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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 05, 2007
Filed:
Jan. 12, 2006
Applicant:
Michael G. Robinson, Boulder, CO (US);
Inventor:
Michael G. Robinson, Boulder, CO (US);
Assignee:
ColorLink, Inc., Boulder, CO (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G03B 21/14 (2006.01); G03B 21/26 (2006.01); G02F 1/13 (2006.01); G02F 1/1335 (2006.01); G02F 1/1337 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
Provided are several apparatus and methods to attenuate illumination light in a projector. Illumination light may be attenuated by directing polarized light toward a liquid crystal (LC) attenuation panel. The panel selectively modulates some, all, or none of the polarized light passing through. The light from the panel is then directed toward a polarization device. The polarization device analyzes the polarized light, and allows or denies the light to pass therethrough based on the polarization of the light.