Reflector Patents (Class 353/98)
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Patent number: 8723142Abstract: A light source device includes: a light emitting plate that has a plurality of segment regions including a transmissive portion that transmits light and a reflective portion on which a fluorescent substance layer; a light source that irradiates the fluorescent substance layer of the light emitting plate with the excitation light; a dichroic mirror that is disposed between the light source and the light emitting plate to transmit the excitation light and reflect fluorescent light from fluorescent substances of the fluorescent substance layer; and an optical device that condenses the excitation light transmitted by the transmissive portion of the light emitting plate and the fluorescent light reflected by the dichroic mirror on a single optical path to form a condensed light and radiate the condensed light toward the same direction.Type: GrantFiled: December 26, 2012Date of Patent: May 13, 2014Assignee: Casio Computer Co., Ltd.Inventors: Hideyuki Kurosaki, Hideaki Inoue
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Patent number: 8721087Abstract: A light source device includes: light sources arranged in a plane; collimator lenses disposed in the vicinities of corresponding each of the light sources, each of the collimator lenses collimating a light beam emitted from the corresponding light source, and a holder that holds the light sources and the collimator lenses. The holder holds the light sources and the collimator lenses so that optical axes of the collimator lenses are respectively shifted parallel to optical axes of the light sources by shift lengths that are set so that light beams emitted from the light sources via the collimator lenses are focused on a certain region of an illumination subject body. The light beams emitted from the light sources are refracted by the collimator lenses and focused on the certain region.Type: GrantFiled: March 30, 2012Date of Patent: May 13, 2014Assignee: Casio Computer Co., Ltd.Inventor: Hideyuki Kurosaki
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Patent number: 8721092Abstract: A substrate guided relay includes multiple output couplers and multiple light valves positioned between the substrate and the output couplers. The number of light valves may be equal to the number of output couplers, or may be more or less than the number of output couplers. The light valves may be enabled sequentially, or may be enabled based on the position of a user's eye. The light valves may include liquid crystal material.Type: GrantFiled: May 9, 2012Date of Patent: May 13, 2014Assignee: Microvision, Inc.Inventors: Christian Dean DeJong, Markus Duelli
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Publication number: 20140124373Abstract: A particle manipulation system and a projection device are provided. The projection device includes an image source and a projection lens. The image source provides an image beam. The projection lens is disposed on a light path of the image beam and includes a zoom lens set and a focusing lens set. The zoom lens set is disposed on the light path of the image beam from the image source and includes at least two lens groups disposed in sequence on the light path of the image beam. The focusing lens set is disposed on the light path of the image beam. The zoom lens set is disposed between the image source and the focusing lens set. A photoconductor chip is disposed on the light path of the image beam from the projection lens.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 6, 2013Publication date: May 8, 2014Applicant: INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH INSTITUTEInventors: Hsiu-Hsiang Chen, Hsin-Hsiang Lo, Chun-Chuan Lin, Kuo-Yao Weng, Chi-Shen Chang, Jyh-Chern Chen
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Publication number: 20140125959Abstract: A thin film mirror, comprising: a mirror shell (605); a reflective film (601) stretched between forming structures (603) provided on said mirror shell and reflective film being arranged such that they form a chamber which is capable of being placed under at least partial vacuum; the mirror shell having an inner surface which forms an inner wail of said chamber, wherein the mirror shell is a moulded part where its inner surface is a controlled surface.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 4, 2012Publication date: May 8, 2014Applicant: THALES HOLDINGS UK PLCInventors: Graham Olive, Graham Barnes, Henry Nicholson-Cole
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Publication number: 20140125560Abstract: An enclosure includes an optical structure which divides the enclosure into a front section and a back section which includes a background setting. The enclosure includes a preprogrammed code located along an exterior wall. A smart phone can be used to sense the code and project an image onto the optical structure, which image is reflected enabling a viewer to see the reflected image superimposed on the background setting.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 2, 2012Publication date: May 8, 2014Inventors: Spencer Brody, Edward Lubowicki
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Patent number: 8714747Abstract: A projector includes a light source, a first light separation optical system adapted to separate light emitted from the light source into first light and second light, a second light separation optical system adapted to separate the first light into third light and fourth light, separate the second light into fifth light and sixth light, and emit the third light, the fourth light, the fifth light, and the six light in directions intersecting with a plane including a light axis of the light emitted from the light source and a light axis of the first light, and a light modulation element which the third light, the fourth light, the fifth light, and the sixth light enter.Type: GrantFiled: July 19, 2012Date of Patent: May 6, 2014Assignee: Seiko Epson CorporationInventors: Koichi Akiyama, Toshiaki Hashizume
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Patent number: 8714752Abstract: A projection display device has an illumination optical system that includes a light-intensity equalization element, a first optical system, and an aperture regulation member. The aperture regulation member is disposed at a position that is not optically conjugate with the screen, and the aperture regulation member has at least one of the following, using measured or calculated relative illuminances at each of multiple segments of the image formation region or screen: an aperture expansion part provided at a position corresponding to a segment with a low relative illuminance, the aperture expansion part being a cutout that narrows the light-blocking section and widens the aperture section; an aperture contraction part provided at a position corresponding to a segment with a high relative illuminance, the aperture contraction part being a protrusion that widens the light-blocking section and narrows the aperture section.Type: GrantFiled: August 18, 2011Date of Patent: May 6, 2014Assignee: Mitsubishi Electric CorporationInventors: Kuniko Kojima, Hayato Takeuchi, Akihiro Yamada
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Patent number: 8708499Abstract: An illuminating device includes: light source (101); light guiding means (102) where light from light (101) is supplied to one end surface, and light incident from the one end surface is propagated inside to exit from the other end surface; illuminating optical systems (103 to 107) that form an optical image formed on the other end surface of light guiding means (102) on display element (22); reflective polarizing plate (109) that is located between illuminating optical systems (103 to 107) and display element (12), and transmits first polarized light while reflecting second polarized light whose polarized state is different from the first polarized light toward illuminating optical systems (103 to 107); phase plate (108) located between light guiding means (102) and reflective polarizing plate (109); and reflecting means (21) that is located on a side opposite the one end surface of light guiding means (102), and reflects, among lights by reflective polarizing plate (109), light incident via phase plate (108Type: GrantFiled: September 2, 2009Date of Patent: April 29, 2014Assignee: NEC Display Solutions, Ltd.Inventor: Atsushi Katou
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Patent number: 8702244Abstract: A multimedia player for providing clear projection image includes; a projection unit displaying a projection image; a screen sensing unit sensing a color of a display plane on which the projection image will be displayed; and a virtual input unit for detecting and providing coordinates of a position being touched on the projection image, wherein a driving unit of the projection unit controls a focal length of a projection lens unit based on a projection image being captured by the screen sensing unit.Type: GrantFiled: September 25, 2012Date of Patent: April 22, 2014Assignee: Daegu Gyeongbuk Institute of Science & TechnologyInventors: Byeong-Dae Choi, Dae-Hwan Kim
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Patent number: 8702247Abstract: A projection-type image display device includes an image light generator configured to generate image light, a projection optics configured to project the image light onto a screen. The projection optics includes a reflection mirror configured to reflect the image light toward the screen, the image light outputted from the image light generator. A projection-type image display device includes a protective cover provided on an optical path of the image light reflected by the reflection mirror. The protective cover has a transmissive region transmitting the image light reflected by the reflection mirror.Type: GrantFiled: September 27, 2007Date of Patent: April 22, 2014Assignee: Sanyo Electric Co., Ltd.Inventors: Ryuhei Amano, Takashi Miwa, Yoshihiro Yokote
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Patent number: 8696133Abstract: A projection optical system (6) comprises a relay optical system (61), a PBS prism (71), and two projection lenses (81). The image light beam from a DMD (5) enters the PBS prism (71) via the relay optical system (61), is polarization-split there, and is directed to a screen by means of the two projection lenses (81). Displaying an image by means of the DMD (5) is controlled while the polarized states of the light beams produced by the polarization split by means of the PBS prism (71) are controlled. Thereby, a three-dimensionally viewable image and a high-resolution image created by pixel-offset can be projected. Since the relay optical system (61) is provided, the lens backs of the projection lenses (81) can be shortened, and the projection lenses (81) and further the projection optical system (6) can be made compact.Type: GrantFiled: September 11, 2009Date of Patent: April 15, 2014Assignee: Konica Minolta Opto, Inc.Inventors: Masayuki Imaoka, Kohtaro Hayashi, Jun Ishihara, Yasumasa Sawai
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Patent number: 8690335Abstract: A transmitter that outputs an image signal for displaying a first image and outputs an image signal of a synthesized image made of the reversal image of the first image and a second image. A display apparatus, based on the image signals output from the transmitter, displays the first image and the synthesized image with circular polarizations having different senses of rotation from each other. A receiver includes a circular polarization selecting and transmitting means that separates the first image and the synthesized image displayed on the display apparatus, based on the sense of rotation of the circular polarization, and selectively allows the images to pass therethrough, so as to be able to photograph the first image displayed on the display apparatus.Type: GrantFiled: October 28, 2009Date of Patent: April 8, 2014Assignee: NEC CorporationInventors: Fujio Okumura, Masao Imai
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Patent number: 8690358Abstract: A mobile device such as a robot includes a processor, a memory that stores components executable by the processor, and a projection assembly. The projection assembly includes a projector, a lens, a movable mirror, and a first projection surface integral with a surface of the mobile device. The components include a projection component and a control component. The projection component determines the projection parameters, and projects the image onto the movable mirror, dependent upon the projection parameters. The control component causes the projector and the lens to focus the image onto the first projection surface, and further causes the movable mirror to reflect the image onto the first projection surface.Type: GrantFiled: June 27, 2011Date of Patent: April 8, 2014Assignee: Microsoft CorporationInventors: Glen C. Larsen, Russell Sanchez
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Patent number: 8690360Abstract: The present invention provides a high pressure discharge lamp with a start-up assist member, a lamp unit, and a lamp system that reduce breakdown voltage and provide high design flexibility by reducing restriction on a position of an adjacent conductor. In a high pressure discharge lamp (10) of a lamp unit (1), a dielectric member (20) is on the outer surface of a first sealing part (101a). The dielectric member (20) made of a titanium compound has relative permittivity higher than that of fused quartz. An upstream end of a metal wire (21) is connected to an external lead wire (102b) projecting from a second sealing part (101b). A downstream end (21A) is in contact with the dielectric member (20). Upon lighting of the lamp, a corona discharge occurs at the point where the end (21a) is in contact with the dielectric member (20) so that breakdown voltage is reduced.Type: GrantFiled: July 6, 2011Date of Patent: April 8, 2014Assignee: Panasonic CorporationInventors: Syunsuke Ono, Masahiro Yamamoto, Hiroki Ogawa, Kazuyuki Okano
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Patent number: 8690343Abstract: A light source device includes: first and second solid-state light source units disposed opposite to each other, each unit including solid-state light sources; a reflection unit; a condensing part; and a fluorescence emission plate excited with a condensed light beam. The light sources in each of the units are arranged two-dimensionally with the optical axes oriented in an x-axis direction. Each column of the light sources of the first and the second light source units are arranged alternately in the y-axis direction. The reflection unit reflects the light beams from the light source units in the z-axis direction so as to be arranged into a two-dimensional array in a xy plane. A density of the reflected light beams in the x-axis direction is higher than that of the arrangement of the light sources in the z-axis direction. Light from solid-state light sources are condensed and combined efficiently, with a compact configuration.Type: GrantFiled: November 30, 2011Date of Patent: April 8, 2014Assignee: Panasonic CorporationInventor: Takaaki Tanaka
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Patent number: 8690340Abstract: According to one embodiment of the present invention a method for capturing images on a screen is disclosed. The method includes directing light from a surface of a spatial light modular to an image field using a projection system; capturing light from the image field using the projection system, the projection system directing at least a portion of the captured light to the spatial light modulator; and directing at least a portion of the received captured light to an image capture system using the spatial light modulator.Type: GrantFiled: December 12, 2008Date of Patent: April 8, 2014Assignee: Texas Instruments IncorporatedInventors: Steven M. Penn, Duane S. Dewald, Matthew G. Hine
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Patent number: 8690334Abstract: A projector includes an image projection unit that projects an image for left eye and an image for right eye, and a transmitting unit that transmits a synchronizing signal for synchronization with switching between the image for left eye and the image for right eye. The transmitting unit is arranged to adjust a transmission direction of the synchronizing signal.Type: GrantFiled: December 13, 2011Date of Patent: April 8, 2014Assignee: Seiko Epson CorporationInventor: Makoto Eguchi
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Patent number: 8690349Abstract: A projection type display apparatus including an oblique projection optical system having a plurality of lenses is disclosed. A lens nearest to a projection screen has a vertical effective image area through which a light flux passes. The lens is arranged at a position not including an optical axis shared by the largest number of lenses among the plurality of lenses. A flat mirror for returning the optical path is arranged between the particular lens and the projection screen at a predetermined angle to the optical axis. An enlarged image obtained by the light flux returned by the flat mirror is formed toward a display screen.Type: GrantFiled: April 10, 2013Date of Patent: April 8, 2014Assignee: Hitachi Consumer Electronics Co., Ltd.Inventors: Koji Hirata, Masahiko Yatsu, Naoyuki Ogura
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Patent number: 8690339Abstract: A hologram projecting system includes a coherent light source for emitting a reference beam onto a real object; and an image sensor for receiving the reference beam and a scattered beam reflected from the real object, and recording a Fourier image of the real object. Also included is a modulator for receiving the Fourier image. The reference beam is passed through the modulator, and configured to interact with the Fourier image to form a virtual image of the real object. The image sensor includes an n×m pixel array, where n and m are numbers of rows and columns, respectively. The modulator includes an n×m pixel array corresponding to the n×m pixel array of the image sensor. The pixels in the n×m pixel array of the image sensor control transmissivity of light in corresponding pixels of the n×m pixel array of the modulator.Type: GrantFiled: June 16, 2011Date of Patent: April 8, 2014Assignee: Aptina Imaging CorporationInventors: Victor Lenchenkov, Dongqing Cao
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Patent number: 8690357Abstract: A safe, highly bright projector is to be implemented. A projector directs a light beam from a light source (101) to an image modulating device (105), and magnifies and projects an image formed at the image modulating device (105) through a zoom lens (102). This projector has a light transmitting window (103) movably disposed in front of the surface of the light outgoing side of the zoom lens (102) along the optical axis. The projector further has a window position control unit (108) to control the position of the light transmitting window (103) so as not to change the light beam region that appears on the outer surface of the light transmitting window (103) as the focal length of the zoom lens (102) is varied.Type: GrantFiled: October 31, 2008Date of Patent: April 8, 2014Assignee: NEC Display Solutions, Ltd.Inventor: Atsushi Katou
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Patent number: 8690341Abstract: An image display device having an RGB illuminating module that includes a diffractive beam combiner. The diffractive beam combiner includes a first light source arranged to provide a first light beam having red color and a second light source arranged to provide a second light beam having green color. A centerline of the first light beam and a centerline of the second light beam are arranged to intersect at an intersection point. A diffractive output grating is located in the vicinity of the intersection point. The diffractive output grating is arranged to form an output light beam by diffracting light of the first light beam and light of the second light beam substantially in the same direction.Type: GrantFiled: February 18, 2010Date of Patent: April 8, 2014Assignee: EpiCrystals OyInventor: Tuomas Vallius
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Patent number: 8678599Abstract: A laser projection system includes a light source, an optical scanning component, a focusing component, a speckle reduction diffusing surface, and an optical collimating component. The light source may include at least one laser configured to emit an output beam. The focusing component focuses the output beam at a first focused point. The speckle reduction diffusing surface is selectively introduced into an optical path at the first focused point. The optical collimating component collimates the output beam onto the optical scanning component. At least a portion of a scanned laser image is generated on a projection surface by operating the laser for optical emission of encoded image data and controlling the optical scanning component to scan the output beam. The optical collimating component images the first focused point at a second focused point at the projection surface when the speckle reduction diffusing surface is in the optical path.Type: GrantFiled: May 20, 2011Date of Patent: March 25, 2014Assignee: Corning IncorporatedInventor: Jacques Gollier
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Patent number: 8678596Abstract: An illumination device includes: a light source device adapted to emit an excitation light beam; and a rotating fluorescent plate having a single fluorescent layer adapted to convert a part or whole of the excitation light beam into a fluorescent light beam. The fluorescent light beam includes two or more colored light beams, and the single fluorescent layer is formed on a circular disk, which can be rotated by a motor, continuously along a circumferential direction of the circular disk.Type: GrantFiled: March 11, 2011Date of Patent: March 25, 2014Assignee: Seiko Epson CorporationInventors: Hidefumi Sakata, Shunji Kamijima, Akira Miyamae, Shuji Narimatsu
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Patent number: 8673033Abstract: A display control circuit includes a device driving unit that alternately writes a left video image and a right video image in a time-division manner to a light modulating device, a light source driving unit that increases or reduces the brightness of a light source that emits light passing through the light modulating device, a shutter eyeglass driving unit that provides shutter eyeglasses with a shutter driving signal, and a control unit that instructs the light source driving unit to reduce the brightness of the light source in the duration of a switchover between the left video image and the right video image for the light modulating device or instructs the light source driving unit to increase the brightness of the light source in the duration in which the left video image or the right video image is written solely to the light modulating device.Type: GrantFiled: September 21, 2011Date of Patent: March 18, 2014Assignee: Sony CorporationInventor: Yoshikazu Komatsu
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Publication number: 20140063473Abstract: A pico-projector device includes a light source operable to generate a light beam as a function of an image to be generated, a mirror mechanism operable to direct the light beam towards a displaying surface, and a driving circuit that supplies driving signals for controlling movement of the mirror mechanism. The driving circuit includes a compensation stage that receives angular velocity signals from a gyroscopic sensor coupled to the pico-projector device and generates the driving signals as a function of the angular velocity signals, thereby stabilizing the image projected on the displaying surface with respect to undesired movements of the pico-projector device.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 26, 2013Publication date: March 6, 2014Applicant: STMicroelectronics S.r.l.Inventor: Fabio Pasolini
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Publication number: 20140063469Abstract: A teleprompter suited for use with a camera having a lens with a field of view defined by an axis in a forward direction. The teleprompter includes, generally, a reflector supported proximate the lens; a projection screen supported forward of the reflector; a projector supported forward of the reflector for projecting an image on the projection screen so that the image is capable of reflection by the reflector along the axis. The projection screen being preferably concave and oriented such that the projected image projected by the projector onto the projector screen is reflected by the reflector along the axis of the lens in a forward direction.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 3, 2013Publication date: March 6, 2014Applicant: BDL AUTOSCRIPT INC.Inventors: Michael A. Folcik, William E. Flynn, JR.
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Patent number: 8651671Abstract: A projection display device which displays an image by projecting the image on a screen includes a laser light source 1 (1a, 1b, 1c) for emitting coherent light, a display device 3 for forming an image to be displayed on a screen 5 in an area illuminated by a luminous flux from the laser light source 1, a first diffusion plate 14 for diffusing a luminous flux, and a second diffusion plate 15 for diffusing a luminous flux. The first diffusion plate 14 is provided in at least one of a conjugate position of the laser light source 1 or the vicinity of the conjugate position in the optical path of the optical system including the laser light source 1 through the screen 5. The second diffusion plate 15 is provided in at least one of a conjugate position of the display device 3 or the vicinity of the conjugate position. At least one of the first diffusion plate 14 and the second diffusion plate 15 fluctuates perpendicularly to an optical axis.Type: GrantFiled: April 12, 2010Date of Patent: February 18, 2014Assignee: Olympus CorporationInventors: Kanto Miyazaki, Kazuaki Murayama
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Publication number: 20140036241Abstract: Disclosed is a light deflector including a light-emitting element configured to emit a light beam with a substantially elliptical cross-sectional shape, and a lens configured to condense light emitted from the light-emitting element, wherein an optical axis of the light-emitting element and an optical axis of the lens are decentered and a longitudinal axis of the light beam with the substantially elliptical cross-sectional shape is arranged in a direction orthogonal to a direction of decentering on the lens.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 6, 2013Publication date: February 6, 2014Applicant: RICOH COMPANY, LTD.Inventors: Takehiro NISHIMORI, Kazuhiro FUJITA, Toshiharu MURAI, Ikuo MAEDA, Tatsuya TAKAHASHI
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Patent number: 8641207Abstract: A projection-type image display device includes an image light generator configured to generate image light, a projection optics configured to project the image light onto a screen. The projection optics includes a reflection mirror configured to reflect the image light toward the screen, the image light outputted from the image light generator. A projection-type image display device includes a protective cover provided on an optical path of the image light reflected by the reflection mirror. The protective cover has a transmissive region transmitting the image light reflected by the reflection mirror.Type: GrantFiled: July 18, 2011Date of Patent: February 4, 2014Assignee: Sanyo Electric Co., Ltd.Inventors: Ryuhei Amano, Takashi Miwa, Yoshihiro Yokote
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Publication number: 20140028982Abstract: In various embodiments, a projection device is provided. The projection device may include a light generator for generating primary light by means of at least one light source; at least one carrier having a plurality of transmitted-light regions, the front sides of which can be irradiated by the primary light and the rear sides of which emit light, which transmitted-light regions have at least one first transmitted-light region which contains luminophore and the front side of which can be illuminated by the primary light and the rear side of which emits wavelength-converted secondary light; and at least one deflection mirror for deflecting the primary light of the light generator onto a respective transmitted-light region; wherein the transmitted-light regions have at least one further, wavelength-invariant transmitted-light region.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 30, 2013Publication date: January 30, 2014Applicant: OSRAM GmbHInventor: Stefan Hadrath
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Patent number: 8636367Abstract: The power and response curves of one or more beams or primaries of beams of a laser projection system illuminating an image on a viewing surface are controlled to desired characteristics during exhibition by monitoring the scanning beams in real time by using at least part of the horizontal blanking time during the scanning of a motion or still image to project a test pattern with one or more of the beams onto a sensor or sensors. The system and method permits real-time balancing and maintenance of the response curves and power levels of each of the beams, and of primary beams of combined beams, to desired targets so as to produce a display field without artifacts and at desired brightness on the viewing surface.Type: GrantFiled: October 17, 2011Date of Patent: January 28, 2014Assignee: Magic Lantern, LLCInventors: John P. Callison, Jeffrey S. Pease, Gordon L. Elliott
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Patent number: 8636366Abstract: A lighting apparatus of the present invention includes light source (101), rod integrator (105), reflecting mirror (103), diffusion plate (104) disposed adjacently to reflection mirror (103), reflective polarizing plate (107), and wavelength plate (106). The lighting apparatus further includes curved mirror (102) disposed among light source (101), reflecting mirror (103), and diffusion plate (104). Reflecting mirror (103) and curved mirror (102) include apertures (102a and 103a) formed to allow at least light from light source (101) to pass. Curved mirror (102) reflects light leaked from the entrance plane side of rod integrator (105) toward aperture (103a) of reflecting mirror (103).Type: GrantFiled: March 28, 2008Date of Patent: January 28, 2014Assignee: NEC Display Solutions, Ltd.Inventor: Atsushi Kato
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Publication number: 20140022520Abstract: A projection display apparatus includes an image display element for displaying an image on a reduction side conjugate plane and a projection optical system for magnifying and projecting the image onto a screen which is a magnification side conjugate plane as a conjugate image. The projection optical system substantially consists of a dioptric system and a catoptrics system having a common axis. The center of a display surface of the image display element is disposed eccentrically with respect to the optical axis and, when a magnification side conjugate position of the center of the display surface is vertically above the optical axis, an intersection point between a lower light ray of a light flux focused on the bottom center of the conjugate image and an upper light ray of a light flux focused on the top center of the conjugate image falls within a predetermined range.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 20, 2013Publication date: January 23, 2014Applicant: Fujifilm CorporationInventor: Masanao KAWANA
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Patent number: 8632224Abstract: A light emitting device includes: a first light emission element which emits a first light; a second light emission element which emits a second light; a first reflection surface which reflects the first light; and a second reflection surface which reflects the second light, wherein the first light emission element and the second light emission element are laminated in a first direction and disposed in such positions that the emission direction of the first light and the emission direction of the second light become parallel with each other and that the first light emission element and the second light emission element do not overlap with each other as viewed in the first direction, and the traveling direction of the first light reflected by the first reflection surface and the traveling direction of the second light reflected by the second reflection surface become parallel with each other.Type: GrantFiled: December 7, 2010Date of Patent: January 21, 2014Assignee: Seiko Epson CorporationInventor: Hiroyasu Kaseya
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Publication number: 20140009744Abstract: A micro mirror structure and a projection apparatus using the same are provided. The micro mirror structure suitable for being used in a digital micro mirror device of a projection apparatus. The micro mirror structure includes a micro mirror, a pair of main posts and a pair of landing posts. The micro mirror is configured to swing about a swinging hinge, wherein the swinging hinge is extended along a first axis parallel to a first side of the micro mirror and the length of the swinging hinge is greater than the length of the first side of the micro mirror. The main posts are respectively disposed on two opposite ends of the swinging hinge for supporting the swinging hinge and the micro minor. The pair of landing posts are respectively disposed at two opposing sides of swinging hinge along a second axis perpendicular to the first axis.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 24, 2013Publication date: January 9, 2014Inventors: Yuet-Wing Li, Kuan-Hsu Fan-Chiang
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Publication number: 20140002804Abstract: A speckle contrast reducing method for a laser scanning projection system includes the following steps. Firstly, a laser beam is provided. The laser beam is projected on a projection surface according to a first scanning trajectory, thereby generating a first image frame. Sequentially, the laser beam is projected on the projection surface according to a second scanning trajectory, thereby generating a second image frame at an image refresh rate. Moreover, the second scanning trajectory of the second image frame is shifted by a displacement from the first scanning trajectory of the first image frame along a slow-axis direction.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 28, 2012Publication date: January 2, 2014Applicant: LITE-ON IT CORPORATIONInventors: Fu-Ji Tsai, Wei-Chih Lin, Wen-Lung Lin
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Publication number: 20140002800Abstract: An apparatus projecting or displaying images to a viewer. The apparatus or Pepper's ghost system projects or displays an image stream onto a reflective element with a first surface receiving and reflecting a portion of light associated with the image stream to the viewer and a second surface opposite the first surface. The apparatus includes a cleaning assembly including an air supply providing a volume of flowing air and an ionizing mechanism for receiving the flowing air and outputting an ionized air flow. The ionized air flow is directed over the second surface of the reflective element. The reflective element is positioned at a non-vertical display angle. An outlet of the cleaning assembly is positioned adjacent an upper edge of the reflective element, and the ionized air flow is output from nozzles as laminar air flow with a flow rate chosen to mitigate dust collection on the upper second surface.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 2, 2012Publication date: January 2, 2014Applicant: DISNEY ENTERPRISES, INCInventors: Curtis Edwards, Thomas LaDuke, Daniel Beaumont
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Publication number: 20130335715Abstract: A high-pressure discharge lamp having an arc tube with a casing made of glass. The arc tube includes a light-emitting part and sealing parts connected to the light-emitting part. A pair of electrode rods are disposed within the glass casing such that their tips face each other with a gap therebetween and project into the discharge space, and their base ends are embedded in the sealing parts and overlap surfaces of metal foils provided in the sealing parts. Each base end is coated with a coating foil made of metal and having a C-like cross section with a slit formed between edges thereof. An end of the coating foil farthest from the light-emitting part is located closer to the light-emitting part than an end of the metal foil closest to the light-emitting part.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 4, 2013Publication date: December 19, 2013Inventors: Jun SAKAGUCHI, Yoshiki KITAHARA, Hiroki OGAWA
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Publication number: 20130335713Abstract: An optical apparatus includes a support stand, an optical module, a reflective module, at least a first adjusting unit and at least a second adjusting unit. The support stand has a base and a back frame. The back frame is connected with the base and formed an inclination angle with the base. The optical module is disposed on the base. The reflective module is disposed on the back frame. The first adjusting unit is connected with the back frame and the base. The first adjusting unit moves the back frame so as to adjust the inclination angle. The second adjusting unit is disposed at the back frame and contacts against the reflective module. The second adjusting unit moves the reflective module so as to adjust a swinging angle of the reflective module.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 14, 2012Publication date: December 19, 2013Inventors: Zhong-Ren Zhu, Mao-Shan Hsu
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Publication number: 20130335714Abstract: A support stand made of sheet metal is cooperated with an optical module and a reflective module. The support stand includes a base and a back frame. The optical module is disposed on the base. To enhance its structural rigidity, the base substantially has a “” or inverted “U” shape as viewed from an optical axis. The back frame is connected with the base, and the reflective module is disposed on the back frame. An optical apparatus with the above support stand is also disclosed.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 14, 2012Publication date: December 19, 2013Inventors: Zhong-Ren ZHU, Mao-Shan Hsu
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Patent number: 8602563Abstract: A projection image display apparatus includes: a light source; an illumination optical system that uniformly irradiates a surface of an image modulation element serving as a primary image surface with a light beam emitted from the light source; and a projection optical system that enlarges and projects image information on the primary image surface modulated by the image modulation element onto a screen serving as a secondary image surface, and that includes a first optical system that forms an intermediate image from the image information, a single-image second optical system that enlarges and projects the intermediate image to display a single image on the screen, a plural-image second optical system that enlarges and projects the intermediate image to display plural images on the screen, and an optical path switching mechanism that selectively guides a light beam from the first optical system to the single-image or plural-image second optical system.Type: GrantFiled: January 12, 2010Date of Patent: December 10, 2013Assignee: Sony CorporationInventors: Jun Nishikawa, Hideki Yamamoto, Junichi Iwai
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Patent number: 8591038Abstract: A projection type image display apparatus in one aspect of the present invention includes an optical engine that projects an image; an image display screen that displays an image of projection light projected from the optical engine; a folding mirror that reflects the projection light projected from the optical engine toward the image display screen; and an optical system support member that holds the optical engine, a rear side part of the folding mirror and the image display screen. The image display screen holds a front side part of the folding mirror by an upper side part of the image display screen.Type: GrantFiled: March 22, 2011Date of Patent: November 26, 2013Assignee: Mitsubishi Electric CorporationInventor: Norichika Sugano
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Patent number: 8585216Abstract: An object of the invention is to reduce the size and weight of a video projector by shortening the length of the arm of a mirror rotator and reducing the size of a mirror. A video projector comprises a plurality of projection lenses through which image light rays from a liquid crystal panel are extracted in a magnified manner; a reflective mirror for reflecting the extracted image light rays onto a screen; and a mirror rotator for rotating the reflective mirror so that the extracted image light rays can be reflected in particular directions. Among the projection lenses, some of the projection lenses located farther away from the liquid crystal penal are partially cut such that areas through which the image light rays do not pass are cut off to create a lens cut-off space. The mirror rotator is placed in the lens cut-off space.Type: GrantFiled: June 3, 2010Date of Patent: November 19, 2013Assignee: Hitachi Consumer Electronics Co., Ltd.Inventors: Chohei Ono, Naoyuki Ogura, Koji Hirata, Masahiko Yatsu, Masayuki Fukui, Megumi Kurachi
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Publication number: 20130293853Abstract: A light valve module including a first shell, a second shell, a light valve, an elastic pad and a sealant is provided. The first shell has an opening. The second shell is assembled to the first shell. The first shell and the second shell form a containing space therebetween. The light valve is disposed in the containing space and is exposed by the opening. The elastic pad is disposed between the first shell and the second shell for sealing the containing space. The sealant is adhered at a periphery of the opening and the light valve for sealing the containing space. In addition, a projection device having the light valve module is also provided.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 23, 2012Publication date: November 7, 2013Inventors: Wei-Szu Lin, Kang-Hsi Li
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Publication number: 20130286363Abstract: A projector having a reflection device includes a projector body and a reflection device. The projector body has a first surface and a second surface. A projection lens is disposed on the first surface. A reflection device is disposed beside the projection lens for reflecting a projected image of a mobile device connected to the projector body. Due to the reflection device, the projected image of the projector is reflected and projected, thereby allowing the path of image projection to change and go in another direction and enlarging the projected image with the reflecting mirror.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 27, 2012Publication date: October 31, 2013Applicant: AIPTEK International Inc.Inventors: Heng LIU, Hsin-Hung Tu
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Publication number: 20130286361Abstract: A portable image projection device has a housing with first and second members pivotable between device folded and unfolded positions. First lens optics mounted within the first member are configured for projecting light modulated by a spatial light modulator along an optical axis through a first aperture with a first throw ratio with the device in the folded position. A second lens optics element movably mounted within the first member is configured for selective movement between positions of non-intersection and intersection with the optical axis. The second lens optics element is configured for cooperating with at least part of the first lens optics for projecting the light modulated by the spatial light modulator along the optical axis through a second aperture with a second throw ratio less than the first throw ratio with the device in the unfolded position.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 24, 2012Publication date: October 31, 2013Applicant: TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INCORPORATEDInventor: TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INCORPORATED
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Publication number: 20130286151Abstract: The oscillation element according to the present invention includes a torsion bar mounted on a base, and an oscillating member having a light reflection surface for reflecting light from a light source, which is fixed on the torsion bar protruding from the base. The oscillating member oscillates about a longitudinal axis of the torsion bar with an elastic deformation of the torsion bar, thereby deflecting the light that reflects at the light reflection surface in a direction intersecting the longitudinal axis. The oscillating member has two plates that are joined together so as to sandwich the torsion bar. On joining surfaces of the plates are provided with grooves for receiving the torsion bar, respectively. The plates have a symmetrical shape that the longitudinal axis serves as the axis of symmetry.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 4, 2012Publication date: October 31, 2013Applicant: CANON DENSHI KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Takayuki Wakabayashi, Naruki Suzuki, Katsumi Arai, Yaomin Zhou
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Publication number: 20130278900Abstract: A display device (30) comprises a reflective display (38) arranged to render a first image viewable through a viewing surface and a projection means (31-37) arranged to render a second image viewable in reflection on the viewing surface, the reflective display (38) and the projection means (31-37) being mounted on a common frame.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 22, 2013Publication date: October 24, 2013Inventors: Dirk Hertel, Richard J. Paolini, JR., Benjamin Harris Paletsky, Stephen J. Telfer, Sunil Krishna Sainis, Giovanni Mancini, Colleen Shea, David Paul Biss, Stephen Dennis Fantone
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Publication number: 20130278907Abstract: Optical MEMS scanning micro-mirror comprising: —a movable scanning micro-mirror (101), being pivotally connected to a MEMS body (102) substantially surrounding the lateral sides of the micro-mirror, —a transparent window (202) substantially covering the reflection side of the micro-mirror; —wherein a piezo-actuator assembly (500) and a layer of deformable transparent material (501) are provided on the outer portion of said window (202); —the piezo-actuator assembly (500) being arranged at the periphery of the layer of transparent material (501); —said piezo-actuator assembly (500) and transparent material (501) cooperating so that when actuated, the piezo-actuator assembly (500) causes micro-deformation of the transparent material (501), thereby providing an anti-speckle effect. The invention also provides the corresponding micro-projection system and method for reducing speckle.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 28, 2010Publication date: October 24, 2013Applicant: LEMOPTIX SAInventors: Nicolas Abele, Faouzi Khechana