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US3561859A Expired / Lapsed US ⏱️ 0.0 years remaining

Optical apparatus and methods for viewing or displaying images

Assignee: Technical Operations Inc
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Filing: 1968-02-14
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Granted: 1971-02-09
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Expires: 1988-02-14
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Abstract

Abstract THIS APPLICATION DEPICTS, INTER ALIA, METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR SELECTIVELY RETRIEVING ONE OR MORE OF A PLURALITY OF IMAGES STORES IN SUPERPOSITION UPON A RECORD IN RESPECTIVE MULTIPLICATION WITH SPATIALLY PERIODIC MODULATION OF UNIQUE AZIMUTHAL ORIENTATION. WAYS ARE SHOWN FOR VARYING THE REALTIVE INTENSITY OF THE RETRIEVED IMAGES. DISCLOSED EMBODIMENTS OF THE INVENTION ARE ADAPTED FOR VIEWING OR DISPLAYING IN NATURAL OR SELECTIVELY DISORTED COLOR A SCENE RECORDED ON BLACK AND WHITE FILM AS THREE SUPERIMPOSED COLOR SEPARATION IMAGES RESPECTIVELY MODULATING A SPATIAL CARRIER OF DISTINCT ANGULAR ORIENTATION. YET ANOTHER EMBODIMENT IS ADAPTED FOR VIEWING OR DISPLAYING A SELECTED ONE OR MORE OF A LARGE NUMBER OF DIFFERENT SCENE IMAGES WHICH HAVE BEEN RECORDED IN SUPERPOSITION ON A COMMON RECORDING MEDIUM IN RESPECTIVE MULTIPLICATION WITH AN ANGULARLY UNIQUE SPATIAL CARRIER.

Inventors

  • 👤 Helmut Heckscher
  • 👤 Peter F Mueller

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Last Synchronized 2026-10-24 22:20
CPC Classifications
G; G02; G02B; G02B27/00; G02B27/42; G02B27/46; G03; G03B; G03B33/00; H; H04; H04N; H04N5/00; H04N5/76; H04N5/84

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USPTO Annuity & Maintenance Windows

Annuity Stage Window Opens Payment Deadline Surcharge Period Until Estimated Fee Status
3.5 Years (Year 4) 1974-02-08 1974-08-10 1975-02-09 $2000.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
7.5 Years (Year 8) 1978-02-08 1978-08-10 1979-02-09 $3760.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
11.5 Years (Year 12) 1982-02-08 1982-08-10 1983-02-09 $7700.00 Window Closed / Lapsed

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