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Mark Twain (Samuel L. Clemens) received Patent No. 121,992 for "An Improvement in Adjustable and Detachable Straps for Garments." He later received two more patents: one for a self-pasting scrapbook and one for a game to help players remember important historical dates.
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| 7174068 | Parabolic waveguide-type collimating lens and tunable external cavity laser diode provided with the same The present invention relates to a semiconductor based parabolic waveguide-type collimating lens and a monolithically integrated type tunable external cavity laser diode light source. The monolithically integrated type tunable external cavity laser diode light sourc... | 02/06/2007 |
| 7172295 | LED control system with feedback A method of controlling power provided to one or more light emitting diodes in a projection system comprises measuring light output from the one or more light emitting diodes. Based at least upon the measured light output, the power to at least one of the light emit... | 02/06/2007 |
| 7172288 | Display device including a spatial light modulator with plural image regions A display device includes a spatial light modulator and a light generator. The spatial light modulator may have an array of modulating elements with a plurality of image regions. The light generator may be configured to direct a different one of a plurality of subst... | 02/06/2007 |
| 7170531 | Projection display apparatus, display method for same and image display apparatus The present invention provides a technology that enables projection images to be overlaid with embellishment effects without depending on the capabilities of the image supply apparatus. A projection display apparatus that projects images onto a screen responsive to ... | 01/30/2007 |
| 7169252 | Method for the assembly of light integrators A method of assembling a light handling device that includes a plurality of separate walls for reflecting and that is tolerant of elevated heat and heating cycles. The method provides a fast-set adhesive to portions of the walls that are to be secured together. The ... | 01/30/2007 |
| 7168813 | Mediacube An object placed on a display surface conveys an image appearing on the display surface to a surface of the object. The object can include one or more optical elements such as a lens, or may include a plurality of fused fiber optics or collimated light tubes to conv... | 01/30/2007 |
| 7165848 | Projection type video display A doughnut-shaped dust-proof plate is externally fitted in the body of the projection lens. The dust-proof plate comprises a first member which is flexible like rubber and a second member made of plastic which is uneasy to deform. The second member is made lower in ... | 01/23/2007 |
| 7165844 | Projector type display apparatus There is provided a safe image display apparatus for projecting an image on a screen that can minimize a stimulus to eyes, retinae and optic nerves from projected light entering into the eyes directly. By comparing a displayed image captured by a camera with an inpu... | 01/23/2007 |
| 7167297 | Micromirror array 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... | 01/23/2007 |
| 7165843 | Optical system with angular compensator An electro-optical projection system includes a polarizer, a reflective light modulator, an analyzer, and a compensation element. The polarizer polarizes an illumination beam to form a polarized illumination beam. The reflective light modulator receives the polarize... | 01/23/2007 |
| 7164348 | Inconspicuous tactile notification for speaking engagements With the increasing popularity of multimedia presentations at business meetings and conferences, presenters often wish to be free to move about during their presentation. Moderators at a presentation or conference can use this invention to communicate with the prese... | 01/16/2007 |
| 7164520 | Packaging for an interferometric modulator A package is made of a transparent substrate having an interferometric modulator and a back plate. A non-hermetic seal joins the back plate to the substrate to form a package, and a desiccant resides inside the package. A method of packaging an interferometric modul... | 01/16/2007 |
| 7161315 | Self dust-off apparatus and method thereof A self dust-off apparatus includes a fan and a controller. The fan, which can be driven to rotate clockwise or counterclockwise, is installed in a projector. The controller is employed to direct the rotational direction (clockwise or counterclockwise) of the fan. In... | 01/09/2007 |
| 7161737 | Projection screen and projection system comprising the same A projection screen including a polarized-light selective reflection layer having a cholesteric liquid crystalline structure that causes selective diffuse-reflection of a specific polarize-light component, and a substrate for supporting the polarized-light selective... | 01/09/2007 |
| 7162092 | System and method for processing image data A method of decompressing a set of subsampled image data is disclosed. The method includes reading a first subset of the subsampled image data into a cache memory and into a buffer, wherein the buffer has an amount of memory equal to or less than the cache memory, c... | 01/09/2007 |
| 7159991 | Projection type image display device A rod integrator, which has a light incident face and a light exit face, inclines its axis at a predetermined angle with respect to a light emitting direction of a light source. The light incident face is a inclined plane with respect to an axial direction of the ro... | 01/09/2007 |
| 7159985 | Projector A projector includes: an illumination device including a light source that emits a parallel illuminating light beam, lens integrators each having a first lens array to split the illuminating light beam into a plurality of secondary light beams, a second lens array, ... | 01/09/2007 |
| 7156526 | Projector A manipulation button of a first attitude adjusting mechanism is located at a corner on a front side of a lower case. The manipulation button is operated with fingers of one hand while both corners of the front side of the lower case are supported with both hands in... | 01/02/2007 |
| 7158297 | Projection screen and projection system comprising the same A projection screen includes a polarized-light selective reflection layer having a cholesteric liquid crystalline structure, capable of selectively diffuse-reflecting a specific polarized-light component; a substrate for supporting the polarized-light selective refl... | 01/02/2007 |
| 7152980 | Outer suspension type lens shielding mask for projection apparatus An outer suspension type lens shielding mask for a projection apparatus includes a sheet body and a holding element, in which a rectangular hole is opened in the sheet body. The sheet body is combined with the holding element together for being fixed on a projection... | 12/26/2006 |
| 7154928 | Laser output beam wavefront splitter for bandwidth spectrum control Apparatus/method providing bandwidth control in narrow band short pulse duration gas discharge laser output light pulse beam producing systems, producing a beam comprising pulses at selected pulse repetition races, e.g., comprising a dispersive bandwidth selection o... | 12/26/2006 |
| 7153015 | Led white light optical system The invention provides an LED lighting device and method that produces high intensity, spatially uniform, white light in the near and far fields in a reduced package size that does not significantly heat the surrounding environment, wherein the white light is produc... | 12/26/2006 |
| 7150534 | 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... | 12/19/2006 |
| 7150537 | Projection television device and screen A front projection display device is provided including an image-generating source configured to generate an image, a wide angle lens system adapted to receive the image, and a screen. The wide angle lens system may be configured to increase distortion of the image ... | 12/19/2006 |
| 7147333 | Projector In a base plate, projections for being inserted into openings in a lower bracket, and for supporting a bottom surface of a cross-dichroic prism, are provided. The lower bracket and the cross-dichroic prism are fixed to the base plate by adhesive agent filled into a ... | 12/12/2006 |
| 7148906 | Image display device and method for displaying an image on the basis of a plurality of image signals Image signals input terminals are selected by a selector. The image signals are combined and displayed on the same screen of a display device. The display screen includes one main screen and a plurality of sub screens. In the case where a moving image is displayed o... | 12/12/2006 |
| 7144676 | Imaging compositions and methods Imaging compositions and methods of using the compositions are disclosed. The imaging compositions are sensitive to low levels of energy such that upon application of the low levels of energy the compositions change color or shade. The compositions may be applied to... | 12/05/2006 |
| 7144117 | Projection type image display apparatus A projection type image display apparatus including a scanning mirror and a projection lens adapted to project an image on an image-displaying screen by scanning with a laser beam, and a detector adapted to detect the presence or absence of an intruding object betwe... | 12/05/2006 |
| 7144120 | Decouplable image projection device for use with docking stations An image projector assembly including a mountable image projection device and a docking station adapted for mounting said device. The image projection device is the optical engine and typically includes an image generating apparatus and a light source to project thr... | 12/05/2006 |
| 7144119 | System and method for programmable illumination pattern generation An apparatus providing programmable illumination pattern generation for the manipulation of colloidal particulates and biomolecules in suspension between electrodes, is disclosed. The apparatus implements LEAPS (Light-controlled electrokinetic assembly of particles ... | 12/05/2006 |
| 7145611 | Seamless tiled 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 ... | 12/05/2006 |
| 7145728 | Projection apparatus A projection apparatus including a light source which generates light beams, an optical projection system which projects the light beams generated by the light source onto a screen, and a reflection device which is positioned between the light source and the optical... | 12/05/2006 |
| 7140739 | Light source device and projector A light source device (411) has a lamp body (411A) including a light source lamp, a reflector (417) and an anti-explosion glass (418), and a lamp housing (411B) for accommodating the lamp body (411A). A plurality of projecti... | 11/28/2006 |
| 7140731 | Image-rendering device An image-rendering device including a body, a connector configured to removably attach the body to a projection device, the connector movably coupled to the body such that the body is movable between at least a first position and a second position relative to the co... | 11/28/2006 |
| 7142360 | Projection screen and projection system containing same A projection screen capable of sharply displaying an image even under bright environmental light with high image visibility. A projection screen has a polarized-light selective reflection layer with a cholesteric liquid crystalline structure, capable of selectively ... | 11/28/2006 |
| 7142347 | Method and system for processing photonic systems using semiconductor devices An optical processing system includes an amplifier, a receiving device, an electronic processor, and a transmitting device. The receiving device includes a first wave-guide based router and an array of detectors. The array of detectors receives the first optical sig... | 11/28/2006 |
| 7139301 | Laser spectral engineering for lithographic process An integrated circuit lithography technique called spectral engineering by Applicants, for bandwidth control of an electric discharge laser. In a preferred process, a computer model is used to model lithographic parameters to determine a desired laser spectrum neede... | 11/21/2006 |
| 7137710 | Projection system A method for presenting secondary information to a video-viewing audience comprises projecting video images onto a screen and projecting invisible light signals encoded to represent secondary information associated with said video images onto the screen concurrently... | 11/21/2006 |
| 7137705 | Optical device with optical modulator fixation-enhancing structure and projector A cross dichroic prism as a color-combining optical device and optical modulators constituting an optical device body are fixed with insulating pins being interposed. The optical device body includes a base and reinforcing members, supporting surfaces for supporting... | 11/21/2006 |
| 7136053 | Projector and camera arrangement with shared optics and optical marker for use with whiteboard systems Projector and camera arrangements are provided for use in electronic whiteboard systems. Specifically, the present invention provides projector and camera arrangements wherein the projector and camera share the same imaging optics. By sharing the same projection and... | 11/14/2006 |
