Philips Electronics North America Corporation

North American Philips Corporation

Scott H Baker

Stephen Magocs

Brian J Fitzpatrick

Phyllis M Harnack

A front projection screen is made up of a front portion and a rear portion, the front portion having a front surface lenticular lens array and light scattering particles forming a diffusion region between the front and rear surfaces, and the rear portion having a reflective surface spaced apart from the diffusion region. In use, an incoming ray of projected light traverses the diffusion region and the space between the diffusion region and the reflective surface, before being reflected back through these regions again. Thus, the ray traverses different portions of the diffusion region in different directions, increasing the likelihood that the ray will encounter at least one scattering particle, thus reducing the incidence of speckle. A stiffening layer of a glass plate with an anti-reflection coating is bonded to the front surface of the screen.

Front projection screen with lenticular front surface

A front projection screen is made up of a front portion and a rear portion, the front portion having a front surface lenticular lens array and light scattering particles forming a diffusion region between the front and rear surfaces, and the rear portion having a reflective surface spaced apart from the diffusion region. In use, an incoming ray of projected light traverses the diffusion region and the space between the diffusion region and the reflective surface, before being reflected back through these regions again. Thus, the ray traverses different portions of the diffusion region in different directions, increasing the likelihood that the ray will encounter at least one scattering particle, thus reducing the incidence of speckle.

A cathode-ray tube device for generating a bright light spot is provided, in the path of radiation, a container with a coolant from the cathode-ray tube containing a solution of about 0.5-2.0% by weight of a surfactant selected from the group consisting of sorbitan esters of fatty acids of 12-18 carbons, polyoxyethylene derivatives thereof and ethers of polyoxyethylene in polyethylene glycol 200-300 all of said container in contact with said solution being formed of polymethyl methacrylate and all surfaces of which container are in contact with said solution are provided with a thin layer of silicon dioxide.

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Scott H Baker