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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8179579 | HROM replication methods, devices or systems, articles used in same and articles generated by same HROM replication methods, devices or systems are disclosed herein. Also disclosed herein are articles comprising conical reference (reconstruction) beam hologram elements to generate conical or conical like reference (reconstruction) beams which may be used in such ... | 05/15/2012 |
| 8045245 | Multicolor holgraphic replication by masking A multicolor hologram (e.g., a two-color hologram) is replicated (copied) into a photosensitive layer by masking to produce a copy (replicate) of the hologram in a manner such that the copy is an accurate and true replication of the hologram (e.g., master hologram) ... | 10/25/2011 |
| 7884984 | Multicolor holographic replication by masking A multicolor hologram (e.g., a two-color hologram) is replicated (copied) into a photosensitive layer by masking to produce a copy (replicate) of the hologram in a manner such that the copy is an accurate and true replication of the hologram (e.g., master hologram),... | 02/08/2011 |
| 7835049 | Reproducing apparatus and reproducing method In a reproducing apparatus adapted to reproduce data recorded on a holographic recording medium, a reference light generator generates reference light for illuminating the holographic recording medium, and a coherent light generator generates coherent light having a... | 11/16/2010 |
| 7742210 | Replication of data to holographic medium using holographic master media An apparatus for replicating holographically recorded data, comprising a holographic master media having holographically recorded data thereon; a holographic copy media; a light source for generating a master reference beam and a copy reference beam, coherent with t... | 06/22/2010 |
| 7710622 | Color hologram display and its fabrication process The invention relates to a color hologram display an image of a three-dimensional object and a hologram image of a pattern of plane characters, images or the like are recorded in the same volume type hologram photosensitive material in a superposed or multiplexed fa... | 05/04/2010 |
| 7710623 | Security hologram, method of recording same, and method of using same wherein the holographic imaging includes a single coherent beam of electromagnetic radiation in combination with a Lloyd's mirror to provide both reference and object beams A security hologram is disclosed that is invisible to a human eye or to various optical detectors until the hologram is optically coupled to a suitable modifier (e.g., a prism). Also disclosed is a method of recording the security hologram and a method of using the ... | 05/04/2010 |
| 7643188 | Method of recording an exposure pattern in a recording layer of a holographic mask, method of forming an exposure pattern in a photosensitive material film, method of manufacturing a semiconductor device and method of manufacturing an electro-optic device A method of recording an exposure pattern in a recording layer of a holographic mask, using an original reticle that has the exposure pattern formed therein, the recording method comprising: illuminating a first recording light and a first reference light to the rec... | 01/05/2010 |
| 7453611 | Replication of data to holographic medium using holographic master media An apparatus for replicating holographically recorded data, comprising a holographic master media having holographically recorded data thereon; a holographic copy media; a light source for generating a master reference beam and a copy reference beam, coherent with t... | 11/18/2008 |
| 7423792 | Holographic printer A single method and apparatus for producing many of the most common types of hologram from digital data is disclosed. The data are generated entirely by a computer as a 3-D (animated) model or from multiple 2-D camera images taken of a real 3-D (moving) object or sc... | 09/09/2008 |
| 7369286 | Hologram recording medium, and recording apparatus and reproducing apparatus for the same A hologram recording medium, and a recording apparatus and a reproducing apparatus for the same, by which scattered beam noise is minimized and recording capacity is increased using spatial separation and polarization separation in an optical system where a referenc... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7362483 | Postprocessing apparatus and postprocessing method A postprocessing apparatus for conducting postprocessing on an image forming member, including a receiving unit for receiving an image forming member having an image formed thereon, and an attaching unit for attaching a hologram recording medium in which a hologram ... | 04/22/2008 |
| 7339711 | Angle-multiplexing hologram recording device, method, hologram reproduction device, and method A hologram recording apparatus (100) includes a record angle change device (19) capable of relatively changing the record angle of a hologram recording medium (200) relative to signal light (L3) and reference light (L2); and a cont... | 03/04/2008 |
| 7333252 | Method of writing a composite 1-step hologram A method of writing a single or double parallax composite 1-step hologram is disclosed. Digital data is acquired from a real or virtual object and is described by a luminous intensity tensor. A single mathematical transformation is performed to convert the luminous ... | 02/19/2008 |
| 7333253 | Multiplex recording type hologram recording device, method, hologram reproduction device, and method A hologram record apparatus (100) includes a parameter set device (19), a move device (20), and a control device (18). The parameter set device (19) modifies parameters for multiple recordings such as a record angle and a focal dep... | 02/19/2008 |
| 7324248 | Holographic printer A method and apparatus for producing holograms may use a computer generated 3-D model or data generated using multiple 2-D camera images taken of a real 3-D object or scene. The data is digitally processed and displayed on a high resolution spatial light modulator (... | 01/29/2008 |
| 7312906 | Switchable polymer-dispersed liquid crystal optical elements Transmission and reflection type holograms may be formed utilizing a novel polymer-dispersed liquid crystal (PDLC) material and its unique switching characteristics to form optical elements. Applications for these switchable holograms include communications switches... | 12/25/2007 |
| 7265903 | Switchable polymer-dispersed liquid crystal optical elements Transmission and reflection type holograms may be formed utilizing a novel polymer-dispersed liquid crystal (PDLC) material and its unique switching characteristics to form optical elements. Applications for these switchable holograms include communications switches... | 09/04/2007 |
| 7265882 | Switchable polymer-dispersed liquid crystal optical elements Transmission and reflection type holograms may be formed utilizing a novel polymer-dispersed liquid crystal (PDLC) material and its unique switching characteristics to form optical elements. Applications for these switchable holograms include communications switches... | 09/04/2007 |
| 7262891 | Holographic printer A single method and apparatus for producing many of the most common types of hologram from digital data is disclosed. In one embodiment the data are generated entirely by a computer as a 3-D (animated) model. In another embodiment the data are generated from multipl... | 08/28/2007 |
| 7258957 | Method for aligning exposure mask and method for manufacturing thin film device substrate A method for aligning an exposure mask, comprises: using a plurality of hologram masks, on which alignment marks are formed,; aligning position of the hologram masks toward an object, which is exposed and on which alignment marks are also formed, a plurality of time... | 08/21/2007 |
| 7256915 | Switchable polymer-dispersed liquid crystal optical elements Transmission and reflection type holograms may be formed utilizing a novel polymer-dispersed liquid crystal (PDLC) material and its unique switching characteristics to form optical elements. Applications for these switchable holograms include communications switches... | 08/14/2007 |
| 7255968 | Alignment method of exposure mask and manufacturing method of thin film element substrate A method for aligning an exposure mask comprises: using a plurality of hologram masks, on which an alignment mark is formed; aligning position of the hologram masks toward an object to be exposed and on which an alignment mark is also formed, with a plurality of tim... | 08/14/2007 |
| 7248556 | Fast duplication of diffractive storage device for mass production A master memory device that stores a plurality of pages of information. An unexposed memory device (190) is adjacent to the master memory device (180). The unexposed memory device and the master memory device are separated by a gap. An aperture unit ( | 07/24/2007 |
| 7245406 | Method for forming fine concavo-convex patterns, method for producing optical diffraction structure, and method for copying optical diffraction structure A method for forming fine concavo-convex patterns by using a relief formation material 3 having a relief formation layer 2 composed of a resin having thermoplasticity and a relief pattern sheet 6 having on a surface thereof fine concavo-convex p... | 07/17/2007 |
| 7233422 | Image display apparatus An image display apparatus has: a display element for displaying an image; a light source section for supplying an illumination light to the display element; a reflection type hologram for diffracting and reflecting the illumination light so as to guide the illumina... | 06/19/2007 |
| 7230747 | Hologram retention method Information recorded as a hologram in a predetermined position of an optical recording medium is reproduced, and subsequently the reproduced information is re-recorded and retained in the same position as the predetermined position as a hologram. Alternatively, info... | 06/12/2007 |
| 7229720 | Hologram film having identification information recorded thereon and method for manufacturing the same A simplified method is provided for recording identification information, such as a serial number or the like, in a hologram-recorded film simultaneously with hologram duplication. The method includes the steps of coupling a hologram recording film with a master hol... | 06/12/2007 |
| 7227674 | Active digital hologram display Certain types of holographic recording materials can be used to updateably record holographic stereograms formed when fringe patterns are generated through interference of an object laser beam containing image information with a reference laser beam. In this manner,... | 06/05/2007 |
| 7215451 | Reflection type diffuse hologram, hologram for reflection hologram color filters, etc., and reflection type display device using such holograms A method of fabricating a hologram having a pattern made up of pixels in which a photosensitive material for forming a hologram is stacked on either a reflection-type hologram or a transmission type hologram. According to one aspect of the invention, the photosensit... | 05/08/2007 |
| 7198737 | Electrically switchable polymer-dispersed liquid crystal materials including switchable optical couplers and reconfigurable optical interconnects A new photopolymerizable material allows single-step, fast recording of volume holograms with properties that can be electrically controlled. A method for preparing a switchable grating can comprise the steps of placing a mixture between a first and second slide, wh... | 04/03/2007 |
| 7186567 | Device and method for detection and identification of biological agents A method of sensing an environmental agent, comprising obtaining a sample from the environment and transferring the sample into the working fluid for dispensation to a detection module. The sample and working fluid mixture is filtered through a porous polymer Bragg ... | 03/06/2007 |
| 7187481 | System and method for providing gain and thresholding to a holographic data parallel recording and replication system incorporating independent angular address assignment System and method for providing gain and thresholding to a holographic data parallel recording and replication system incorporating independent angular address assignment. A plurality of information bearing light beams in an information bearing light beam arm of a d... | 03/06/2007 |
| 7180844 | Holographic disc recording system A holographic disc recording system for recording, in the form of holograms, information stored on a source disc onto a target disc includes a conical beam shaper which transforms a reference beam into a conical beam having a substantially cylindrically symmetrical ... | 02/20/2007 |
| 7175780 | Tailoring material composition for optimization of application-specific switchable holograms The process described herein offers the optimizing of performance parameters of holograms, such as reducing scattering effects in a polymer-dispersed liquid crystal optical element. In the process, an interfacial tension agent is added to a polymer-dispersed liquid ... | 02/13/2007 |
| 7167498 | Multi section electrooptic monolithic component A semiconductor electrooptic monolithic component comprising successively a first section capable of emitting light at a first wavelength and including a first active layer, a second section capable of absorbing light at the said first wavelength and including a sec... | 01/23/2007 |
| 7161722 | Holographic printer A holographic printer is disclosed which produces an intermediate hologram H3 and uses the intermediate hologram H3 to produce a white light viewable hologram H2. ... | 01/09/2007 |
| 7161723 | Scheme capable of providing gain and thresholding to the parallel recording and replication of holographic media A system and method capable of providing high data rate data copying and recording in holographic data storage while maintaining the copied data's signal-to-noise ratio. This is achieved by using optically-based parallel signal processing. In one preferred embodimen... | 01/09/2007 |
| 7154647 | Color hologram display and its fabrication process The invention relates to a color hologram display an image of a three-dimensional object and a hologram image of a pattern of plane characters, images or the like are recorded in the same volume type hologram photosensitive material in a superposed or multiplexed fa... | 12/26/2006 |
| 7123393 | Method and apparatus for holographic recording and retrieval A wavelength multiplexed holographic system includes a wavelength tunable blue-violet laser and a controller for wavelength multiplexing. A method of holographic data recording includes providing a holographic medium, providing a tunable blue-violet laser for wavele... | 10/17/2006 |
