiation input face (111); —a body hol
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 18, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 5, 2023
    Assignee: SIGNIFY HOLDING B.V.
    Inventors: Jiang Hong Yu, Dominique Maria Bruls
  • Patent number: 11832029
    Abstract: A projection system and a projection image adjustment method thereof are provided. The projection image adjustment method is applicable to a processing device connected to multiple projectors, a display, and an input device, and includes the following steps. Arrangement information between the multiple projectors is obtained. Multiple adjustable areas corresponding to a projection image of each projector are simultaneously displayed on the display and the multiple adjustable areas are simultaneously displayed on projection images of the multiple projectors according to the arrangement information. A parameter setting interface corresponding to a first adjustable area among the multiple adjustable areas is displayed on the display. The first adjustable area corresponds to a first projector among the multiple projectors.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 23, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 28, 2023
    Assignee: Coretronic Corporation
    Inventors: Shih-Chieh Lin, Chen-Ming Li, Kang-Shun Hsu, Chia-Yen Ou
  • Patent number: 11803112
    Abstract: A projection device and its display method are provided. The projection device includes a light source module, a control device, a light valve module, and a lens module. The light source module provides an illumination beam and includes first and second light sources respectively emitting first and second sub-color beams and a driving circuit driving the first and second light sources. The illumination beam includes the first and second sub-color beams. The light valve module converts the illumination beam to an image beam. The lens module projects the image beam. The projection device is configured to have multiple color gamut modes. In at least partial time of a first time slot, the control device controls the driving circuit to simultaneously drive the first and second light sources.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 18, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 31, 2023
    Assignee: Coretronic Corporation
    Inventor: Chin-Wen Huang
  • Patent number: 11789271
    Abstract: A display apparatus capable of providing an expanded viewing window includes a light guide plate including an input coupler and an output coupler; and an image providing apparatus facing the input coupler to provide an image to the input coupler. The input coupler may include a plurality of sub input couplers configured to propagate the image provided from the image providing apparatus at different angles in the light guide plate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 30, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 17, 2023
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Jong-Young Hong, Hongseok Lee, Young Kim
  • Patent number: 11790556
    Abstract: Optical center is determined on a column-by-column and row-by-row basis by identifying brightest pixels in respective columns and rows. The brightest pixels in each column are identified and a line is fit to those pixels. Similarly, brightest pixels in each row are identified and a second line is fit to those pixels. The intersection of the two lines is the optical center.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 24, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 17, 2023
    Assignee: Nvidia Corporation
    Inventors: Hugh Phu Nguyen, Paul Kalapathy
  • Patent number: 11789282
    Abstract: A projection apparatus including an illumination system and a projection imaging system is provided. The illumination system is adapted to emit an illumination beam, and the illumination system includes a light source module and a light shaping module. The light source module is adapted to emit at least one beam. The light shaping module is disposed on the transmission path of the at least one beam. The at least one beam forms an illumination beam after passing through the light shaping module, and the illumination beam has a light imaging matching angle. The light shaping module includes at least one first lens element. The at least one first lens element is disposed on the transmission path of the at least one beam. The projection imaging system is disposed on a transmission path of the illumination beam. The projection apparatus is suitable for eliminating stray light and crosstalk of images.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 9, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 17, 2023
    Assignee: Coretronic Corporation
    Inventor: Yi-Chien Lo
  • Patent number: 11782333
    Abstract: The disclosure relates to a projection device and a color gamut switching method thereof. The projection device includes a light source, a wavelength conversion element, an optical engine module, a projection lens module, and a filter element. The light source is configured to emit a first light beam. The wavelength conversion element is disposed on a transmission path of the first light beam, and the wavelength conversion element is configured to convert the first light beam into a second light beam. The optical engine module is disposed on a transmission path of the second light beam from the wavelength conversion element. The optical engine module is configured to convert the second light beam to form an image beam. The projection lens module is disposed on a transmission path of the image beam from the optical engine module. The filter element is removably disposed on the transmission path of the second light beam or the image beam.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 8, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 10, 2023
    Assignee: Coretronic Corporation
    Inventors: Cheng-Che Chien, Ming-Tsung Weng, Kuan-Lun Chen
  • Patent number: 11774798
    Abstract: A light-emitting device includes a board on which light sources are disposed; a sectioning member including a ridge part having segments that configures a grid pattern, and a wall part surrounding the light sources, and extending from the ridge part toward the board such that an interval between two adjacent portions of the wall part joining along the ridge part becomes wider toward the board; and one or more integrated circuits configured to drive the light sources. The sectioning member and the integrated circuits are disposed on the same side of the board as the light sources. A space is defined between the back surface of the sectioning member and the board. One of the one or more integrated circuits is square or rectangular, and overlaps an intersection of segments of the ridge part, such that the sides are oblique with respect to the ridge part.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 1, 2022
    Date of Patent: October 3, 2023
    Assignee: NICHIA CORPORATION
    Inventor: Koichiro Sonobe
  • Patent number: 11774836
    Abstract: An illumination system, including a housing, a first light source, a second light source, a polarization beam splitting element, and a heat dissipation module, is provided. The first light source and the second light source are disposed in the housing and are respectively configured to provide a first beam to the polarization beam splitting element along a first optical axis and a second beam to the polarization beam splitting element along a second optical axis. A portion of an inner surface of the housing has a light absorption region. The light absorption region is configured to absorb the first beam that is not reflected by the polarization beam splitting element and the second beam that does not penetrate the polarization beam splitting element, so as to convert them into heat. The heat generated by the light absorption region is dissipated by the heat dissipation module.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 19, 2022
    Date of Patent: October 3, 2023
    Assignee: Coretronic Corporation
    Inventors: Shi-Wen Lin, Tsung-Ching Lin
  • Patent number: 11774840
    Abstract: A light source module includes phase retardation layer, first light source, second light source, first Polarization Beam Splitter (PBS) layer, second PBS layer, first redirector and second redirector. The phase retardation layer, the first light source, the second light source, the first PBS layer, the second PBS layer, the first redirector and the second redirector are symmetrically disposed relative to symmetry axis. The first light source and the second light source each emit polarized light having first linear polarization direction and polarized light having second linear polarization direction. The phase retardation layer converts the first linear polarization direction of polarized light into the second linear polarization direction. The PBS layers allow polarized light having the first linear polarization direction to travel through but reflect polarized light having the second linear polarization direction. The redirector reflects polarized light having the second linear polarization direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 26, 2022
    Date of Patent: October 3, 2023
    Assignee: Qisda Corporation
    Inventor: Peng Lee
  • Patent number: 11735078
    Abstract: There is provided a control device, a control method, a control program, and a control system that are capable of presenting a VR experience with a high sense of immersion using a tiling display. The control device acquires arrangement of displays in a tiling display in which a plurality of displays is tiled, acquires a light-emitting characteristic of each of the displays, tracks a position and a line-of-sight direction of a user with respect to the tiling display, and adjusts a luminance value of each of the displays on the basis of the light-emitting characteristic and a tracking result by the tracking such that brightness of the displays viewed from the user becomes continuous through a boundary of the displays.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 25, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 22, 2023
    Assignee: SONY GROUP CORPORATION
    Inventor: Yoshiyuki Takao
  • Patent number: 11719919
    Abstract: Methods and systems are provided that provide multiple simultaneous beams at differing angles used in scanning a light sheet for single plane illumination and applications thereof. The use of multiple beams reduces shadows that would otherwise stretch across the entire illumination sheet. The multiple beams may be created with a spatial light modulator as part of the illumination system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 17, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 8, 2023
    Assignee: INTELLIGENT IMAGING INNOVATIONS, INC.
    Inventor: Glen Redford
  • Patent number: 11721717
    Abstract: The present invention discloses an optical system including a light combination unit, a first LED panel and a second LED panel. The first LED panel is located at one side of the light combination unit and configured to emit a first light. The second LED panel is located at another side of the light combination unit and configured to emit a second light. The first LED panel is a monochrome LED panel, and the second LED panel is a double color LED panel. The first LED panel and the second LED panel respectively emit the first light and the second light into the light combination unit, and the light combination unit combines and collimates the first light and the second light along one direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 31, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 8, 2023
    Assignee: Jade Bird Display (Shanghai) Limited
    Inventors: Quchao Xu, Qiming Li
  • Patent number: 11693239
    Abstract: Described are various embodiments of a digital display device for use by a user having reduced visual acuity. In one embodiment, the device comprises: a digital display medium comprising an array of pixels and operable to render a pixelated image accordingly; a light field shaping layer defined by an array of light field shaping elements and disposed relative to said digital display so to align each of said light field shaping elements with a corresponding set of said pixels to shape a light field emanating therefrom and thereby at least partially govern a projection thereof from said display medium toward the user; and a hardware processor operable on pixel data for the image such that said processed image is rendered to at least partially compensate for the user's reduced visual acuity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 2, 2022
    Date of Patent: July 4, 2023
    Assignee: EVOLUTION OPTIKS LIMITED
    Inventor: Daniel Gotsch
  • Patent number: 11681084
    Abstract: A polarization-based generator of duality modulated electromagnetic radiation, and a related method, by which the duality ratio of the energy-based irradiance and wave-based intensity may be selectively altered. A linearly polarized coherent radiation beam is incident on a polarizer configuration. Relative angular alignment of the beam's polarization and the polarizer configuration selectively provides output beams ranging from totally energy-depleted radiation to significantly energy-enriched radiation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 6, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 20, 2023
    Inventors: Stuart Gary Mirell, Daniel Joseph Mirell
  • Patent number: 11675261
    Abstract: Provided is an illumination system for providing an illumination beam. The illumination system includes at least one light source, a movable reflective element, a lens element, and a light uniformizing element. The light source is configured to emit at least one beam. The beam is reflected by the movable reflective element, and then passes through the lens element and the light uniformizing element to form an illumination beam. An optical effective area of the beam on the lens element is configured to be larger than that of the beam on the movable reflective element by motion of the movable reflective element. The optical effective area is an area of a union of each beam that irradiates the lens element or the movable reflective element at different times. A projection device is also provided. The illumination system and projection device provide a uniformized illumination beam and improve the projection effect.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 13, 2021
    Date of Patent: June 13, 2023
    Assignee: Coretronic Corporation
    Inventor: Chen-Wei Fan
  • Patent number: 11677053
    Abstract: A method of manufacturing a light emitting element includes: providing a first light emitting part and a second light emitting part, the first light emitting part comprising a first base member and a first semiconductor layered body, the second light emitting part comprising a second base member and a second semiconductor layered body; bonding the first and second light emitting parts to each other such that the first base member and the second base member are disposed between the first semiconductor layered body and the second semiconductor layered body; disposing a light reflecting member to cover the bonded first and second light emitting parts; removing a portion of the light reflecting member to expose surfaces of the first and second base members; and disposing a wavelength conversion member on the exposed surface of the first base member and the exposed surface of the second base member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 19, 2021
    Date of Patent: June 13, 2023
    Assignee: NICHIA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yoshiki Inoue, Naoto Furuha, Tadaaki Ikeda
  • Patent number: 11674655
    Abstract: A forward projecting condensing and collimating optical platform enables the ability to more effectively utilize the light generated from a Lambertian light source. The optical system can effectively utilize light emitted from a 120-degree source viewing angle over a substantially large extended field of view. The optical system can project a high intensity light in a smaller packaging envelope. The optical design can be used for generation of hi-Intensity spot beams, fog lamps, head lamp low beams, head lamps, hi beams, a driving beam, and the like, while operating at a lower power input to equivalent optical systems.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 14, 2021
    Date of Patent: June 13, 2023
    Inventor: Edgar Madril
  • Patent number: 11669006
    Abstract: A light guiding unit includes a light guiding member that light enters and an angle converter that the light from the light guiding member enters. The light guiding member has a side surface and a light exiting end surface which intersects the side surface and via which the light exits. The angle converter includes a light incident section on which the light from the light guiding member is incident, a light exiting section via which the light incident on the angle converter exits, and a reflection section that reflects the light incident via the light incident section toward the light exiting section. The refractive index of the interior of the angle converter is greater than the refractive index of air. The refractive index of the interior of the light guiding member is greater than the refractive index of the interior of the angle converter.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 1, 2021
    Date of Patent: June 6, 2023
    Assignee: Seiko Epson Corportation
    Inventors: Hidefumi Sakata, Yuichiro Iwama
  • Patent number: 11659146
    Abstract: A novel projection system includes a light source, a phase modulator, an amplitude modulator, and a controller having temporal lightfield simulation capabilities. The phase modulator spatially modulates a lightfield from the light source to generate an intermediate image on the amplitude modulator. The amplitude modulator spatially modulates the intermediate image to form a final image. The controller models the phase state of the phase modulator during transitions between phase modulator frames and generates lightfield simulations of the intermediate image during the transition. The controller utilizes the lightfield simulations to generate and provide sets of amplitude drive values to the amplitude modulator at a faster rate than that at which the phase modulator is capable of switching.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 13, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 23, 2023
    Assignee: DOLBY LABORATORIES LICENSING CORPORATION
    Inventors: Trevor Davies, Martin J. Richards, Barret Lippey, Juan P. Pertierra, Christopher John Orlick, Peter Francis Van Kessel
  • Patent number: 11611681
    Abstract: A multi-mode scanning device for scanning an original includes a non-transparent element, a first light source, a second light source and an optical module. The first light source outputs visible light to irradiate the non-transparent element and the original to generate first light and second light, respectively. The second light source outputs invisible light to irradiate a combination of the non-transparent element and the original to generate third light and fourth light. The optical module receives the first light, the second light, the third light and the fourth light and generates sensing signals representative of visible light information and invisible light information of the original. The original is disposed between the non-transparent element and the optical module. The first light source and the optical module are disposed on a same side of the non-transparent element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 28, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 21, 2023
    Assignee: AVISION INC.
    Inventor: Yen-Cheng Chen
  • Patent number: 11604404
    Abstract: A lamp projecting a starry sky is provided. The lamp projecting the starry sky includes at least one beam generator, a reflecting member with uneven and irregular reflecting surface, a first motor, and at least one first lens. The first motor is connected to the reflecting member through a connecting shaft, the reflecting member is driven to rotate when the first motor rotates, a light beam generated by the beam generator irradiates onto a first side of the reflecting member along an incident light path, and a light beam emitted from the reflecting member forms a moving and layering nebula projection after passing through the at least one first lens. In the lamp, after passing from the reflecting member, the light beam is magnified by the lens, so that the generated starry sky will not be too bright and dazzling, which effectively enhances the layering sense of the starry sky.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 10, 2022
    Date of Patent: March 14, 2023
    Assignee: Lonvis Technology (Shenzhen) Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Xuequan Li
  • Patent number: 11606545
    Abstract: A system and method for displaying image data comprise receiving 2D video data, generating, from the video data, a first plurality of intensity values of virtual primaries of a first virtual color gamut and a second plurality intensity values of a second virtual color gamut, the first plurality of intensity values being below a luminance threshold and approximating a predefined color gamut and the second plurality of intensity values being above the luminance threshold, converting the first plurality of intensity values into a third plurality of intensity values of predefined primaries of a first projection head of a display system and the second plurality of intensity values into a fourth plurality of intensity values of predefined primaries of a second projection head of the display system, and dynamically adjusting pixel levels of spatial modulators of the display system based on the third plurality and the fourth plurality of intensity values.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 16, 2022
    Date of Patent: March 14, 2023
    Assignee: Dolby Laboratories Licensing Corporation
    Inventors: Ashley Nicole Penna, Trevor Davies, Martin J. Richards
  • Patent number: 11598952
    Abstract: An optical device comprises a shared phase modulation mask configured to impart a first phase modulation to light of a first wavelength, and imparts a second phase modulation to light of a second wavelength, an irradiation optical system configured to cause the light of the first wavelength and the light of the second wavelength to enter the same incident region in the phase modulation mask, and a light collecting optical system configured to collect the light of the first phase-modulated first wavelength and the light of the second phase-modulated second wavelength to form an image corresponding to a point spread function.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 14, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 7, 2023
    Assignee: SYSMEX CORPORATION
    Inventors: Masaya Okada, Shigeki Iwanaga
  • Patent number: 11592735
    Abstract: An image display apparatus according to an embodiment of the present technology includes a polarizer, a polarization conversion element, and a ¼ wave plate. The polarizer causes to transmit linearly polarized light having a predetermined polarization direction. The polarization conversion element converts a polarization state of the linearly polarized light transmitted through the polarizer and emits the light as light in a non-polarized state. The ¼ wave plate is arranged on an optical path of the light in the non-polarized state emitted from the polarization conversion element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 7, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 28, 2023
    Assignee: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventor: Keisuke Homma
  • Patent number: 11579365
    Abstract: A waveguide grating. The waveguide grating includes a rib composed of a first material. A first portion of the waveguide has a first layer on the rib, the first layer being composed of a second material; and a second layer on the first layer, the second layer being composed of a third material, the third material having a higher index of refraction than the first material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 14, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 14, 2023
    Inventors: Gerald Miller, Abu Thomas, Andrea Trita
  • Patent number: 11573472
    Abstract: An optical device comprising a stack of the following layers: a capping layer; a layer of light absorber material; and a reflective layer, wherein the refractive index of the capping layer is at least 1.6.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 22, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 7, 2023
    Assignee: Oxford University Innovation Limited
    Inventors: Peiman Hosseini, Harish Bhaskaran, Ben Broughton
  • Patent number: 11573482
    Abstract: The projection device includes a projector housing, wherein a light source mechanism is provided on a right side of an internal bottom end of the projector housing, a lens set is arranged on a right side of the projector housing, two guide slots are vertically arranged on an inner wall on a left side of the projector housing, a lifting support is arranged on the two guide slots, the lifting support is fitted to the two guide slots via a lifting device, a first reflector is obliquely arranged on the lifting support, a second reflector is fixedly and obliquely arranged under the lifting support, and a direction of an inclination of the second reflector is opposite to a direction of an inclination of the first reflector.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 20, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 7, 2023
    Assignee: Luxnpro Chengdu Electronics Co., Ltd
    Inventor: Jin Zhang
  • Patent number: 11573428
    Abstract: A three-dimensional imaging system includes at least one light source, a circular or elliptical polarization beamsplitter, a detector arrangement and an image processor. The light source is configured to provide light in a first circular or elliptical polarization state onto an object to be imaged. The circular or elliptical polarization beamsplitter is arranged to spatially separate the light reflected from an object into a first reflected portion in the first polarization state and a second reflected portion in the second polarization state. The first and second circular or elliptical polarization states are orthogonal to one another. The detector arrangement detects at least the first reflected portion of the light and the image processor is configured to generate image information from the detected first reflected portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 8, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 7, 2023
    Assignee: ARIZONA BOARD OF REGENTS ON BEHALF OF THE UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA
    Inventor: Stanley K. H. Pau
  • Patent number: 11550090
    Abstract: A polarizer can have high contrast. This high contrast polarizer can be useful in applications requiring minimal leakage of an undesired polarization through the polarizer. The high contrast polarizer can include a substrate sandwiched between a reflective polarizer and an absorptive polarizer. The high contrast polarizer can include a reflective polarizer sandwiched between a substrate and an absorptive polarizer. The high contrast polarizer can include an absorptive polarizer sandwiched between reflective polarizers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 21, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 10, 2023
    Assignee: Moxtek, Inc.
    Inventor: Liang Gao
  • Patent number: 11545058
    Abstract: An electronic device includes: a video signal processing unit that receives a video signal and outputs a predetermined type of signal; an arithmetic processing unit that transfers a correction segment data corresponding to a different segment between a current unevenness correction data and a previous unevenness correction data; and an unevenness correction unit that corrects the predetermined type of signal based on the current unevenness correction data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 14, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 3, 2023
    Assignee: SHARP NEC DISPLAY SOLUTIONS, LTD.
    Inventor: Hiroshi Sunagare
  • Patent number: 11537036
    Abstract: A light source apparatus (1) according to the present disclosure includes a wavelength conversion device (10) that includes two or more wavelength conversion units (11-13) serially coupled in a first direction. The wavelength conversion device (10) has a configuration in which the two or more wavelength conversion units (11-13) generate respective converted lights having wavelengths different from each other to generate two or more converted lights. The two or more wavelength conversion units (11-13) each include a first end surface and a second end surface that are formed in a direction parallel to the first direction, and a light entering surface (43) that is formed in a second direction different from the first direction and which an excitation light for generating the converted light enters.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 26, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 27, 2022
    Assignee: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Shinichiro Tajiri, Izushi Kobayashi
  • Patent number: 11460700
    Abstract: An image display module according to the present disclosure includes a first panel configured to emit first imaging light of a red wavelength region having no polarization characteristics, a second panel configured to emit second imaging light of a blue wavelength region having no polarization characteristics, a third panel configured to emit third imaging light of a green wavelength region having no polarization characteristics, and a color combined prism configured to emit combined light combined from the first imaging light, the second imaging light, and the third imaging light. The color combined prism includes a first dichroic mirror having no polarization separation characteristics, and a second dichroic mirror having no polarization separation characteristics, and a peak wavelength in the red wavelength region is equal to and greater than 630 nm and equal to or less than 680 nm.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 17, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 4, 2022
    Assignee: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
    Inventor: Hidetoshi Yamamoto
  • Patent number: 11454537
    Abstract: An optical measurement stability control system includes a case, a circulating flow field, an optical measurement system and a heat dissipation flow field. The case has an airtight space. The circulating flow field is located in the airtight space and adapted to generate an airflow flowing in the airtight space. The optical measurement system is located in the airtight space and located on a flow path of the airflow. The heat dissipation flow field is connected to the case and located at an end of the flow path. The heat dissipation flow field discharges heat out of the airtight space by heat conduction and forced convection.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 19, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 27, 2022
    Assignee: Industrial Technology Research Institute
    Inventors: Wen-Hsien Su, Chun-Ming Wen, Chia-Ching Lin
  • Patent number: 11412193
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a projector including a light source apparatus that outputs a light ray flux containing fluorescence, a bandpass filter provided at least in part of an optical path of the fluorescence, an integrator unit on which the light ray flux is incident and which divides the light ray flux into a plurality of partial light ray fluxes, a superimposing lens that is provided on the downstream of the integrator unit and causes the plurality of partial light ray fluxes to be incident in different positions, a light modulator including a plurality of pixels, a microlens array including a plurality of microlenses corresponding to the plurality of pixels, and a projection optical apparatus that projects light outputted from the light modulator.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 31, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 9, 2022
    Assignee: Seiko Epson Corporation
    Inventor: Koichi Akiyama
  • Patent number: 11391441
    Abstract: A lighting device comprises a planar array of LEDs comprising a set of parallel LED strips and an optical sheet extending over and parallel to the plane of the array of LEDs. The optical sheet comprises an interleaved pattern of parallel optical strips and pass through strips and it is movable relative to the array of LEDs to create different output beam characteristics.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 29, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 19, 2022
    Assignee: SIGNIFY HOLDING B.V.
    Inventors: Erik Paul Boonekamp, Adrianus Johannes Stephanus Maria De Vaan
  • Patent number: 11386861
    Abstract: A liquid crystal on silicon panel including a plurality of driving circuits is provided. Each of the driving circuits includes a first driving route and a second driving route. The first driving route and the second driving route are configured to drive corresponding subpixel electrodes and respectively determine display content of a first wobulation image and a second wobulation image. In addition, a projection apparatus including the liquid crystal on silicon panel is also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 29, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 12, 2022
    Assignee: Himax Display, Inc.
    Inventors: Yuet-Wing Li, Shun-Tai Huang
  • Patent number: 11353786
    Abstract: A polarizing beam splitter according to the present disclosure includes a transparent optical member, at least one first polarizing beam splitting film, and at least one second polarizing beam splitting film. The at least one first polarizing beam splitting film is disposed inside the transparent optical member to be tilted at a first tilt angle with respect to a first axis. The first axis is parallel to entering light. The at least one second polarizing beam splitting film is disposed inside the transparent optical member to be tilted at a second tilt angle with respect to the first axis. The second tilt angle is in a direction opposite to that of the first tilt angle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 23, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 7, 2022
    Assignee: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventor: Hiroyuki Yanagisawa
  • Patent number: 11280463
    Abstract: Disclosed is a projection apparatus (2) for a lighting module (1) of a motor vehicle headlamp, the projection apparatus (2) being formed by a plurality of micro-optical systems (3) that are arranged like a matrix; each micro-optical system (3) includes a micro-input optical element (30), a micro-output optical element (31) associated with the micro-input optical element (30), and a micro-diaphragm (32), all micro-input optical elements (31) forming an input optical unit (4), all micro-output optical elements (31) forming an output optical unit (5), and all micro-diaphragms (32) forming a diaphragm device (6); the diaphragm device (6) is disposed in a plane extending substantially perpendicularly to the main direction of emission (Z) of the projection apparatus (2), while the input optical unit (4), the output optical unit (5) and the diaphragm device (6) are disposed in planes extending substantially parallel to one another; the micro-diaphragm (32) of each micro-optical system (3) has an optically effective
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 5, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 22, 2022
    Assignee: ZKW GROUP GMBH
    Inventors: Andreas Moser, Bernhard Mandl, Friedrich Bauer
  • Patent number: 11259013
    Abstract: In a state in which an optical axis of a camera is normal to a surface, a relative angle of a projector with respect to the camera is set such that a marker is formed at the intersection of the optical axis of the camera with the surface. In a state in which the relative angle is unchanged and an installation angle of the camera is changed, the marker formed on the surface is shot by means of the camera, and, based on a distance between the marker and the intersection in the image obtained by the shooting, the installation angle of the camera is calculated. Furthermore, an error of the calculated installation angle with respect to a target value is calculated and displayed. Calculation or adjustment of the installation angle can be made even if the surface on which the marker is formed is relatively narrow.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 10, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 22, 2022
    Assignee: MITSUBISHI ELECTRIC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Shaoxiang Ma, Masahide Koike, Junji Sukeno, Susumu Iino, Satoshi Michihata
  • Patent number: 11187933
    Abstract: A LCOS display panel comprises a silicon substrate, a pixel structure on the silicon substrate, a first and a second PI (polyimide) layers, a LC (liquid crystal) layer between the first and the second PI layers, wherein the second PI layer is disposed on the pixel structure, and the LC layer is disposed on the second PI layer, a glass substrate, an ITO (indium tin oxide) layer, a dam sealing a perimeter of the LCOS display panel to enclose the LC layer within the dam, wherein the dam is disposed between the first and second PI layers, and holds the silicon substrate and the glass substrate together, and a UV (ultra violet) cut filter in an active area of the LCOS display panel, wherein the active area of the LCOS display panel includes the LC layer and the pixel structure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 8, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 30, 2021
    Assignee: OmniVision Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Pei-Wen Ko, Chun-Sheng Fan
  • Patent number: 11176644
    Abstract: An example method includes receiving by a processor of an image capturing device, an image of a quadrilateral object captured by a camera of the image capturing device. A homography matrix is calculated by the processor based on the image of the quadrilateral object and a known dimension of the quadrilateral object. The processor performs a keystone correction based on the homography matrix to convert a subsequent image captured by the camera into a corrected image.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 16, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 16, 2021
    Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
    Inventor: Xiangfei Qian