Patents by Inventor Roderick Thomas Quin

Roderick Thomas Quin 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: 9759906
    Abstract: Structures for representing images comprise a plurality of tile elements which, when illuminated by a light source, each direct an amount of light toward an observer at a viewing location dependent on their orientation angles. The orientation angles of each tile element may be selected based on a characteristic of a corresponding pixel of an image, such that the observer sees a representation of that image created by the varying amount of light directed to the viewing location by the tile elements.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 4, 2014
    Date of Patent: September 12, 2017
    Assignee: QUIN MEDIA ARTS AND SCIENCES INC.
    Inventor: Roderick Thomas Quin
  • Publication number: 20150043096
    Abstract: Structures for representing images comprise a plurality of tile elements which, when illuminated by a light source, each direct an amount of light toward an observer at a viewing location dependent on their orientation angles. The orientation angles of each tile element may be selected based on a characteristic of a corresponding pixel of an image, such that the observer sees a representation of that image created by the varying amount of light directed to the viewing location by the tile elements.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 4, 2014
    Publication date: February 12, 2015
    Inventor: Roderick Thomas QUIN
  • Patent number: 8837034
    Abstract: Structures for representing images comprise a plurality of tile elements which, when illuminated by a light source, each direct an amount of light toward an observer at a viewing location dependent on their orientation angles. The orientation angles of each tile element may be selected based on a characteristic of a corresponding pixel of an image, such that the observer sees a representation of that image created by the varying amount of light directed to the viewing location by the tile elements.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 6, 2012
    Date of Patent: September 16, 2014
    Assignee: Quin Media Arts and Sciences Inc.
    Inventor: Roderick Thomas Quin
  • Publication number: 20120275010
    Abstract: Structures for representing images comprise a plurality of tile elements which, when illuminated by a light source, each direct an amount of light toward an observer at a viewing location dependent on their orientation angles. The orientation angles of each tile element may be selected based on a characteristic of a corresponding pixel of an image, such that the observer sees a representation of that image created by the varying amount of light directed to the viewing location by the tile elements.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 6, 2012
    Publication date: November 1, 2012
    Applicant: QUIN MEDIA ARTS AND SCIENCES INC.
    Inventor: Roderick Thomas QUIN
  • Patent number: 8218227
    Abstract: The invention relates to structures for representing images by directing light at a viewer. In order to represent an image, a structure is provided comprising a plurality of tile elements (22) which, when illuminated by a light source, each direct an amount of light toward an observer at a viewing location dependent on their orientation angles. The orientation angles of each tile element (22) may be selected based on a visual characteristic of a corresponding pixel of the image, such that the observer sees a representation of that image created by the varying amount of light directed to the viewing location by the tile elements (22).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 21, 2005
    Date of Patent: July 10, 2012
    Assignee: Quin Media Arts and Sciences Inc.
    Inventor: Roderick Thomas Quin
  • Publication number: 20080301986
    Abstract: The invention relates to structures for representing images by directing light at a viewer. In order to represent an image, a structure is provided comprising a plurality of tile elements (22) which, when illuminated by a light source, each direct an amount of light toward an observer at a viewing location dependent on their orientation angles. The orientation angles of each tile element (22) may be selected based on a visual characteristic of a corresponding pixel of the image, such that the observer sees a representation of that image created by the varying amount of light directed to the viewing location by the tile elements (22).
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 21, 2005
    Publication date: December 11, 2008
    Applicant: Quin Media Arts and Sciences Inc.
    Inventor: Roderick Thomas Quin
  • Patent number: D824583
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 1, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 31, 2018
    Assignee: QUIN MEDIA ARTS AND SCIENCES INC.
    Inventors: Roderick Thomas Quin, James Budhram Montgomery, Brian Matthew Van Zanden, Jared Russell Korb, Benjamin Stirling Jones