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Patent No.:

US 6731416 B1

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Date of Patent:
May. 04, 2004

Filed:

Dec. 14, 2001
Applicant:
Inventor:

Thomas B. Hazzard, Providence, RI (US);

Assignee:

ttools, LLC, Jamestown, NY (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G03H 1/22 ; G03H 1/28 ; G02B 2/700 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G03H 1/22 ; G03H 1/28 ; G02B 2/700 ;
Abstract

A privacy filter for use on an electronic display screen, such as a PDA display screen or a laptop display screen, is constructed using holographic imaging technology. The privacy filter consists of a flexible, optically clear photopolymer film having a plurality of holographic images formed thereon. The key aspect of the present disclosure is constructing the master holographic images by imaging the master holographic recording plates at a severe side angle “off angle”. By shooting the hologram at this “off angle”, the resulting hologram is not visible to a person looking directly (perpendicularly) at the resulting hologram. However, the holograms are visible within the remaining fields of view to the right and to the left of center. Creation of the holograms in this manner creates an effective blocking tool for use in the context of a privacy filter. Unwanted onlookers attempting to view the display screen from the sides, the front or the back are presented with a holographic image rather than a view of the display.


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Hazzard, Thomas. (2004). Holographic privacy filter for display devices (U.S. Patent No. 6731416). U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. https://idiyas.com/patent/badge/6731416

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