H04N 5/7408
Direct viewing projectors
Official title: {Direct viewing projectors, e.g. an image displayed on a video CRT or LCD display being projected on a screen}
H04N5/7408 (Direct viewing projectors) appears on 303 US grants and 195 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in H04N- Granted patents
- 303
- Published applications
- 195
- Assignees
- 145
- Inventors
- 557
- Latest grant
- 14 Apr 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
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| 1976 | 3 | 0 |
| 1977 | 1 | 0 |
| 1978 | 0 | 0 |
| 1979 | 0 | 0 |
| 1980 | 3 | 0 |
| 1981 | 1 | 0 |
| 1982 | 2 | 0 |
| 1983 | 8 | 0 |
| 1984 | 3 | 0 |
| 1985 | 2 | 0 |
| 1986 | 6 | 0 |
| 1987 | 4 | 0 |
| 1988 | 2 | 0 |
| 1989 | 0 | 0 |
| 1990 | 4 | 0 |
| 1991 | 0 | 0 |
| 1992 | 3 | 0 |
| 1993 | 5 | 0 |
| 1994 | 9 | 0 |
| 1995 | 12 | 0 |
| 1996 | 12 | 0 |
| 1997 | 9 | 0 |
| 1998 | 16 | 0 |
| 1999 | 6 | 0 |
| 2000 | 7 | 0 |
| 2001 | 10 | 3 |
| 2002 | 12 | 9 |
| 2003 | 9 | 15 |
| 2004 | 14 | 20 |
| 2005 | 16 | 22 |
| 2006 | 13 | 22 |
| 2007 | 12 | 12 |
| 2008 | 11 | 15 |
| 2009 | 8 | 4 |
| 2010 | 4 | 2 |
| 2011 | 7 | 3 |
| 2012 | 4 | 2 |
| 2013 | 1 | 6 |
| 2014 | 8 | 9 |
| 2015 | 10 | 25 |
| 2016 | 13 | 1 |
| 2017 | 8 | 6 |
| 2018 | 6 | 3 |
| 2019 | 6 | 5 |
| 2020 | 2 | 3 |
| 2021 | 3 | 1 |
| 2022 | 1 | 2 |
| 2023 | 2 | 1 |
| 2024 | 1 | 3 |
| 2025 | 2 | 0 |
| 2026 | 2 | 1 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
- μ-LED projection device and method for its manufacture14 Apr 2026US 12,601,965 B2ams-OSRAM International GmbH
- Image display apparatus and method17 Feb 2026US 12,556,648 B2Maxell, Ltd.
- Projection apparatus and control method thereof2 Dec 2025US 12,487,655 B2Coretronic Projection (Kunshan) Corporation
- Reflective screen, reflective screen unit, and video display device4 Feb 2025US 12,219,288 B2
- Image display apparatus and method27 Aug 2024US 12,075,186 B2Maxell, Ltd.
- Image display apparatus and method21 May 2026US 2026/0143082 A1Maxell, Ltd.
- Image display apparatus and method7 Nov 2024US 2024/0372962 A1Maxell, Ltd.
- Projection apparatus and control method thereof19 Sep 2024US 2024/0310895 A1Coretronic Projection (Kunshan) Corporation
- Improved µ-led projection device and method for its manufacture25 Jul 2024US 2024/0248381 A1ams-OSRAM International GmbH
- Reflective screen, reflective screen unit, and video display device27 Apr 2023US 2023/0130094 A1Dai Nippon Printing Co.Ltd.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Flat panel monitor combining direct view with overhead projection capability149US 5,696,529 ASilicon Graphics, Inc. · 1997
- Virtual image display system144US 5,305,124 AHughes Aircraft Company · 1994
- Lens systems for projection televisions122US 6,791,629 B23M Innovative Properties Company · 2004
- Wide screen image projection apparatus112US 4,385,324 ASony Corporation · 1983
- High speed wide angle projection TV lens system105US 5,296,967 AU. S. Precision Lens, Inc. · 1994