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Methods and apparatus for making holograms

Patent 5796500 Issued on August 18, 1998. Estimated Expiration Date: Icon_subject September 11, 2015. Estimated Expiration Date is calculated based on simple USPTO term provisions. It does not account for terminal disclaimers, term adjustments, failure to pay maintenance fees, or other factors which might affect the term of a patent.

Patent References

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Layer-wise reproduction of three-dimensional objects by simultaneous super-position of encoded images
Patent #: 4078177
Issued on: 03/07/1978
Inventor: Tiemens

Radiological installation with adjustable transmission optical attenuator
Patent #: 4749257
Issued on: 06/07/1988
Inventor: Klausz

Apparatus for three-dimensional viewing of magnetic resonance imaging tomograms
Patent #: 4983004
Issued on: 01/08/1991
Inventor: Takeya, et al.

Production of holograms
Patent #: 4992346
Issued on: 02/12/1991
Inventor: Ashford, et al.

Portable holographic recording apparatus
Patent #: 5144461
Issued on: 09/01/1992
Inventor: Horan

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Inventor

Assignee

Application

No. 454381 filed on 09/11/1995

US Classes:

359/24, Superimposed holograms only359/22For producing or reconstructing images from multiple holograms (e.g., color, etc.)

Examiners

Primary: Henry, Jon W.

Attorney, Agent or Firm

Foreign Patent References

  • 2140170 GB 05/13/1984

International Class

G03H 001/26

Abstract

A method and apparatus (300) for making holograms includes a technique for exposing a film substrate (319) or other light sensitive medium to consecutive two-dimensional images, together representative of a three-dimensional system, to generate a three-dimensional hologram of the physical system. Low beam ratios are employed to superimpose multiple (20-300) images on the substrate (319). Each image is relatively weak, but the combination of the series of weak images ultimately appears as a single clearly defined hologram.

Other References

  • "3-Dimensional Illustration by Multiply Exposed Hologram", M. Suzuki, et al., SPIE, vol. 523 Applications of Holography (1985), pp. 38-41
  • W.J. Burke et al, "Crosstalk noise from multiple thick-phase holograms", J. Appl. Phys., vol. 48, No. 2, Feb. 1977, pp. 681-685 (359/24)
  • A. P. Yakimovich, "Three-dimensional holographic display", Sov. J. Quantum Elect. 11(1), Jan. 1981, pp. 78-81
  • E. G. Nassimbene et al, "Reducing noise in holograms", I.B.M. Tech. Dis. Bull., vol. 8, No. 10, Mar. 1996, p. 1396 (359/1)
  • H. Nomura et al, "Storage density limitation of a volume-type hologram memory: theory", Applied Optics, vol. 15, No. 2, Feb. 1976, pp. 550-555 (359/24)
  • K. Johnson et al, "Multiple multiple-exposure hologram", Applied Optics, vol. 24, No. 24, Dec. 1985, pp. 4467-4472 (359/24)
  • R. A. Bartolin et al, "Multiple storage of holograms in an organic medium", Applied Physics Letters, vol. 28, No. 9, May 1976, pp. 506-507 (359/24
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