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Projection lens system

CA 1257124 A · Owner: Koninklijke Philips Electronics N.V. · Inventors: Clarke, John A.

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12, ABSTRACT:, Projection lens system. A lens system is provided which is suitable for back-projecting an enlarged image of a TV cathode ray tube (CRT). To achieve a compact cabinet design 1 for such a projection television set a, short projection throw and a wide projection angle are required to-, gether with a wide aperture (F/1) for a bright projected picture and with a definition which may need to be good enough to resolve 1249 line television pictures. The lens system comprises a concave CRT faceplate FP and three lens elements L1, L2 L3. L2 and L3 are each of, positive power and L1 most remote from the CRT, is a weak lens. At least one of the element surfaces is aspheric. The powers …

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  • Granted July 11, 1989. A Canadian patent filed before October 1, 1989 lasted 17 years from grant, so its term ended July 11, 2006.
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FiledDecember 12, 1985
GrantedJuly 11, 1989
Term endedJuly 11, 2006
Patent numberCA 1257124 A
Classification (IPC)G02B13/18 +1 more

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1986198919921995199820012004Application filedDec 12, 1985Patent grantedJuly 11, 1989Term endedJuly 11, 2006

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