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6361172 Color projection system incorporating electro-optic light modulator and rotating light-transmissive element  
A color projection display system, comprising a rotatable color drum with transmissive segments on the surface of the drum, the segments composed of dichroic filters having different color...
6345894 Color projector  
A color projector is made able to produce a bright and homogeneous color projection image. To this end, the color projector comprises plasma-discharge display devices ( 21 R), ( 21 G) and ( 21 B)...
6347014 Illumination optical system and projection-type image display apparatus  
An illumination optical system has a light source that emits white light having random polarization planes, a polarization separation device that separates the light from the light source into two...
6342971 Projector using a light-selective prism  
A red-reflecting film and a blue-reflecting film are formed in a substantially X shape on joint surfaces defined by the respective side faces of four columnar prisms or right-angle prisms. The...
6341867 Polarized light illumination device and projector  
In a polarized light illumination apparatus, randomly polarized lights emitted from first and second light sources are respectively separated by a polarized light separating and combining element...
6340230 Method of using a retarder plate to improve contrast in a reflective imaging system  
Methods and apparatus for enhancing the performance of a reflective liquid crystal display system. The high-contrast color splitting prism system utilizes a “double-passed” prism assembly....
6339486 Holographic technique for illumination of image displays using ambient illumination  
An apparatus and method is disclosed for illuminating an image display with ambient light using holographic techniques. The apparatus includes a pair of holographic optical elements each having a...
6334685 Segmented light pipe apparatus and method for increasing luminous efficiency of single light-valve, color video projection displays  
A color sequential video projector ( 10 ) employs a color modulating device ( 22 ) and a segmented light pipe ( 30 ) that coact to provide a high luminous efficiency. The color modulating device...
6332684 Projection type color image display apparatus  
A projection type color image display apparatus of the present invention includes: a light source section for generating white light beams; a first fly-eye lens array comprising a plurality of...
6331879 Liquid crystal projector with an illumination optical system  
A liquid crystal projector includes an illumination optical system provided with a light source, first and second lens arrays arranged in this order from the light source, a liquid crystal panel,...
6328447 Projection device  
As a polarization beam separating device constituting a projection device, a thin-film multilayer film (reflective polarizer) is used. The thin-film multilayer film is composed of a plurality of...
6325514 Projection type display device  
A projection type display device comprises a multiple light source arrangement, an integrator operative to make illumination rays from the multiple light source arrangement uniform in luminance...
6322217 Projection display device  
A projection display device is provided having a mounting mechanism of a modulation element which does not cause pixel displacement at variable temperature when the pixel pitch is reduced. The...
6315415 Image projector  
A projector has an illumination optical system, a reflection-type display panel, a projection optical system, and light-introducing device. The display panel is illuminated by the illumination...
6317170 Large screen compact image projection apparatus using a hybrid video laser color mixer  
A video image projection apparatus is disclosed. The apparatus uses a laser as a light source and modulates the light beam using a modulator according to an image signal. The apparatus projects the...
6312129 Head mounted projector system  
A head mounted projection unit (16) and system (30) is disclosed. The unit includes a tapered optical relay that allows the use of a simple optical projection system. The unit further includes...
6309072 Video projection system for projecting more than one picture  
A video projection system for projecting more than one picture in which a light source for generating at least one light bundle, an intensity modulator and a spatial light bundle modulator, wherein...
6309071 Liquid crystal projection display system  
A projection display system comprises a light source that generates non-polarized light having at least two polarization states and having a first color component, a second color component, and a...
6304302 Liquid crystal display system and light projection system  
A projection system used in a liquid crystal display (LCD) system is provided. The projection system has a light source, a polarization set which further includes a double dove prism, a vertical...
6304381 Illumination optical apparatus  
An illumination optical apparatus has a light source for emitting illumination light, a first lens array having lens cells arranged regularly in a grid-like formation so that the lens cells of the...
6286961 Illuminating optical system and projection type display  
An illumination system includes a light source and a dividing and superimposing section that divides a light flux emitted from the light source into a plurality of partial light fluxes and causes...
6283598 Method of and apparatus for displaying an image  
A pair of projectors are arranged for projecting an image. These projectors are disposed in optically conjugate relationship with the observer's eyes respectively. An image of an object to be...
6283597 Method and facility for light-beam projection of images on a screen  
In a process for the projection of images on a screen (20) by means of a light bundle, an individual projector (40) is provided for projecting the images, wherein the light bundle used for...
6280035 Lens design to eliminate color fringing  
Projection lenses and projection lens systems are telecentric between an illumination subsystem and a set of imagers. The lenses and systems can exhibit color fringing correction, uniform imager...
6280034 Efficient two-panel projection system employing complementary illumination  
An imaging system, comprising a broadband unpolarized white light source (81), a polarization converter system for converting polarization axes of unpolarized white light into a substantially...
6280036 Projection apparatus  
It is proposed to provide a projection apparatus capable of displaying an image by eliminating or reducing the influence of dust. The projection apparatus for projecting image information on a...
6273567 Compact multi-path LCD projector  
A multi-path reflective color liquid crystal display projection system utilizes one color separating dichroic mirror in combination with polarizing beam splitters and reflective liquid crystal...
6264331 Image projector  
An image projector has an optical integrator for splitting illuminating light into multiple light beams. The light beams are reflected by a reflecting member so as to pass through a first half of...
6262851 Double-pass projection displays with separate polarizers and analyzers  
A double-pass projection display system with separate polarizers and analyzers. One embodiment of the invention includes an input polarizer, a color separation/recombination device, and a number of...
6259430 Color display  
A color display system comprises a radiation generator in which the intensity of at least four wavelength bands can be controlled to reproduce a desired color. The system includes an intensity...
6257728 Color projection system  
Color projection system includes a light source, an integrator plate arranged in front of the light source and having a plurality of juxtaposed lens elements, an electro-optical light modulation...
6254237 Multi-pixel microlens illumination in electronic display projector  
A color liquid crystal display projector has a light source with a radiating element (e.g., arc or incandescent) and a liquid crystal display (LCD). The LCD includes an array of multiple picture...
6250764 Polarization beam splitter, polarization converter, and projector  
A technique for improving properties of polarizing beam splitters and polarizing conversion elements, and a projection display apparatus having high light utilization efficiency using such...
6250763 Projection device  
A projection device which includes a plurality of deflectable mirror arrays arranged to spatially modulate incident light. A totally internal reflecting surface is arranged to direct light to and...
6247816 Optical system for projection displays using spatial light modulators  
An optical system for a projection display employing three reflective spatial light modulations (SLM's) is described. Two or the three SLM imaging paths employ typical image combining and...
6246526 Light irradiating apparatus and image displaying apparatus  
In a light irradiating apparatus, a first fly-eye lens and a second fly-eye lens are disposed in succession from a light source side. A first lens having negative refractive power is disposed more...
6231190 Color correction filter for displays  
A method of and system for improving the saturation of the primary colors in a display system. A color correction filter (218) removes unwanted wavelengths from a beam of light. A color splitter...
6231192 Projecting optical system  
A projecting optical system has a plurality of display panels, a color integrating mirror, a projection optical system, a correcting member, and a lens member. The color integrating mirror,...
6227670 Projection type display apparatus  
The projection type display apparatus according to the present invention has a prism for separating incident light into a plurality of light components and combining the plurality of modulated...
6227671 Projector  
In a projection display apparatus, an air inlet is formed below an optical modulation device and a color synthesizing system, and a suction fan is placed across the optical modulation device and...
6224217 Optical illumination apparatus and image projection apparatus  
An optical illumination apparatus including a plurality of light sources, elliptical mirrors, a reflecting apparatus for reflecting light in a predetermined direction, a converging apparatus for...
6224216 System and method employing LED light sources for a projection display  
In a single path embodiment of a multimedia projector (30) of the present invention, the light emitted from blue, green, and red generally monochromatic LEDs (72) or LED arrays (70) is propagated...
6220710 Electro-optic projection display with luminosity channel  
A luminosity channel may be provided in an electro-optic projection display by beam splitting the incident light source into first and second polarization beams. One polarization beam may be used...
6217174 Image projection  
A full color image projection system is provided using two non-color-specific image sources and color-specific filters. The system is capable of projecting an image using one primary color from one...
6211976 Holographic projection system  
Holographic optical elements (HOEs) can be used in systems and methods for providing illumination and for projecting images. The HOEs may be switchable HOEs, whose diffractive properties can be...
6203160 High efficiency liquid crystal display projection system  
A high efficiency liquid crystal display projection system is provided, which can effectively use the energy of s-polarized light and p-polarized light emitted from the light source. The high...
6196687 Measuring convergence alignment of a projection system  
A system for measuring the convergence alignment may include an optical system arranged to preferentially image and magnify the regions of a display screen outside the area normally viewed by...
6193376 Display apparatus  
A display apparatus of the present invention includes: an illumination optical system for emitting illumination light; a reflective display panel divided into a plurality of pixels, illuminated by...
6191893 Color projection display system with improved hue variation  
In a color projection display system having a source of white light, an electro-optic light modulator for modulating the light in accordance with a display signal, a projection lens, and dichroic...
6190013 Polarized beam splitter and an illumination optical system and a projector provided with a polarized beam splitter  
A projector includes: imaging members producing primary color light images; an illumination optical system for illuminating the imaging members; an image combining optical system for combining the...