Patents by Inventor James J. Sullivan, Jr.

James J. Sullivan, Jr. 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).

  • Method for the manufacture of eye-covering articles bearing decorative reflection holograms
    Patent number: 6020983
    Abstract: A method is provided for the manufacture of a holographic eye-covering article, the eye-covering article having an interference pattern corresponding to a predetermined three-dimensional object holographically prerecorded in a planar hologram layer, the interference pattern capable of being "played back" to an observer without being "played back" to said bearer. Functionality of the eye-covering article is effected in part by a light transmissive eyepiece, the eyepiece being uniaxially-curved and preferably comprising in sequence a thin web, a planar layer comprising the holographically prerecorded interference pattern, an adhesive layer, and a rigid optical substrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 27, 1996
    Date of Patent: February 1, 2000
    Assignee: Polaroid Corporation
    Inventors: Martha J. Neu, James J. Sullivan, Jr.