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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8147072 | Cooling module for use with a projection apparatus A cooling module for use with a DMD module of a projection apparatus is provided. The cooling module includes a heat conduction device, at least one heat pipe, and at least one fin. Heat accumulating on the DMD module can be released from the heat conduction device ... | 04/03/2012 |
| 8142027 | Electronic device and method for controlling the same The disclosure refers to an electronic device and methods for cooling an object within the electronic device. In one example, an electronic device includes a cooling fan for cooling an object. An air-quantity measuring device measures a quantity of cooling air sent ... | 03/27/2012 |
| 8136950 | Optical system unit and projector having two-planed light absorbing plate An optical system unit of a projector of the invention includes an illumination side block, an image producing block and a projection side block, the image producing block, in which a DMD display device is fixed which reflects rays of “off” state light to the ou... | 03/20/2012 |
| 8128235 | Illuminating device and projecting apparatus using the same An illuminating device adapted to a projecting apparatus including a lamp module, a power module, and a fan is provided. The lamp module is separately disposed in the projecting apparatus. The lamp module has a lamp, an igniting module and a plate. The igniting modu... | 03/06/2012 |
| 8100537 | Laser lighting apparatus with heatsink housing A laser landscape lighting apparatus for use in accent lighting applications for landscapes and outdoor venues. In one embodiment, the laser landscape lighting apparatus includes a coherent light source in combination with a diffractive optical element and optionall... | 01/24/2012 |
| 8092027 | Portable electronic device with micro-projecting module A portable electronic device with micro-projecting module includes a shell body, a micro-projecting module, a heat-conducting plate and a supporting stand. The shell body has a front lateral plate and a bottom lateral plate adjoining the front lateral plate. The fro... | 01/10/2012 |
| 8087787 | Maximizing performance of an electronic device by maintaining constant junction temperature independent of ambient temperature Methods and apparatus are disclosed for maximizing performance of an electronic device, such as a display device. Aspects of the exemplary embodiments include operating the electronic device by adjusting power to the device to maintain a predetermined junction tempe... | 01/03/2012 |
| 8070296 | Illumination apparatus, display apparatus and projection display apparatus An illumination apparatus includes: a solid-state light source; a Peltier element configured to cool the solid-state light source; a light amount sensor configured to detect an amount of a light emitted from the solid-state light source; a power consumption monitor ... | 12/06/2011 |
| 8061849 | Lens module having thermal dissipation structure with vaulted contacting block and projector using same A lens module includes a seat, a lens holder and a thermal dissipation structure. The seat includes a base plate and two sidewalls perpendicularly formed on a surface of the base plate. The lens holder is mounted on the seat between the two sidewalls. The thermal di... | 11/22/2011 |
| 8061850 | Illuminating device and projector device to be mounted into electronic apparatus A projector module adopts a structure having an optical image forming block and an optical block integrated via a locking member. The optical image forming block adopts a structure achieved by disposing an aluminum substrate at which an LED is mounted and a liquid c... | 11/22/2011 |
| 8057048 | Projector A projector includes an optical arrangement and a cooling arrangement. The optical arrangement includes a light source, a filtering component, a light modulation component and a projection lens. The filtering component filters the light emitted by the light source. ... | 11/15/2011 |
| 8057047 | Heat radiation structure for portable projector A heat radiation structure for a portable micro projector that enables efficient radiation of heat generated therein. A projector module irradiates light of high intensity using a lamp to project an image to an external screen. A thermally conductive plate having a ... | 11/15/2011 |
| 8052282 | Heat dissipation system and electronic device utilizing the same An electronic device includes a heat dissipation system and an operating system. The heat dissipation system includes a housing, a first heat dissipation module received in the housing, heat pipes extending from the first heat dissipation module through the housing.... | 11/08/2011 |
| 8052281 | Dual DMD projector having a modular heat dissipation device A projection apparatus arranged such that the first light source, the second light source and the third light source provide the first colored light, the second colored light and the third colored light, respectively. The first digital micromirror device (DMD) modul... | 11/08/2011 |
| 8042951 | Illuminant module and optical projection device An illuminant module includes a lamp including a lampwick, a reflector and a guide cap, a lamp holder, a blower, and an axial fan. At least one portion of the lampwick is disposed in the reflector. The guide cap having a guide wall, a first air outlet, and a first a... | 10/25/2011 |
| 8038300 | Image projector and method and program for controlling the operation of the projector An image projector apparatus includes a cooler having a variable capability to cool a light source, a commanding section which gives a command to terminate a lighting operation of the light source, a selecting section responsive to the command given by the projectio... | 10/18/2011 |
| 8025412 | Pump unit and projector using same A pump unit includes a pump body for discharging compressed air, a communication pipe including an elastic material and having one end fitted into a discharge port, and a pump fixture for fixing part of the communication pipe except for the one end fitted into the d... | 09/27/2011 |
| 8025413 | Heat-dissipating structure of housing and projection device having same A heat-dissipating structure of a housing is disclosed. The housing defines an opening that is embedded with the heat-dissipating structure. The heat-dissipating structure includes a number of metal slats, a number of connection members, and a supporting frame. The ... | 09/27/2011 |
| 8011788 | Illumination system adapted for a projection apparatus and cooling air guiding apparatus thereof An illumination system adapted for a projection apparatus is provided. The illumination system comprises a cooling air guiding apparatus, a lamp, and a cooling fan. The cooling air guiding apparatus comprises an air intake device and an adjustment device, while the ... | 09/06/2011 |
| 8007113 | Projector A projector includes: an optical component disposed inside a closed structure having air flow path through which air flows; and a circulating fan which circulates air. The closed structure includes: an optical component housing which accommodates the optical compone... | 08/30/2011 |
| 8002414 | Image displaying apparatus, and a method for adjusting vibrating condition of a reflection mirror in the image displaying apparatus For enabling to prevent ill effects from being generated in the structures of a reflection mirror, even if increasing an output energy from a light source, thereby preventing ill influences from being exerted on the driving condition thereof, a mirror drive controll... | 08/23/2011 |
| 7997736 | Projection type video display apparatus A projector comprises: a cooling fan for sucking ambient air through a filter; switching means for switching the operational mode of the cooling fan between a lowland mode and a highland mode; and control means adapted to obtain current fan voltage to determine the ... | 08/16/2011 |
| 7972012 | Projector having cooling device for cooling target object and control device for controlling cooling device A projector includes a cooling device for performing cooling of a target object housed inside a housing, a first temperature sensor disposed in an anterior stage of the target object on a cooling path formed by the cooling device inside the housing, and for measurin... | 07/05/2011 |
| 7946712 | Projector apparatus equipped with a structure capable of shielding radiation and dissipating heat from a light source A projector apparatus equipped with a metal plate structure serving as a light shield against a light source and as a heat radiator is provided. The metal plate structure is arranged over the light source to hide the light source. The metal plate structure extends f... | 05/24/2011 |
| 7938543 | Cooling of reflective spatial light modulating devices An optical system as subject of the present invention comprises at least one packaged spatial light modulator comprising a front side for facing incident light. The optical system further comprises projection optics for projecting an image formed by the packaged spa... | 05/10/2011 |
| 7896501 | Projector and optical engine thereof An optical engine includes a light source system for providing an incident light beam, a reflective light valve, a first case, a projection lens and a second case. The reflective light valve is disposed in the first case for receiving the incident light beam, reflec... | 03/01/2011 |
| 7896500 | Projection type image display device A liquid crystal rear projector device of the present invention includes a lamp unit providing a light source, a cooling fan for cooling the lamp unit, and an optical system for generating color image light with the lamp unit providing a light source, the lamp unit ... | 03/01/2011 |
| 7878661 | Temperature adjusting apparatus for use in LCD projector and related method A projector includes a projecting lens configured for projecting an image, a controlling unit configured for analyzing a color temperature of the image, and an adjusting unit electrically connected to the controlling unit. The adjusting unit adjusts the color temper... | 02/01/2011 |
| 7878660 | Method for controlling a cooling device of a projecting system and the projecting system thereof A method for controlling a cooling device within a projecting system is provided. The cooling device cools the projecting system with a predetermined period after the illumination device of the projecting system is turned off. Then, after the projecting system is re... | 02/01/2011 |
| 7866823 | Image projection apparatus An image projection apparatus is disclosed which is capable of correcting defocusing due to changes of the temperature of a projection lens, which are caused by various factors. The image projection apparatus includes an image-forming element which is illuminated wi... | 01/11/2011 |
| 7866825 | Blind for a projector A blind (10) for a projector includes a bracket (20) mounted to the projector, and a folded fin (30) fixed on the bracket and covering a hot air vent of the projector. The folded fin includes a plurality of parallel fins (32) and a plural... | 01/11/2011 |
| 7866824 | Sealed lamp device and projector A sealed lamp device may include a discharge lamp burner; a concave mirror opened to a front direction and reflecting radiation light of the discharge lamp burner to the opened side, an optical axis of the concave mirror being aligned with an optical axis of the dis... | 01/11/2011 |
| 7866826 | Image projector and method and program for controlling the operation of the projector An image projector apparatus comprising a cooler (24) having a variable capability to cool a light source (18), commanding means (29) which gives a command to terminate a lightening operation of the light source, selecting means (29) resp... | 01/11/2011 |
| 7854517 | Projector system having cooling fan A projector includes a light source unit, a light source side optical system, a display device for producing a projected image to be projected, a projection side optical system for projecting the projected image produced by the display device, a blower acting as a c... | 12/21/2010 |
| 7850309 | Projection type image display apparatus Elements of an optical system (12) of a projection type image display apparatus are stored in an optical system storage (46) having an upper opening in such a way that the optical element to be arranged close to a light source is fitted in the frame pr... | 12/14/2010 |
| 7845804 | Projection type image display apparatus A projection type image display apparatus of the invention has a lamp mounting mechanism, which has an aluminum lamp holder (166) intervening between the lamp (16) and the resin lamp holder (167) and has a section exposed out of the resin lamp h... | 12/07/2010 |
| 7845803 | Projector apparatus The invention enables efficient cooling of: a light source providing source light; an optical system adapted to split the source light received from the light source into three primary colors R, G, and B; and a power supply unit for supplying electric power to vario... | 12/07/2010 |
| 7837334 | Projector and display device A projector includes a transmissive heat exchange element having a transparent thermoelectric conversion layer consisting mainly of an oxide and an electrode for supplying the transparent thermoelectric conversion layer with a current, and an optical element, and co... | 11/23/2010 |
| 7828445 | Heat dissipation device for a display projector lamp module A display projector lamp module includes a lamp, a mounting member supporting the lamp, a metal cover and a heat pipe. The mounting member and the metal cover cooperates to defines a room, and the lamp is received in the room. A plurality of first and second fins is... | 11/09/2010 |
| 7815316 | Projector having digital micromirror device with thermoelectric cooling chip attached thereto A projector includes a digital micromirror device, a heat sink attached on the digital micromirror device and a thermoelectric cooling chip sandwiched between the digital micromirror device and the heat sink. The thermoelectric cooling chip includes a cold side cont... | 10/19/2010 |
