ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 26 -- United States Patent no. 12,638,671, issued on May 26, was assigned to PANASONIC PROJECTOR & DISPLAY Corp. (Osaka, Japan).

"Color wheel unit, light source device, and projection display apparatus" was invented by Kohei Ueyama (Osaka, Japan) and Shuichiro Yamada (Osaka, Japan).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A color wheel unit includes a color wheel assembly, a rod integrator, and a holder. The holder includes a first base configured to be attached to a housing of a projection display apparatus, a second base protruding from the first base, and a third base protruding from the second base and to which the rod integrator is attached. The third base includes a first guid...