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Methods and apparatus for making holograms including multiple two-dimensional images

Patent 6151143 Issued on November 21, 2000. Estimated Expiration Date: Icon_subject November 4, 2017. 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.

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Light filtering arrangement for holographic displays
Patent #: 3944322
Issued on: 03/16/1976
Inventor: Benton

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

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Inventor

Assignee

Application

No. 963789 filed on 11/04/1997

US Classes:

359/35, Hardware for producing a hologram359/1, HOLOGRAPHIC SYSTEM OR ELEMENT359/22, For producing or reconstructing images from multiple holograms (e.g., color, etc.)359/23, Holographic stereogram359/24, Superimposed holograms only359/30Having optical element between object and recording medium

Examiners

Primary: Henry, Jon W.

Attorney, Agent or Firm

Foreign Patent References

  • 1227373 GB. 04/13/1971
  • 2140170 GB. 05/13/1984

International Class

G03H 001/04

Abstract

A method and apparatus for making holograms includes a technique for exposing a film substrate or other light-sensitive medium to consecutive two dimensional images, together representative of a physical 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. Each image is relatively weak, but the combination of the series of weak images ultimately appears as a single clearly defined hologram.

Other References

  • E. G. Nassimbene et al, "Reducing noise in holograms", I.B.M. Tech. Dis. Bull., vol. 8, No.10, p. 1396, Mar. 1966 (359/1)
  • "Three-dimensional holographic display", Yakimovich, A.P., Sov. J. Quantum Electron, 11(1), Jan. 1981, pp. 78-81
  • "Multiple multiple-exposure hologram", Johnson, K.M. et al., Applied Optics, vol. 24, No. 24, Dec. 15, 1985, pp. 4467-4472
  • "Multiple storage of holograms in an organic medium", Bartolini, R.A. et al., Applied Physics Letters, vol. 28, No.9, May 1, 1976, pp. 506-507
  • "Nonparaxial Imaging, Magnification, and Aberration Properties in Holography", Champagne, E.B., Journal of the Optical Society of America, vol. 57, No. 1, Jan. 1967, pp. 51-55
  • "Storage density limitation of a volume-type hologram memory: theory", Nomura, H., et al., Applied Optics, vol. 15, No. 2, Feb. 1976, pp. 550-555
  • "Crosstalk noise from multiple thick-phase holograms", Burke, W.J., et al., Journal of Applied Physics, vol. 48, No. 2, Feb. 1977, pp. 681-685
  • "Polarizing Holography", Bryngdahl, O., 4/67, pp. 545-546
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  • "Holographic three-dimensional hard copy for medical computer graphics", Keane, B., Proceedings of SPIE, vol. 361 Aug. 24-27, 1982
  • "3-dimensional illustration by multiply exposed hologram", Suzuki, M. et al., SPIE, vol. 523 Applications of Holography (1985
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