Roll Up Screen Patents (Class 359/461)
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Patent number: 12249259Abstract: A display device includes a display module, a roller connected to a first end of the display module, and a first arm and a second arm disposed on a rear surface of the display module, spaced apart from each other, and connected to a second end of the display module. Each of the first arm and the second arm includes joint units coupled to each other and rotatable relative to each other, and a torsion spring disposed in a portion of adjacent ones of the joint units.Type: GrantFiled: February 14, 2022Date of Patent: March 11, 2025Assignee: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.Inventors: Youngsam Kim, Jin Hwan Choi, Taewoong Kim
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Patent number: 12072738Abstract: A display device is disclosed. The display device of the present disclosure includes: a flexible display panel; a roller on which the display panel is rolled or unrolled; a housing having an opening through which the display panel passes, and providing an internal accommodation space, the roller rotatably mounted in the internal accommodation space; and a door assembly mounted in the internal accommodation space at a position adjacent to the opening of the housing, and opening and closing the opening.Type: GrantFiled: December 27, 2019Date of Patent: August 27, 2024Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.Inventor: Jonggil Pyo
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Patent number: 12066867Abstract: An electronic device may be provided with a display having a flexible substrate with fastened bent edges. The flexible substrate may have an active region that includes an array of light-emitting elements such as organic light-emitting diodes. The flexible substrate may also have inactive regions that lie outside of the active region. The bent edges may include portions of the inactive regions and portions of the active region. The bent edges may be wrapped to conform to the shape of an internal support structure. The bent edges may be fastened to the support structure with fastening members that attach a housing member or an internal clamp to the support structure. The bent edges may be secured between the housing member or the internal clamp and the support structure. The fastening members may be engaged in openings in the support structure and may pass through or alongside the bent edges.Type: GrantFiled: April 29, 2022Date of Patent: August 20, 2024Assignee: Apple Inc.Inventors: John Raff, Scott A. Myers, Christopher Stringer
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Patent number: 12055846Abstract: The present disclosure provides an improved collapsible portable, display device. The improved collapsible, portable display device, has a housing member having a sliding member aligned on the exterior of the housing member and sliding along the exterior of said housing member between two operating positions, a collapsible screen containing one or more sheets of flexible, wrinkle resistant silicone or rubber materials containing optical enhancing components and capable of displaying an image when in an expanded operating position, and multiple collapsible members connected to said screen and connected to said sliding member and said housing member, and the collapsible members move said screen between the collapsed and expanded operating positions as said sliding member moves between a first position and a second position.Type: GrantFiled: July 20, 2022Date of Patent: August 6, 2024Assignee: Arovia, Inc.Inventors: Shengliang Zhu, Alexander David Wesley, Leonard Wong
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Patent number: 12044068Abstract: A battery-powered motorized window treatment for covering at least a portion of a window may be adjusted into a service position to allow for access to at least one battery that is powering the motorized window treatment. A headrail of the motorized window treatment may be adjusted to the service position to allow for easy replacement of the batteries without unmounting the headrail and without requiring tools. The motorized window treatment may comprise brackets having buttons that may be actuated to release the headrail from a locked position, such that the head rail may be rotated into the service position. The headrail easily rotates through a controlled movement into the service position, such that a user only needs one free hand available to move the motorized window treatment into the service position and change the batteries.Type: GrantFiled: May 9, 2023Date of Patent: July 23, 2024Assignee: LUTRON TECHNOLOGY COMPANY LLCInventors: Edward J. Blair, Samuel F. Chambers, David A. Kirby, Peter W. Ogden, Jr., James J. Wilson, Justin M. Zernhelt
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Patent number: 11895791Abstract: A display device according to an exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure includes a display panel having a display area, a back cover disposed on a rear surface of the display panel, a first roller which winds or unwinds the back cover and the display panel, and a second roller which is disposed above the first roller to move in a vertical direction, the back cover and the display panel being overlaid on the second roller. The emission area is flexibly adjusted during the partial view so as to suppress a burn-in issue and improve the lifespan of the display device.Type: GrantFiled: December 3, 2021Date of Patent: February 6, 2024Assignee: LG DISPLAY CO., LTD.Inventors: JaeSung Lee, Jaehyeong Kim, Dojin Kim
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Patent number: 11822225Abstract: An electronic apparatus includes a projector, an input/output interface, a memory, and a processor that controls the electronic apparatus by executing at least one instruction stored in the memory. The processor obtains screen information of a screen device connected to the electronic apparatus, controls the input/output interface to transmit first operation information corresponding to an unrolling of the screen device in response to receiving a user command to project an image, and controls the projector to project a first image to at least a partial region of a region in which a screen of the screen device is exposed based on the screen information while the screen of the screen device is being unrolled, based on the first operation information.Type: GrantFiled: January 27, 2022Date of Patent: November 21, 2023Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.Inventors: Seunghyun Moon, Hakjae Kim
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Patent number: 11812125Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure relate to an amusement park attraction installation including a camera disposed on a side of a window, where the camera includes a lens and is configured to capture image data indicative of movement of a guest on an opposite side of the window. The amusement park attraction installation also includes a light source positioned on the side of the window and a camera housing disposed at least partially about the camera, where the camera housing has an inner volume and an opening surrounded by an edge of the camera housing, the lens is disposed within the inner volume, and the edge of the camera housing is in abutment with a surface of the window.Type: GrantFiled: June 30, 2021Date of Patent: November 7, 2023Assignee: Universal City Studios LLCInventors: Samuel Knox, Travis Barrett, Alexandre Lupien, Vassily Coste, Erik Neergaard, Maxime Doyle, Steven Beliveau
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Patent number: 11706885Abstract: A display device includes a display panel, a first lift member connected to a side of the display panel and including a first elevation member rotating in a first rotation direction, a second lift member connected to another side of the display panel and including a second elevation member rotating in a second rotation direction different from the first rotation direction, a drive member connected to the first lift member and the second lift member, the drive member rotating the first elevation member and the second elevation member, a first link member having a side connected to the first elevation member, a second link member having a side connected to the second elevation member, a first sync gear connected to another side of the first link member, and a second sync gear engaged with the first sync gear and connected to another side of the second link member.Type: GrantFiled: May 7, 2021Date of Patent: July 18, 2023Assignee: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.Inventors: Tae Sung Kim, Young Ji Kim
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Patent number: 11620924Abstract: A retractable apparatus is provided. The retractable apparatus includes a stretchable mechanism. The stretchable mechanism includes a plurality of connecting portions arranged in a first plane. Adjacent connecting portions of the plurality of connecting portions are connected to each other in a retractable manner. At least three connecting portions are non-collinearly arranged.Type: GrantFiled: July 13, 2021Date of Patent: April 4, 2023Assignee: Shanghai Tianma Micro-Electronics Co., Ltd.Inventor: Kaikai Zhang
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Patent number: 11492845Abstract: A control device for coupling with a shaft of a window blind and controlling rotation of the shaft includes first and second ratchet seats, a spool assembly operable to rotate in unwinding and winding directions, a tubular case, an output unit coupled with the shaft, and a transmission unit operable to be shifted between a transmitting state to have a torque transmitted to the output unit, and a non-transmitting state to interrupt the torque transmission. Each ratchet seat has a surrounding groove and teeth. Balls are rollably engaged in the surrounding groove and the spool assembly for permitting rotation of the first ratchet seat with the spool assembly in the unwinding direction, and not to rotate the first ratchet seat in the winding direction.Type: GrantFiled: September 18, 2020Date of Patent: November 8, 2022Inventor: Ching-Hsiang Cheng
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Patent number: 11403969Abstract: A starry sky reproducing device contains: a ceiling section an inner surface of which has a semi-spherical surface on which a starry sky can be projected; a wall section which has a nearly vertical wall surface contiguous to a lower end section of the semi-spherical surface of the ceiling section; a floor section on which the wall section is installed; starry sky projection means for projecting a starry sky on the semi-spherical surface of the ceiling section, the starry sky projection means being installed near a center of the floor section and near a center of the semi-spherical surface of the ceiling section; a plurality of seats which are installed on the floor section; one or more partial starry sky reproducing means for reproducing details of a part of a starry sky, the partial starry sky reproducing means being installed between the seats and the wall surface, preferably at positions in a proximity of the wall surface; and one or more telescopes through which a detailed image of a part of a starry skyType: GrantFiled: December 9, 2020Date of Patent: August 2, 2022Inventor: Yasufumi Mase
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Patent number: 11310458Abstract: The present invention relates to a display device and a control method therefor. The display device comprises: a body including a fixed body configured to respond to an output format of various contents, and an extended body coupled to at least one corner of the fixed body so as to slide on the fixed body to expand or contract a front area; and a flexible display provided on the front surface of the body and having an output area and a non-output area rolled at an end of the output area and provided on a rear area of the output area, wherein the flexible display is configured such that the ratio of the output area to the non-output area is variable in accordance with the front area of the body.Type: GrantFiled: November 22, 2018Date of Patent: April 19, 2022Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.Inventors: Jinyung Park, Jeehoon Bong, Seunghyun Lee, Younkyung Lee, Sanghyuck Lee, Chulbae Lee
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Patent number: 11261660Abstract: The quick release device may comprise a shade tube, a gear wheel engaging with the shade tube, a pawl removably engaging with the gear wheel and a solenoid configured to activate the pawl. The activation of the pawl disengages the pawl from the pawl wheel and allows the shade tube to rotate. The quick release device may also include a shade tube, a rotating brake plate engaging with the shade tube, a spring configured to apply pressure to the rotating brake plate and a magnet configured to apply magnetism to the spring. In response to the magnet applying magnetism to the spring, the spring contracts and releases pressure on the rotating brake plate and allows the shade tube to rotate.Type: GrantFiled: October 2, 2019Date of Patent: March 1, 2022Assignee: MECHOSHADE SYSTEMS, LLCInventors: Stephen P. Hebeisen, Eugene Miroshnichenko
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Patent number: 11259420Abstract: The portable retractable display screen comprises a viewing screen, a controller, an enclosure, and at least one folding arm. The portable retractable display screen may be portably moved between venues when the viewing screen is stored within the enclosure. The viewing screen may be deployed from within the enclosure to present a vertical, flat display. The viewing screen may be operable to display an image sourced from a presentation device. As non-limiting examples, the presentation device may be a smart phone, a laptop, or a tablet computer.Type: GrantFiled: March 17, 2020Date of Patent: February 22, 2022Inventor: Deena Copeland
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Patent number: 10847066Abstract: A disclosed display device may include a display panel including a plurality of sub-pixels, and a back cover configured to support the display panel and configured be wound or unwound along with the display panel. The display device may further include a base plate on a first surface of the back cover to support the back cover and a top cover on a second surface of the back cover opposite the first surface so that the back cover is between the base plate and the top cover. The top cover may be fixed to the back cover. The top cover may have a curved outer peripheral surface.Type: GrantFiled: September 11, 2019Date of Patent: November 24, 2020Assignee: LG Display Co., Ltd.Inventors: YoungShin Lee, ChounSung Kang, Mi-Na Shin, SunBok Song, GeunChang Park
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Patent number: 10613427Abstract: The present invention relates to a suspension type-screen device. The suspension type-screen device of the present invention includes a main roll rotatably supported on a casing; and a screen configured to be pulled back onto the main roll upon a storing thereof and to be pulled out downwardly from the main roll upon an use thereof. In particular, the suspension type-screen device of the present invention further includes a sub roll, and the sub roll is configured to be capable of supporting the screen located at a portion where a pull-out from the main roll is started.Type: GrantFiled: February 11, 2019Date of Patent: April 7, 2020Assignee: IZUMI-COSMO COMPANY, LIMITEDInventors: Kazuharu Seki, Shuhei Kameda, Teruyuki Abe
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Patent number: 10541160Abstract: A substrate case includes a shaft portion around which a sheet-shaped substrate having a circuit area in which a circuit manufacturing process is performed is wound; and a cover portion that accommodates the substrate in the state of being wound around the shaft portion, the shaft portion having a holding portion that holds an area different from the circuit area at a winding start portion of the substrate.Type: GrantFiled: December 22, 2010Date of Patent: January 21, 2020Assignee: Nikon CorporationInventors: Hideo Mizutani, Tohru Kiuchi, Toru Kawaguchi, Takashi Masukawa
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Patent number: 10506726Abstract: A display device is disclosed. The display device includes a housing, a flexible display having an upper surface, a lift assembly provided in the housing and coupled to the upper surface of the flexible display screen to extend the flexible display screen outside the housing, a motor provided in the housing and coupled to the lift assembly to raise the flexible display screen, and an elastic member provided adjacent to the upper surface of the flexible display screen, the elastic member configured to apply a vertical force to the upper surface of the flexible display screen.Type: GrantFiled: November 24, 2017Date of Patent: December 10, 2019Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.Inventors: Kitae Kang, Dohyeon Kim
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Patent number: 10228729Abstract: An electronic device includes a flexible display substrate including a transmission-type display region and a non-transmission-type display region, and the flexible display substrate is fixed on one or more of housings. Portion of the housing is transparent, and the transmission-type display region overlaps with this transparent portion. In addition, the non-transmission-type display region overlaps with opaque components such as an arithmetic processing unit, a battery, or the like stored in the housing. Display contents and display modes are used properly for the transmission-type display region and the non-transmission-type display region, thereby making it possible to display various images. Other embodiments are also claimed.Type: GrantFiled: March 4, 2015Date of Patent: March 12, 2019Assignee: Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., Ltd.Inventors: Shunpei Yamazaki, Yasuhiko Takemura
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Patent number: 9989998Abstract: A facial-interface system for a head-mounted display may include a facial interface and a facial-interlace adjustment apparatus. The facial-interface adjustment apparatus may include (1) an extending member that includes a mounting portion that is coupled to the facial interface and that defines an adjustment groove, and (2) an adjustment lever that includes an adjustment protrusion that protrudes into the adjustment groove. The adjustment lever may be rotatable about a pivot to move the adjustment protrusion along the adjustment groove. The extending member may be movable between a contracted holding position and an extended holding position by the adjustment protrusion as the adjustment protrusion moves along the adjustment groove. Various other apparatuses, systems, and methods are also disclosed.Type: GrantFiled: July 18, 2017Date of Patent: June 5, 2018Assignee: Oculus VR, LLCInventor: Phillip Yee
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Patent number: 9854667Abstract: A display unit includes: a display section (11) having flexibility; and a bending control section (12a, 12b) configured to limit a movable shaft in bending the display section (11) to one direction in a display surface and allowed to maintain the display section (11) in an arbitrary bending state.Type: GrantFiled: May 31, 2013Date of Patent: December 26, 2017Assignee: SONY CORPORATIONInventor: Gen Yukawa
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Patent number: 9811169Abstract: The present application discloses a flexible array substrate comprising a flexible display portion comprising a plurality of first signal lines and a plurality of second signal lines intersecting each other; a flexible circuit bonding portion abutting the flexible display portion for bonding circuit parts; and a plurality of first connection lines for transmitting first signals to the plurality of first signal lines. Each of the plurality of first connection lines connects with a corresponding first signal line, and extends from the flexible display portion to the flexible circuit bonding portion. Each of the plurality of first connection lines crosses over at least one other first signal line within the flexible display portion.Type: GrantFiled: December 10, 2015Date of Patent: November 7, 2017Assignee: BOE TECHNOLOGY GROUP CO., LTD.Inventors: Song Song, Kazuyoshi Nagayama
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Patent number: 9618975Abstract: A retractable display apparatus includes a display assembly and a retraction assembly. The retraction assembly includes an accommodation assembly, a rotary member, a driving assembly, and a latching member. The rotary member is received in the accommodation assembly and is coupled to the display assembly. The driving assembly is rotatably received in the rotary member, fixed to the rotary member and secured by the accommodation assembly. The latching member detachably latches the rotary member onto the accommodation assembly. The rotary member drives the driving assembly to rotate, and the driving assembly accumulates potential energy for reversely rotating the rotary member, for extending or rolling the display assembly.Type: GrantFiled: September 10, 2015Date of Patent: April 11, 2017Assignee: Chiun Mai Communication Systems, Inc.Inventors: Kao-Kuan Su, Min-Sheng Wang
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Patent number: 9558685Abstract: The present invention relates to a wall mounting-type flexible display, which can be mounted on a wall, the display comprising: a display panel having a bending portion having a bent peripheral area; a support bar for supporting the display panel by being in contact with the bending portion; and a bracket coupled to the support bar and fixed to a wall surface, wherein the bending portion of the display panel comprises at least two curved surfaces having at least one inflection point, and the first and second curved surfaces, which are adjacent to each other about the inflection point, may have different curvatures. The first curved surface is directly adjacent to the end portion of the display panel, the second curved surface is adjacent to the first curved surface while being spaced from the end portion of the display panel, and the curvature of the first curved surface may be larger than the curvature of the second curved surface.Type: GrantFiled: March 7, 2014Date of Patent: January 31, 2017Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.Inventors: Cheonhee Lee, Dongwon Choi, Sangchul Han, Sungjung Hwang
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Patent number: 9111470Abstract: A portable display system having a portable housing including a base for supporting the housing on a flat surface and including an electroluminescent display panel which is flexible and provided in a first extended orientation wherein the display panel is visible to a bystander and a second rolled orientation with the display panel returned into a housing interior. An elongated frame supports the display panel in the first extended orientation, with the frame including a first end which engages the housing and a second end that engages the display panel. A return mechanism, such as a spring return, is provided within the housing for retracting the display panel from the first extended orientation into the second retracted orientation.Type: GrantFiled: July 13, 2012Date of Patent: August 18, 2015Inventor: Lori Anderson
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Patent number: 9046755Abstract: A stiffening strip at selected edges of a screen may enable the use and mounting of a high-elastic modulus substrate screen material. Such screen materials may be engineered to provide polarization-preserving characteristics, and be applied to or part of the high-elastic modulus substrate. Furthermore, the stiffening strip may enable the use of screen vibration techniques to reduce speckle in display applications that use projection screens, particularly those display applications using illumination sources prone to speckle such as laser-based projection. The screen vibration may be provided by a vibrating device attached to the stiffening strip.Type: GrantFiled: September 6, 2013Date of Patent: June 2, 2015Assignee: RealD Inc.Inventors: Gary D. Sharp, Kevin R. Curtis, David A. Coleman
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Patent number: 9022575Abstract: In general, a “Flexible Mobile Display,” as described herein, provides various techniques for implementing a flexible display for mobile phones or other handheld or portable electronic or computing devices that, in various embodiments, is foldable and/or rollable. Consequently, the Flexible Mobile Display provides a large display in a small form factor that is user extensible. Advantageously, production of the Flexible Mobile Display uses an adaptation of various currently available production techniques and is expected to be relatively low cost to produce. Additionally, in various embodiments, the Flexible Mobile Display also includes a low cost touch or multi-touch sensing mechanism that can be easily integrated into the overall system.Type: GrantFiled: March 23, 2011Date of Patent: May 5, 2015Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLCInventor: Feng-hsiung Hsu
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Patent number: 9019313Abstract: A display device includes a flexible display including a flexible display panel and a flexible touch panel, and a housing configured to enclose the flexible display while allowing the flexible display to move relative to the housing such that a portion of the flexible display is drawn out of the housing and retracted into the housing. The display device further includes a marker configured to contact a location of the flexible touch panel when a portion of the flexible display is drawn out of the housing. The marker is provided such that the contact location changes as the flexible display moves relative to the housing. The display device also includes at least one processor configured to compute the contact location on the flexible display and to adjust the size of an image displayed on the flexible display panel based on the computed contact location.Type: GrantFiled: March 21, 2012Date of Patent: April 28, 2015Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.Inventors: Jun-Ho Kwack, Dae-Won Kim, Young-Sik Kim
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Publication number: 20150109665Abstract: A screen device (10) having a casing (10), a projection screen (12) and a setting (13) associated with displacement mechanism (20) for modifying the visible content of the casing. The projection screen (12) and the setting (13) are combined on a unitary support sheet (14) and the displacement mechanism (20) comprise two parallel winding rollers (21, 22) about which the support sheet (14) is wound, and one of the rollers is a driven roller. Stiffening mechanism (50) is associated with the two free edges (14a) of the support sheet (14) for stiffening the free edges in the winding direction of the and to confer a perfect flatness to the sheet over its entire surface area. A guide mechanism (60) is associated with the stiffening mechanism (50) for the free edges (14a) of the support sheet (14).Type: ApplicationFiled: April 25, 2013Publication date: April 23, 2015Inventor: Robert Miggiano
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Patent number: 8830577Abstract: A rollable display screen for use in electronic display systems includes a rollable screen that is mechanically coupled to a roller mechanism and has a plurality of pixel elements disposed thereon. The roller mechanism is configured as a stowing mechanism for the rollable screen, and may be further configured to deploy the rollable screen as a substantially planar viewing surface. The rollable display screen can be advantageously used for a durable and easily transported electronic display device since the rollable display screen is light-weight, durable, and compact.Type: GrantFiled: May 11, 2012Date of Patent: September 9, 2014Assignee: Prysm, Inc.Inventor: Roger A. Hajjar
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Patent number: 8804239Abstract: The present invention is a display screen projecting apparatus adaptable to be housed inside a wall. An outer shell is defined by a top board, a foot board, a backboard, a pair of side boards and a front panel. The outer shell comprising a synchronous motor designed to rotate on a synchronous motor bracket. The synchronous motor drives a shaft via a coupling means. A directional axis is configured to accommodate the shaft. A plurality of gears is inserted into the shaft and the shaft is capable of driving the plurality of gears. A cloth projector screen is attached to a cloth shaft. The display screen projecting apparatus employs a rotate and slide mechanism to automatically extend the cloth projector screen outwards from inside the wall. When not in use, the cloth projector screen automatically retracts back into the wall.Type: GrantFiled: March 6, 2013Date of Patent: August 12, 2014Assignee: Elite Screens, Inc.Inventors: Zhang Qingjun, Jiang Gengyuan, Zhu Jing
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Publication number: 20140133019Abstract: The invention advantageously provides a deployable screen system that includes a roller tube, a motor/controller unit and a power supply unit. The motor/controller unit is disposed within the roller tube, and includes a bearing, rotatably coupled to a support shaft, and a DC gear motor. The output shaft of the DC gear motor is coupled to the support shaft such that the output shaft and the support shaft do not rotate when the support shaft is attached to the mounting bracket. The deployable screen system is operable by tugging, manual movement and wireless control. The DC gear motor is underpowered by a plurality of batteries positioned within the roller tube. In this way a novel, useful and nonobvious deployable screen system is presented.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 6, 2013Publication date: May 15, 2014Applicant: HOMERUN HOLDINGS CORPORATIONInventors: Willis Jay Mullet, Yan Rodriguez, Ben L. Garcia, Victoria Baynes Mullet, Matthew Warren Kirkland
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Patent number: 8649092Abstract: A screen reflects projection light for display. The screen has a screen base designed to be wound and including a first surface (front surface) and a second surface (rear surface) on the side opposite to the front surface. The front surface contains a display area that has a reflection film on which the projection light is reflected. The screen further has a flexible protection member which is disposed on the portion of the rear surface corresponding to the outside of the display area in the width direction of the display area, and extends through substantially the full length of the display area in the winding direction of the display area. The front surface is positioned outside when the screen base is wound.Type: GrantFiled: July 9, 2012Date of Patent: February 11, 2014Assignee: Seiko Epson CorporationInventor: Kazuo Aoki
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Patent number: 8649091Abstract: A screen unit includes a screen, a screen holding unit which holds the upper end of the screen, a screen winding unit around which the screen is wound, a pantograph mechanism which expands and stores the screen, and adjusting units which control the position of the upper end of the screen when the screen is expanded. The adjusting units have a support member which has a screw portion, and an adjusting screw member rotatably provided on the corresponding support member. The support member shifts in accordance with rotation of the adjusting screw member.Type: GrantFiled: February 7, 2012Date of Patent: February 11, 2014Assignee: Seiko Epson CorporationInventor: Kiyoshi Kuroi
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Patent number: 8570651Abstract: A screen having a front and rear surface arranged to be used with viewing both 2D and 3D images. The front and rear screen surfaces are formed differently from different materials, where the front surface is used as a 3D image screen and the rear surface is used as a screen having high resolution.Type: GrantFiled: June 4, 2012Date of Patent: October 29, 2013Inventor: Hae-Yong Choi
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Patent number: 8559104Abstract: A retractable projection screen having a projection screen surface, a lower batten fixed adjacent the bottom of the projection screen surface, an upper batten fixed adjacent the top of the projection screen surface, a winch mandrel, a cable adapted to be fixed to the upper batten and wound around the winch mandrel and an outer roller on which the projection screen surface is wound. An electric motor is coupled to the winch mandrel to rotate the mandrel, thereby raising and lowering the projection screen surface.Type: GrantFiled: April 25, 2012Date of Patent: October 15, 2013Assignee: IdeaWorkx LLCInventor: Robert C. Hendricks
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Publication number: 20130235455Abstract: The present invention is a display screen projecting apparatus adaptable to be housed inside a wall. An outer shell is defined by a top board, a foot board, a backboard, a pair of side boards and a front panel. The outer shell comprising a synchronous motor designed to rotate on a synchronous motor bracket. The synchronous motor drives an optical axis via a coupling means. A directional axis is configured to accommodate the optical axis. A plurality of gears is inserted into the optical axis and the optical axis is capable to drive the plurality of gears. A cloth projector screen is attached to a cloth axis employs a suitable rotate and slide mechanism to push the cloth projector screen outwards from inside the wall. The cloth projector screen launches automatically when in use and retracts back when not in use.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 6, 2013Publication date: September 12, 2013Applicant: ELITE SCREENS, INC.Inventors: Zhang Qingjun, Jiang Gengyuan, Zhu Jing
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Patent number: 8526109Abstract: A portable projection screen has a carrying frame, a movable frame, an elastically-rotating reel, a projection screen and two linkages. The carrying frame has a chamber communicating with an opening; the reel is coupled between two ends of the carrying frame in an elastically rotatable manner and is located in the chamber of the carrying frame; the projection screen is arranged via the opening between the movable frame and the carrying frame; the projection screen upper side connects to the movable frame and the lower side connects to the reel; the linkages arranged between the movable frame and the carrying frame, each linkage end respectively pivots to the movable frame and the carrying frame to form a first and a second pivoting part respectively; a third pivoting part is arranged between the two ends of each linkage; the pivoting parts of each linkage is provided an antislip structure.Type: GrantFiled: June 29, 2012Date of Patent: September 3, 2013Assignee: Elite Screens Taiwan Co., Ltd.Inventor: Corey Chen
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Patent number: 8516728Abstract: Provided is a flexible display apparatus that includes: a flexible display apparatus including: a flexible display panel; a housing including an opening through which the flexible display panel enters and exits the housing; a cylinder disposed within the housing to coil and uncoil the flexible display panel; and a stretcher that selectively extends from the opening to support the flexible display panel, such that the flexible display panel is substantially planar when the flexible display panel is extended outside of the housing.Type: GrantFiled: October 28, 2011Date of Patent: August 27, 2013Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.Inventor: Youn Hwan Jung
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Patent number: 8416350Abstract: A detachable screen guard assembly mounted on a screen frame of a monitor comprising a screen protector and a fastening apparatus. The screen protector is transparent and made of glass, acrylic, or plastic having excellent transparency. The fastening apparatus includes at least one couple of a hooking member and a bracket member. The bracket member is mounted on the screen frame and the hooking member is mounted on the screen protector. The hooking member attaches mechanically to the bracket member. Because the hooking member can be disengaged from the bracket member, the screen protector can be detached from the screen frame to be cleaned or mounted on another monitor that has a bracket member installed. The invention also includes a method for securing a screen protector to a monitor by strapping the screen protector to the monitor support.Type: GrantFiled: January 18, 2012Date of Patent: April 9, 2013Inventors: Tihomir Tsanev, Detelina Todorova Tsaneva, Hristo Todorov Tsanev
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Publication number: 20130077063Abstract: A projection display system includes a projection display unit and a member in a form of one of a windable screen, a white board and a notice board. The projection display unit projects an image light onto a projection plane of the member to display an image thereon. The projection display unit includes a light source, an image display element, a lighting optical system irradiating a beam of light from the light source on the image display element, and a projection optical system projecting the image light from the image display element toward the member. The projection optical system includes, in order toward the member from the image display element, a front lens group, and a reflecting mirror shaped to be axial-asymmetrical with respect to the optical axis.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 14, 2012Publication date: March 28, 2013Inventors: Koji Hirata, Masahiko Yatsu, Takanori Hisada, Masayuki Ohki
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Publication number: 20130027771Abstract: A screen reflects projection light for display. The screen has a screen base designed to be wound and including a first surface (front surface) and a second surface (rear surface) on the side opposite to the front surface. The front surface contains a display area that has a reflection film on which the projection light is reflected. The screen further has a flexible protection member which is disposed on the portion of the rear surface corresponding to the outside of the display area in the width direction of the display area, and extends through substantially the full length of the display area in the winding direction of the display area. The front surface is positioned outside when the screen base is wound.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 9, 2012Publication date: January 31, 2013Applicant: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATIONInventor: Kazuo Aoki
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Patent number: 8313199Abstract: A projection display system comprising a projection display unit including a light source, an image display element, a lighting optical system irradiating a beam of light on the image display element, and a projection optical system projecting an image light from the image display element toward a screen. The projection optical system including a lens group composed of a plurality of lens elements arranged in order toward the screen from the image display element and symmetrically with respect to an optical axis, and a reflecting mirror shaped to be axial-asymmetrical with respect to the optical axis. The projection display system further comprises a screen 5. The projection display unit projects the image light onto a projection plane of the screen to display an image.Type: GrantFiled: October 12, 2007Date of Patent: November 20, 2012Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd.Inventors: Koji Hirata, Masahiko Yatsu, Takanori Hisada, Masayuki Ohki
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Publication number: 20120287502Abstract: A rollable display screen for use in electronic display systems includes a rollable screen that is mechanically coupled to a roller mechanism and has a plurality of pixel elements disposed thereon. The roller mechanism is configured as a stowing mechanism for the rollable screen, and may be further configured to deploy the rollable screen as a substantially planar viewing surface. The rollable display screen can be advantageously used for a durable and easily transported electronic display device since the rollable display screen is light-weight, durable, and compact.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 11, 2012Publication date: November 15, 2012Inventor: Roger A. Hajjar
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Patent number: 8296980Abstract: An adjustable display board system comprises a display board, first and second grippers, first and second racks, and a handle. The first and second grippers are coupled to the display and include a plurality of teeth. The first and second racks are mounted to a rigid structure and include a plurality of teeth generally greater than the number of teeth of the first and second grippers. The teeth of the first and second grippers mesh with the teeth of the first and second racks to maintain the vertical position of the display board. The handle is pushed to disengage the grippers from the racks and allow vertical motion of the display board.Type: GrantFiled: October 25, 2011Date of Patent: October 30, 2012Inventors: Jorge Garcia, Sam Minnich
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Publication number: 20120268815Abstract: A retractable projection screen having a projection screen surface, a lower batten fixed adjacent the bottom of the projection screen surface, an upper batten fixed adjacent the top of the projection screen surface, a winch mandrel, a cable adapted to be fixed to the upper batten and wound around the winch mandrel and an outer roller on which the projection screen surface is wound. An electric motor is coupled to the winch mandrel to rotate the mandrel, thereby raising and lowering the projection screen surface.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 25, 2012Publication date: October 25, 2012Applicant: IDEAWORKX LLCInventor: Robert C. Hendricks
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Patent number: 8274737Abstract: The present invention provides a retractable frame of a projection screen, which comprises: a receiving case; a rolling shaft; a rolling device; a first support rod having one end laterally extended with an engaging plate having a plate hole, two opposing sides of the engaging plate respectively having an engaging surface; a second support rod having one end extended with two engaging arms, and each engaging arm having an engaging hole; a combination member connected with the second support rod and the first support rod; a top supporter; and a projection screen. When being unfolded, the top supporter is upwardly pulled till the connection location of the second support rod and the first support rod being approximately a line, so the engaging arms can be tightly abutted against the end portions of the engaging surfaces for achieving the objective of support.Type: GrantFiled: December 4, 2011Date of Patent: September 25, 2012Assignee: Bright Supply Corp.Inventor: Shih-Jen Wang
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Patent number: 8254025Abstract: A screen unit includes a flexible screen, a pantograph mechanism which expands and stores the screen, a motor which shifts one end of the pantograph mechanism to stretch and contract the pantograph mechanism, and a wire. The screen unit further includes a housing which accommodates these components, and a cover which opens and closes at the time of expansion and storage of the screen. One end of the wire is held by the electric motor, and the other end of the wire is held by the cover, so that the cover can be closed in accordance with the contraction of the pantograph mechanism effected by the motor.Type: GrantFiled: January 25, 2012Date of Patent: August 28, 2012Assignee: Seiko Epson CorporationInventor: Kiyoshi Kuroi
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Publication number: 20120206801Abstract: A screen unit includes a screen, a screen holding unit which holds the upper end of the screen, a screen winding unit around which the screen is wound, a pantograph mechanism which expands and stores the screen, and adjusting units which control the position of the upper end of the screen when the screen is expanded. The adjusting units have a support member which has a screw portion, and an adjusting screw member rotatably provided on the corresponding support member. The support member shifts in accordance with rotation of the adjusting screw member.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 7, 2012Publication date: August 16, 2012Applicant: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATIONInventor: Kiyoshi Kuroi