Industry Patents

Patent: 5647662

Apparatus for Cooling a Light Beam

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Patent Number: 5647662 
Title: Apparatus for Cooling a Light Beam 
Abstract: Apparatus for cooling a light beam used to project an image on a projection surface. The apparatus includes a light beam source and a gas cooling circuit. A cooling chamber is connected to conduct gas through the circuit. An image projection device is mounted in the chamber. The chamber has a thermally protected environment. A driving device is provided in the circuit. A heat conducting gas is moved by the driving device to circulate within the circuit. The thermally protected environment may include an atmosphere of atomized, heat conducting fluid. A heat extracting filter may be mounted in the light beam adjacent the cooling chamber.  
Country of Issue: US 
First Named Inventor: Ziegler, Belliveau 
Assignee: High End Systems 
Continuation or Divisional of:  
International Classification: F21V 29/00 
US Classification: 362/294 
Issue Date: 07-15-1997 
Filing Date: 10-06-1995 
Application : 550251 
Notes:  
Link to Patent at freepatentsonline.com: 5647662 at Freepatentsonline 
Link to World Patent Family1: World Patent Family at European Patent Office 
Link to Google Patents1: 5647662 at Google Patents 

 

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