Color video projection system employing reflective liquid crystal display device

K Stahl, JA Gohman - US Patent 6,661,475, 2003 - Google Patents
(57) ABSTRACT An image projector (8, 68) includes a light Source (14) that illuminates a
three-path reflective LCD assembly (25, 74) that produces images for projection by a …

Prism assembly with three periscopes and projection lenses for a single light valve full-color projector

AG Ledebuhr - US Patent 4,826,311, 1989 - Google Patents
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION The invention relates to liquid crystal light valve
projectors adapted to provide full color imagery. The liquid crystal light valve is frequently …

Oblique plate compensators for projection display systems

J Chen, MG Robinson, GD Sharp - US Patent 7,126,649, 2006 - Google Patents
Projection systems having o-plate compensation elements are described. The
compensation elements may be negative, positive or biaxial anisotropic element and may …

Optical apparatus for liquid crystal display projector

HS Koo, MH Na - US Patent 5,772,299, 1998 - Google Patents
An improved optical apparatus for an LCD projector capable of more effectively focussing a
light on an LCD panel of a high vision or a Wide vision, and achieving a desired Wave …

Liquid crystal light valve projector with improved contrast ratio and with 0.27 wavelength compensation for birefringence in the liquid crystal light valve

JH Schmidt, N Nestorovic, RD Sterling… - US Patent …, 1996 - Google Patents
In a liquid crystal light valve projector, a quarter-wave compensator plate is disposed
between a polarization plate and a liquid crystal light valve to compensate for polariza tion …

Cooling device for liquid crystal projectors

WT Lee, YJ Chang - US Patent 6,523,959, 2003 - Google Patents
(57) ABSTRACT A cooling device of liquid crystal projector is utilized to cool a liquid crystal
panel and polarizer of an optical System in a liquid crystal projector; when the optical …

Polarization recovery system for projection displays

KK Li - US Patent 6,587,269, 2003 - Google Patents
In response to these needs, the present invention uses a waveguide System to perform the
polarization recovery function in an LCD projection System. In particular, the present …

Projection lens and system including a reflecting linear polarizer

B Tadic-Galeb, RE Fischer, RM Merritt… - US Patent …, 2001 - Google Patents
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 …

Projector system with light pipe optics

ME Levis, H Gourley - US Patent 5,829,858, 1998 - Google Patents
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION At the present time optical projector systems are
Widely used in business, educational and consumer applications. For example, slide and …

Image projection system

T Tanaka, Y Miyatake - US Patent 5,164,821, 1992 - Google Patents
A projection system comprises a light source, a dichroic mirror for separating white light into
blue, green and red color light beams, a halfwave plate for converting the direction of …