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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7441355 | Folding trading card with magnifying region A trading card includes a front wall, a back wall, a bottom wall, and a top wall. The front wall retains a viewing lens. The back wall retains an image. The bottom wall extends between the front wall and the back wall. The top wall extends between the front wall and... | 10/28/2008 |
| RE40131 | Stereographic book A handheld stereographic book-type device which includes a content support portion (8) configured to position and support stereographic content (1A, 1B), and a stereoscopic viewer (5) configured to enable interocular adjustment. The stere... | 03/04/2008 |
| 7316085 | Self-standing display device A self-standing display device for providing a viewer with a printed image which can be easily removed from any print medium such as a magazine or book, simply folded and placed on self-standing long term display. The self-standing display may have support panels wi... | 01/08/2008 |
| 7317573 | Carton with removable three-dimensional viewer A tray with an upstanding billboard or panel that displays a three-dimensional image is provided by a carton assembly comprising sheet material having fold lines defining parts that are movable to assembled positions presenting a tray for receiving food, beverage or... | 01/08/2008 |
| 7304796 | Stereogram viewing apparatus A stereogram viewing apparatus comprises a box having a cover pivotally attached thereto for pivotal movement between open and closed positions. A stereogram accommodating part holds a set of stereograms at the front of the inside of the cover. A foldable plate is d... | 12/04/2007 |
| 7180529 | Immersive image viewing system and method An immersive image viewing method comprises the steps of: displaying a scene on a first viewing area, the scene comprised of at least one image; displaying a lighting environment on a second viewing area separate from the first viewing area, the first and second vie... | 02/20/2007 |
| 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 |
| 6798573 | Device for generating a 3-D image from two 2-D pictures A device for generating a 3-D image includes a tubular body with liquid filled therein and two protrusion portions extrude from one side of the body. Two stereoscopically related two-dimensional pictures are located on another side opposite to the side having the tw... | 09/28/2004 |
| 6738191 | Elementary collapsible microscope A microscope formed from a single, flat, relatively thin, injection molded plastic blank employs living hinge technology. The blank has eight living hinges that cooperate with slots, hooks, and detents, such that when folded in a prescribed sequence, produces a unit... | 05/18/2004 |
| 6487013 | Folding prism stereoscope A stereoscopic viewing apparatus for viewing side-by-side complimentary stereoscopic image pairs of various sizes to produce a three-dimensional effect, the stereoscopic viewing apparatus comprising a pair of left and right spaced-apart ocular windows and... | 11/26/2002 |
| 6456433 | Stereographic book A handheld stereographic book-type device which includes a content support portion (8) configured to position and support stereographic content (1A, 1B), and a stereoscopic viewer (5) configured to enable interocular adjustment. The stereoscopic viewer in... | 09/24/2002 |
| 6151165 | Stereoscopic visual unit The present invention is usable as a stereoscopic visual unit capable of obtaining fine stereoscopic effects and also usable as binoculars, by provided with a first housing 11 that has a pair of convex lenses 12 and 13 and disposed at a specified space an... | 11/21/2000 |
| 6088140 | Segmented display system for large, continuous autostereoscopic images The present invention is an apparatus and method for displaying large, continuous, autostereoscopic images. The present invention overcomes the size limitation of typical autostereoscopic images by recording a continuous, autostereoscopic image onto separ... | 07/11/2000 |
| 6069735 | Viewer with enhanced wide field view A viewer that creates an enhanced and immersive image is disclosed. Also disclosed is a novel collapsible viewer that assembles into a substantially rigid structure to maintain proper optical alignment of the lenses and the image(s). This viewer also excl... | 05/30/2000 |
| 6020997 | Folding optical device such as binoculars An optical device, preferably in the form of a pair of folding binoculars (10) includes a front support (12) with a first optical means in the form of a pair of front lenses (25). A second optical means in the form of a pair of rear lenses (27) are suppor... | 02/01/2000 |
| 5940210 | Collapsible stereoscopic viewer A collapsible stereoscopic viewer includes a generally rectangular housing formed of parallel sides and top and bottom surfaces all pivotally secured to form a collapsible rectangular. A pair of internal walls are similarly secured between the top and bot... | 08/17/1999 |
| 5894365 | Collapsible viewer having an integral reflection print A viewer having a collapsed condition and a viewing condition. The viewer includes a front and rear wall formed of a flexible material and joined together at their top and bottom edges. The front wall includes a pair of images disposed on the interior sur... | 04/13/1999 |
| 5734513 | Electronic apparatus with a foldable display A foldable screen display for displaying screen images is disclosed which comprises: (a) at least two sub-displays; (b) a hinging member for pivotally connecting the sub-displays together on a side-by-side manner; (c) a magnifying optical element provided... | 03/31/1998 |
| 5636782 | Envelope with 3-D image viewing features In accordance with the present invention, an envelope is provided that includes 3-D glasses delineated on at least one side of the envelope. The glasses are removable from the envelope and usable for viewing objects not readily visible without the use of ... | 06/10/1997 |
| 5552932 | Collapsible binocular A collapsible binocular comprising a substantially rectangular-faced open-sided housing having a front wall formed with a pair of objective lens apertures and a rear wall formed with a pair of eyepiece lens apertures is provided. A top wall, a bottom wall... | 09/03/1996 |
| 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 |
| 5499136 | Stereographic book A stereographic book includes a base portion, a plurality of pages having text and stereographic imagery thereon, and a fastener for coupling the plurality of pages to the base portion about a page pivotal axis. The stereographic book also includes a ster... | 03/12/1996 |
| 5390047 | Stereoviewer and package A stereoviewer and package for facilitating the immediate observation of a stereo pair of photographs and enabling all people to adjust the focal length to their own least distance of distinct vision. A box-shaped main body case for accommodating stereosc... | 02/14/1995 |
| 5353151 | Collapsible binocular A collapsible binocular comprising a substantially rectangular open-sided housing and an elongated side wall member is provided. Objective lens means and eyepiece lens means maintain the construction of the binocular and provide protection for the lenses.... | 10/04/1994 |
| 5309280 | Stereographic book A stereographic book includes a case having a bottom shell. The bottom shell includes a bottom surface, a front side wall, and a rear side wall. The case also includes a top shell pivotably coupled to the bottom shell adjacent the rear side wall of the bo... | 05/03/1994 |
| 5309281 | Foldable stereoscopic viewer A frame supports stereoscopically paired pictures and a pair of lenses for viewing the pictures. The frame is foldable to vary the distance between the lenses and the pictures so that an observer can focus on the pictures in accordance with the observer's... | 05/03/1994 |
| 5218470 | Stereoviewer including holder portions for inclining stereoscopic photographs A stereoviewer for observing a stereo pair of photographs three-dimensionally through binocular lenses is shown and described. The stereoviewer comprises a box-shaped main body case having a space for accommodating stereoscopic photographs; a lid for cove... | 06/08/1993 |
| 5204776 | Automatic viewer and associated photoprint carrier for half-frame stereo prints An automatic viewer for half-frame stereoprints includes a base with a pair of lenses for stereoscopic viewing mounted thereon. The base has a kicking foot and picking detent projecting therethrough for engaging openings in a carrier deck upon which the h... | 04/20/1993 |
| 5136423 | Mailable 3-D viewers of post card size A 3-D viewer is created by folding paper such as card stock in a predetermined manner. A first section of the viewer carries a pair of 3-D lenses and a second section, which is held normal to the plane of the first section when the viewer is in use, has a... | 08/04/1992 |
| 5058991 | Mailable 3-D viewers of post card size A 3-D viewer is created by folding paper such as card stock in a predetermined manner. A first section of the viewer carries a pair of 3-D lenses and a second section, which is held normal to the plane of the first section when the viewer is in use, has a... | 10/22/1991 |
| 5058990 | Stereoscopic viewer and view panels therefor A stereoscope includes a body having a base panel and a septum panel, wherein the front and rear edges of the base and septum panels each define at least one respective tab. A lens assembly having a lens panel that supports a pair of lenses defines multip... | 10/22/1991 |
| 5002363 | Stereoscopic sheet with two marks for accommodation of focus and angle of convergence Disclosed herein is a steroscopic sheet which comprises one sheet, a lens portion provided at one end portion of the sheet, the lens portion comprising a pair of lenses spaced from each other by the interval of a person's eyes in parallel to the end edge ... | 03/26/1991 |
| 5000543 | 3-D viewers made from sheet materials A 3-D viewer is created by folding paper such as card stock in a predetermined manner. A first section of the view carries a pair of 3-D lenses and a second section, which is held normal to the plane of the first section when the viewer is in use, has a l... | 03/19/1991 |
| 4913538 | Folding binoculars Folding binoculars having a pair of eyepiece frames and a pair of objective frames which are swingably supported by the rear and front edges of a pair consisting of left and right cover frames that can open and close with respect to each other. The binocu... | 04/03/1990 |
| 4913541 | Folding binoculars Folding binoculars in which left and right eyepiece frames, each carrying an eyepiece, are swingably supported in such a manner as to be able to open and close with respect to each other, and objective frames, each carrying an objective, are mounted on th... | 04/03/1990 |
| 4846553 | Foldable viewer A foldable viewer includes a front wall having a pair of lens-receiving openings and a pair of optical lenses affixed thereto. A rear wall is included and has a pair of openings over which transparencies depicting stereoscopic images are affixed. The fron... | 07/11/1989 |
| 4789220 | Stereoscopic print viewer The improved stereoscopic print viewer provides a simple interoccular adjustment to permit maximum comfortable magnification. A new method of focusing and holding the prints gives minimum viewer size. A variable focus adjustment automatically locks in pla... | 12/06/1988 |
| 4660931 | Foldable stereo viewer A stereo viewer comprises front and rear sides joined by a common hinge, with intermediate hinges. The front side has a zone with a pair of spaced apart lenses and the rear side has a zone with stereopair in windows. In the storage position the front and ... | 04/28/1987 |
| 4558528 | Openable package for a consumer product such as child's meal, with a built-in 3-D viewer feature simulating a theater A consumer package which may be opened-up for removal of a contained product such as a child's meal, is provided with a built-in 3-D viewer feature preferably simulating a theater such as a motion picture theater or television viewing room. To that end, s... | 12/17/1985 |
| 4549785 | Stereo viewer A device for viewing a series of stereoscopic views disposed in pairs in columns on a card (S) comprises a generally flat rectangular body (9). A first pair of channels (14) on the front of the body, disposed on each side of an axis of symmetry of the bod... | 10/29/1985 |
