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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 20, 2016
Filed:
Aug. 14, 2012
Applicants:
Stephen J. Willett, St. Paul, MN (US);
Craig R. Schardt, Woodbury, MN (US);
David J. W. Aastuen, Shoreview, MN (US);
Inventors:
Stephen J. Willett, St. Paul, MN (US);
Craig R. Schardt, Woodbury, MN (US);
David J. W. Aastuen, Shoreview, MN (US);
Assignee:
3M Innovative Properties Company, St. Paul, MN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G02B 27/28 (2006.01); G03B 21/20 (2006.01); H04N 9/31 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 9/3167 (2013.01); G02B 27/283 (2013.01); G03B 21/20 (2013.01);
Abstract
Projection subsystems are described. More, particularly, projection subsystems that include a light source and a polarizing beam splitter are described. The polarizing beam splitters of the presently described projection subsystems are capable of avoiding performance degradation even after exposure to large doses of incident light.