Michael S Pate

US Patent:

6860606, Mar 1, 2005

Filed:

Jun 26, 2003

Appl. No.:

10/608941

Inventors:

Winthrop D. Childers - San Diego CA, US
Michael A. Pate - Tuscon AZ, US

Assignee:

Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P. - Houston TX

International Classification:

G03B021/14

US Classification:

353 31, 353 37, 353 85, 353 94

Abstract:

A concentrated beam source for a projector includes a plurality of individually addressable light sources configured in a two-dimensional array and a beam concentrator. The beam concentrator is configured to receive light from the plurality of light sources and to produce a reduced beam of collimated light having a component representative of each light source. The reduced beam has cross-sectional dimensions smaller than cross-sectional dimensions of the two-dimensional array.

US Patent:

6905212, Jun 14, 2005

Filed:

Jul 2, 2003

Appl. No.:

10/613491

Inventors:

Michael A. Pate - Tuscon AZ, US
Peter Guy Howard - Junction City OR, US

Assignee:

Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P. - Houston TX

International Classification:

G03B021/14

US Classification:

353 31, 353 84, 348743

Abstract:

A method of producing a light beam for a display system includes generating a light beam having a transverse cross section that is elongate along a longitudinal axis, and moving a plurality of beam-modifying optical elements sequentially along a travel path that intersects the light beam with the light beam cross-section longitudinal axis oriented transverse to the travel path.

US Patent:

6940097, Sep 6, 2005

Filed:

Aug 19, 2003

Appl. No.:

10/643571

Inventors:

David Champion - Lebanon OR, US
Randy Hoffman - Corvallis OR, US
Michael A. Pate - Tuscon AZ, US

Assignee:

Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P. - Houston TX

International Classification:

H01L029/786
H01L031/0232
H01L031/0224

US Classification:

257 72, 257 59, 257432, 257449, 438 69, 438 72, 349 43, 349118, 349138

Abstract:

Optical property normalization for a transparent electrical device is described. In an embodiment, an electrical device includes a plurality of laterally displaced regions that are substantially transparent. Each region of the plurality of regions includes a normalized surface that has an optical property that has a normalized value that is substantially the same, one to another. One of the regions includes a portion of an electrical component. Additionally, at least one of the regions includes beneath the normalized surface an additional surface and a spectral normalization structure. The additional surface has a value for the optical property that is not substantially the same as the normalized value. The spectral normalization structure is disposed with the additional surface such that the normalized surface of the at least one region exhibits the normalized value.

US Patent:

6956702, Oct 18, 2005

Filed:

Apr 23, 2003

Appl. No.:

10/423371

Inventors:

Michael A Pate - Tuscon AZ, US

Assignee:

Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P. - Houston TX

International Classification:

G02B027/14

US Classification:

359634, 359629, 359589, 353 31

Abstract:

A projector projects pixels to form an image in accordance with image data. The projector includes a modulator which modulates light from a light source and outputs projected pixels in a plurality of color spectral bands. The projector has a light source with a non-uniform spectral power distribution with spectral energy within each of the plurality of color spectral bands. A first notch filter removes spectral energy from a first spectral range within a first color spectral band to improve gamut.

US Patent:

7018044, Mar 28, 2006

Filed:

Jun 26, 2003

Appl. No.:

10/608972

Inventors:

Chien-Hua Chen - Corvallis OR, US
Brett Dahlgren - Lebanon OR, US
Michael A. Pate - Tuscon AZ, US

Assignee:

Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P. - Houston TX

International Classification:

G03B 21/00
G03B 21/14
G03B 21/28

US Classification:

353 31, 353 33, 353 84, 353 99

Abstract:

A display system is provided that includes a spectral separator configured to separate multispectral light into a plurality of light bands, and a homogenizing element configured to homogenize at least one separated light band.

US Patent:

7023619, Apr 4, 2006

Filed:

Jun 17, 2004

Appl. No.:

10/872213

Inventors:

Michael Pate - Tucson AZ, US

Assignee:

Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P. - Houston TX

International Classification:

G02B 27/00

US Classification:

359618, 353 37

Abstract:

An optical reflector is positionable between one or more light sources and one or more spatial light modulators (SLM's) within a digital projection system. The optical reflector includes a substrate having a surface to render non-uniform light from the light sources to the SLM's more uniform with one reflection off the substrate, and a number of facets within the surface of the substrate.

US Patent:

7055969, Jun 6, 2006

Filed:

Apr 29, 2004

Appl. No.:

10/837556

Inventors:

Michael A. Pate - Tucson AZ, US
Guy Howard - Junction City OR, US

Assignee:

Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P. - Houston TX

International Classification:

G03B 21/28

US Classification:

353 99, 353119

Abstract:

In an implementation, a reflective optical assembly may be configured for translation from a portable position to an operational position. An image forming device may be configured to receive an input of an image and illumination input, provided by a light source, to generate an illuminated image output. The illuminated image output is reflected with the reflective optical assembly to direct the illuminated image output for display.

US Patent:

7059732, Jun 13, 2006

Filed:

Nov 26, 2003

Appl. No.:

10/723235

Inventors:

Glen A. Oross - Corvallis OR, US
Peter Guy Howard - Junction City OR, US
Michael A. Pate - Tuscon AZ, US
David L Smith - Corvallis OR, US

Assignee:

Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P. - Houston TX

International Classification:

G03B 21/14
G03B 21/30

US Classification:

353119

Abstract:

An image projection system is provided that includes a portable projector, where the projector includes a light engine, and a projector housing having a closed configuration and an open configuration, where in the closed configuration the projector housing at least partially encloses the light engine, and in the open configuration the projector housing supports the light engine.