Patents by Inventor Edgar C. Smith

Edgar C. 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).

  • Patent number: 4494864
    Abstract: An apparatus and method of producing a parallax stereogram, i.e., free vision stereogram, and particularly for the accurate registration of a plurality of film images in order to ensure stereographic reproduction. The images on a film strip are optically viewed to establish homologous points for each film frame image. In one embodiment two images are optically superimposed to establish a stereo base distance. Each film frame is marked in accordance with the homologous points or stereo base distance. The marking may be mechanical or optically generated. Each film frame is thereafter aligned or sensed while in an enlarger, the marks establishing the accurate registration of each frame. Each film frame is exposed onto a photosensitive material using a movable line grid. A lenticular screen is superimposed over the developed picture to form the stereoscopic photograph.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 13, 1979
    Date of Patent: January 22, 1985
    Assignee: The Three Dimensional Photography Corp.
    Inventors: Edgar C. Smith, James B. Campbell
  • Patent number: 4478639
    Abstract: An apparatus and method of producing a parallax stereogram, i.e., free vision stereogram, and particularly for the accurate registration of a plurality of film images in order to ensure stereographic reproduction. The images on a film strip are optically viewed to establish homologous points for each film frame image. In one embodiment two images are optically superimposed to establish a stereo base distance. Each film frame is marked in accordance with the homologous points or stereo base distance. The marking may be mechanical or optically generated. Each film frame is thereafter aligned or sensed while in an enlarger, the marks establishing the accurate registration of eaach frame. Each film frame is exposed onto a photosensitive material using a movable line grid. A lenticular screen is superimposed over the developed picture to form the stereoscopic photograph.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 27, 1977
    Date of Patent: October 23, 1984
    Assignee: Three Dimensional Photography Corporation
    Inventors: Edgar C. Smith, James B. Campbell
  • Patent number: 4475798
    Abstract: A photographic camera for providing a plurality of film images in order to produce a stereogram. The camera has a plurality of objectives which are independently adjustable so that the optical axes of the lenses can be made substantially parallel in a first plane and substantially coplanar in a second plane orthogonal to the first plane. The objectives have substantially the same focal length and common shutter, aperture and focal control. The camera may include a film magazine having a film advance equal to the number of objectives.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 27, 1977
    Date of Patent: October 9, 1984
    Assignee: The Three Dimensional Photography Corporation
    Inventors: Edgar C. Smith, James B. Campbell
  • Patent number: 4158501
    Abstract: An apparatus and method of making a parallax stereogram, i.e., free vision stereogram, and particularly for the accurate registration of a plurality of film images in order to ensure stereographic reproduction. Each film frame having the image thereon includes marks which are used in a projection printing apparatus to register the image in a desired position. The registration is accomplished by mechanical alignment according to the mark or by optically sensing the mark. A comparator-servo can adjust the film frame to the desired position. After registration each film frame is exposed onto a photosensitive material using a movable line grid. A lenticular screen is superimposed over the developed picture to form the stereoscopic photograph.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 27, 1977
    Date of Patent: June 19, 1979
    Assignee: The Three Dimensional Photography Corporation
    Inventors: Edgar C. Smith, James B. Campbell