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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7027110 | Display device having flexibility and a winding axis that winds the two slidable plates A display device disclosed herein comprises: a display part including a first thin plate having flexibility and a second thin plate having flexibility, the second thin plate being provided on the first thin plate; a fixing portion which fixes the first thin plate an... | 04/11/2006 |
| 7027202 | Silicon substrate as a light modulator sacrificial layer An optical MEM device is fabricated with a patterned device layer formed on a silicon wafer. Preferably, the patterned device layer is patterned with plurality of ribbons and/or access trenches. The central portion of the ribbon is released from the silicon wafer us... | 04/11/2006 |
| 7023606 | Micromirror array for projection TV In order to minimize light diffraction along the direction of switching and more particularly light diffraction into the acceptance cone of the collection optics, in the present invention, micromirrors are provided which are not rectangular. Also, in order to minimi... | 04/04/2006 |
| 7023466 | Three-dimensional display systems Three-dimensional display apparatus and methods are disclosed. The apparatus and methods generate three-dimensional images for an observer by providing components of the image in a series of frames to an image space. Providing the image components can include: scann... | 04/04/2006 |
| 7023506 | Reflective liquid crystal display device A reflective LCD device having a CLC color filter includes a holographic film to increase a luminance and viewing angle. Due to the holographic film, light incident to the CLC film has not only a small incident angle but also a small reflection angle. Therefore, a w... | 04/04/2006 |
| 7021774 | Projector arrangement The invention provides a projector arrangement (1) in which an objective cover unit (6) for covering a light exit portion or surface (4e) of an objective unit (4) is adapted to serve as a support or bearing (8) for a project... | 04/04/2006 |
| 7021775 | Modular keypad assembly A modular keypad assembly for use with a projection device is provided. This modular keypad assembly may include a user input through which a user may operate the projection device. Such a modular keypad assembly may include a elastomer keypad, a keypad support plat... | 04/04/2006 |
| 7018053 | Projector A projector includes circuitry configured to generate an image; a lens for projecting the image; a housing for the circuitry; and a mechanism for moving the lens with respect to the housing or with respect to a viewing surface to direct a projected image in a desire... | 03/28/2006 |
| 7018055 | Image projecting device and image projecting method The present invention provides an image projecting device for projecting projecting light corresponding to image information by projecting means. The image projecting device includes at least scanning monitoring means for monitoring entrance of an entering object in... | 03/28/2006 |
| 7018050 | System and method for correcting luminance non-uniformity of obliquely projected images A system and method corrects luminance non-uniformity caused by images being obliquely projected onto a screen. A camera is used to record the geometry of the obliquely displayed image. Utilizing this recorded geometry, a homography is then derived that maps pixels ... | 03/28/2006 |
| 7020383 | Detecting and thwarting imaging systems at theatrical performances A system and method of detecting and thwarting the use of unauthorized imaging systems at theatrical performances. Sensors are deployed at a theatrical event to detect a focusing signal and/or the RF signal of an unauthorized imaging device. De-focusing signals are ... | 03/28/2006 |
| 7018043 | Projector device user interface system A method for interfacing a device to a projector including identifying a network to which the device is connected, identifying at least one projector on the network, identifying a status of at least one projector, enabling selection of at least one projector based o... | 03/28/2006 |
| 7018045 | Image display apparatus and image display method An image display apparatus and method is disclosed that can prevent shot-sneaking of an image displayed by a projector apparatus. The projector apparatus embeds a display image portion in which the same color is represented with another color space of R, Cy, and B b... | 03/28/2006 |
| 7016116 | Three-dimensional display system An image display system provides a viewer with an experience of three dimensional images by presenting a composite image source. The system includes first and second image sources, a beamcombiner, a lens and a reflective element. The reflective elements reflects the... | 03/21/2006 |
| 7016393 | Apparatus for projecting a line of light from a diode-laser array Apparatus for projecting a line of light includes a linear array of diode-lasers arranged in a diode-laser bar. The apparatus includes an optical system. Components of the system include a plurality of lenses and array of cylindrical microlenses having the same spac... | 03/21/2006 |
| 7012731 | Packaged micromirror array for a projection display In order to minimize light diffraction along the direction of switching and more particularly light diffraction into the acceptance cone of the collection optics, in the present invention, micromirrors are provided which are not rectangular. Also, in order to minimi... | 03/14/2006 |
| 7012676 | Laser capture microdissection translation stage joystick Systems and methods for laser capture microdissection are disclosed. An inverted microscope includes a translation stage joystick subsystem. The systems and methods provide the advantages of increased speed and much lower rates of contamination. ... | 03/14/2006 |
| 7012730 | Optics arrangements including light source arrangements for an active matrix liquid crystal image generator A system for producing modulated light is disclosed. The system comprises a spatial light modulator including a light modulating medium switchable between different states so as to act on light in ways which form overall patterns of modulated light. The system also ... | 03/14/2006 |
| 7011413 | Image processing system, projector, program, information storage medium, and image processing method An image processing system that shorten calibration time includes a storage section which stores darkroom-condition-measurement data obtained by measuring a display region on which a plurality of calibration images having different colors are displayed under a darkr... | 03/14/2006 |
| 7012596 | Color thin film transistor display module with shielding-effect cable A color Thin Film Transistor (TFT) display module with shielding-effect cable includes a color TFT display, a grounding terminal and a cable. The grounding terminal is installed at the rear of the color TFT display, while the cable, being electrically connected with... | 03/14/2006 |
| 7012671 | Exposure apparatus and method An apparatus and method for projecting a pattern includes a light source for emitting a laser; an illuminating unit which illuminates a mask on which a pattern is formed with the laser emitted from the light source and formed in a particular shape; a holder which ho... | 03/14/2006 |
| 7006275 | Packaged micromirror array for a projection display In order to minimize light diffraction along the direction of switching and more particularly light diffraction into the acceptance cone of the collection optics, in the present invention, micromirrors are provided which are not rectangular. Also, in order to minimi... | 02/28/2006 |
| 7004604 | Sequential color display device including light shading means A projection display device includes a condensing unit and a shading unit. The condensing unit condenses light emitted from a light source to form a condensed spot on a color wheel. The shading unit, when a size of the condensed spot on the color wheel has increased... | 02/28/2006 |
| 7006876 | Safety cabinet with simplified operability The invention pertains to a safety cabinet with an interior that is enclosed by a housing and a housing front side with a work opening that can be closed with a height-adjustable window. The safety cabinet contains an operating unit for controlling device functions ... | 02/28/2006 |
| 7006288 | Polarization recovery system for projection displays A light guide comprising three guide sections and a light coupling element between the light guide sections. The light coupling element having an internal polarizing surface for reflecting light of a predetermined polarization state. Each light guide section has an ... | 02/28/2006 |
| 7004590 | Production method for optical device, optical device produced by this method and projector provided with this optical device In manufacturing an optical device having a plurality of optical modulators and a color combining optical system, optical properties of a projection optical system are acquired, reference positions of the optical modulators are acquired, deviations of the optical mo... | 02/28/2006 |
| 7004586 | Image displaying projector with a light tunnel and light tunnel structure in an image displaying projector An image displaying projector is provided comprising a lamp for emitting the light for image projection, a light tunnel for receiving the light from the lamp at one end opening of a tubular portion thereof which has two openings provided at both ends, guiding the li... | 02/28/2006 |
| 7004588 | Planetarium and point light source for use in same Featured is a portable planetarium device suitable for use in projecting clear bright images of stars, planets, and other celestial objects onto a curved viewing surface. The portable planetarium devices of the invention comprise a point light source generators, a l... | 02/28/2006 |
| 7001024 | Image input apparatus using projected light The present invention provides an image input apparatus into which a three-dimensional image as well as a two-dimensional image can be easily input. This image input apparatus includes an image pick-up unit, a projector unit, and a mover unit. The projector unit pro... | 02/21/2006 |
| 7001925 | Compounds and method for enhancing the efficacy of anti-cancer drugs Polyamine compounds, method of synthesis and method of use for anti-cancer purposes, and for enhancing the activity of existing anti-cancer drugs are provided. This disclosure has identified certain polyamine motifs that can be attached to toxic agents to facilitate... | 02/21/2006 |
| 7002640 | Apparatus for mounting a screen in a projection television A screen fastening device of a projection television having a front cabinet including a front window of a case, a screen for penetrating or forming an image, a fastening bracket for fastening the screen to the front cabinet, a mating portion for removably fastening ... | 02/21/2006 |
| 7001022 | Illumination system and projection system adopting the same An illumination system includes at least one light emitting device to emit a light beam having different wavelengths, a focusing lens to condense the light beam emitted from the light emitting device, and a waveguide having an incident surface inclined at a predeter... | 02/21/2006 |
| 6997561 | Reduced form factor projection system The invention includes a color projection system. System includes a light source, a first relay lens, disposed on a first optical path, optically coupled to the light source. System also includes a second relay lens, disposed in a second optical path, optically coup... | 02/14/2006 |
| 6997565 | Lamp, polarization converting optical system, condensing optical system and image display device A lamp has a deformed lamp reflector and a lamp front glass. The deformed lamp reflector is formed by deforming a paraboloid of revolution of a conventional lamp reflector to an aspherical reflection surface which is rotationally symmetrical with respect to an optic... | 02/14/2006 |
| 6999665 | Display panel having dual directional diffusion An optical panel includes a plurality of stacked optical waveguides bound by black cladding to collectively form an inlet face and an opposite display screen. An inlet diffuser has an inlet surface, and an opposite outlet surface adjoining the inlet face of the wave... | 02/14/2006 |
| 6994437 | Image display device and adjustment for alignment An image display device includes an optical imaging arrangement for providing image information to illumination light and for transmitting the image information as an optical image signal; a projecting optical arrangement for receiving the optical image signal and f... | 02/07/2006 |
| 6992833 | Color combining optical system, projection-type display optical system, projection-type image display apparatus, and image display system A color combining optical system which can suppress occurrence of a thermal problem and increase in size is disclosed. The color combining optical system comprises a first optical element which has a first optical film reflecting light having a first polarizing dire... | 01/31/2006 |
| 6988806 | Instant-on projector A projection system is provided with a primary light source and an auxiliary light source to compensate the primary light source for at least white light during an initial period to provide a user with an instant-on experience. In various embodiments, the auxiliary ... | 01/24/2006 |
| 6988808 | Projector with color tape To reduce the thickness of a digital light projector (DLP), a circulating tape having sequences of red, green and blue segments is used instead of a color wheel to produce a color image. ... | 01/24/2006 |
| 6987610 | Projection screen A projection screen for use in a projection system is described. In an embodiment of the present invention, a projection screen includes a substrate having one or more fluorescent materials. The one or more fluorescent materials emit visible light with the incidence... | 01/17/2006 |
