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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7369327 | Variable optical-property element and optical apparatus including the same A variable optical-property element includes a liquid crystal the pitch of twist is less than 60 times the wavelength of light used, so that a spatially uneven electric or magnetic field or temperature is applied to the liquid crystal to thereby form an index distri... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7336322 | Image display apparatus An image display apparatus includes a second converging unit constructed so that a light flux from part of a first light source or from a separately provided second light source is converged to have a line shape, a spectroscope/deflector unit constructed so that his... | 02/26/2008 |
| 7325937 | Lighting device for display device and display device In a lighting device for a display device, a clearance is set between an edge portion of a locking piece in a lamp clip, and a hole edge of a locking piece insertion hole provided at a back plate part of the case to correspond to the locking piece, and thereby, rela... | 02/05/2008 |
| 7266778 | Freezable projection display A display system and method are provided. The system typically includes a display configured to control visible light, as well as to sense an optical signal projected thereon, the display being adapted to freeze a projected image by storing the optical signal associ... | 09/04/2007 |
| 7262754 | Electronic device with liquid crystal display An electronic device, such as personal computer, incorporating a liquid crystal panel which uses LEDs as an illuminating light source for a liquid crystal panel to reduce power consumption and size of the electronic device. When 3-color LED lamps 13R, 13 | 08/28/2007 |
| 7202917 | Projection type image display device A light source, an image display panel including multiple pixel regions, each of which modulates light, light control means for focusing light from the light source onto associated pixel regions according to their wavelength ranges, and optical systems that form an ... | 04/10/2007 |
| 7184480 | Digital PWM generator A digital PWM circuit is provided. One exemplary circuit includes a binary counter, an n-bit DAC and a comparator. The binary counter generates a plurality of binary signals in increasing and/or decreasing value. The DAC circuit generates ramp signals composed of a ... | 02/27/2007 |
| 7154554 | Flat moldable HDTV display An apparatus comprising a plurality of columns bound together, configured to display a single row of pixels scanned out from top to bottom. It also comprises a timing control unit to synchronize between the columns to allow all pixels of a single row to be lit at th... | 12/26/2006 |
| 7142188 | Image display device A multi-color display system operates to suppress deterioration in resolution and increase in power consumption or deterioration in brightness. The multi-color display system includes n types of spectrum selecting means; m types of light sources each having a differ... | 11/28/2006 |
| 7034785 | Color liquid crystal display In an ECB LCD, in which a liquid crystal layer enclosed between a pair of substrates is driven based on R, G, B signals so that transmittance of R, G, B light components at the liquid crystal layer is controlled for color display, the voltage levels of the liquid cr... | 04/25/2006 |
| 7012598 | Liquid crystal display device and method for operating the same A method for operating a liquid crystal display having a panel with a back light includes applying a first gate signal starting a real data period followed by a second gate signal starting a black data period sequentially to gate lines of the panel, applying actual ... | 03/14/2006 |
| 7002539 | Field sequential color display device A field sequential color display apparatus for sequentially displaying RGB field images so that a color frame image can be observed, comprising: an LCD display device for displaying RGB field images; a timing generation/control circuit for controlling the order of R... | 02/21/2006 |
| 6980266 | Liquid crystal display and driving method thereof A liquid crystal display device and method that are adaptive to compensate for brightness deviation among red, green and blue colors. This device includes red liquid crystal cell lines having red liquid crystal cells, green liquid crystal cell lines having green liq... | 12/27/2005 |
| 6976779 | Planar light source device and liquid crystal display device using the same The liquid crystal display device has red, green, and blue LEDs, each emitting a different color light, as a light source. An acrylic lens is mounted on the emission surface of the LED to change angular distributions of light from the LED. The shape of the acrylic l... | 12/20/2005 |
| 6970205 | Display panel with aspect ratio of matrix-arrayed pixels set to predetermined value, and display device using such display panel A liquid crystal display device using an LCD panel made for display of computer output, wherein video signals of a predetermined television system are converted by a decoder into field-unit picture data, and frame-unit picture data obtained therefrom by a converter ... | 11/29/2005 |
| 6909472 | Conversion of a video signal for driving a liquid crystal display Method and apparatus for the conversion or generation of a video signal intended to be displayed on an image display with different luminance response times for rise and fall. The conversion or generation of the video signal is so that motion artefacts which are cau... | 06/21/2005 |
| 6867813 | Flat moldable HDTV display An apparatus comprising a plurality of columns bound together, configured to display a single row of pixels scanned out from top to bottom. It also comprises a timing control unit to synchronize between the columns to allow all pixels of a single row to be lit at th... | 03/15/2005 |
| 6292234 | Projection type color liquid crystal display device A projection type color liquid crystal display apparatus includes: light collimation means for producing collimated light; main-wavelength band separation means for receiving the collimated light from the light collimation means and producing a plurality ... | 09/18/2001 |
| 5731794 | Color panel display device A three-color backlight type display device according to the present invention is provided for reproducing a full color image with no use of color filters. In use, a composite signal is separated by a RGB decoder into R, G, and B color components which ar... | 03/24/1998 |
| 5671031 | Reflection type liquid crystal display device and personal digital equipment using the same A reflection type liquid crystal display device of the present invention includes: a first substrate having a reflective electrode formed thereon; a second substrate having a transparent counter substrate and a color filter formed thereon; and a liquid cr... | 09/23/1997 |
| 5633755 | Projection apparatus and method A projection apparatus is disclosed that can be used for projection TV and related applications. The apparatus comprises a light source, a projection optical system, a DMD with multiple micromirrors, and a controller for individually controlling the tilt ... | 05/27/1997 |
| 5621479 | Method of driving a liquid crystal display device A method of driving a liquid crystal display device for converting a composite video signal into RGB analog video signals by a chrominance circuit, and controlling the transmittance of each pixel corresponding to each color or red, green and blue on a liq... | 04/15/1997 |
| 5598053 | LCD-CRT hybrid image tube An LCD projection system, located within a standard color CRT, is used to oject toward the screen decay stimulation patterns that vary dynamically from one frame to the next for each pixel based on the video signals received from external sources. This co... | 01/28/1997 |
| 5585868 | Video quality improvement A video quality improvement method and apparatus for a television system recovers lost brightness information from the chrominance channels of an encoder due to processing errors, such as quantization roundoff errors, and adds it to the luminance input to... | 12/17/1996 |
| 5523802 | Dual-mode image display apparatus for displaying color images and black-and-white images A dual-mode image display apparatus includes a black-and-white image display device and a selective filter. The selective filter is caused to assume a first mode in which it sequentially serves as red, green and blue filters, and a second mode in which it... | 06/04/1996 |
| 5301031 | Scanning conversion display apparatus A display apparatus using a matrix display panel, such as a liquid crystal panel, for converting the number of scanning lines to be displayed to a number that can be accommodated on a panel having a smaller number of scanning lines. The apparatus includes... | 04/05/1994 |
| 5251071 | Color filter The color filter according to the present invention contains black matrix formed by polyimide, which contains light shielding pigments such as carbon black, triiron tetraoxide, etc. instead of the black matrix used in the past, which is formed by metal th... | 10/05/1993 |
| 5144288 | Color liquid-crystal display apparatus using delta configuration of picture elements The present invention relates to picture elements of a color liquid-crystal display apparatus, color arrangements of coloring means, and the electric control. The arrangement patterns of picture-element electrodes are provided which may be driven by a sim... | 09/01/1992 |
| 5119084 | Liquid crystal display apparatus In a liquid crystal driving apparatus for driving a liquid crystal display panel in accordance with an image signal, the response speed of a liquid crystal display panel is increased so as not to produce an afterimage upon motion image display. A signal i... | 06/02/1992 |
| 5079636 | Modular flat-screen television displays and modules and circuit drives therefor A modular flat-screen television display having a large area image can be made using an array of modules of easily manufacturable size and preferably removable. The image on each module extends to the edge of the module so that when placed in the array th... | 01/07/1992 |
| 5006933 | Liquid crystal television In a liquid crystal television, segment electrodes of a liquid crystal panel are divided into image segment electrodes and indicator segment electrodes. A liquid crystal display unit includes an image segment driver for receiving a video signal from a tel... | 04/09/1991 |
| 4982272 | Modular flat-screen color television displays and modules and circuit drives therefor A modular flat-screen color television display having a large area image can be made using an array of modules of easily manufacturable size and preferably removable. The image on each module extends to the edge of the module so that when placed in the ar... | 01/01/1991 |
| 4982273 | Modular flat-screen color television displays and modules and circuit drives therefor A modular flat-screen color television display having a large area image can be made using an array of modules of easily manufacturable size and preferably removable. The image on each module extends to the edge of the module so that when placed in the ar... | 01/01/1991 |
| 4982275 | Modular flat-screen color television displays and modules and circuit drives therefor A modular flat-screen color television display having a large area image can be made using an array of modules of easily manufacturable size and preferably removable. The image on each module extends to the edge of the module so that when placed in the ar... | 01/01/1991 |
| 4978952 | Flat screen color video display A video display having a shutter assembly with apertures, optical guides extending behind the assembly and a group of different light sources channeling their light into each of the optical guides, respectively. The guides may be collimators which allow l... | 12/18/1990 |
| 4942458 | Color liquid crystal display apparatus A color liquid crystal display apparatus includes a receiver, a color separation circuit, A/D converters, a liquid crystal panel, and an adjusting section. The receiver receives an external radio wave and outputs a video signal. The color separation circu... | 07/17/1990 |
| 4920409 | Matrix type color liquid crystal display device A matrix type color liquid crystal display device includes a plurality of stripe-shaped common electrodes extending in a horizontal direction; a plurality of square-shaped segment electrodes positioned opposite to the stripe-shaped common electrodes; and ... | 04/24/1990 |
| 4901140 | Solid state 360 degree viewing system having a liquid crystal display (LCD) screen that encircles the rotating real image in space and functions as a multi-color filter system A viewing system is provided for presenting a real image in space that is rotated extremely rapidly so that an entire audience, regardless of an individual's position about the viewing system, can view the same image substantially simultaneously and conti... | 02/13/1990 |
| 4892391 | Method of arranging the cells within the pixels of a color alpha-numeric display device An improved method of arrangement for the cells comprising the pixels of a display device wherein each of the pixels includes a brightest cell, a bright cell, a medium cell and a dark cell. The brightest cell and the bright cell are aligned substantially ... | 01/09/1990 |
| 4878047 | Structure of multiplex-type liquid crystal image display apparatus, and control circuit therefor An image display apparatus in which segment electrodes of a liquid crystal panel are extracted or accessed upward and downward alternately one by one, relative to the panel. A luminance signal is alternately A/D-converted by two A/D converters, and the se... | 10/31/1989 |
