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Comic actor Danny Kaye received patent D166,807 for the co-design of "Blowout Toy or the Like". It's similar to one of those toys that unravels when you blow into at a birthday party except Kaye's has three blowouts going in different directions, not just one.
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7522257 | System and method for a 3-D phenomenoscope A system for a 3-D Phenomenoscope to view 3-dimensional special effects in motion pictures, and a method by which ordinary 2-dimensional motion pictures can be viewed as a 3-dimensionsal experience are disclosed. It provides (a) a 3-D Phenomenoscope with right and l... | 04/21/2009 |
| 7508485 | System and method for controlling 3D viewing spectacles This invention directs to a video/motion picture displaying apparatus for viewing via 3D spectacles with an internal 3D synchronizing unit including an image capturing means, a synchronizing means to identify synchronization events according to a set of synchronizat... | 03/24/2009 |
| 7305088 | Video distribution playback method, apparatus to be disposed on video distribution end, apparatus to be disposed on video playback end, computer readable medium, and movie distribution method A motion-picture distributor (12) uses a computer system (22) to convert video signals from a master film (14) into serial video data (41) complying with DVD-Video standards. Further, the computer system (22) modifies the sequence ... | 12/04/2007 |
| 7116323 | Method of hidden surface reconstruction for creating accurate three-dimensional images converted from two-dimensional images An exemplary method of reconstructing a hidden surface area in an image includes the steps of: identifying a separation pixel gap in an image resulting from a repositioning of image pixels to create a three-dimensional image; identifying pixels from one or more imag... | 10/03/2006 |
| 7116324 | Method for minimizing visual artifacts converting two-dimensional motion pictures into three-dimensional motion pictures A method for converting two-dimensional images into three-dimensional images includes: tracking an object in an image, the object having an object edge and an object outline thereabout, from frame to frame over a sequence of images; and creating object outlines in s... | 10/03/2006 |
| 7053865 | 3-D display device Various embodiments of a 3-D display device are disclosed which simultaneously provide a wide field of view and a large eye relief and yet do not require that the viewer wear glasses or the like in order to keep the images intended for only the left eye from enterin... | 05/30/2006 |
| 6545741 | Stereoscopic imaging using a single image sensor A stereoscopic viewing system permits separate imaging of left and right images of a particular object. Each image may be sequentially captured on the exact same imaging sensor and then transferred either to storage or for separate stereoscopic display. A... | 04/08/2003 |
| 6233003 | Parallax image input apparatus A parallax image input apparatus for acquiring a plurality of images seen from different viewpoints, comprises an image forming device for forming images of the external world, and a parallax image pickup device for selectively imaging pieces of image inf... | 05/15/2001 |
| 6038071 | Apparatus for recording a stereoscopic image An arrangement which can produce a stereoscopic image simply and cheaply. An optical unit views an object and a stereoscopic image is provided onto a recording device or a display device by differentially polarizing the beams.... | 03/14/2000 |
| 5991551 | Autostereoscopic imaging apparatus and method using a parallax scanning lens aperture A lens aperture of an autostereoscopic camera is moved in a parallax scanning pattern through a plurality of disparity positions offset from the optical axis of the camera lens. Images of a scene being photographed, as viewed through the lens aperture in ... | 11/23/1999 |
| 5678089 | Autostereoscopic imaging apparatus and method using a parallax scanning lens aperture A lens aperture of an autostereoscopic camera is moved in a parallax scanning pattern through a plurality of disparity positions offset from the optical axis of the camera lens. Images of a scene being photographed, as viewed through the lens aperture in ... | 10/14/1997 |
| 5574909 | Apparatus and method for data search using selected or representative data sample The invention relates to searching for a desired data item within a group of data. Representative samples among a group of data to be searched are displayed, and two representative samples in display are selected to specify a new area of data to be search... | 11/12/1996 |
| 5481321 | Stereoscopic motion picture projection system A stereoscopic film projection system including one or more electro-optical light modulators used as part of, or in conjunction with, stereoscopic projection optics for the above-and-below film format employed for 35 mm theatrical cinema. The optical stat... | 01/02/1996 |
| 5448322 | Autostereoscopic imaging apparatus and method using a parallax scanning lens aperture A lens aperture of an autostereoscopic camera is moved in a parallax scanning pattern through a plurality of disparity positions offset from the optical axis of the camera lens. Images of a scene being photographed, as viewed through the lens aperture in ... | 09/05/1995 |
| 5191449 | Animated holographic stereogram display An animated holographic stereogram display and method of creating the same is disclosed. In accordance with the method, a user views a hologram from a fixed relative position, the hologram containing a plurality of stereographic image pairs. A plurality o... | 03/02/1993 |
| 4997270 | Projected image alignment method and apparatus Projected image misalignment in a 3-D motion picture projector is corrected by shifting one of the projection lenses in accordance with a predetermined program during presentation of the motion picture. In one embodiment, manually initiated control signal... | 03/05/1991 |
| 4993828 | Camera and method of producing and displaying a 3-D motion picture A camera for producing 3-D motion pictures has "left eye" and "right eye" camera lenses and two corresponding film transport mechanisms. Images to be recorded on films transported by the mechanisms are reflected by semitransparent mirrors and the mechanis... | 02/19/1991 |
| 4971435 | 3-D motion picture projection apparatus In an alternate eye 3-D motion picture projection apparatus of the rolling loop type, light projection is accomplished by the combination of focal plane shutters that are coupled to the rotor of the projector and a supplementary shutter arrranged to trim ... | 11/20/1990 |
| 4966436 | Apparatus for obtaining images for use in displaying a three-dimensional A method is provided for obtaining images for use in displaying a three-dimensional illusion which includes the step of obtaining first and second images of a subject volume having foreground and background portions with the points of origin of those imag... | 10/30/1990 |
| 4963015 | Recording and reproduction of images A method of recording an image of a scene onto cinematographic color film comprises forming a number of successive partial images through a single lens system onto each single frame of the film, the successive partial images being recorded in light of dif... | 10/16/1990 |
| 4815819 | Method for obtaining images for use in displaying a three-dimensional illusion and related image recording medium A method is provided for obtaining images for use in displaying a three-dimensional illusion which includes the step of obtaining first and second images of a subject volume having foreground and background portions with the points of origin of those imag... | 03/28/1989 |
| 4678298 | Method and apparatus for three-dimensional photography An apparatus for three-dimensional photography provides left and right eye images alternately along the lens axis of a camera for recording alternately on a film strip. The left and right eye images are received along spaced first and second axes separate... | 07/07/1987 |
| 4544247 | Stereoscopic projecting apparatus A stereoscopic projecting apparatus has a polyhedral prism and two types of polarizing filters which are arranged at the incident (or emerging) planes of the prism and which have orthogonal deflecting directions. Left and right-eye pictures are alternatel... | 10/01/1985 |
| 4510525 | Stereoscopic video imagery generation Flying spot scanner technology is combined with stereo photography in motion to produce two channels of video imagery which can be optically combined to produce the perception of dynamic stereoscopic detail. The scanner generates alternate lines with late... | 04/09/1985 |
| 4436369 | Stereoscopic lens system A stereoscopic lens system for simultaneously recording left and right images on longitudinally displaced half-frames of a motion picture film. Left and right images are formed by a pair of adjustable receiving lenses horizontally spaced by the average hu... | 03/13/1984 |
| 4418993 | Stereoscopic zoom lens system for three-dimensional motion pictures and television Paired movie cameras, each having synchronized movements and in phase shutters, are provided with focus and zoom optics of identical, but conventional and commercial manufacture. The paired lenses are first rotated relative to one another to obtain a coin... | 12/06/1983 |
| 4303316 | Process for recording visual scenes for reproduction in stereopsis A process for recording and projecting a three-dimensional visual scene onto a receiving surface from which the scene may be viewed in stereopsis by the unaided human eye. The scene is recorded from right and left view positions laterally separated by a d... | 12/01/1981 |
| 4125849 | Three dimension camera having a film holder A photographic camera for three dimension photography. A housing has an opening to the interior for light rays. Photosensitive material is located in communication with the interior of the housing at a location during exposure time. Optics in the housing ... | 11/14/1978 |
