http://www.freshpatents.com/Optics--image-projectors-dtnewntc353.php USPTO Class 353 - Optics: image projectors en-us Wed, 9 Jul 2008 07:39:53 -0700 1000 Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday Sunday 141 31 http://www.freshpatents.com/index.php?rss=true http://www.freshpatents.com/images/freshpatentsnav_rss.gif http://www.freshpatents.com/Apparatus-and-method-for-displaying-information-within-a-vehicle-interior-dt20080703ptan20080158510.php Wed, 9 Jul 2008 07:39:53 -0700 An apparatus for displaying information within a vehicle interior includes a surface having a coating for emitting visible light when excited by an ultraviolet (UV) light beam, and a laser projection device (LPD) for generating and directing the UV light beam onto the coating to display information on the surface.... http://www.freshpatents.com/Image-projecting-apparatus-dt20080703ptan20080158511.php Wed, 9 Jul 2008 07:39:53 -0700 Provided is an image projecting apparatus, including: a polarization separator having a polarization separation surface which transmits or reflects illumination light and reflection light reflected from a reflective image display unit according to polarization directions of the illumination light and the reflection light; and a polarization direction rotating member, disposed... http://www.freshpatents.com/Two-dimensional-image-formation-device-dt20080703ptan20080158512.php Wed, 9 Jul 2008 07:39:53 -0700 A two-dimensional image formation device of the present invention is provided with a spatial light modulation element (7) for modulating light having a linear polarization and emitted from a laser light source (1), and a depolarization means (21) for depolarizing the modulated light before it is incident on an image... http://www.freshpatents.com/Apparatus-and-method-for-reducing-speckle-in-display-of-images-dt20080703ptan20080158513.php Wed, 9 Jul 2008 07:39:53 -0700 An apparatus and method of reducing speckle in projection of images is provided that includes the elements or features of producing a first image and displacing the first image to produce a second image that will reduce speckle relating to the first image when the first image and the second... http://www.freshpatents.com/Methods-and-systems-for-imaging-dt20080703ptan20080158515.php Wed, 9 Jul 2008 07:39:53 -0700 An imaging system (100) for displaying colour images is described. The imaging system (100) comprises an illumination source (102) for generating an illumination beam, an illumination splitting means (106) typically for generating different primary colour illumination beams and a plurality of image modulators (104a, 104b, 104c). The illumination splitting means... http://www.freshpatents.com/Projection-illumination-device-and-method-for-projection-visual-display-system-using-multiple-controlled-light-emitters-having-individual-wavelengths-dt20080703ptan20080158514.php Wed, 9 Jul 2008 07:39:53 -0700 A method for compensating for a shift in color in a light source and a system of color illumination for a projection visual display (PVD) system. In one embodiment, the method includes: (1) field sequentially operating an array of emitters to generate a sequence of light beams, each light beam... http://www.freshpatents.com/High-brightness-display-systems-using-multiple-spatial-light-modulators-dt20080703ptan20080158516.php Wed, 9 Jul 2008 07:39:53 -0700 The display system separates reflected and transmitted light from a color wheel of the display system; and modulates the separated reflected and transmitted light components using separate spatial light modulators so as to achieve high brightness.... http://www.freshpatents.com/Projector-and-method-for-igniting-lamp-dt20080703ptan20080158517.php Wed, 9 Jul 2008 07:39:53 -0700 The invention discloses a method for igniting a lamp of a projector. The method includes steps of: (a) sensing a first temperature difference in response to power-off of the projector; (b) in response to power-on of the projector, detecting an aftercooling time and judging whether it is smaller than a... http://www.freshpatents.com/Rear-projector-dt20080703ptan20080158518.php Wed, 9 Jul 2008 07:39:53 -0700 A rear projector for performing image projection includes: a screen and a projection optical system. The screen has a rotationally symmetric Fresnel lens. The projection optical system has at least one reflection surface formed of a rotationally asymmetric free curved surface. The projection optical system is nonaxisymmetric and makes a... http://www.freshpatents.com/Laminated-micromirror-package-dt20080703ptan20080158519.php Wed, 9 Jul 2008 07:39:53 -0700 A system and method of aligning a micromirror array to the micromirror package and the micromirror package to a display system. One embodiment provides a method of forming and utilizing a package that exposes regions of an alignment reference plane. The device within the package is mounted on the reference... http://www.freshpatents.com/Image-projection-lighting-devices-with-visible-and-infrared-imaging-dt20080703ptan20080158521.php Wed, 9 Jul 2008 07:39:53 -0700 A lighting system comprised of a central controller, a digital communications path, and a plurality of image projection lighting devices (IPLDs) is provided. The IPLDs contain cameras that can capture both visible light and infrared light. Address signals sent from the central controller first address a particular IPLD and then... http://www.freshpatents.com/Light-tunnel-dt20080703ptan20080158520.php Wed, 9 Jul 2008 07:39:53 -0700 An exemplary light tunnel includes at least three reflectors arranged one adjoining the other in sequence, thereby forming a corresponding at least three-sided enclosed conduit structure. At each of a plurality of junctions where a first adjoining reflector and a second adjoining reflector adjoin each other, an end portion of... http://www.freshpatents.com/Laser-projector-for-controlling-power-to-drive-laser-diodes-and-method-thereof-dt20080703ptan20080158522.php Wed, 9 Jul 2008 07:39:53 -0700 A laser projector which controls power to a plurality of light sources and a method thereof are provided. The laser projector includes a plurality of light sources, a sensing unit, a power supply unit which supplies power to each of the light sources, and a control unit which adjusts the... http://www.freshpatents.com/Laser-projection-apparatus-dt20080703ptan20080158524.php Wed, 9 Jul 2008 07:39:53 -0700 A laser projection apparatus includes: laser devices; incident optical systems, each of which is supplied with light beam from the laser device; a scanning device for two-dimensionally scanning the light beam; and a projection optical system for projecting the light beam from the scanning device onto a screen; wherein the... http://www.freshpatents.com/Laser-projection-apparatus-dt20080703ptan20080158525.php Wed, 9 Jul 2008 07:39:53 -0700 A laser projection apparatus PJ includes: laser devices; incident optical systems, each of which is supplied with light beam from the laser device; a scanning device for two-dimensionally scanning the light beam; and a projection optical system for projecting the light beam from the scanning device onto a screen; wherein... http://www.freshpatents.com/System-and-method-for-displaying-images-dt20080703ptan20080158523.php Wed, 9 Jul 2008 07:39:53 -0700 System and method for thin projection display systems. An embodiment comprises a light source, an array of light modulators optically coupled to the light source, a lensed mirror optically coupled to the array, and a controller electronically coupled to the array and to the light source. The array produces images...