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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7066622 | Flashlight A flashlight that can be adjusted to provide different size light patterns at a predefined distance from the light is disclosed. The light patterns are always in-focus thereby providing well defined and uniformly illuminated areas of light. The focusing mechanism ut... | 06/27/2006 |
| 7066611 | Alignment with linear array of receptors A beam projector is aligned with a linear array of receptors. An alignment receptor is at each end of the linear array of receptors. A beam is projected from the projector. The beam is swept until the alignment receptors sense the beam. A signal is transmitted upon ... | 06/27/2006 |
| 7066605 | Color recapture for display systems A sequential color display system using a white light source to create a full color image projected onto an image plane. A dynamic filter, typically a series of moving dichroic filters, generates a series of primary colored light beams that are swept across the surf... | 06/27/2006 |
| 7068372 | MEMS interferometer-based reconfigurable optical add-and-drop multiplexor The interferometer comprises a beam splitter, a mirror and a phase modulator. The beam splitter splits a signal into a first portion and a second portion. The mirror reflects the first portion. The first portion includes an optical path length, which is fixed. The p... | 06/27/2006 |
| 7066601 | Projection display having an illumination module and an optical modulator Provided is a projection display including an illumination module. The illumination module includes a light source including a plurality of light emitting devices, a light guide panel having a top surface from which light is emitted, the top surface facing the optic... | 06/27/2006 |
| 7061477 | Projection display apparatus and system An image controlling system in which an image to be displayed is controlled by a control device is to be improved in its operating performance. A control device 3 and a projector 2 are interconnected over a USB cable 5 and an RGB cable 6 ... | 06/13/2006 |
| 7059724 | Image projection system and a method of controlling a projected pointer The present invention relates to an image projection system whereby a display position of a pointer on a projected image can be easily controlled from a location separated from the main control means. The system comprises a liquid crystal projector, a personal compu... | 06/13/2006 |
| 7059732 | Portable projector system An image projection system is provided that includes a portable projector, where the projector includes a light engine, and a projector housing having a closed configuration and an open configuration, where in the closed configuration the projector housing at least ... | 06/13/2006 |
| 7059723 | Illumination optical system, image display optical system, projection type image display apparatus, and image display system An illumination optical system that illuminates a plurality of image display elements comprises; a color separating optical system that separates light emitted from a light source into a plurality of color light components; and a plurality of light-guiding optical s... | 06/13/2006 |
| 7059728 | 2D/3D data projector The present solution relates to a 2D/3D data projector, which comprises: A data projector, the data projector comprising: at least one micro display having an image to be projected, at least one source unit comprising at least one light source chip and at least one ... | 06/13/2006 |
| 7059733 | Display apparatus A display apparatus is provided which can display different text/image information depending on the viewing angle and the viewer, display a high reality three-dimensional image viewable from any direction and realize stereoscopic viewing without glasses or the like.... | 06/13/2006 |
| 7059722 | Projector, network system including projector, and method of controlling projector on network system A projector comprises an optical engine which projects an image based on a video signal; a circuit section which controls operation of the optical engine; a power source which supplies electric power to the circuit section; a network interface, through which the cir... | 06/13/2006 |
| 7059731 | Compact LED module and projection display adopting the same A compact light source module includes a compact light source and a collimator that includes a parabolic first reflective surface to reduce a radiation angle at which a light beam radiates from the compact light source, so as to emit the light beam through a side ap... | 06/13/2006 |
| 7055964 | Content optimizing system for an image projection lighting device An image projection lighting device is disclosed having a processor and communications port. The communications port may receive a contrast command. The processor may modify contrast of image data in response to the contrast command to form contrast modified image d... | 06/06/2006 |
| 7055967 | Illumination systems employing corrective optics for use in reduced étendue color video projection systems An illumination system is provided with at least a first arc lamp positioned on the first axis of a first reflecting device. An aspherical corrector plate is positioned to receive the light rays produced by the arc lamp. The aspherical corrector plate is shaped so t... | 06/06/2006 |
| 7057523 | Non-volatile memory device with wireless control function A non-volatile memory device with wireless control function which can be divided into two parts comprising a main part and a remote control part. The main part includes a connection port, a memory system and a remote control signal reception module, while the remote... | 06/06/2006 |
| 7057578 | Active projection screen A screen (which may be a display or electronic display) for projection that has embedded in the screen other active display technologies, such as LEDs, LCDs, etc., or the screen itself is a hybrid of translucent surfaces with a low-resolution display. This display w... | 06/06/2006 |
| 7055956 | Image-rendering device The present invention provides an image-rendering device for an image projector. The image-rendering device includes a body having an image receiver adapted to alternatively receive a first interchangeable data transfer device and a second interchangeable data trans... | 06/06/2006 |
| 7055963 | Content optimizing system for an image projection lighting device An image projection lighting device is disclosed having a processor and communications port. The communications port may receive a contrast command. The processor may modify contrast of image data in response to the contrast command to form contrast modified image d... | 06/06/2006 |
| 7057819 | High contrast tilting ribbon blazed grating The light modulator includes elongated elements and a support structure coupled to the elongated elements. Each element includes one or more lengthwise slits within an active optical area, and a light reflective planar surface with the light reflective planar surfac... | 06/06/2006 |
| 7054515 | Diffractive light modulator-based dynamic equalizer with integrated spectral monitor An integrated device of the present invention comprises free-space optics, a bi-directional multiplexor/de-multiplexor, a diffractive light modulator, a beam splitter, an optical performance monitor, and a controller. The free-space optics collimate, transform and i... | 05/30/2006 |
| 7051942 | Optical scanner assembly and related methodology An optical scanner may be used either with or without a support stand. When operated without the support stand, the scanner may be used to acquire an image of an object in virtually any location and/or orientation, e.g., an image of a picture hanging on a wall. When... | 05/30/2006 |
| 7053364 | Remotely operable safety cabinet The invention pertains to a safety cabinet with an interior enclosed by a housing and with a housing front comprising a working opening that can be closed with a height-adjustable front pane. The safety cabinet exhibits a fixed operating unit for controlling device ... | 05/30/2006 |
| 7048390 | Producing method of optical device, positioning master, optical device and projector An attitude of a measurement reference surface of a positioning master is adjusted using an auto-collimator, the positioning master being disposed so that the adjusted measurement reference surface is located on a designed position, and the light beam irradiated fro... | 05/23/2006 |
| 7048382 | Recording length(s) of time high-temperature component operates in accordance with high-temperature policy A method of one embodiment is disclosed that records one or more lengths of time a high temperature component of a device operates in accordance with a high-temperature policy. An action is performed in response to at least one of the lengths of time being greater t... | 05/23/2006 |
| 7048387 | Image projection system with an invisible-light reflector for heat dissipation An image projection system includes a light source for generating a light beam, a reflective housing, and an invisible-light reflector. The reflective housing includes an opening and forms an accommodating space for accommodating the light source so that the light b... | 05/23/2006 |
| 7049164 | Microelectronic mechanical system and methods The current invention provides for encapsulated release structures, intermediates thereof and methods for their fabrication. The multi-layer structure has a capping layer, that preferably comprises silicon oxide and/or silicon nitride, and which is formed over an et... | 05/23/2006 |
| 7044606 | Projection of pixelized color images A projection system projects a pixelized color images onto a display surface. The projection system includes a light source, an interferometric modulator, and a reflective light modulator. The interferometric modulator is configured to modulate the wavelength of lig... | 05/16/2006 |
| 7044605 | Image-rendering device An image-rendering device including a body, a connector movably coupled to the body, wherein the connector is configured to electrically and structurally couple the body to the projection device such that the body is movable relative to the connector, and an image r... | 05/16/2006 |
| 7046330 | Exposure apparatus An exposure apparatus for printing, by exposure, a pattern of an original onto a substrate includes a housing tightly filled with a predetermined ambience and for accommodating therein at least a portion of an exposure light optical axis, and a detection system havi... | 05/16/2006 |
| 7040764 | Projection system using ambient light Ambient light that is modified for use in a projection system is described. In an embodiment of the present invention, a projection system includes a projection screen and an ambient light source. The projection screen reflects and/or emits one or more ranges of wav... | 05/09/2006 |
| 7042611 | Pre-deflected bias ribbons A modulator for and a method of modulating an incident beam of light including means for supporting a plurality of active elements and a plurality of bias elements, each active and bias element including a light reflective planar surface with the light reflective pl... | 05/09/2006 |
| 7040761 | Image display apparatus, image display system, and illumination system Conventionally, concentrated illumination of a central portion of an image (about 40-60% of the whole image) in which information such as letters and a picture tends to concentrate (centrally concentrated illumination) and uniform illumination of the whole image (un... | 05/09/2006 |
| 7036942 | Optical filter, optical device, and projector The invention provides an optical filter, an optical device, and a projector, which make it possible to project a high-quality image by reducing or preventing color unevenness of the projected image. An optical filter is used in a projector that includes liquid crys... | 05/02/2006 |
| 7033030 | Projection-type display apparatus An illuminating optical system for focusing a radiant light of a light source (1) onto a reflecting light valve (6) and a projection lens (7) for magnifying and projecting a reflected light from the reflecting light valve (6) onto a scree... | 04/25/2006 |
| 7029124 | Distortion control for a seamless tile display system A modular and scalable seamless tiled display apparatus includes multiple display devices, a screen, and multiple lens assemblies. Each display device is subdivided into multiple sections, and each section is configured to display a sectional image. One of the lens ... | 04/18/2006 |
| 7029122 | Projector A projector for projecting an image to an external screen in which an optical unit, includes rectangular liquid crystal panels disposed such that the short sides thereof are substantially parallel with a plane including principal light beams of the respective color ... | 04/18/2006 |
| 7029132 | Projection type image display with adjustable lens holding structure Adjustment of the illumination range to a liquid crystal panel of a liquid crystal projector requires time in fixing upon adjustment and accordingly it is an object to make the adjustment effectively. In an adjustment mechanism of the illumination range of illuminat... | 04/18/2006 |
| 7029130 | Contrast and brightness enhancing apertures for illumination displays The present invention is particularly useful for projection systems in which portions of an unwanted light beam overlap with the image beam. Such an overlap reduces the image contrast. Under the present invention, an aperture is used to restrict the extent of the un... | 04/18/2006 |
| 7029128 | Table type display device A table type display device, in which a high resolution display with an unremarkable connection is realized at the time of large screen display by using a screen with a composition having few bending is described. In a table type display device comprising plural M o... | 04/18/2006 |
