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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| RE41038 | Securing device for transparent documents in a flatbed scanning system A transparent document securing device, using in a flatbed scanner, includes a securing frame. The securing frame comprises at least a securing cell, wherein the securing cell further includes a concave, a cover and a clip mechanism. The concave includes a least a f... | 12/15/2009 |
| 7399091 | Method and apparatus for creating and displaying images A method and apparatus are provided for creating and displaying images. An inner lens of transparent sheet material is formed, which may have a generally pyramidal configuration and presents a plurality of inner sides. A plurality of image sectors are created equal ... | 07/15/2008 |
| 7354273 | Dry erasable board A dry erase board is provided having a body having dry erase characteristics. The body has at least one bent end. A sheet having indicia can be secured between the body and the bent end. A user can then write on the body in correlation to the indicia on the sheet. | 04/08/2008 |
| 7329035 | Child's nightlight There is disclosed a nightlight that can be held or worn by a child and that can display projected images in 3-D mode upon a flat surface to comfort and provide assurance for a child when left in the dark. ... | 02/12/2008 |
| 7320823 | Light diffusing body and a transmission type screen A light diffusing body and transmission type screen, which can reduce the shift of the color tone of the light source light seen through the light diffusing body and prevent the phenomenon that the white light source seen through the light diffusing body looks color... | 01/22/2008 |
| 7280277 | Light collimating and diffusing film and system for making the film A light collimating and diffusing film and a method for making the film are provided. The film includes a plastic layer having a first side and a second side opposite the first side and at least a first peripheral edge. The first side has a first textured surface, w... | 10/09/2007 |
| 7217055 | Slide projection book A video slide projection book is shown. The video slide projection book has a front cover and a back cover connected to the front cover at a binding. A plurality of pages are interposed between the front cover and the back cover and are connected to the binding. The... | 05/15/2007 |
| 7174369 | System and methods of updating compact disc cards and graphical user interface for updating same A system and method for updating a compact disc card (CD-card) includes a computer having software defining a server. The server has first compact disc card updating software for storing compact disc card update data. A plurality of remote computers are in communica... | 02/06/2007 |
| 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 |
| 7152097 | System and methods of updating compact discs and graphical user interface for updating same A system and method for updating a compact disc card (CD-card) includes a computer having software defining a server. The server has first compact disc card updating software for storing compact disc card update data. A plurality of remote computers are in communica... | 12/19/2006 |
| 7145227 | Stacked memory and manufacturing method thereof To mount a TSOP on an interposer substrate, leads provided to the TSOP are joined to pads of the interposer substrate by a thermosetting conductive resin, and the TSOP exclusive of the leads is joined to ground layers formed in the interposer substrate by a thermose... | 12/05/2006 |
| 7131737 | Housing for mounting a beamsplitter and a spatial light modulator with an output optical path A housing (500) for a wire grid polarizing beamsplitter (240) and a spatial light modulator (210) in alignment with an output optical path has a front plate having an opening (502) for admitting incident illumination and a modulator mount... | 11/07/2006 |
| 7092163 | Light collimating and diffusing film and system for making the film A light collimating and diffusing film and a method for making the film are provided. The film includes a plastic layer having a first side and a second side opposite the first side and at least a first peripheral edge. The first side has a first textured surface, w... | 08/15/2006 |
| 7084931 | Projection video device A projection-type imaging device 1000 includes: a light source optical system 121 for emitting source light 122; image display elements 7a–7c each having a display surface 127 on which a plurality of micromir... | 08/01/2006 |
| 7050206 | Document capture device A document capture arm connected to an imaging device and positionable over a platen for retaining a document on the platen for imaging. The document capture arm holds one or more documents against the platen in a selected position or arrangement. The document captu... | 05/23/2006 |
| 7037021 | Dual flap scrapbook insert leaf A dual flap scrapbook insert leaf for mounting in a scrapbook for preserving scrapbook displays and storing the displays in a multi-ring photo or scrapbook album. The dual flap scrapbook insert leaf consists of four polypropylene sheets laminated together and folded... | 05/02/2006 |
| 7000251 | Welding shield An apparatus includes a wall defining an opening. A first bracket is connected to the wall and defines a first channel. A second bracket is located across the wall opening from the first bracket and defines a second channel. A hinge connects the second bracket to th... | 02/21/2006 |
| 6997559 | Reflective liquid crystal projector In a reflective liquid crystal projector, illumination light is separated into blue, green and red illumination light bundles. The three color illumination light bundles are respectively modulated through three reflective liquid crystal elements into blue, green and... | 02/14/2006 |
| 6930669 | Portable personal computing device with fully integrated projection display system A fully integrated portable personal computing device includes a lid body member and a main body member. An input system inputs data and commands and a microprocessor processes the data in accordance with the commands. A display system displays information. The disp... | 08/16/2005 |
| 6926427 | Projector attachment for ellipsoidal lamp A process and apparatus reversibly converts an ellipsoidal stage lamp into a projector for projecting light with special effects onto a stage. The apparatus includes a replacement for the shutter section, which is a cabinet for disposition within the ellipsoidal sta... | 08/09/2005 |
| 6913359 | Projection method with real object projector A projection method using a real object projector is disclosed. The real object projector comprises a base, a control circuit installed in the base, and an image receiving apparatus installed on the base. The base is combined with a light source module, and between ... | 07/05/2005 |
| 6913188 | Sleeve with corner tabs A sleeve for holding papers or other material may be provided with an outer corner tab. The sleeve may be formed of a single die-cut sheet of plastic or other material, or from two or more sheets that are attached together. A first sheet may include score lines alon... | 07/05/2005 |
| 6905742 | Polypropylene card construction An image retaining card is disclosed. An image retaining card in accordance with the present invention may be utilized as an identification card, a driver's license, a passport, and the like. An image retaining card in accordance with the present invention comprises... | 06/14/2005 |
| 6848795 | Increased contrast overhead projection films Disclosed is a projection media comprising a transparent polymer layer with random light diffusing elements and having a Tg of less than 75° C. ... | 02/01/2005 |
| 6814447 | Real object projector A real object projector having a base, a control circuit installed in the base, and an image receiving apparatus installed on the base. The base is combined with a light source module, and between the light source module and the base are different movable connection... | 11/09/2004 |
| 6793349 | Image projector for use with luminaires An image projector that drops into the accessory slot of a luminaire and projects high quality images printed on plastic slides in full color and photographic detail for extended time periods without heat degradation. The projector comprises a cooling fan, infrared ... | 09/21/2004 |
| 6769779 | Housing for mounting modulation and polarization components in alignment with an optical path A housing (100) for mounting a wire grid polarizing beamsplitter (122) and a spatial light modulator (30) in alignment with an output optical path comprises a front plate having an opening for admitting incident illumination provided along an illumination axis. A mo... | 08/03/2004 |
| 6767101 | Film scanning device for receiving either strip film or a slide mount utilizing a single photographic sensor A film scanning device using the same CCD light sensor for pictures of strip film and for a slide mount also comprises a body having a strip film transport path disposed there through. The transport path has a first opening in the body for inserting a developed stri... | 07/27/2004 |
| 6733142 | Image projector system operable in a slide projection mode and a liquid crystal projector mode An image projector system includes a cold light source, a projection lens, a slide retaining unit, and a liquid crystal module. The slide retaining unit is disposed between the cold light source and the projection lens, and is adapted to retain removably a projector... | 05/11/2004 |
| 6637897 | Securing device for transparent documents in a flatbed scanning system A transparent document securing device, using in a flatbed scanner, includes a securing frame. The securing frame comprises at least a securing cell, wherein the securing cell further includes a concave, a cover and a clip mechanism. The concave includes ... | 10/28/2003 |
| 6585381 | Presentation and storage folder allowing projection of overhead transparencies without detaching these from their binder The presentation and storage folder (10) allows filing of transparencies in a normal binder (1) and in addition allows projecting these on an overhead projector (2) without detaching these from their binder. The folder is composed of at least three leaves... | 07/01/2003 |
| 6550922 | Audio-video recording of overhead projector based presentations The present invention relates to the audio-video recording of overhead projector based presentations. The apparatus (1) comprises an audio microphone (29), a logging element (20, 21, 27) for logging when a presenter changes a viewable object such as an ov... | 04/22/2003 |
| 6547403 | Stereo slide mount and stereo slide viewer A stereo slide mount and a stereo slide viewer in which a pair of right and left film holders are adjusted in either a direction of separation or a direction of approach by a film pitch-adjusting device to enhance the operability. A stereo slide mount in ... | 04/15/2003 |
| 6494580 | Stereo slide mount A stereo slide mount capable of adjusting a pitch between the right and left films, preventing a change in the pitch even when it is caused to fall. A plane land 9 is formed at the central portion of a base frame 3. After having adjusted a pitch between t... | 12/17/2002 |
| 6462868 | Display device for both hardcopy and digital images A display device is provided which permits viewing of both hardcopy and digital images. An embodiment of an image viewing station comprises a housing having an internal light source and a light transmissive display panel coupled to the housing such that l... | 10/08/2002 |
| 6375331 | Protection device for transparencies for overhead projectors A transparency protection device for protecting a transparency sheet, the protection device including a protective sheet and a presentation flap generally coupled to the protective sheet. The protective sheet includes a generally transparent film having a... | 04/23/2002 |
| 6309074 | Backprojection transparency viewer A method of transparency viewing, including: placing a transparency at a viewing surface, forming a light pattern and projecting the light pattern to back-illuminate the transparency. Preferably, the light pattern is formed by spatially modulating a beam ... | 10/30/2001 |
| 6296360 | Stereo slide mount, stereo slide viewer and collimation pattern mask A stereo slide mount capable of adjusting perspective feeling of a stereo image into an optimum state, comprising a base frame 3 having a guide groove formed running in the lateral direction, two film holders 2 fitted in the guide groove, and a cover fram... | 10/02/2001 |
| 6295418 | Stereo slide mount and stereo camera A stereo slide mount capable of correctly adjusting the pitch between the films. Horizontal guide grooves 14R and 14L are formed on the lower side of the right and left windows of a base frame 11 of the stereo slide mount, and film holder bars 15R and 15L... | 09/25/2001 |
| 6099130 | Light box apparatus for computer editing of photographs An improved light box and film matrix with magnified viewing means for editing photographic images that have been scanned into a computer for photo manipulation. The light box contains light-blocking shades on top, left and right sides, and may be attache... | 08/08/2000 |
