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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 |
| 7218339 | Eternalism, a method for creating an appearance of sustained three-dimensional motion-direction of unlimited duration, using a finite number of pictures The method uses three pictures, A, B and C, two of which are substantially similar pictures having images, A, B, and one that is dissimilar, usually a solid color, C. Continuous movement is created by repetitively viewing the series A, B, C. Additionally, each pictu... | 05/15/2007 |
| 6944581 | Collimated visual display apparatus Collimated visual display apparatus comprising an aspheric screen (12) and a curved collimating mirror (16), characterised in that the aspheric screen (12) is not a surface of revolution about an axis, the aspheric screen (12) comprises f... | 09/13/2005 |
| 6834960 | Photographing system for producing VR editing This device for taking spherical pictures of a scene comprising a support (1, 2) provided with securement means (3) for a picture taking apparatus. This support can be on the one hand relatively rotatable about a substantially vertical axis (... | 12/28/2004 |
| 6823080 | Three-dimensional information processing apparatus and method A three-dimensional information processing apparatus for obtaining three-dimensional information from an object having a three-dimensional shape, and performing predetermined information processing, comprises: a camera for sensing images of the object from a plurali... | 11/23/2004 |
| 6727971 | Apparatus and method for curved screen projection Apparatus and methods for recording and projecting images on curved screens in a manner that imparts to an audience a sense of immersion in the projected scene. The screen is usually a segment of a spherical dome, with a large portion of the segment located below th... | 04/27/2004 |
| 6714173 | Three dimensional screen display A screen display apparatus is capable of visually presenting to a viewer E a secondary image 30 (virtual image and/or a real image) as an “inclined” a primary image (subject) 10, and is vertically inclined with respect to said viewer at a position,... | 03/30/2004 |
| 6445814 | Three-dimensional information processing apparatus and method A three-dimensional information processing apparatus for obtaining three-dimensional information from an object having a three-dimensional shape, and performing predetermined information processing, comprises: a camera for sensing images of the object fro... | 09/03/2002 |
| 6323971 | Hologram incorporating a plane with a projected image A system and method for generating a composite display that includes at least one static three dimensional holographic image, and dynamic and/or static two dimensional images. An object hologram includes a three-dimensional object image. A silhouette holo... | 11/27/2001 |
| 6313865 | Method and apparatus for implementing a panoptic camera system A panoptic camera system that can be used to capture all the light from a hemisphere viewing angle is disclosed. The panoptic camera comprises a main reflecting mirror that reflects light from an entire hemisphere onto an image capture mechanism. The main... | 11/06/2001 |
| 6198524 | Polarizing system for motion visual depth effects A system for creating the perception of visual depth in scenery comprising lateral movements. A polarizing projection filter 21 controls the plane of polarization of projected light. The plane of polarization is changed by changing the orientation of the ... | 03/06/2001 |
| 6144440 | Color and motion based depth effects The current invention discloses methods for using laterally moving objects and laterally moving backgrounds in colored live scenes to create the perception of depth when scenes are viewed with viewer glasses having lens or filters of two different colors.... | 11/07/2000 |
| 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 |
| 5963303 | Stereo pair and method of making stereo pairs An improved method of making stereoscopic pictures comprising photographing a scene with a camera spaced from the scene, moving the camera generally parallel to the scene while producing a plurality of pictures of the scene each taken at a different posit... | 10/05/1999 |
| 5886771 | Polarizing system for motion visual depth effects A system for creating the perception of visual depth in two dimensional single image displays. A polarizing projection filter 1c provides means to control the plane of polarization of projected imagery. The plane of polarization is changed by changing the... | 03/23/1999 |
| 5883695 | Method and apparatus for producing stereoscopic images with single sensor Method and apparatus for producing stereoscopic images for motion picture or TV using a single sensor or camera and a single lens. In carrying out the method of the invention, the camera lens is caused to rotate about an axis defined by the optical path o... | 03/16/1999 |
| 5751397 | Color motion depth effect system A method for creating the perception of visual depth in two dimensional displays. A filter or lens of one color (for example red) covers the left eye of a viewer and a lens of another color (for example green) covers the right eye. Objects moving in eithe... | 05/12/1998 |
| 5727242 | Single-lens multiple aperture camera for 3D photographic/video applications A 3D camera for acquiring and recording a plurality of 2D images at different viewing angles without relocating the camera wherein a large-aperture taking lens is used for image forming and an aperture controlling means is used to select the section of th... | 03/10/1998 |
| 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 |
| 5585967 | Three dimensional virtual image system A method and apparatus for display of a three dimensional virtual image is provided. The present invention allows one or more objects, real images and virtual images to be displayed at one or more of an arbitrary number of depth levels along a viewer's li... | 12/17/1996 |
| 5469295 | Dual polarizing reflection filter three dimensional image creation and display system A system and method of collecting and displaying images of isolated persons or objects in three dimensions; whereby isolated images of persons or objects (106) are collected on film or video by digitally removing the background and replacing it with black... | 11/21/1995 |
| 5420626 | Enhanced optimization of simulated 3-D effect through camera technique An apparatus for optimization of a simulated three-dimensional effect for film or video when constancy of the effect is desired. The apparatus comprises at least one arcuate support rail. A trolley is affixed movably to the support rail. A remotely contro... | 05/30/1995 |
| 5282029 | Optimization of simulated 3-D effect through camera technique Apparatus for optimization of a simulated three-dimensional effect for film or video includes at least one arcuate support rail and a trolley carrying a remotely controlled variable speed motor for moving the trolley along the rail. A camera mounting atta... | 01/25/1994 |
| 5193015 | Cholesteric liquid crystal screen which reflects substantially all of the projected light A screen for use in a front projection system includes a section capable of reflecting light of certain, predetermined wavelengths more than light of other wavelengths. The screen appears black or dark gray when viewed in broadband light. The screen provi... | 03/09/1993 |
| 5159362 | Dimensional transformation system and related method of creating visual effects A dimensional transformation apparatus and related method for creating visual effects for use in live and prerecorded entertainment. The system engages an elastic projection screen with a three-dimensional object that corresponds to visual effects to be p... | 10/27/1992 |
| 5101268 | Visual point position control apparatus The positions of the visual points of images picked up by first and second cameras are controlled by producing a first model of a picked up plane of the image of an object in a three-dimensional coordinate system based on coordinates of the image pickup e... | 03/31/1992 |
| 5026152 | Enhanced cinema system An enhanced cinema system for use with a movie screen using a fog-like gas released from a plurality of retractable shafts having slits. The plurality of shafts may spin to generate a fog effect with the fog-like gas escaping from the slits. A movie proje... | 06/25/1991 |
| 5024521 | Autostereoscopic presentation system An autostereoscopic presentation system (10) that allows a perceived three-dimensional volumetric image (26) to be viewed without any viewing implements. The system (10), in its preferred embodiment, consists of an enhanced film strip (12) having first an... | 06/18/1991 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 4941041 | Pulfrich illusion turntable A method is disclosed that simplifies and makes practical the utilization of the Pulfrich illusion for converting 2-D live television and videotapes into 3-D with or without using shaded lenses, by using a turntable large enough to hold both the cameras a... | 07/10/1990 |
| 4934824 | Recording and reproduction of images A method of recording an image of an object onto cinematographic color film comprises forming a number of successive images of the object through a single lens system onto each frame of the film, the successive images being recorded in light of different ... | 06/19/1990 |
| 4927238 | Method and apparatus for displaying a three dimensional visual image A photographic display for depicting a three dimensional visual image including a supporting frame for displaying a photographic image including a height, width and a predetermined thickness. A viewing screen is provided and disposed to extend substantial... | 05/22/1990 |
| 4925294 | Method to convert two dimensional motion pictures for three-dimensional systems The present invention relates to the computer-assisted processing of standard two-dimensional motion pictures to generate processed image sequences which exhibit some three-dimensional depth effects when viewed under appropriate conditions.... | 05/15/1990 |
| 4893898 | Low differential 3-D viewer glasses and method with spectral transmission properties to control relative intensities A method for creating a 3-D television effect is disclosed in which a scene is recorded with a relative lateral movement between the scene and the recording mechanism. The recording is played back and viewed through a pair of viewer glasses in which one o... | 01/16/1990 |
| 4836647 | Low differential 3-D viewer glasses and method with spectral transmission characteristics to control relative intensities A method for creating a 3-D television effect is disclosed in which a scene is recorded with a relative lateral movement between the scene and the recording mechanism. The recording is played back and viewed through a pair of viewer glasses in which one o... | 06/06/1989 |
| 4714319 | Apparatus for relief illusion A means and method of generating disparate information for imparting depth perception to an image. An image is formed with a shadow from a plurality of energy sources. The energy sources each having a different locus. In one embodiment, using only two ene... | 12/22/1987 |
| 4705371 | 3-D method and apparatus A method for creating a 3-D effect is disclosed in which a scene is recorded with a relative lateral movemnet between the scene and the recording mechanism. The recording is played back and viewed through a light filter which has a greater optical density... | 11/10/1987 |
| 4600297 | Apparatus and method of projection printing of three-dimensional photographs Apparatus and method of projecting photographic images from a first film onto a second film. The images on the first film are made in a scan camera and represent a series of aspect views of a subject photographed by the scan camera. The apparatus includes... | 07/15/1986 |
| 4568160 | Process and apparatus for 3-dimensional moving pictures Apparatus for recording a sequence of frames through a single lens system along different optical axes which exit the lens system along a common axis, and focus at a recording station, and which converge at a predetermined location in a scene to be record... | 02/04/1986 |
| 4560260 | Motion picture system A method is described for producing and projecting a theater quality entertainment motion picture, by photographing and then projecting the motion picture on a screen, which creates an unusually vivid impression of realism. The film frames have a resoluti... | 12/24/1985 |
