← Back to Patent Explorer
US3293358A Expired / Lapsed US ⏱️ 0.0 years remaining

Cathode ray tube optical viewing device for reproducing wide angle stereoscopic stereophonic motion pictures

Assignee: Jetru Inc
•
Filing: 1963-01-10
•
Granted: 1966-12-20
•
Expires: 1983-01-10
📄 Original PDF 🌐 Google Patents 🔄 Sync Now

Abstract

No abstract record available.

Inventors

  • 👤 Jr Harvey L Ratliff

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-10-27 14:31
CPC Classifications
G; G02; G02B; G02B30/00; G02B30/20; G02B30/26; G02B30/30; G02B30/27

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim 236 words
A CATHODE RAY TUBE OPTICAL VIEWING DEVICE FOR REPRODUCING WIDE ANGLE STEREOSCOPIC STEREOPHONIC PORTRAYALS COMPRISING: AN ENCLOSED, HOLLOW CASING, ONE PORTION OF SAID CASING BEING ADAPTED TO FIT ADJACENT THE FACE OF A VIEWING OBSERVER, SAID ONE PORTION HAVING TWO OCULAR OPENINGS, A MEANS TO SUPPORT SAID OCULAR OPENINGS IN POSITION TO BE LOOKED THROUGH BY A VIEWING OBSERVER, SAID MEANS ALLOWING SAID VIEWING DEVICE TO BE MOVED LATERALLY, VERTICALLY, AND FORWARDLY AND REARWARDLY, AND TO BE ROTATED ABOUT THE VERTICAL AXES AND BOTH HORIZONTAL AXES, ONE TELEVISION UNIT HAVING A SINGLE SCREEN MOUNTED WITHIN SAID CASING, A LEFT EYE VIEW WIDE ANGLE MOTION PICTURE IMAGE BEING REPRODUCED ON SAID SCREEN BY SAID TELEVISION UNIT, OPTICAL MEANS MAKING SAID LEFT EYE VIEW IMAGE VISIBLE ONLY THROUGH THE LEFT OF SAID OCULAR OPENINGS, A RIGHT EYE VIEW WIDE ANGLE MOTION PICTURE IMAGE BEING REPRODUCED ON SAID SCREEN IN PARTIALLY OVERLAPPED RELATION WITH SAID RIGHT EYE VIEW IMAGE, SAID OPTICAL MEANS MAKING SAID RIGHT EYE VIEW IMAGE VISIBLE ONLY THROUGH THE RIGHT OF SAID OCULAR OPENINGS, SAID OVERLAPPED RELATION MAKING POSSIBLE EXTREMELY WIDE ANGLE VIEWING, OCULARS MOUNTED IN EACH OF SAID OCULAR OPENINGS SPEAKERS BEING ARRANGED TO REPRODUCE SOUND FROM FOUR DIFFERENT DIRECTIONS, SAID TELEVISION UNIT, SAID SCREEN, SAID OPTICAL MEANS, SAID OCULARS, AND SAID SPEAKERS CO-OPERATING TOGETHER TO RECREATE A PORTRAYAL THROUGH THE SENSE OF WIDE ANGLE STEREOSCOPIC VIEWING AND THE SENSE OF FOUR DIRECTIONAL STEREOPHONIC HEARING.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 236 words
A CATHODE RAY TUBE OPTICAL VIEWING DEVICE FOR REPRODUCING WIDE ANGLE STEREOSCOPIC STEREOPHONIC PORTRAYALS COMPRISING: AN ENCLOSED, HOLLOW CASING, ONE PORTION OF SAID CASING BEING ADAPTED TO FIT ADJACENT THE FACE OF A VIEWING OBSERVER, SAID ONE PORTION HAVING TWO OCULAR OPENINGS, A MEANS TO SUPPORT SAID OCULAR OPENINGS IN POSITION TO BE LOOKED THROUGH BY A VIEWING OBSERVER, SAID MEANS ALLOWING SAID VIEWING DEVICE TO BE MOVED LATERALLY, VERTICALLY, AND FORWARDLY AND REARWARDLY, AND TO BE ROTATED ABOUT THE VERTICAL AXES AND BOTH HORIZONTAL AXES, ONE TELEVISION UNIT HAVING A SINGLE SCREEN MOUNTED WITHIN SAID CASING, A LEFT EYE VIEW WIDE ANGLE MOTION PICTURE IMAGE BEING REPRODUCED ON SAID SCREEN BY SAID TELEVISION UNIT, OPTICAL MEANS MAKING SAID LEFT EYE VIEW IMAGE VISIBLE ONLY THROUGH THE LEFT OF SAID OCULAR OPENINGS, A RIGHT EYE VIEW WIDE ANGLE MOTION PICTURE IMAGE BEING REPRODUCED ON SAID SCREEN IN PARTIALLY OVERLAPPED RELATION WITH SAID RIGHT EYE VIEW IMAGE, SAID OPTICAL MEANS MAKING SAID RIGHT EYE VIEW IMAGE VISIBLE ONLY THROUGH THE RIGHT OF SAID OCULAR OPENINGS, SAID OVERLAPPED RELATION MAKING POSSIBLE EXTREMELY WIDE ANGLE VIEWING, OCULARS MOUNTED IN EACH OF SAID OCULAR OPENINGS SPEAKERS BEING ARRANGED TO REPRODUCE SOUND FROM FOUR DIFFERENT DIRECTIONS, SAID TELEVISION UNIT, SAID SCREEN, SAID OPTICAL MEANS, SAID OCULARS, AND SAID SPEAKERS CO-OPERATING TOGETHER TO RECREATE A PORTRAYAL THROUGH THE SENSE OF WIDE ANGLE STEREOSCOPIC VIEWING AND THE SENSE OF FOUR DIRECTIONAL STEREOPHONIC HEARING.

References Cited (Backward Citations)

US2107464A Cited
US2301254A Cited
US2642487A Cited
US3020341A Cited
US2701503A Cited
US2969426A Cited
US2783406A Cited
US2955156A Cited
US3045544A Cited
US2931855A Cited

USPTO Annuity & Maintenance Windows

Annuity Stage Window Opens Payment Deadline Surcharge Period Until Estimated Fee Status
3.5 Years (Year 4) 1969-12-19 1970-06-20 1970-12-20 $2000.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
7.5 Years (Year 8) 1973-12-19 1974-06-20 1974-12-20 $3760.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
11.5 Years (Year 12) 1977-12-19 1978-06-20 1978-12-20 $7700.00 Window Closed / Lapsed

Assigned Categories & Tags

No categories assigned to this patent yet.

Assign Category Tag