Patents by Inventor Cheri Smith

Cheri Smith 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).

  • Image invertible objects and methods of making the same
    Patent number: 6227935
    Abstract: A three-dimensional object and method of use is described, such object appearing inverted when viewed by a single eye of a human subject at a selected angle, the three-dimensional object comprising at least one sheet having at least two selected edges, a contoured edge and a surface on which a two-dimensional pattern is formed, at least two of the selected edges of the sheet being attached to each other at an angle of greater than about 25 degrees such that a composite three-dimensional object having at least three interior surfaces and a contoured edge is formed therefrom. The three-dimensional object can further include indicium extending along a portion or all of intersection and fold lines that result when such objects are formed. The interior surfaces can further include patterns, indicia, features and protruding edges.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 1, 1998
    Date of Patent: May 8, 2001
    Assignee: Magic Eye, Inc.
    Inventors: Cheri Smith, Andrew J. Paraskevas