ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 17 -- United States Patent no. 12,554,185, issued on Feb. 17, was assigned to MAXELL LTD. (Kyoto, Japan).

"Cooled light source apparatus and projection type image display apparatus with noise-reducing fan system" was invented by Hiroshi Nakamori (Kyoto, Japan), Hiroshi Shiina (Kyoto, Japan), Kazuo Shikita (Kyoto, Japan) and Yusuke Matsumoto (Kyoto, Japan).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A projection type image display apparatus including a light source apparatus includes a light emitting element emitting blue light; a phosphor receiving the blue light to emit predetermined light; a heat sink provided with a bottom portion and a plurality of heat radiation fins extending fr...