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Video projector and optical light valve therefor

US7116380B2 · kind B2 · utility

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18Claims
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Filing dateAug 19, 2002
Grant dateOct 3, 2006
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Expiry dateJan 4, 2024

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG02B26/0841
  • WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A video projector apparatus including a linear array of individually addressable reflective active elements, an optical system including a light source and providing a linear light pattern focused on said linear array and from which is created an image of the linear array, an optical scanning system for receiving the image of the linear array including a scanning member that successively scans the array to provide a two-dimensional image, and a projection system receiving the two-dimensional image and including a screen upon which the two-dimensional image is displayed.

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