Optics: image projectors inventions 01/08

20080024727 - Enhancement of visual perception ii: A system, device within a system, and a method for enhancing visual perception in a two-dimensional image is disclosed, providing the induction of retinal disparity in the viewer by a system and device with which the two-dimensional image is viewed. With fusion of the retinally disparate images of the two-dimensional... Agent: Anthony I. Provitola

20080024729 - Projection apparatus: A projection apparatus including an actuator, a light source, and a projection lens is provided. The light source is disposed on the actuator and is capable for emitting light beams sequentially. The actuator is capable for driving the light source so as to change the transmission paths of the light... Agent: Jianq Chyun Intellectual Property Office

20080024736 - Shell structure: A shell structure is for containing one of a plurality of optic-lenses with different assembling positions to respectively assemble different kinds of optic equipments. The shell structure comprises an optic-lenses assembling frame and a containing shell provided with an assembling hole. The optic-lenses assembling frame is vertically assembled into the... Agent: Ladas & Parry

20080024737 - Rear projection display device: A rear projection display device that projects an image on a rear side of a screen includes a light source, an optical element, a scanning unit, and a reflecting plate. The light source emits a light beam. The optical element converts the light beam emitted from the light source into... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland Maier & Neustadt, P.C.

20080024728 - Imager illumination system and corresponding projector: The invention relates to an illumination system intended to illuminate an imager, which comprises a plurality of illumination sources generating source beams having two separate polarizations. To optimize the effectiveness of the source beams, the source beams illuminate a grid polarizer, one polarization passes through the polarizing surface of the... Agent: Thomson Licensing LLC

20080024730 - Color separating unit and projection type image display apparatus employing the same: An image display apparatus which includes at least one light source to generate and radiate a light beam, a color separating unit to separate the light beam emitted from the light source into a plurality of color light beams and make at least one of the separated color light beams... Agent: Sughrue Mion, PLLC

20080024731 - Three-panel projection display apparatus for displaying color images: A three-panel projection display apparatus displays a color image by separating light emitted from a light source into lights of three primaries, i.e., red, green, and blue, with dichroic mirrors, by irradiating liquid crystal light valves with the respective separated lights, by combining the lights modulated by the respective liquid... Agent: Mcginn Intellectual Property Law Group, PLLC

20080024732 - Illumination for projecting an image: The invention is directed to a method for illuminating an object and projecting its image on a ground glass screen. Optical comparators conventionally use incandescent illumination, either mercury arc or halogen. The use of an array of high intensity LED devices, provides many options for packaging the required optical components... Agent: Stephen B. Ackerman

20080024733 - 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 spatial light modulator, there being a sealed gas space in... Agent: Bacon & Thomas, PLLC

20080024734 - Image projector display device: An image projector display device projecting an image onto a surface substantially parallel to a path of light emitted through a representation of an image and a projection/objective lens. The display device compensates for the varying distances of the surface onto to which the image is projected from the projection/objective... Agent: Townsend And Townsend And Crew, LLP

20080024735 - Rear projection display device: Disclosed herein is a rear projection display device including a video image projection unit, a quadrilateral mirror for reflecting video image light emerging from the video image projection unit, a transmission screen onto which the video image light reflected by the mirror is projected from the rear side thereof, and... Agent: Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner LLP

20080024739 - Projector: A projector is provided with an image source configured to form an image to be projected, a projection lens, and a relay lens configured to transfer the optical image formed by the image source to an entrance pupil of the projection lens. At least a part of the relay lens... Agent: Banner & Witcoff, Ltd. Attorneys For Client Nos. 0166889, 006760

20080024738 - Projector device and portable telephone: A projector device, includes: a projector unit, including a light source and a projection lens whose focal position is variable, that projects an image upon a projection surface with a light flux outputted from the light source that passes through the projection lens; an image-capturing unit, including a photographic lens... Agent: Oliff & Berridge, PLC

20080024740 - Illumination device, and projection system including the same: An illumination device and a projection system including the same are disclosed. The illumination device can implement a small-sized and high-efficiency projection system, and the projection system includes the illumination device. The projection system generates a light signal in which a luminous flux is maximally distributed, and displays a desired... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch

20080018860 - System and method for 3d optical projection: A method and apparatus for three-dimensionally projecting multiple images onto a centrally-located screen whereby viewers positioned circumferentially about the screen are each exposed to different images. The system comprising a projection screen and a plurality of viewing stations. Each viewing station includes a beamsplitter and first and second projectors each... Agent: Darby & Darby P.C.

20080018861 - Light collectors for projection systems: Disclosed herein are light collectors for use in projection applications. The light collectors gather light from surface emitting sources (e.g., LEDs) of differing color (or same color in some embodiments) using input lightpipes. A light collection system splits the light into orthogonal linear polarization states and efficiently propagates the light... Agent: Baker & Mckenzie LLP Patent Department

20080018862 - Image display apparatus, image display method, and program product therefor: There is provided an image display apparatus including a display portion that displays a first image in a given display region, a projection portion that projects to superimpose a second image on the first image displayed with the display portion in the display region, an image recording portion that records... Agent: Sughrue Mion, PLLC

20080018863 - Projector with an equalizing temperature module: A projector comprises a case, an illuminant heat source, a thermal module, and an equalizing temperature module. The equalizing temperature module is disposed between the illuminant heat source and the thermal module. When the fluid flows from the illuminant heat source to the equalizing temperature module, the fluid flows through... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch

20080018864 - Imaging system and projection apparatus: An imaging system suitable for projecting an image beam provided by a light valve unto a screen is provided. The imaging system includes a projection lens and a light beam modulation module. The projection lens is disposed on an optical path of the image beam, so as to project the... Agent: Jianq Chyun Intellectual Property Office

20080018865 - Projection apparatus: A projection apparatus including a projection body, a support and a pivoting member is provided. The support is disposed underneath the projection body. The pivoting member serves as a pivot between the projection body and the support, and both sides of the support are supported on a supporting surface. The... Agent: Jianq Chyun Intellectual Property Office

20080013049 - Three dimensional display system: A three dimensional display apparatus includes a three dimensional shape reconstruction apparatus, a reflecting device, a controller and a projecting device. The three dimensional shape reconstruction apparatus reconstructs a target three dimensional shape. The reflecting device reflects projection light from above the three dimensional shape reconstruction apparatus, to side faces... Agent: Sughrue-265550

20080013051 - Polarizing beam splitters incorporating reflective and absorptive polarizers and image display systems thereof: An image display system including an illumination source configured to emit a light beam, a polarizing beam splitter, and an image-forming device. The polarizing beam splitter includes a reflective polarizer and an absorptive polarizer disposed adjacent to the reflective polarizer, where the absorptive polarizer is configured to receive a first... Agent: 3m Innovative Properties Company

20080013053 - System and method for automated display orientation detection and compensation: Automated orientation of an image presented by a display, such as a projector, with the orientation of the display simplifies presentation of images generated by an information handling system. A display orientation sensor detects the orientation of a display so that a display orientation module automatically adjusts the orientation of... Agent: Hamilton & Terrile, LLP

20080013054 - Projection device: There is provided a projection device provided with an upright screen, an image projection unit configured to emit light carrying an image to be projected. The image projection unit emits the light toward the upright screen. A first mirror, a second mirror and a third mirror are provided. The light... Agent: Greenblum & Bernstein, P.L.C

20080013050 - Optical system alternating image capture and image projection: An optical system comprises a first image capture device for capturing an image of an observation area, a first display device, a semi-reflecting plate, a concave mirror disposed facing the first display device, and a second display device for displaying a background image. A light beam is scattered by the... Agent: Laubscher & Laubscher, P.C.

20080013052 - Projection display device: The invention relates to a projection display device (10, 40, 60, 70) for casting an image onto a projection screen (26, 56, 86). The device comprises a spatial light modulator (16, 46, 62, 76) including an array of light modulating elements (18, 48, 78), and a light source (12, 42,... Agent: Philips Intellectual Property & Standards

20080013055 - Projection unit and projection type image display apparatus: A projection unit 17 effectively corrects out of focus due to a temperature rise. A mirror holding mechanism of a concave mirror 25 has a mirror holder 41 and a mirror holder base 42. The concave mirror 25 is slidably housed in the mirror holder 41. A focus correction member... Agent: Sidley Austin LLP

20080013056 - Projector device: The present invention discloses a projector device comprising: a housing body having a first insertion slot formed in a wall portion thereof; a control substrate; a metal-made shield frame arranged and fixed within the housing body and fixed to the housing body for allowing the control substrate; a reinforcing bracket... Agent: Yokoi & Co., U.s.a., Inc.

20080013057 - System and method for automatically modifying an image prior to projection: A system and method for automatically modifying an image prior to projection are disclosed. The system includes an image forming element configured to project an image to a projection surface having at least one property and a detection module coupled to the image forming element, the detection module capable of... Agent: George Likourezos, Esq. Carter, Deluca, Farrell & Schmidt, LLP

20080007695 - Projection system: Disclosed is a projection system in which color purity can be improved and color reproductive area can be expanded. The projection system includes a light source to emit a red light, a green light, and a blue light; a combining unit to selectively transmit or reflect the red light, the... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch

20080007698 - Curved filter: An apparatus includes an electromagnetic radiation source, a reflector about the source having an aperture and a curved filter at least partially across the aperture.... Agent: Hewlett Packard Company

20080007699 - Projection system using reflected light from a color wheel: According to one embodiment, a projection system includes a color wheel operable to filter light into a passed component and a reflected component. The projection system also includes a digital micromirror device comprising a plurality of micromirrors each operable to receive the passed component and the reflected component. Each micromirror... Agent: Texas Instruments Incorporated

20080007700 - Method and system for aligning an array of rear-projectors: A system and method aligns an array of projectors by performing independently a parametric coarse alignment for each projector, and by performing jointly a non-parametric fine alignment for each projector and adjacent projectors. The non-parametric fine alignment can also be performed independently for each projector.... Agent: Mitsubishi Electric Research Laboratories, Inc.

20080007696 - Projection led cooling: A projection apparatus comprises a light emitting device (LED) and a cooling arrangement is described herein.... Agent: Schwabe, Williamson & Wyatt, P.C. Pacwest Center, Suite 1900

20080007697 - Optical system for image projection and image projection apparatus: The invention provides an optical system for image projection, wherein when used in an image projection apparatus, a screen-continuing portion (e.g., screen-underlying portion) of the apparatus can be reduced to a small size, or can be removed, and thereby the apparatus can be so compacted, and provides an image projection... Agent: Sidley Austin LLP

20080007701 - Projector apparatus: A projector apparatus, comprising a light converging unit (14) for converging image light for formation of a predetermined image; a lens unit (4) for passing through the image light from the light converging unit (14) so that an image of a predetermined magnification is displayed on a screen; a moving... Agent: Dickstein Shapiro LLP

20080007703 - Lamp mount system for projection systems: A lamp mount system for high voltage projector lamps includes only a few parts which fit together without the need for connecting hardware. A single piece clip snaps into a single piece lamp mount and, together with the lamp form a lamp mounting assembly. The lamp mounting assembly in turn... Agent: Notaro And Michalos

20080007702 - Reflective mirror module and projection apparatus using the same: A reflective mirror module for being fixed on a housing having a plurality of through holes is provided. The reflective mirror module includes a fixing support, a reflective mirror, a leaf spring, and a plurality of adjusting screws. The fixing support has a plurality of threaded holes. The reflective mirror... Agent: Jianq Chyun Intellectual Property Office