公开(公告)号：US20070019408A1

公开(公告)日：2007-01-25

申请号：US11448599

申请日：2006-06-07

申请人： James McGuire ,  William Cassarly

发明人： James McGuire ,  William Cassarly

IPC分类号： F21V9/00

CPC分类号： F21S10/007 ,  F21S10/02 ,  F21V9/14 ,  F21V9/30 ,  F21V9/40 ,  G02B6/0066 ,  G02B26/008 ,  G03B21/204 ,  H04N9/3114 ,  H04N9/315

摘要： Various embodiments described herein comprise illuminators comprising a phosphor color wheel for producing colored light. Light of a first wavelength emitted by a light source is incident on a phosphor color wheel comprising a plurality of different regions, where at least one of these regions comprises a phosphor that fluoresces at a second wavelength when illuminated with light of the first wavelength. The light from the light source and the different regions of the phosphor color wheel are movable with respect to each other such that as the different regions are illuminated by the light, different colors are produced.

摘要翻译： 本文描述的各种实施例包括包含用于产生有色光的荧光色轮的照明器。 由光源发射的第一波长的光入射到包括多个不同区域的荧光体色轮上，其中这些区域中的至少一个包括当用第一波长的光照射时以第二波长发荧光的荧光体。 来自光源和荧光体色轮的不同区域的光可以相对于彼此移动，使得当不同的区域被光照射时，产生不同的颜色。

公开(公告)号：US20050018308A1

公开(公告)日：2005-01-27

申请号：US10852669

申请日：2004-05-24

申请人： William Cassarly ,  James McGuire

发明人： William Cassarly ,  James McGuire

IPC分类号： G02B27/10 ,  G02B27/14

CPC分类号： G02B27/0081

摘要： Various embodiments involving structures and methods for illumination can be employed, for example, in projectors, head-mounted displays, helmet-mounted displays, back projection TVs, flat panel displays as well as other optical systems. Certain embodiments may include prism elements for illuminating, for example, a spatial light modulator. Light may be coupled to the prism in some cases using fiber optics or lightpipes. The optical system may also include a diffuser having scatter features arranged to scatter light appropriately to produce a desired luminance profile. Other embodiments are possible as well.

摘要翻译： 涉及用于照明的结构和方法的各种实施例可以用于例如投影仪，头戴显示器，头戴式显示器，背投电视，平板显示器以及其它光学系统中。 某些实施例可以包括用于照亮例如空间光调制器的棱镜元件。 在某些情况下，光可以使用光纤或光管耦合到棱镜。 光学系统还可以包括散射器，散射特征被布置为适当散射光以产生期望的亮度分布。 其他实施例也是可能的。

公开(公告)号：US20070252954A1

公开(公告)日：2007-11-01

申请号：US10852728

申请日：2004-05-24

申请人： James McGuire ,  William Cassarly ,  John Rogers ,  Douglas Nutter

发明人： James McGuire ,  William Cassarly ,  John Rogers ,  Douglas Nutter

IPC分类号： G03B21/14

CPC分类号： G03B21/14 ,  G02B5/02 ,  G02B5/30 ,  G02B5/3058 ,  G02B6/00 ,  G02B27/0101 ,  G02B27/0172 ,  G02B27/283 ,  G02B2027/0118 ,  G03B21/2073 ,  G03B21/208 ,  G03B33/12 ,  H04N9/315

摘要： Various embodiments involving structures and methods for illumination can be employed, for example, in projectors, head-mounted displays, helmet-mounted displays, back projection TVs, flat panel displays as well as other optical systems. Certain embodiments may include prism elements for illuminating, for example, a spatial light modulator. Light may be coupled to the prism in some cases using fiber optics or lightpipes. The optical system may also include a diffuser having scatter features arranged to scatter light appropriately to produce a desired luminance profile. Other embodiments are possible as well.

摘要翻译： 涉及用于照明的结构和方法的各种实施例可以用于例如投影仪，头戴显示器，头戴式显示器，背投电视，平板显示器以及其它光学系统中。 某些实施例可以包括用于照亮例如空间光调制器的棱镜元件。 在某些情况下，光可以使用光纤或光管耦合到棱镜。 光学系统还可以包括散射器，散射特征被布置为适当散射光以产生期望的亮度分布。 其他实施例也是可能的。

公开(公告)号：US20050018309A1

公开(公告)日：2005-01-27

申请号：US10852679

申请日：2004-05-24

申请人： James McGuire ,  William Cassarly

发明人： James McGuire ,  William Cassarly

IPC分类号： G02B27/10 ,  G02B27/14

CPC分类号： G02B27/0081

摘要： Various embodiments involving structures and methods for illumination can be employed, for example, in projectors, head-mounted displays, helmet-mounted displays, back projection TVs, flat panel displays as well as other optical systems. Certain embodiments may include prism elements for illuminating, for example, a spatial light modulator. Light may be coupled to the prism in some cases using fiber optics or lightpipes. The optical system may also include a diffuser having scatter features arranged to scatter light appropriately to produce a desired luminance profile. Other embodiments are possible as well.

摘要翻译： 涉及用于照明的结构和方法的各种实施例可以用于例如投影仪，头戴显示器，头戴式显示器，背投电视，平板显示器以及其它光学系统中。 某些实施例可以包括用于照亮例如空间光调制器的棱镜元件。 在某些情况下，光可以使用光纤或光管耦合到棱镜。 光学系统还可以包括散射器，散射特征被布置为适当散射光以产生期望的亮度分布。 其他实施例也是可能的。

公开(公告)号：US20070024971A1

公开(公告)日：2007-02-01

申请号：US11442673

申请日：2006-05-26

申请人： William Cassarly ,  Thomas Davenport ,  James McGuire

发明人： William Cassarly ,  Thomas Davenport ,  James McGuire

IPC分类号： G02B27/28

CPC分类号： G02B6/0038 ,  G02B6/0008 ,  G02B6/0018 ,  G02B6/0068 ,  G02B6/0096 ,  G02B6/4298 ,  G02B27/0994

摘要： Various embodiments described herein comprise mixers comprising a light pipe having input and output ends and a central region therebetween. An optical path extends in a longitudinal direction from the input end through the central region to the output end. The central region of the light pipe comprises one or more rippled reflective sidewalls having a plurality of elongate ridges and valleys and sloping surfaces therebetween. Light from the input end propagating along the optical path reflects from the sloping surfaces and is redirected at a different azimuthal direction toward the output end thereby mixing the light at the output end. Illuminance and/or color mixing can therefore be provided.

摘要翻译： 本文描述的各种实施例包括具有输入和输出端的光管和其间的中心区域的混合器。 光路沿着纵向方向从输入端穿过中心区延伸到输出端。 光管的中心区域包括一个或多个波纹反射侧壁，其具有多个细长的脊和谷以及它们之间的倾斜表面。 沿着光路传播的输入端的光从倾斜表面反射，并以不同的方位角方向朝向输出端重定向，从而将输出端的光混合。 因此可以提供照度和/或混色。

公开(公告)号：US20070086086A1

公开(公告)日：2007-04-19

申请号：US11594692

申请日：2006-11-08

申请人： William Cassarly ,  Steven Chapman

发明人： William Cassarly ,  Steven Chapman

IPC分类号： G02B23/24

CPC分类号： G02B5/045 ,  G02B6/0028 ,  G02B6/0053

摘要： Various embodiments comprise light recycling films comprising an array of parallel ridges and grooves that form prisms that selectively reflect or transmit light. In some embodiments, the light recycling film may be used in displays that include spatial light modulators comprising a plurality of pixels. The light recycling film can limit the field-of-view of the display and enhance the luminance within that field-of-view. Various embodiments comprising multiple arrays of ridges and/or grooves can enhance uniformity of illumination of the pixels in the spatial light modulator and reduce Moiré effects.

摘要翻译： 各种实施例包括包含平行脊和凹槽阵列的光再循环膜，其形成选择性地反射或透射光的棱镜。 在一些实施例中，光循环膜可以用于包括多个像素的空间光调制器的显示器中。 光回收膜可以限制显示器的视野并增强该视野内的亮度。 包括多个脊和/或凹槽阵列的各种实施例可以增强空间光调制器中的像素的照明的均匀性并且减小莫尔效应。

公开(公告)号：US06488389B2

公开(公告)日：2002-12-03

申请号：US09912156

申请日：2001-07-23

申请人： William Cassarly ,  Miller H. Schuck, III

发明人： William Cassarly ,  Miller H. Schuck, III

IPC分类号： F21S1002

CPC分类号： G02B19/0028 ,  G02B5/30 ,  G02B19/0066 ,  G02B27/0172 ,  G02B27/0955

摘要： The invention provides an illumination system for a head-mounted display. The illumination system includes a plurality of illuminators which irradiate light over an area. The area has a central region where the light has a selective intensity, and outer regions on opposing sides of the central regions where the light has higher intensities than the selective intensity.

公开(公告)号：US20070291468A1

公开(公告)日：2007-12-20

申请号：US11848493

申请日：2007-08-31

申请人： Roger Buelow ,  John Davenport ,  William Cassarly ,  Thomas Davenport ,  Gregory Frankiewicz ,  Chris Jenson ,  Robert Caywood

发明人： Roger Buelow ,  John Davenport ,  William Cassarly ,  Thomas Davenport ,  Gregory Frankiewicz ,  Chris Jenson ,  Robert Caywood

IPC分类号： F25D27/00

CPC分类号： F25D27/00 ,  A47F3/001 ,  A47F3/0426 ,  F21W2131/305 ,  F21W2131/405 ,  F25D2400/06 ,  G02B6/0006 ,  G02B6/001

摘要： Lighted refrigerated display case with remote light source comprises a closed container with an interior of the container refrigerated to a temperature below 7 C. The container is thermally insulated from ambient, having internal and external walls. A solid fiber optic luminaire is at least partially mounted within the container, having an elongated side-light emitting portion for emitting light from the side of the luminaire onto contents in an interior of the display case. The side-light emitting portion comprises an extractor of light arranged to preferentially extract light from the luminaire and direct the light in at least one radial direction along the length of the side-light emitting portion to at least one target area of said contents along a longitudinal axis of the side-light emitting portion. A light-delivery system provides light to the fiber optic luminaire, having a light source mounted remotely from the interior of the container.

摘要翻译： 具有远程光源的照明的冷藏展示柜包括密封容器，容器的内部被冷藏至低于7℃。容器与环境隔热，具有内壁和外壁。 固体光纤照明器至少部分地安装在容器内，具有细长的侧光发射部分，用于将光从灯具的侧面发射到显示器壳体内部的内容物上。 所述侧光发射部分包括布置成优先从所述照明器提取光的光提取器，并沿着所述侧光发射部分的长度将光沿至少一个径向方向引导到所述内容物的至少一个目标区域沿着 侧面发光部的纵轴。 光输送系统向光纤照明器提供光，其具有远离容器内部安装的光源。

公开(公告)号：US20060232993A1

公开(公告)日：2006-10-19

申请号：US11278797

申请日：2006-04-05

申请人： William Cassarly ,  Thomas Davenport ,  John Davenport ,  Chris Jenson

发明人： William Cassarly ,  Thomas Davenport ,  John Davenport ,  Chris Jenson

IPC分类号： F21V7/04

CPC分类号： G02B6/0036 ,  F21V2200/15 ,  F21W2131/305 ,  G02B6/001

摘要： Luminaire with directional side-light extraction comprises a light pipe with a light-carrying core, and with a light-extraction structure along a first longitudinal side of the luminaire, confined to a radial swath of the luminaire, along the longitudinal axis of the luminaire, of substantially less than 180°. The second end has light-saving structure for directing saved light from the second end towards the first end, at redirection angles other than an excluded range of redirection angles, so long as the photon content of light at so-called alpha redirection angles is at least 10 percent of the photon content of light at so-called beta redirection angles, where the excluded range of redirection angles is defined by a mathematical formula. The light-extraction means is adjustable to accommodate angular distributions of light from various light sources.

摘要翻译： 具有定向侧光提取的灯具包括具有轻载芯的光管，沿着照明器的第一纵向侧的光提取结构，沿照明器的纵向轴线限制在照明器的径向条纹 ，大致小于180°。 第二端具有节省光的结构，用于将保存的光从第二端朝向第一端，除了重定向角度的排除范围之外的重定向角度，只要所谓的α重定向角度的光的光子含量在 在所谓的β重定向角度下光的光子含量的至少10％，其中重定向角度的排除范围由数学公式定义。 光提取装置是可调节的，以适应来自各种光源的光的角度分布。

公开(公告)号：US20060115214A1

公开(公告)日：2006-06-01

申请号：US11267945

申请日：2005-11-04

申请人： William Cassarly

发明人： William Cassarly

IPC分类号： G02B6/26

CPC分类号： G02B6/0061 ,  G02B6/0036 ,  G02B6/004 ,  G02B6/0043 ,  G02B6/0058 ,  G02B6/0065

摘要： In one embodiment, a method of defining an array of extractor elements configured to extract light from a light guide, and thereby produce a desired spatial light pattern ET quantifying optical output at a plurality of locations across the light guide is provided. The method comprises calculating a first spatial light pattern produced by a first array of extractor elements. The first spatial light pattern quantifies optical output at the plurality of locations across the light guide. The method further comprises determining a ratio R of the optical output of the desired spatial light pattern to an optical output of the first spatial light pattern. The method further comprises determining a modified ratio R′, wherein R′=Rα and |α|

摘要翻译： 在一个实施例中，一种限定提取器元件的阵列的方法，所述提取器元件的阵列被配置为从光导中提取光，并且由此产生在光的多个位置上量化光输出的期望的空间光图案E 提供指导。 该方法包括计算由第一抽取器元件阵列产生的第一空间光图案。 第一空间光图案在光导的多个位置上量化光输出。 该方法还包括确定期望空间光图案的光输出与第一空间光图案的光输出的比R。 该方法还包括确定修饰比率R'，其中R'= Rαα和|α| <1。 该方法还包括通过将提取器元件的第一阵列的特性缩放修改的比率R'来确定提取器元件的第二阵列的特性。