Patents by Inventor Horst W. Hoyer

Horst W. Hoyer 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).

  • System and method for viewing a three-dimensional image using a two-dimensional drawing
    Patent number: 4158481
    Abstract: Two-dimensional figures which are to be represented in three-dimensional images consist of a series of lines or line segments which may be in the form of hand drawings, two-dimensional printed pictures, filament pictures, photographs, projected pictures, computer displays, cathode ray displays, or LED displays, and may be produced on transparent or opaque backings or, in the case of filament pictures, suspended in a suitable frame. A viewing grating is held a distance above the plane of the figure, causing a three-dimensional image to be represented in a plane other than that of the figure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 5, 1977
    Date of Patent: June 19, 1979
    Inventor: Horst W. Hoyer