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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.

Date of Patent:
Aug. 04, 2009

Filed:

Aug. 22, 2007
Applicants:

Jeffrey L. Vrachan, Agoura Hills, CA (US);

Curtis L. Thornton, Simi Valley, CA (US);

Inventors:

Jeffrey L. Vrachan, Agoura Hills, CA (US);

Curtis L. Thornton, Simi Valley, CA (US);

Assignee:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G03B 21/26 (2006.01); G03B 21/28 (2006.01); G03B 21/60 (2006.01); G02B 27/24 (2006.01); G02F 1/1335 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract

An aerial display system comprising inexpensive optical elements and a highly brightened LCD display or similar video image display types provides floating images in an expensive enclosure. In the aerial display system, either an anti-reflective acrylic plastic layer or a circular polarizer is disposed proximate and parallel to a beam splitter so that the focal point of the floating image is proximate to the plastic layer or polarizer. This image position yields both a wider filed of view and wider perceived field of view. The aerial projection system includes a plastic spherical mirror of low cost, which includes a plastic part of at least the following descriptions: mirror surface supported by wall structures of sufficient sphericity, of a plastic material formulation, having excellent optical grade finish, a reflective metal coating, and a protective overcoat.


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