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US5189531A
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Hologram production
Assignee: 3dcd LLC
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Filing: 1988-10-17
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Granted: 1993-02-23
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Expires: 2008-10-17
Abstract
Abstract Holograms are formed in moldable materials of varied shapes and curvatures utilizing injection molding and the like. Instead of the conventional metallizing, there can be sprayed on flakes of highly specular metal made by breaking up a thin coating of metal metallized by conventional metallizing on a removable support. Hologram on one surface of a molding that has a 100% mirror on an opposing surface, is suitable for cosmetic compact case covers or the like. Holograms can also be applied to digital compact audio discs or video discs.
Inventors
- 👤 Charles E. Palmer
- 👤 Barry J. Taylor
- 👤 August DeFazio
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-11-08 05:28
CPC Classifications
G; G03; G03H; G03H1/00; G03H1/02; G03H1/0276; A; A45; A45D; A45D33/00; A45D33/18; B; B29; B29C; B29C33/00; B29C33/42; B29C33/424; B29C33/56; B29C33/60; B29C37/00; B29C37/0053; B29C45/00; B29C45/17; B29C45/26; B29C45/37; B29C45/372; G03H1/0272; B29L; B29L2031/00; B29L2031/722; B29L2031/7224; G03H1/024; G03H1/0244; G03H1/0005; G03H2001/0055; G03H2001/0284; G03H1/04; G03H1/0402; G03H2001/043; G03H1/0476; G03H2001/0482; G03H1/0493; G03H2001/0497; G03H2250/00; G03H2250/36; G03H2270/00; G03H2270/20; G03H2270/22; G03H2270/52
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 17
Claim 1
Independent Claim
28 words
A transparent solid body having embedded in it a hologram image, and also carrying a quantity of dispersed finely-divided specular metal flakes that make the image more distinctive.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
28 words
A transparent solid body having embedded in it a hologram image, and also carrying a quantity of dispersed finely-divided specular metal flakes that make the image more distinctive.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
44 words
In the method of molding of a digital compact audio or video disc against a stamper containing a negative of the information the disc is to carry the improvement according to which the stamper also contains indicia which molds a hologram into the disc.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
44 words
In the method of molding of a digital compact audio or video disc against a stamper containing a negative of the information the disc is to carry the improvement according to which the stamper also contains indicia which molds a hologram into the disc.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
36 words
A hologram surface that is made more distinctive by a thin layer of aluminizing, in which the aluminizing is a sprayed-on layer of thin aluminum flakes from a suspension of those flakes in a vaporizable solvent.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
36 words
A hologram surface that is made more distinctive by a thin layer of aluminizing, in which the aluminizing is a sprayed-on layer of thin aluminum flakes from a suspension of those flakes in a vaporizable solvent.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
35 words
A molded one-piece non-planar cover of a cosmetic compact having an integral transparent outer surface in which a hologram image is contained and is viewable, said cover having an inner surface that is specularly reflective.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
35 words
A molded one-piece non-planar cover of a cosmetic compact having an integral transparent outer surface in which a hologram image is contained and is viewable, said cover having an inner surface that is specularly reflective.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
21 words
An article according to claim 4 in which the specularly reflective surface is an integrally molded part of the molded article.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
16 words
An article according to claim 4 in which the specularly reflective surface is a cosmetic mirror.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
28 words
In a process of applying a hologram to a substrate, the improvement being in enhancing the hologram by applying finely divided specularly reflective metal flakes to the substrate.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
28 words
In a process of applying a hologram to a substrate, the improvement being in enhancing the hologram by applying finely divided specularly reflective metal flakes to the substrate.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
12 words
The process of claim 7 in which the substrate is polycarbonate plastic.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
18 words
The process of claim 7 wherein the metal flakes are applied by being sprayed-on to form a layer.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
17 words
The process of claim 7 wherein the metal flakes are applied by being dispersed in the substrate.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
37 words
In the process of molding a plastic compact disc for storing audio or video information, the improvement comprising molding holographic image information on a face of the plastic disc simultaneously with the molding of the plastic disc.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
37 words
In the process of molding a plastic compact disc for storing audio or video information, the improvement comprising molding holographic image information on a face of the plastic disc simultaneously with the molding of the plastic disc.
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