Global Patent Index - EP 1038200 A1

EP 1038200 A1 20000927 - A DIFFRACTIVE DEVICE WITH THREE-DIMENSIONAL EFFECTS

Title (en)

A DIFFRACTIVE DEVICE WITH THREE-DIMENSIONAL EFFECTS

Title (de)

EIN DIFFRAKTIVES BAUELEMENT MIT DREIDIMENSIONALEN EFFEKTEN

Title (fr)

DISPOSITIF DE DIFFRACTION A EFFETS TRIDIMENSIONNELS

Publication

EP 1038200 A1 20000927 (EN)

Application

EP 98960872 A 19981209

Priority

  • AU 9801014 W 19981209
  • AU PP081797 A 19971209

Abstract (en)

[origin: WO9930200A1] A diffractive device has a surface relief structure which, when illuminated by a light source, generates two or more diffraction images which, when observed by an observer from an appropriate range of viewing angles, appear as one or more three-dimensional images. Preferably, a left-eye diffraction image is generated by light diffracted from a plurality of surface regions each of which has a diffractive structure with a first orientation, and a right-eye diffraction image is generated by light diffracted from a plurality of surface regions each of which has a diffractive structure with a second orientation which differs in angle from the first orientation, and the two diffraction images when viewed by an observer from an appropriate range of viewing angles appear as a single three-dimensional image.

IPC 1-7

G02B 27/22; G02B 27/42

IPC 8 full level

G02B 5/18 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP)

G02B 5/1842 (2013.01)

Citation (search report)

See references of WO 9930200A1

Designated contracting state (EPC)

DE FR GB

DOCDB simple family (publication)

WO 9930200 A1 19990617; AU PP081797 A0 19980108; EP 1038200 A1 20000927

DOCDB simple family (application)

AU 9801014 W 19981209; AU PP081797 A 19971209; EP 98960872 A 19981209