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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8167437 | Multi-positional smoothing mirror for video projection optics A projection display is provided with a light engine including a damped piezo-electric smooth picture actuating device. The light engine comprises a mirror and an actuator for positioning the mirror. The actuator includes a tilting means that couples the actuator to... | 05/01/2012 |
| 7972015 | Projection type image display apparatus A projection type image display apparatus includes: a cabinet; a screen which is provided in the cabinet; a display device which is placed inside the cabinet and forms an image; and an optical system which projects an image formed by the display device to the screen... | 07/05/2011 |
| 7967448 | Optical system for a thin, low-chin, projection television A micro-mirror based projection display system in an enclosure with minimum chin and depth measurements is disclosed. A light source, such as a solid state laser light source, generates light of multiple primary colors that is modulated by a digital micro-mirror dev... | 06/28/2011 |
| 7909471 | Rear projection type display apparatus A rear projection type display apparatus, comprises an output unit that modulates a light from a light source to output a projection light; an image formation unit that has one or more optical elements, and that subjects the projection light that is output from the ... | 03/22/2011 |
| 7857463 | Optical system for a thin, low-chin, projection television A micro-mirror based projection display system in an enclosure with minimum chin and depth measurements is disclosed. A solid-state laser light source generates light of multiple primary colors that is modulated by a digital micro-mirror device. The projection optic... | 12/28/2010 |
| 7673994 | Image display apparatus and control method for the same An image display apparatus that displays an image through scanning by a plurality of beam lights, includes: a light source section that supplies the beam lights; and a scanning section that subjects to scanning the beam lights coming from the light source section. I... | 03/09/2010 |
| 7572014 | Image display device and adjustment for alignment An image display device comprises an optical imaging arrangement for providing image information to illumination light and for transmitting the light as an optical image signal; a display for receiving the optical image signal and for displaying an image based on th... | 08/11/2009 |
| 7549755 | Projection optical system and projection display device using the same A projection optical system having a magnification side and a reduction side for forming a magnified image on a magnification side image surface conjugate with a reduction side conjugate image surface includes, arranged in order from the reduction side, a first imag... | 06/23/2009 |
| 7520623 | Transmission-type screen and projection-type display device In a transmission-type screen and a projection-type display device, which are superior in contrast, a transmission-type screen characterized by including a display plane; a front side layer; and a backside layer having a light-directivity to a light projected from a... | 04/21/2009 |
| 7488077 | Objective for a projection apparatus, and corresponding front-projection or backprojection apparatus The invention relates to a projection objective comprising at least one lens and intended to transmit a divergent light beam onto a flat screen. A hyperbolically shaped mirror is oriented so as to receive, on its convex face, the light emanating from the lens. | 02/10/2009 |
| 7467872 | Projection optical unit and projection type video display device using the unit In the image display device, a projection lens including a plurality of lenses for enlarging an image from an image display element is constituted of a front group and a rear group. The rear group includes at least one free-shaped-surface lens including a surface ha... | 12/23/2008 |
| 7434938 | Display device movable for front and rear projection A display device has a screen, a housing, a mirror, and a projector. The housing extending away from one side of the screen and has an opening. The mirror is disposed within the housing. The projector is moveable relative to the housing to selectively engage the ope... | 10/14/2008 |
| 7407294 | Multi-direction image viewing system A multi-direction image viewing system includes a triangular or rectangular image case, and plural projectors symmetrically installed to the inner sides of the image case in three or four directions. Projecting light paths cross each other so that the size of the im... | 08/05/2008 |
| 7396133 | System and method for self-aligning collapsible display A display and method enable the auto-alignment and auto focus of an image onto a large screen in a projection display. ... | 07/08/2008 |
| 7384158 | Image projection system and method An image projection system and method is presented for optically projecting an image onto a display surface with visually correct geometry and optimum image quality. The projection system includes an image processing unit for receiving the input image data and gener... | 06/10/2008 |
| 7384154 | Temperature control system and method for projection device lenses A temperature control system and method for projection device lenses. The temperature control system includes a controllable heater for selectively heating one or more lenses pad a controller for adjusting heat from the heat source responsive to an operating conditi... | 06/10/2008 |
| 7377656 | Projector A projector of rear-projection type including a light source that outputs a laser beam and a scanner that scans a screen with the laser beam. When a laser beam with energy exceeds an accessible emission limit due to failure of the light source or the scanner, at lea... | 05/27/2008 |
| 7374291 | Projection optical system and image display apparatus using same An image display apparatus is provided, which includes a first image display element corresponding to a first color light, a second display element corresponding to a second color light different from the first color light, and a projection optical system having at ... | 05/20/2008 |
| 7370977 | Optical projection system and image display device having the same An optical projection system which creates pincushion distortion of an image and then creates a barrel distortion of the pincushion-distorted image to compensate for the pincushion distortion and then projects an enlarged image without substantial distortion onto an... | 05/13/2008 |
| 7370976 | Projection type image display device The device has flexure correcting means for operating to rotate a first eccentric cam provided at a central part of a first side of a reflecting mirror, thereby moving up and down the central part of the first side to correct the flexure of the reflecting mirror, to... | 05/13/2008 |
| 7364326 | Multiple light source illumination for image display systems A method for transmitting light in an image display system includes generating a first cone of light from a first light source. The first cone of light includes a plurality of light beams. A first portion of the first cone is projected in an illumination path. A sec... | 04/29/2008 |
| 7365907 | Rear projection image display apparatus A compact rear projection image display apparatus in which the projection distance in a projection optical system is substantially reduced and no reflection mirror is used, thereby eliminating a major cause of image trapezoidal distortion. The rear projection image ... | 04/29/2008 |
| 7354158 | Transmission-type screen and projection-type display device Exemplary embodiments provide a transmission-type screen and a projection-type display device, which are superior in contrast. Exemplary embodiments provide a transmission-type screen characterized by including a display plane; a front side layer; and a backside lay... | 04/08/2008 |
| 7331678 | Method and system for a thermal architecture and user adjustable keystone in a display device A rear projection display device. The display device includes a screen and a base to which the screen is mounted. The base includes a plurality of vents to allow air to flow in and out of the base, a heat source, and an air movement device to move air from near the ... | 02/19/2008 |
| 7331679 | Reflection unit having a mirror array, and projection display system employing the same A projection display system includes a screen, an illumination projecting system to form an image using light radiated by a light source, to magnify the image, and to project the image along a rear side of the screen, and a reflection unit having an array of unit mi... | 02/19/2008 |
| 7329004 | Rear projection display device A rear projection display device improves the brightness by improving the utilization efficiency of image light projected to a screen from slantly below. At least a green component of the image light is P-polarized to the screen (7). Therefore, reflection of ... | 02/12/2008 |
| 7316482 | Reflecting mirror and projection image display apparatus using the same The present invention is directed to the provision of a reflecting mirror that suppresses decreases in the resolution performance and contrast performance by decreasing the mean surface roughness. In a projection type image display apparatus including a projector le... | 01/08/2008 |
| 7314281 | Projection display device A projection display device having a plurality of transmission screens, each having an image display portion of different dimension, and each having light transmissivity and being provided with a back surface layer having optical directivity on a back surface side; ... | 01/01/2008 |
| 7300158 | Projection display apparatus The invention concerns a display apparatus with an imager illuminated by an illumination system and with an imaging system projecting an image on a viewing screen, wherein the brightness of the image on the imager has a variation over a given direction, and wherein ... | 11/27/2007 |
| 7290886 | Illuminating system and method for improving asymmetric projection An illuminating system and method for improving asymmetric projection includes a light source producing a light beam to form a light path, a projection lens disposed in the light path, a light valve inserted in the light path between the light source and the project... | 11/06/2007 |
| 7287864 | Light amount adjusting device and projector using the same A light amount adjusting device is assembled in a projector having a light source and a projection device projecting light from the light source on a screen through an image forming panel. The light amount adjusting device is arranged in the projection device or bet... | 10/30/2007 |
| 7281805 | Projection-type display apparatus A thin-shaped projection-type display apparatus capable of displaying a high-quality image without causing any ghost image is provided. The projection-type display apparatus includes a screen having a prism, and a projection optical system for guiding image light to... | 10/16/2007 |
| 7270855 | Optical film, method for manufacturing the same, and phase difference film and polarizing plate using the same A method for preparing an optical film, which comprises applying and developing an application liquid mixture containing a liquid crystal monomer, a chiral agent and a polymerization initiator on an orientation substrate, subjecting the resultant developed layer to ... | 09/18/2007 |
| 7264357 | Rear projection display device A rear projection display device improves the brightness by improving the utilization efficiency of image light projected to a screen from slantly below. At least a green component of the image light is P-polarized to the screen (7). Therefore, reflection of ... | 09/04/2007 |
| 7262816 | Rear projection imaging system with image warping distortion correction system and associated method A rear projection imaging system with an image warping distortion correction system using a camera and processing unit to generate a warping map that corrects for image distortion. The warping map is generated in an iterative process by displaying a known pattern on... | 08/28/2007 |
| 7259912 | Fresnel lens having reduced distortions A display device for displaying images in a rear projection display device is provided. The display device may include, amongst other structure, a screen including a lens portion and a frame portion. A tensioner may be operatively associated with the screen and may ... | 08/21/2007 |
| 7259801 | Large-panel table-top rear projection television A table-top rear projection television employs a single large-panel (e.g., 7 inch-15 inch, 17.5 cm-38 cm, diagonal), multi-color transmissive imaging device (e.g., an amorphous silicon liquid crystal display). The rear projection television has a cabinet with a pede... | 08/21/2007 |
| 7255447 | Systems and methods for projection mirror adjustment Systems and methods for adjusting a projection mirror of a rear projection device, that may be utilized to properly align an image projected by an image source within a desired projection area of the projection screen by adjusting the positional orientation of an im... | 08/14/2007 |
| 7244030 | Rear projection type image display device The present invention relates to a rear projection type image display device comprising projection lenses (2, 3) for projecting an image displayed on an image display element onto a transmission type screen (6) on a larger scale, an optical path turn-b... | 07/17/2007 |
| 7242530 | Ultra wide angle zoom lens in projection display system An ultra wide angle zoom lens for a projection display system including a liquid crystal panel displaying an image; a second lens group having a positive refractive power, formed by combination of two or more lenses, and correcting chromatic and spherical aberration... | 07/10/2007 |
