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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 6972886 | Variable blazed grating In one aspect of the invention, an apparatus operable to provide optical signal processing includes an inner conductive layer including an at least substantially conductive material and a plurality of at least partially reflective mirror strips disposed outwardly fr... | 12/06/2005 |
| 6970280 | High angle micro-mirrors and processes A micro-mirror that comprises a substrate, a hinge structure formed on the substrate and a mirror plate attached to the hinge structure is provided for use in display systems. The mirror plate is capable of rotating from a non-deflected resting state to a state that... | 11/29/2005 |
| 6966656 | Image display apparatus An image display apparatus of a projection-type is provided which includes an illuminator with a light source, an optical modulator illuminated by light illuminator and which makes spatial modulation of the illumination light according to a to-be-displayed image for... | 11/22/2005 |
| 6966658 | Projection type display apparatus rear projection and multi-vision system A small projection display apparatus which suppresses optical paths of incident and output light in a reflection valve from overlapping; and a rear projector and a multi-vision system using the same. The projection display apparatus includes an illumination optical ... | 11/22/2005 |
| 6964487 | Image display device An image display device includes a case having an opening, a luminous source image display displaying a first image, a focusing element receiving light from the source image display and focusing the light to form a second image that is viewable through the opening o... | 11/15/2005 |
| 6963379 | Head-mounted display A head-mounted display (HMD) is provided. The HMD includes: an image-forming unit that produces and emits an image; a half mirror disposed obliquely with respect to the image-forming unit for transmitting some part of the image entering from the image-forming unit a... | 11/08/2005 |
| 6961192 | Color lighting apparatus and method and image projection apparatus and method using the same A color lighting apparatus and method which has a small optical apparatus or method illuminating color beams with a high optical efficiency and an image projection apparatus and method using the same. The color lighting apparatus includes a light source, a color bea... | 11/01/2005 |
| 6958846 | Spatial light modulators with light absorbing areas A projection system, a spatial light modulator, and a method for forming micromirrors are disclosed. A substrate comprises circuitry and electrodes for electrostatically deflecting micromirror elements that are disposed within an array of such elements forming the s... | 10/25/2005 |
| 6956995 | Optical communication arrangement An arrangement for optical communication comprises an optical coupler, an opto-electronic board, and an optical fiber. The optical fiber comprises a first refraction surface, a second refraction surface, and an internal reflector. The first refraction surface has a ... | 10/18/2005 |
| 6956878 | Method and apparatus for reducing laser speckle using polarization averaging A method and apparatus for reducing speckle uses polarization averaging. A polarizing beam splitter divides a first polarized laser output into a second polarized laser output and a third polarized laser output. A plurality of mirrors creates an optical path differe... | 10/18/2005 |
| 6953275 | System and method for providing a uniform source of light A system for providing a uniform source of light. The system includes a light pipe having an input surface for receiving light from a light source and an output surface for transmitting the light. The system also includes an optical element having an entrance surfac... | 10/11/2005 |
| 6951394 | Digital light processing projection system and projection method of the same A digital light processing projection system includes an illuminating device, an optical-path-switching element, a projection device and a prism set. The prism set is arranged between the illuminating device, the optical-path-switching element and the projection dev... | 10/04/2005 |
| 6950225 | Micromechanical optical switch An optical switch element is described, which includes a fixed layer disposed outwardly from a substrate and a movable mirror assembly disposed outwardly from the fixed layer. The moveable mirror assembly is operable to move relative to the fixed layer responsive to... | 09/27/2005 |
| 6950240 | Imaging optical system A luminous flux, from one conjugate surface (A), having an opening angle of at least 10° sequentially passes through a first optical system (30) having a luminous flux convergent action in the vicinity of its reference axis and a second optical system (31... | 09/27/2005 |
| 6947221 | Imaging optical system A luminous flux, from one conjugate surface (A), having an opening angle of at least 10° sequentially passes through a first optical system (30) having a luminous flux convergent action in the vicinity of its reference axis and a second optical system (31... | 09/20/2005 |
| 6947200 | Double substrate reflective spatial light modulator with self-limiting micro-mechanical elements A spatial light modulator includes an upper optically transmissive substrate held above a lower substrate containing addressing circuitry. One or more electrostatically deflectable elements are suspended by hinges from the upper substrate. In operation, individual m... | 09/20/2005 |
| 6947613 | Wavelength selective switch and equalizer A device comprising a light modulator including a plurality of elements wherein each element is selectively operable such that the plurality of elements are dynamically configurable to combine selected ones of a plurality of grating periods such that selected portio... | 09/20/2005 |
| 6942344 | Autostereoscopic display for multiple viewers An apparatus for displaying a stereoscopic virtual image to a first viewer (12a) and to a second viewer (12b), where the stereoscopic virtual image is imaged to each viewer at a left viewing pupil (14l) and a right viewing p... | 09/13/2005 |
| 6939009 | Compact work light with high illumination uniformity A compact work light that generates a light beam having high brightness and high illumination uniformity is disclosed. The work light includes a housing that houses a light source, a light homogenizer and an imaging lens in an operational relationship. The housing i... | 09/06/2005 |
| 6939013 | Projection type display device A projection type display device includes a light source, a picture information display element, and a light deflection device that deflects light from the light source and irradiates the deflected light on one region of the picture information display element. The ... | 09/06/2005 |
| 6935747 | Image enhancement and aberration corrections in a small real image projection system An improved real image projection system comprises, in the primary configuration, a tilted mirror to eliminate ghost reflections, and a unique arrangement allowing the introduction of a second background image without a 50%/50% beamsplitter, while providing system t... | 08/30/2005 |
| 6935755 | Personal entertainment arrangement A personal entertainment unit including a chair having at least one arm within which is housed a projector. The arm includes a door enabling an image to be projected from the projector outside of the arm. The door, when closed, hides the projector from view. Alterna... | 08/30/2005 |
| 6934070 | Chirped optical MEM device A light modulator comprises a series of ribbons divided by a series of gaps. Sequences of consecutive ribbons and gaps are grouped together to form a plurality of pixels that are configured to process a respective plurality of wavelengths. The spacing from center-li... | 08/23/2005 |
| 6933998 | Display devices with integrated control elements and methods of making devices A display device includes an array of control elements formed on a semiconductor substrate, and an array of reflective-type pixel electrodes stacked over the array of the control elements, so that each of the control elements control a state of reflection of a corre... | 08/23/2005 |
| 6932477 | Apparatus for providing multi-spectral light for an image projection system A solid state multi-spectral light source for a multi-spectral light source system includes an array of LED groups, wherein each LED group may include red, green, and blue LEDs. The LEDs produce color light bars by activating the appropriate color LEDs. The color li... | 08/23/2005 |
| 6928207 | Apparatus for selectively blocking WDM channels An apparatus for selective blocking WDM channels comprises a light modulator, a diffraction grating, and a transform lens. The light modulator comprises an array of pixels. Each pixel of the light modulator is selectively operable to direct light into a first mode a... | 08/09/2005 |
| 6927891 | Tilt-able grating plane for improved crosstalk in 1×N blaze switches A light modulator includes elongated elements arranged parallel to each other. Each elongated element includes a light reflective planar surface with the light reflective planar surfaces configured in a first grating plane. A support structure is coupled to the elon... | 08/09/2005 |
| 6923544 | Projector A projector is provided which can realize a bright projected image of high light utilization efficiency while combining a reflective-type liquid crystal device and an integrator optical system. The projector may include a light source lamp, a light beam dividing opt... | 08/02/2005 |
| 6924949 | Lens system and optical device having the same A lens system has a plurality of lenses, a stop, and a diffractive surface, the entire lens system moves during focusing, and the lens system satisfies the condition of β≧0.5, where β is a maximum photographic magnification. ... | 08/02/2005 |
| 6922272 | Method and apparatus for leveling thermal stress variations in multi-layer MEMS devices A MEMS device such as a grating light valve™ light modulator is athermalized such that the force required to deflect the movable portion of the MEMS device remains constant over a range of temperatures. In MEMS embodiments directed to a grating light valve™ ligh... | 07/26/2005 |
| 6921176 | Illuminating optical system, image display unit and method of illuminating space modulation element Provided are an illumination optical system having superior color rendering properties while ensuring sufficient illuminance, an image display apparatus comprising the illumination optical system and a spatial modulation device illuminated by the illumination optica... | 07/26/2005 |
| 6919984 | Metal trim mirror for optimized thin film resistor laser trimming A device and a method of forming the device are disclosed. The device includes a reflector, a first dielectric layer disposed on the reflector, and a thin film resistor disposed on the reflector. The reflector acts as a barrier between the thin film resistor and an ... | 07/19/2005 |
| 6916097 | Light source device and projection type display unit to which the device is applied A light emitted from a semiconductor light emitting device array having a plurality of semiconductor light emitting devices arranged two-dimensionally on a substrate is converged by a condensing lens. In a light guide, a mirror surface is formed from a light inciden... | 07/12/2005 |
| 6916436 | Method for producing quasi-three dimensional images A method to transform any portion of a two-dimensional visual image into a three-dimensional formed visual image device within the overall two-dimensional visual areas on a single image piece is provided. The resultant image has both two-dimensional and three-dimens... | 07/12/2005 |
| 6915063 | Rod integrator manufacturing method and rod integrator A rod integrator includes a quadrangular prismatic light-guiding member with a rectangular cross-sectional shape. The light-guiding member guides a light beam from a first end surface to a second end surface, opposing the first end surface, while the beam is reflect... | 07/05/2005 |
| 6910772 | Image display apparatus An image display apparatus of a projection-type is provided which includes an illuminator with a light source, an optical modulator illuminated by light illuminator and which makes spatial modulation of the illumination light according to a to-be-displayed image for... | 06/28/2005 |
| 6909451 | Method for generating video programs, variants, and system for realizing this method The invention relates to television, interactive television, user interfaces, video conferences and may be used in the creation of video programs with interactive interaction between participants of video programs and objects generated by a computer program. The tec... | 06/21/2005 |
| 6908201 | Micro-support structures A MEM device in accordance with the invention comprises one or more movable micro-structures which are preferably ribbon structures or cantilever structures. The ribbon structures or cantilever structures are preferably coupled to a substrate structure through one o... | 06/21/2005 |
| 6908199 | Optical illumination system and image projection system including the same An optical illumination system and an image projection system including the same include a light source, at least one illuminating lens and a Mangin mirror that illuminate light emitted from the light source on a predetermined reflective device, the Mangin mirror in... | 06/21/2005 |
| 6905214 | Illumination apparatus and display apparatus using the illumination apparatus An illumination apparatus comprises an illuminant which radiates diffused light from an outgoing plane and generates heat, a light guiding member configured to guide the diffused light from the illuminant while reflecting the diffused light at the internal surface t... | 06/14/2005 |
