Patents by Inventor Kimihiko Morioka

Kimihiko Morioka has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Patent number: 5768643
    Abstract: It is an object of the present invention to easily produce a relief of a model viewed from the most preferable angle without pain to the model. In order to achieve this object, 1) a process of producing a stereophotographic sculpture is performed to produce a three-dimensional unadjusted sculpture 1, 2) the angle at which the individuality of the model is best represented is determined based on the sculpture, 3) the unadjusted sculpture 1 is photographed at that angle and, 4) a relief 14 is produced based on the pictures thus obtained.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 7, 1996
    Date of Patent: June 16, 1998
    Assignee: Rittaishashinzo Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Kimihiko Morioka
  • Patent number: 4931817
    Abstract: The present invention is related to the provision of an improvement in a process for producing works of sculpture on the basis of a stereophotographic process by arranging a plurality of photogrpahic cameras and a plurality of optical projectors, each being loaded with a transparent screen having a plurality of parallel lines therein, around an object to be photographed at a predetermined object distance, arranging another plurality of projectors operatively around a mass of material to be modeled at such an operative distance of projection that they may be located in a similar position to that of each of the cameras to project the screen therefrom onto the object to take a photographic picture of a striped pattern in the screen projected onto the object, loading the projector with thus-taken picture to be projected onto the mass of material to be modeled, and modeling manually the mass of material to make the projected lines meet and coincide with each other as appeared thereon and to obtain a similar sized
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 20, 1988
    Date of Patent: June 5, 1990
    Assignee: Rittaishashinzo Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Kimihiko Morioka