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| Application No. | Application Title | Issue Date |
| 20120127320 | Method And Apparatus For Displaying 3D Images A method and an apparatus for displaying 3D images are disclosed. 2D images are projected from multiple points to a surface with narrow diffusion characteristics, thus it is possible to get a 3D light field with arbitrary angular dependence. According to the invention, ... | 05/24/2012 |
| 20120050687 | CREATING A LIGHTING EFFECT A method of creating a lighting effect using a reflective and semi-transparent foil suitable for use in creating a Pepper's Ghost image, the method comprising: i) modifying the foil such that the foil is distorted to cause light beams to separate into beams of different... | 03/01/2012 |
| 20120044460 | 3D Volumetric Display A light surface display for providing a three-dimensional image including a plurality of particles dispersed within a volumetric display. A first projection system projects sequential slices of electromagnetic energy of one or more infrared wavelengths along the length ... | 02/23/2012 |
| 20120038890 | Illuminated device possessing a floating image An illumination device capable of producing a floating image which includes a light emitting module installed at a central position of a reflecting cavity. An object is placed on the light emitting module and a light reflector is placed at the opening of the reflecting ... | 02/16/2012 |
| 20110285964 | DISPLAY SYSTEM USING PROJECTION SCREENS FORMED OF FLOWING SNOW A display system for use in winter and other low temperature venues. The system includes a projection screen generation assembly that includes a snow making machine. The snow making machine receives an input flow of a liquid, such as water plus one or more additives to ... | 11/24/2011 |
| 20110285965 | DISPLAY DEVICE A display device includes: a wall defining a viewer-side space; an observed object arranged in an object-side space partitioned off the viewer-side space by a portion of the wall; an imaging optical system of real specular image including a semitransparent substrate wit... | 11/24/2011 |
| 20110248665 | Mobile docking station The mobile docking station is compact, making it easily handheld, and attaches to a variety of small mobile devices, such as smart phones, media players, and the like. The mobile docking station provides a platform for delivery and display of short-range multi-gigabit d... | 10/13/2011 |
| 20110234981 | LARGE THREE-DIMENSIONAL IMAGE FORMATION DEVICE A large three-dimensional 3D image formation device includes four projectors, four optical reflecting lenses, four transparent reflecting lenses, mounting box and four image source reflecting lenses. The projectors project images onto the optical reflecting lenses, and ... | 09/29/2011 |
| 20110181837 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR PRODUCING A PEPPER'S GHOST This invention concerns a method of producing a Pepper's Ghost. The method may comprise projecting an image of a subject onto a reflective and transparent screen (7) to create a virtual image (15) of the subject alongside an object (21). The subject... | 07/28/2011 |
| 20110157556 | Projection Apparatus and Method for Pepper's Ghost Illusion An image projection apparatus includes a projector, a frame, and a partially transparent screen. The frame retains the screen under tension, such that the screen is inclined at an angle with respect to a plane of emission of light from the projector. The screen has a fr... | 06/30/2011 |
| 20110149249 | Projection Apparatus and Method for Pepper's Ghost Illusion An image projection apparatus includes a projector, a frame, and a partially transparent screen. The frame retains the screen under tension, such that the screen is inclined at an angle with respect to a plane of emission of light from the projector. The screen has a fr... | 06/23/2011 |
| 20110122370 | 3 DIMENSIONAL PROJECT LIGHT HAS 3D IMAGE The LED project light device with 3 Dimensional image same as current inventor's U.S. Pat. No. 7,832,917 and U.S. Pat. No. 7,871,192 and U.S. Pat. No. 87,832,918 which has laser means, hologram means, grating means, The current invention specified for all display-unit(s... | 05/26/2011 |
| 20110102745 | STEREO DISPLAY APPARATUS A stereo display apparatus includes a support member, at least one projector, a screen, first reflectors, and an actuator. The projector is connected to the support member, and includes a battery and an image memory module. The projector is capable of emitting an image ... | 05/05/2011 |
| 20110063577 | 3D Light Surface Display A light surface display for providing a three-dimensional image including a plurality of particles suspended within a volumetric display. A first projection system projects sequential slices of electromagnetic energy of one or more wavelengths along the length and width... | 03/17/2011 |
| 20110043611 | DEPTH AND LATERAL SIZE CONTROL OF THREE-DIMENSIONAL IMAGES IN PROJECTION INTEGRAL IMAGING A method disclosed herein relates to displaying three-dimensional images. The method comprising, projecting integral images to a display device, and displaying three-dimensional images with the display device. Further disclosed herein is an apparatus for displaying orth... | 02/24/2011 |
| 20100321638 | MAGICAL IMAGE CUPS AND CONTAINERS WITH 3D DISPLAYS An optical illusion device such as a drinking glass/cup for providing a multi-dimensional visual display. The device includes a body with tubular sidewalls extending from an opening at a first end to an opening at a second end. A base assembly is provided at the second ... | 12/23/2010 |
| 20100231860 | IMAGEING ELEMENT AND DISPLAY As optical elements for bending a light beam when it passes through an element face constituting one plane, a plurality of unit optical elements for reflecting light on one or more mirror surfaces arranged perpendicularly or at an angle nearly perpendicular to the eleme... | 09/16/2010 |
| 20100195055 | MULTI-VIEWPOINT FLOATING IMAGE DISPLAY DEVICE A multi-viewpoint floating image display device enabling observation from multiple viewpoints by combining mirror images of objects to be projected and spatially separated from one another as real images in a small region in space. The display device comprises a multi-v... | 08/05/2010 |
| 20100165295 | 3-D interactive nightlight There is disclosed a nightlight that can be worn by a user that displays projected images in a 3-D mode. The nightlight is provided with a projection assemblage and associated light means that are capable of projecting illuminated images on a surface in a 3-D geometric ... | 07/01/2010 |
| 20100110384 | FLOATING IMAGE INTERACTION DEVICE AND ITS PROGRAM A floating image interaction device includes an imaging optical system projecting a floating real image of an object and an user object detecting means for obtaining information about the user accessing the floating real image; means to realize interactive response by t... | 05/06/2010 |
| 20100066977 | FLOATING IMAGE PROJECTION The subject matter disclosed herein relates to systems and methods for providing image projection and entertainment.... | 03/18/2010 |
| 20100066978 | SPATIAL PROJECTION The subject matter disclosed herein relates to systems and methods for providing image projection and entertainment.... | 03/18/2010 |
| 20100066662 | IMAGE DISPLAY DEVICE An image display device makes it possible to easily display a stereoscopically two-dimensional image and to improve its direction effect. A display device includes a first display for displaying a first image on a first screen, an image transmission element that is set ... | 03/18/2010 |
| 20100026909 | 3D IMAGE PROJECTION SYSTEM A 3D image projection system has a display screen having an array of pixels, an array of pixel pyramids associated with the array of pixels, and a projector configured to project light onto the display screen.... | 02/04/2010 |
| 20100020287 | APPARATUS FOR CREATING A PSEUDO THREE-DIMENSIONAL EFFECT FROM TWO-DIMENSIONAL IMAGES An apparatus for creating two identical images with matching geometry and luminosity from a single two-dimensional image or series of moving images whereby they may be projected simultaneously or sequentially along two axis at substantially equal focal distance from the... | 01/28/2010 |
| 20090323024 | Optical System for Forming an Image in Space An optical system that projects a real image to a location in free space and includes one or more features located along the optical path that enhance the viewability of the real image. The optical system includes a converging element for converging a portion of source ... | 12/31/2009 |
| 20090268016 | IMAGE DISPLAY APPARATUS AND IMAGE DISPLAY METHOD An image display apparatus for displaying an image of an object on a screen by using a projector includes a three-dimensional image display unit having a plurality of screens overlaid but spaced apart from one another, each of the screens diffusing and reflecting part o... | 10/29/2009 |
| 20090213331 | PROJECTION APPARATUS AND METHOD This invention relates to a projection apparatus and method. More particularly, but not exclusively, it relates to a projection apparatus arranged to limit transparency of a virtual image when projected in front of a background projected image.... | 08/27/2009 |
| 20090180075 | Aerial display system An aerial display system comprising inexpensive optical elements and a high brighted LCD display or similar video image display types provides floating images in an inexpensive enclosure. In the aerial display system, either an anti-reflective acrylic plastic layer or a... | 07/16/2009 |
| 20090109404 | PROJECTION SYSTEM FOR AERIAL DISPLAY OF THREE-DIMENSIONAL VIDEO IMAGES An aerial image projection device capable of generating an aerial image projection that is a combination of two-dimensional and/or three-dimensional video images includes a housing containing the following: a first and a second video display device, a beam splitter, a s... | 04/30/2009 |
| 20080304014 | Rear Projector and Rear Projecting Method The application relates to a rear projector and a rear projection method. There is provided at least one projection screen, at least two beamers, each of the at least two beamers generating one view of a scene into at least one viewing direction and projecting the view ... | 12/11/2008 |
| 20080225235 | ROTATION MIRROR IMAGE DISPLAY The present invention discloses a rotation mirror image display, which comprises: a driving means; a control unit for controlling at least one image and generating at least one image-control signal; a rotating member being continuously driven by the driving means and ge... | 09/18/2008 |
| 20080204663 | Method And Apparatus For Generating 3D Images The present invention is directed to an apparatus and method for displaying 3D images. The apparatus comprises: a) a screen with angular dependent diffusion characteristics for direction selectively forwarding light; b) a screen illuminating system, the screen illuminat... | 08/28/2008 |
| 20080084542 | Three-dimensional internal back-projection system and method for using the same A projection system that projects coherent light rays from a coherent light (e.g., laser) source onto an inner surface of a three-dimensional projection surface is disclosed. A compact and low-power laser light image can thereby be formed and seen by an observer from ou... | 04/10/2008 |
| 20080049189 | AERIAL-IMAGE DISPLAY SYSTEMS WITH A PLASTIC MIRROR An apparatus for producing aerial images is disclosed employing a combination of plastic spherical mirrors, beamsplitter polarizing filters, and light sources. An object to be displayed is illuminated, and its image is partially reflected by the beamsplitter to a focusi... | 02/28/2008 |
| 20080024727 | ENHANCEMENT OF VISUAL PERCEPTION II A system, device within a system, and a method for enhancing visual perception in a two-dimensional image is disclosed, providing the induction of retinal disparity in the viewer by a system and device with which the two-dimensional image is viewed. With fusion of the r... | 01/31/2008 |
| 20080013050 | Optical system alternating image capture and image projection An optical system comprises a first image capture device for capturing an image of an observation area, a first display device, a semi-reflecting plate, a concave mirror disposed facing the first display device, and a second display device for displaying a background im... | 01/17/2008 |
| 20070242227 | Method for aerial display of images The present invention relates generally to optical imaging and specifically to methods and systems for generating observable real images. The method consists of steps in configuring an image source and optical components, and defining the position of an observer in such... | 10/18/2007 |
| 20070201004 | Projection Apparatus And Method For Pepper's Ghost Illusion An image projection apparatus (100) comprises a projector (106), a frame (108), and a partially transparent screen (110). The frame (108) retains the screen (110) under tension, such that the screen (110) is inclined at a... | 08/30/2007 |
| 20060274271 | Projection device for simultaneously generating a plurality of mutually spaced, holographic frames of one and the same image by means of a holographic screen The invention relates to a projection system (1) comprising; a) at least one image projection apparatus window (2), b) at least one transparent screen (3) deflecting the light from the image projection apparatus (2) into a plurality of discre... | 12/07/2006 |
