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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7441361 | Lattice network display device The present invention is a display device configured to display sheet like materials such as photos, cards, pictures, patches, and the like. It includes an external frame with a double shoulder configuration in its internal perimeter, a lattice network formed into o... | 10/28/2008 |
| 7437846 | Dual window display box A dual window display box for displaying two objects includes a display arrangement and an attachment arrangement. The display arrangement includes at least two displaying frames, wherein each of the displaying frames has a displaying window and defines a storage ca... | 10/21/2008 |
| 7421810 | Picture frame assembly for mounting to a cylindrical object A picture frame assembly includes a backing plate having a front surface, a rear surface, and a plurality of parallel grooves in one of the surfaces. The material and thickness of the backing plate are chosen so that the backing plate may be plastically deformed abo... | 09/09/2008 |
| 7293993 | Board assembly A board assembly includes a panel and a frame. The frame has a generally annular shape and includes first and second sections. The panel is retained between the first and second sections. The frame also includes a snap-fit device positioned on at least one of the fi... | 11/13/2007 |
| 7231736 | Concealed foldout shelf and/or box A foldable shelf including a picture in a picture frame, the picture including at least one foldable shelf member, which in a first configuration is generally flat and removably fixed in the picture frame, and in a second configuration is folded out of the picture f... | 06/19/2007 |
| 7146760 | Apparatus for displaying an illuminated object An illuminated display apparatus comprising a frame member and a housing for containing a three-dimensional object is disclosed. The illuminated display apparatus further includes a light source mounted within the housing for illuminating the object contained within... | 12/12/2006 |
| 7117621 | Three dimensional framed display and frame calendar A 3D picture frame for making a 3D framed display. A mounted background picture is bent into a concavo-convex shape for adding a 3D effect to the displayed picture. A mounted bottom edge picture achieves a depth of the field and a wrap-around effect. A floating pict... | 10/10/2006 |
| 7086667 | Coloring book for children A coloring book for children including a plurality of page sets bound or stapled wherein a page set includes a pair of background sheets, each having a different background design, and a sharing page placed between the background sheets having basic designs on a fro... | 08/08/2006 |
| 7032534 | Article for use against backgrounds of various colors and method of manufacture The present invention is directed to an article formed from a generally see-thru sheet of material and having a two-sided marking thereon and a method of applying the two-sided markings to the article. In a preferred embodiment of the invention, the article comprise... | 04/25/2006 |
| 6845584 | Pictorial display A pictorial display resides in the combination of a transparent polyhedron and an opaque backing. The backing is removably attached to the polyhedron block by interlocking elements formed on the backing co-acting with recesses formed in appropriate surfaces of the p... | 01/25/2005 |
| 6813075 | Stereo slide viewer Therefore, it is an object of the present invention in the slide mount holder section, so that a rectangular stereo slide mount and a stereo slide mount having circular-arc left and right opposite ends can be smoothly loaded and positioned, without using any adapter... | 11/02/2004 |
| 6718676 | Presentation apparatus for artwork A presentation apparatus for artwork comprising a one-piece, die-cut folder construction of cardboard or other suitable material. The apparatus comprises a back section containing artwork and one or more side panels which suitable fold over the back section. The one... | 04/13/2004 |
| 6684546 | Printed decorating painting A printed decorating painting includes a box-like body having a thickness, and including a printing surface that is zero diopter processed and a frame portion surrounding the printing surface. The frame portion extends to a periphery of the box-like body.... | 02/03/2004 |
| 6668477 | Picture frame providing three dimensional visual effects A picture frame for providing three dimensional visual effects to pictures. The picture frame includes a base stand including a base portion and upright end portions having ends which are disposed parallel to the base portion. A box member has side walls,... | 12/30/2003 |
| 6651370 | Three-dimensional decoration with raised image A decoration includes a thin cover sheet onto which an image has been printed and which has been formed into a contoured shape at least partially corresponding to the image. A support layer, which preferably is thicker than the cover sheet, has a contour ... | 11/25/2003 |
| 6640476 | Illuminated mounting support for transparent media with image to create shadow effect A support for a glass etching includes a lamp and offset mounts whereby an image is projected onto the support creating a shadow effect.... | 11/04/2003 |
| 6625914 | Three-dimensional decoration with raised image and filler A decoration includes a thin cover sheet onto which an image has been printed and which has been formed into a contoured shape at least partially corresponding to the image. A filler support layer is added to the hollow side of the cover sheet and hardens... | 09/30/2003 |
| 6594934 | Display apparatus A display apparatus is suitable for displaying a photograph (4) in such a way as to confer a 3-D effect. The apparatus optionally using a transparent carrier (7) locates the photographs (4) as a concavely curved image using edgewise compressing channels (... | 07/22/2003 |
| 6574897 | Display frame assembly and method of use A picture frame assembly for enhancing the display of a picture and other viewable objects in a display frame and to a method of framing the picture and objects. The assembly includes a housing having a back wall, an annular side wall projecting from the ... | 06/10/2003 |
| 6536146 | Movement effect visual display An assembly for displaying pictures, photographs, painting, drawings and similar articles which includes a frame supporting the article so as to be concavely oriented along a central vertical axis toward a front of the frame housing and wherein a compound... | 03/25/2003 |
| 6449891 | Presentation apparatus for artwork A presentation apparatus for artwork comprising a one-piece, die-cut folder construction of cardboard or other suitable material. The apparatus comprises a back section containing artwork and one or more side panels which suitably fold over the back secti... | 09/17/2002 |
| 6306479 | Kinetic art paper An art paper designed to facilitate the creation of kinetic art works. The term "kinetic art" refers to paintings or pictures, which have been designed to be shaped in a pleated manner and displayed in 3 dimensions to afford the viewer different images de... | 10/23/2001 |
| 6305112 | Frame for framing pictures A frame for framing pictures has frame sections each having an external side wall connecting a channel for corner brackets on the back of the frame section with a visible front surface, which extends from the side wall towards a picture element in the fra... | 10/23/2001 |
| 6293038 | Frame A frame system for holding a normally flat picture and bending it into a concavo-convex shape for adding a three dimensional effect and/or eye movement effect to its display. This concavo-convex shape can be created by either urging the picture toward a p... | 09/25/2001 |
| 6124953 | Wallpaper construction having a holographic border A decorative construction 10 for attachment to a vertical surface wherein the decorative construction 10 includes a main image unit 11 comprising a generally elongated rectangular sheet of decorative paper 20 and a plurality of holographic image units 12 ... | 09/26/2000 |
| 6046710 | Apparatus forming a border for an image An apparatus forming a border for an image comprises a first pattern (3) and a further pattern (4) superimposed on but spaced from the fist pattern, the patterns comprising visually contrasting areas, overlying portions of the first pattern and the furthe... | 04/04/2000 |
| 5896690 | Base moulding for framing shadowboxes and the like Base mouldings useful to form shadow boxes from a multitude of commonly-available decorative frame parts comprise three-dimensional lengths of wood or the like provided with an eight-sided, right-angled cross-section comprising a top side, a bottom side, ... | 04/27/1999 |
| 5783005 | Method for presenting a picture A method is provided for producing a composite work from a single two-dimensional work having an image thereon. A flat backing member is provided having generally the same shape and size as the two-dimensional work. The work and the backing member are bon... | 07/21/1998 |
| 5753341 | Artistically stained glass copper foiled mirror and frame assembly An artistically stained glass copper-foiled mirror and frame assembly has a mirror portion and an attachable decorative bracket and an outer frame. The mirror portion can be sand blasted along the boundary thereof and the decorative bracket has a removabl... | 05/19/1998 |
| 5743038 | Three-dimension shadow box display device A three-dimension shadow box. It has a frontwardly lying sheet of transparent glass and a rearwardly lying mirror placed in a generally parallel orientation in a box structure. Graphic indicia is positioned on the frontwardly lying glass, and the graphic ... | 04/28/1998 |
| 5617663 | Three-dimensional photograph stand To create a three-dimensional impression from a normal two-dimensional planar photograph or picture, the photograph stand of the present invention maintains the photograph part-cylindrical, part-spherical or otherwise curved condition. It can be achieved ... | 04/08/1997 |
| 5470410 | Method for producing a three-dimensional work from a two-dimensional work A method to create a three-dimensional work from a single copy of a two-dimensional work such as a photograph, poster, drawing or painting. A single copy of the two-dimensional work is bonded to a stiff backer forming a composite. The composite is cut usi... | 11/28/1995 |
| 5441778 | 3-D illustration Two dimensional artwork, such as photographs, posters, sports cards, comics cards and the like can be converted into three dimensional articles of artwork by mounting foreground figures provided from copies of the two-dimensional artwork onto the underlyi... | 08/15/1995 |
| 5421583 | Print media products with enhanced realism There is disclosed herein a new form of print media product which provides enhanced realism through a three-dimensional effect. It includes a master sheet or card having a background picture, along with a picture of a person or an object printed or dispos... | 06/06/1995 |
| 5367801 | Multi-layer three-dimensional display A multi-layer three-dimensional display has three layers which are spaced apart in a common frame, with the front two being semi-transparent. Each layer is painted with a portion of an image, with the foreground details being on the front panel and the ba... | 11/29/1994 |
| 5265360 | Window view assembly A portable window view decoration assembly for the enhanced perspective representation of decorative scene including a window frame having an enclosed housing attached to its backside. The housing has several angled panels on which are decorative scenes. ... | 11/30/1993 |
| 4438579 | Three-dimensional picture with interchangeable scenes A kit for making a three-dimensional picture includes a frame encircling a three-dimensional window into which may be inserted a plurality of substantially planar decorated scenes. The depth of a scene in the window in determined by bending backward resil... | 03/27/1984 |
| 4343104 | Display of articles An ornamental design for display of selected articles such as photographs. This design has a bifurcated body with base members connected by a hinge. A recess in the body is formed by overlaying edges on these members. A filigree cover is integrally carrie... | 08/10/1982 |