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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8142030 | Reconfigurable center stack with touch sensing A display system for a center stack of a vehicle is disclosed including a translucent material and a projection system. Dynamic graphical content derived from an input by a passenger of the vehicle via at least one of simulated controls and hard-tooled switches is p... | 03/27/2012 |
| 7891821 | Laser beam transformer and projector having stacked plates An original laser-radiation beam having a symmetrical M2 but poor beam quality is sliced in one transverse axis, by a fanned-out stack of parallel transparent plates, into a plurality of beam slices. The beam-slices are also spread by the stack of plates ... | 02/22/2011 |
| 7740360 | Image display apparatus An image display apparatus includes a reflection-type image display device providing partial images that constitute an image frame by reflecting light irradiated from a light-emitting unit, and a distributive projector unit displaying the image frame by discretely p... | 06/22/2010 |
| 7722192 | Integrated projector included in a seat for displaying information The invention comprises a system for displaying image elements for an aircraft seat. The system comprises a seat element with a projection device, and comprises an imaging region for imaging an image element. The image projection device is designed such that the ima... | 05/25/2010 |
| 7585078 | Illumination system capable of eliminating laser speckle and projection system employing the same Provided are an illumination system capable of eliminating laser speckle and a projection system employing the illumination system. The illumination system includes a laser light source having at least one laser, and a first diffractive optical element to divide a l... | 09/08/2009 |
| 7443586 | Display device using single-panel diffractive light modulator Disclosed herein is a display device using a single-panel diffractive light modulator. The display device includes a light source unit, a condensing unit, an illumination unit, a diffractive light modulator, a projection unit, a filter unit, and a distortion correct... | 10/28/2008 |
| 7434941 | System and method for arc lamp power control An arc lamp system includes an arc lamp, having a life span, a power supply, and a power control servo. The power supply is electrically coupled to the arc lamp and configured to provide power thereto, and the power control servo is coupled to the power supply, and ... | 10/14/2008 |
| 7429111 | Two-panel color management system The invention provides a two-panel color management system for projection display applications, wherein color sequencing is accomplished using achromatic beam switching and static color separation. In a preferred embodiment, a liquid-crystal polarization switch alte... | 09/30/2008 |
| 7429110 | Projector-type image display apparatus At least one exemplary embodiment is directed to a projector which includes several optical elements, reflective devices and beam splitters, arranged to reduce back reflection effects. At least one exemplary embodiment includes a mirror, two beam splitters, three re... | 09/30/2008 |
| 7396131 | Projection assembly Projection assemblies are provided herein for use in a display system. According to one exemplary embodiment, the projection assembly includes an illumination source and a plurality of co-planar modulator panels. A method of modulating light is also provided herein ... | 07/08/2008 |
| 7390095 | Projector Aspects of the invention can provide a projector that includes three optical modulators which modulate respectively red light, green light, and blue light, a color-synthetic optical system which synthesizes the light modulated by the three optical modulators, and a ... | 06/24/2008 |
| 7390094 | Method and apparatus to achieve a neutral dark state in image projection systems An absorptive layer is added to an image display system. The absorptive layer is selected to compensate for tint in a black state of a displayed image. In a Liquid Crystal On Silicon (LCOS) based light engine, blue wavelengths may cause a predominate tint in black p... | 06/24/2008 |
| 7387391 | Apparatus and method for mounting imagers on stress-sensitive polarizing beam splitters An optical device that includes an optical element, an imager, and a prism bracket. The optical element includes an optical element having first and second prisms coupled together. The imager is arranged adjacent to the first prism and configured to receive light fr... | 06/17/2008 |
| 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 |
| 7354162 | Projector A projector includes: a light source device that emits substantially parallel illumination light; a first lens array having a plurality of first small lenses each of which divides the illumination light coming from the light source device into a plurality of partial... | 04/08/2008 |
| 7347562 | Two-panel liquid-crystal-on-silicon color management system A two-panel projection display system includes a color wheel having color filter segments that transmit light having a secondary color, namely cyan, magenta, and yellow, made up of two primary colors. A primary color separator, such as a second color wheel, a transf... | 03/25/2008 |
| 7344254 | Projection system with a common light source sharing system A projection display with a common light source sharing system for improved illumination uniformity is described. The common light source is coupled through a light-dividing prism to multiple integrators. Each integrator is coupled to one or more imaging devices tha... | 03/18/2008 |
| 7327508 | Display device using light modulator and having improved numerical aperture of after-edge lens system A display device using a light modulator and having an improved numerical aperture (NA) of an after-edge lens system is disclosed. The display device includes an illumination lens, a diffractive light modulator, an NA improvement unit, a filter system and a projecti... | 02/05/2008 |
| 7321349 | Display element, display device, and microlens array A display element having a plurality of pixel portions arranged two-dimensionally with a predetermined pixel pitch and a microlens array including a plurality of microlenses arranged two-dimensionally corresponding to the plurality of pixel portions on an incident s... | 01/22/2008 |
| 7281807 | Positionable projection display devices Described herein are devices that provide projection-type video output in a portable and flexible design. The design includes a projection chamber, a base, and an interface that permits relative positioning between the projection chamber and base. The base maintains... | 10/16/2007 |
| 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 |
| 7241017 | Image display device Exemplary embodiments of the present invention provide an image display device having a functional design and accomplishing high quality and marketability to attract customers' attention. Exemplary embodiments include an independent installation type image display d... | 07/10/2007 |
| 7232227 | Image display device The image display device is configured to include the light source including a plurality of semiconductor light-emitting elements, a parallelizing unit including a plurality of cell lenses arranged in a one-to-one correspondence with each of the plurality of semicon... | 06/19/2007 |
| 7213922 | Projector Aspects of the invention provide a projector capable of comparatively easily achieving a contrast ratio higher than the original contrast ratio of the liquid-crystal light valve by a simple mechanism. The illumination light modulated by liquid-crystal light valves, ... | 05/08/2007 |
| 7210788 | Color prism and projection-type image display apparatus employing the same A color prism capable of separating incident light into four color beams and synthesizing incident four-color beams, and a projection-type image display apparatus employing the color prism. The color prism includes: first through third triangular prisms each having ... | 05/01/2007 |
| 7207676 | Image projection apparatus A reflection type projector apparatus uses polarized beam filters that are resistant to fluctuations in incident angle as the light beam splitting elements and in which are provided for the blue color beam a blue color use liquid crystal reflection panel, a polarize... | 04/24/2007 |
| 7195358 | 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... | 03/27/2007 |
| 7190519 | Plate-like polarizing element, a polarizing conversion unit provided with the element, and a projector provided with the unit This specification discloses a polarizing. element for dividing light into first and second polarized lights differing in polarized state from each other by a polarizing dividing surface, directing the first polarized light in a first direction, reflecting the secon... | 03/13/2007 |
| 7176890 | Projection-type display device and software program A projection surface on which a predetermined projection image is projected is provided; a writing surface on which an image can be drawn directly in a superimposing manner with a projection image displayed on the projection surface is provided; and a photography pa... | 02/13/2007 |
| 7156523 | Projector Aspects of the invention can provide a projector can include an illumination device that outputs illumination light, a color separation system that divides the illumination light output from the illumination device into blue light, red light, and green light and gui... | 01/02/2007 |
| 7145709 | Apparatus and methods for modulating refractive index An iono-refractive structure that includes one or more ion insertion layers having a real portion and an imaginary portion of the dielectric constant is provided. While both the real portion and the imaginary portion of the dielectric constant change, the change in ... | 12/05/2006 |
| 7131729 | Projection display apparatus A projection display apparatus that is lightweight and provides bright, high quality images is provided. The projection display apparatus comprising a color separation and synthesis optical system 4, that performs color synthesis, generating an image, after s... | 11/07/2006 |
| 7118230 | Holder frame, optical device and projector The invention provides a holder frame, optical device and projector which can prevent the substrate from deviating in position, the substrate from being compressed at the outer periphery and color unevenness from occurring. More particularly, in the four sides of a ... | 10/10/2006 |
| 7114816 | Fixing plate, optical device and projector The invention provides a fixing plate, optical device and projector capable of preventing against color unevenness occurrence and pixel deviation. Specifically, in each of the four sides of a luminous-flux exit surface of a plate part of a fixing plate, there can al... | 10/03/2006 |
| 7108377 | Video light producing device and projection type video display To provide a projection type video display capable of reliably preventing a double image from being produced. A first light flux producer for producing a first light flux and a second light flux producer for producing a second light flux are arranged on the light em... | 09/19/2006 |
| 7104652 | Image display device and projector To provide an image display device and a projector having a brightness or an excellent utilization efficiency of the light by improving the display performance of a moving picture. A projector includes a light source for emitting illumination light, a liquid crystal... | 09/12/2006 |
| 7086738 | Optical projection system and method An optical projection system has a parallel light source for producing a parallel light beam. A first color splitter splits the parallel light beam into a first color beam and a color mixing beam. The color mixing beam includes a second color beam and a third color ... | 08/08/2006 |
| 7077524 | Sequential projection color display using multiple imaging panels A color projection display device may include SLMs or other panels. One embodiment includes a device for displaying a color image including first and second sequences of temporally-integrateable primary color image components, the device also includes first (209 | 07/18/2006 |
| 7048318 | Mobile education center A portable mobile education center that includes a system of electronic teaching aids that can be transported by a utility vehicle such as a HumVee is disclosed. In particular, the disclosed mobile education center is comprised of at least one electronic whiteboard ... | 05/23/2006 |
| 7048380 | Color switching projection apparatus with two liquid crystal panels A projection apparatus including a polarization conversion system to convert light having a first polarization component; a color recycling system, which separates the light into first and second color lights, to transmit and reflect the first and second color light... | 05/23/2006 |
