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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7777951 | Zoom lens and image pickup apparatus including the same A zoom lens includes, in order from an object side to an image side, a first lens unit having positive refractive power, a second lens unit having negative refractive power, a third lens unit having positive refractive power, and a fourth lens unit having positive r... | 08/17/2010 |
| 7706068 | Image three-dimensional recognition apparatus The image three-dimensional recognition apparatus is an apparatus for making it possible for an observer to recognize a planar image as a three-dimensional image, and has a first mirror, a second mirror and a mirror fixing part. The mirrors have the mirror planes, r... | 04/27/2010 |
| 7277226 | Radial multiview three-dimensional displays A 3D display may comprise a rotating optical diffuser screen; and a projector for projecting images through the rotating optical diffuser screen. The rotating optical diffuser screen may be structured to optically create an exit pupil, said exit pupil having a limit... | 10/02/2007 |
| 7250924 | Device a use and a method for tracer stream simulation A device for tracer stream simulation is disclosed. The device includes a casing having an aperture, a beam splitter, and structure for generating a first image. The aperture is capable of displaying first and second fields of sight. The beam splitter conveys a seco... | 07/31/2007 |
| 7229176 | Device for displaying imagery three-dimensionally Device for displaying imagery three-dimensionally, which comprises a first image reproduction element having an image reproduction surface and a second image reproduction element having an image indication surface of reflective property. Those image reproduction and... | 06/12/2007 |
| 7226167 | Autostereoscopic display apparatus An autostereoscopic optical apparatus (10) for viewing a stereoscopic image comprising a left image to be viewed by an observer (12) at a left viewing pupil (14l) and a right image to be viewed by the observer at a right viewing pupil ( | 06/05/2007 |
| 7168809 | Stereoscopic display apparatus It is made possible to view a high-resolution clear stereoscopic image from any direction without taking the projection timing of two-dimensional images into consideration. First and second polygonal mirrors each including mirrors arranged in a ring form around a ro... | 01/30/2007 |
| 7165842 | Autostereoscopic display apparatus having glare suppression An improved autostereoscopic display apparatus (10) forms left and right virtual images for pupil imaging by forming, through a beamsplitter (16), a real intermediate image near the focal surface of a curved mirror (24). A circular polarizer ( | 01/23/2007 |
| 7113334 | Autostereoscopic vision system It comprises a first prism (10, 10a, 10b), with triangular base, on which is arranged at least one second transparent prism (2, 11) the combination defining a prismatic body which is arranged on the stereoscopic pair so that, when ... | 09/26/2006 |
| 7061678 | Stereoscopic display device with two back light sources The present invention is a stereoscopic display device including a transmissive image reproducing element, two light sources, an optical apparatus to direct the light emitted by one light source towards the right eye and to direct the light emitted by the other ligh... | 06/13/2006 |
| 7043335 | Mapping device A regression mirror reflects light from a light projector in a reflecting direction opposite an incident direction. A light receiver combined with the light projector in a unitary unit receives the reflected light from the regression mirror. A detecting unit includi... | 05/09/2006 |
| 7023466 | Three-dimensional display systems Three-dimensional display apparatus and methods are disclosed. The apparatus and methods generate three-dimensional images for an observer by providing components of the image in a series of frames to an image space. Providing the image components can include: scann... | 04/04/2006 |
| 7016116 | Three-dimensional display system An image display system provides a viewer with an experience of three dimensional images by presenting a composite image source. The system includes first and second image sources, a beamcombiner, a lens and a reflective element. The reflective elements reflects the... | 03/21/2006 |
| 6961150 | Image processing apparatus and image forming apparatus An image processing apparatus includes an edge detecting unit which identifies an area of given image data as a gradation sequence area and a character/line art area and which outputs edge information of the character/line art, a level converting unit which generate... | 11/01/2005 |
| 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 |
| 6943955 | Stereoscopic display system having a single display The invention relates to stereoscopic display system having a single display (7). Right and left partial images are sequentially displayed on the display (7). For the viewing, two separate component beam paths (21, 22) for viewing only left part... | 09/13/2005 |
| 6909513 | Shape measuring device There are provided a measuring head moved along a guide rail, first position detection means for detecting the positions of the measuring head on the guide rail using a predetermined position on the guide rail as a reference position, second position detection means... | 06/21/2005 |
| 6873460 | Retractable rear projection display A retractable screen system suitable for portable, hand held computing and communication units joins a number of optical sheets to form a rollable, extendible and retractable projection sheet. The resulting folded optical system provides a lightweight, portable unit... | 03/29/2005 |
| 6819488 | Device for making 3-D images An apparatus for creating three-dimensional images is disclosed. The device has at least four mirrors, arranged in an inner set and an outer set. An enclosure, preferably cylindrical in shape, houses the mirrors and alignment apparatus and can be placed in three dif... | 11/16/2004 |
| 6804056 | Multi-eye image sensing apparatus In a multi-eye camera head unit (10), a panoramic image sensing exchangeable camera head unit (111) and three-dimensional image sensing exchangeable camera head unit (112) are exchanged in correspondence with the image sensing mode. The panorami... | 10/12/2004 |
| 6761459 | Projection system The present invention relates to projection systems for displaying visual information in a variety of applications in order to reduce the projection area, the weight and the dimensions thereof. In one embodiment, the projection system for producing an external surfa... | 07/13/2004 |
| 6755532 | Method and apparatus for monocentric projection of an image A monocentric image generation system (100) for forming a curved image (110) using a spherical mirror (92), a beamsplitter (102) and a ball lens assembly (30) and, optionally, a field lens (112). An image source (94) ... | 06/29/2004 |
| 6590704 | Multi-eye image sensing apparatus In a multi-eye camera head unit (10), a panoramic image sensing exchangeable camera head unit (111) and three-dimensional image sensing exchangeable camera head unit (112) are exchanged in correspondence with the image sensing mode. The panoramic image se... | 07/08/2003 |
| 6554430 | Volumetric three-dimensional display system The invention features a volumetric display system including an optical relay, a motor, a support structure coupled to the motor, a projection screen disposed on the support structure, and a projection optic. During operation, the projection optic receive... | 04/29/2003 |
| 6178043 | Multiview three-dimensional image display system A multiview three-dimensional image display system comprises an image projection screen, two image generation components, a bifold mirror, an spatial light modulator, and projection optics. Each of the image generation components generates successive fini... | 01/23/2001 |
| 6062693 | Three-dimensional image projecting device The invention is intended to provide a three-dimensional image projecting device which is capable of presenting a three-dimensional image observable in a wide visual field without tiring eyes of an observer. A three-dimensional image displayed by three-di... | 05/16/2000 |
| 6031662 | Convertible binocular/stereoscope device A dual purpose optical device that is convertible between binocular and stereoscope modes of operation while using a common eyepiece arrangement for both. The device includes a housing containing a pair of optic supports mounted side-by-side for lateral m... | 02/29/2000 |
| 5886817 | Method and arrangement for creating a three-dimensional effect A method and an arrangement for creating a three-dimensional effect, in which method the three-dimensional effect is created by viewing an object, for instance two disparate images, by way of an optical aid. To provide a simple implementation, the first i... | 03/23/1999 |
| 5815314 | Image display apparatus and image display method A stereographic image display apparatus for permitting the observation of a high resolution and sharp color stereographic image of a wide view field without requiring specially designed spectacles, comprises a display device for displaying an image by emi... | 09/29/1998 |
| 5694260 | Video visual effects generator A visual effects generator for use with the image output of a video screen provides multiple secondary images and reflections dispersed through a wide visual field, so that the impact of the color and motion of the original image is enhanced. The generato... | 12/02/1997 |
| 5680250 | Viewing assembly including prisms and mirrors rotatable about axes transverse to the line of sight A viewing assembly for viewing a two dimensional object in three dimensions is disclosed which has vision directing means for converging the lines of sight of a user of the viewing assembly to direct the sight of each eye of the user to predetermined segm... | 10/21/1997 |
| 5644427 | Image display apparatus Screen images for the right eye and for the left eye are displayed upside down on the image display devices 10a and 10b, respectively, and images of right half and left half faces of the viewers picked-up by image sensing devices 14a and 14b are displayed... | 07/01/1997 |
| 5596402 | Viewing device and method for ascertaining simultaneously optical color shift characteristics of an optically variable device A viewing device for use by an observer to ascertain the authenticity of an instrument of value having an image formed from an optically variable device. The viewing device includes a frame structure which permits viewing of the image in a fixed spatial o... | 01/21/1997 |
| 5517355 | Card adapted for use in stereoscope A stereoscopic image viewing device which can be used to create the effect of a stereoscopic image from back to back stereoscopically complementary views of an image, is disclosed. Also disclosed is a portable device for providing a stereoscopic image fro... | 05/14/1996 |
| 5357369 | Wide-field three-dimensional viewing system The invention is used with a display (10) of a left and right stereoscopic images in adjacent side-by-side array on a two-dimensional imaging surface such as the screen of a computer monitor or television. The left and right images (L and R) are rotated b... | 10/18/1994 |
| 5270751 | Steroscopic optical apparatus for use with television and video recording equipment Stereoscopic optical apparatus comprising a housing constructed to exclude spurious light sources, first and second optical devices having reflecting surfaces which together form a first pair of optical devices, and third and fourth optical devices having... | 12/14/1993 |
| 5267080 | Stereoptic viewer A stereoptic viewer comprised of a vertical panel supported by rearwardly extending temples for mounting on a person's ears, the panel defining an opening through which both eyes of the person may see. A first side of the opening provides an unobstructed ... | 11/30/1993 |
| 5253108 | Helmet-mounted display An optical arrangement for a helmet-mounted display for providing binocular presentation to a pilot from a single display source or for superimposing the images from two display sources on his helmet-mounted display. In one embodiment a single display sou... | 10/12/1993 |
| 5253116 | Collimated viewing device with off-axis spherical mirror for simulator An apparatus for a visual display in a training simulator. A projector illuminates a convex side of a spherical screen. A concave face of a spherical mirror facing the convex side of the spherical screen reflects the image on the spherical screen to a vie... | 10/12/1993 |
| 5225861 | Apparatus for projection of three-dimensional images An apparatus for presentation of apparent three-dimensional images without special viewing glasses is disclosed. A projection system projects right and left stereo images from a stereoscopic slide so that the right stereo image and the left stereo image b... | 07/06/1993 |
