Tracer Imaging LLC Patent applications |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20130077174 | LENTICULAR PRODUCT - A lenticular product having a see-through window or lens is made by depositing a clear coating on a lenticular sheet. The lenticular product permits scanning a bar code or reading textual data that is printed on an image viewable through the lenticular product for animated, morphing, or stereographic effect. The window or lens of the lenticular product can also provide optical effects (e.g., magnification) in addition to the effects provided by the lenticular sheet. The lenticular product can be made by depositing fluid or resin in a one- or two-step process. | 03-28-2013 |
20130063825 | LENTICULAR PRODUCT - A multi-ply mount (frame member) for displaying an image in a lenticular environment includes a lenticular sheet having lenticules. The lenticular sheet has a clear coating deposited on a portion of the front surface thereof. The clear coating at least substantially fills the valleys of the lenticules within the portion to form a filled region that defines a windowed region. A reverse-mounted image, such as a photograph, is disposed along and faces the back surface and is in registration with the windowed region resulting in the reverse-mounted image being viewable through the clear coating without lenticular distortion. A multi-layer backing structure seals the reverse-mounted image within the mount. | 03-14-2013 |
20130033755 | Local Removal of a Lenticular Optical Effect by a High Volume Offset Coating - A combined use of a pervasively textured anilox supply roll and a customized, locally patterned flexographic roll is provided for forming a lenticular product. The customized, locally patterned flexographic roll includes an intermittent raised and recessed surface pattern analogous to a type used in a “spot” ink application. In the present case, however, the applied material is transparent and preferably matched in its refractive index to the lenticular sheet. Relevant aspects of the invention also register the selectively coated areas with graphic features on the planar reverse side of the lenticular sheet. | 02-07-2013 |
20120291321 | Checkout Divider with Optical Effect - A checkout divider having an optically variable effect. The divider includes a sleeve including optically variable material that is disposed upon a face of the sleeve. The sleeve is formed to take on a three-dimensional structure. The divider includes a pair of end caps that are configured to fixedly receive each end of the sleeve. The divider also includes a curved bearing surface associated with the end caps. The curved bearing surface is disposable such that upon disturbance of an equilibrium of the checkout divider, the optically variable material exhibits a change in aspect. | 11-22-2012 |
20120125217 | AUTOMATED LENTICULAR PHOTOGRAPHIC SYSTEM - An automated lenticular photographic system includes an interface that permits a user to upload image files and image processing and printing equipment that is in communication with the interface for receiving the uploaded image files and processing the uploaded image files to create an interlaced print image file that is used to produce an interlaced print sheet containing interlaced print images. A pair of registration marks is formed on the interlaced print sheet outside of borders of the interlaced print images to assist in aligning the interlaced print sheet with a lenticular lens sheet. A registration system detects whether the lenticular lens sheet is off-centered and skewed relative to the interlaced print sheet. | 05-24-2012 |
20120067238 | AUTOMATED LENTICULAR PHOTOGRAPHIC SYSTEM - An automated lenticular photographic system includes an interface that permits a user to upload image files and image processing and printing equipment that is in communication with the interface for receiving the uploaded image files and processing the uploaded image files to create an interlaced print image file that is used to produce an interlaced print sheet containing interlaced print images. A pair of registration marks is formed on the interlaced print sheet outside of borders of the interlaced print images. The system also includes a processing station where the interlaced print sheet is aligned with a lenticular lens sheet with a registration system that detects whether the lenticular lens sheet is off-centered and skewed relative to the interlaced print sheet. The system also includes means for controllably adjusting the position of the lenticular lens sheet relative to the interlaced print sheet until proper registration between the lenticular lens sheet and the interlaced print sheet is achieved. The lenticular lens sheet is at least selectively joined to the interlaced print sheet to provide a lenticular product that can be delivered back to the user. | 03-22-2012 |
20100214661 | Lenticular Product - In one embodiment, a multi-ply mount (frame member) for displaying an image in a lenticular environment includes a lenticular sheet having lenticules that define vertices and valleys therebetween, wherein at least one select portion of a back surface thereof has graphic material including an image. The lenticular sheet has a clear coating deposited on a portion of the front surface thereof. The clear coating at least substantially fills the valleys of the lenticules within the portion to form a filled region that defines a windowed region. A reverse-mounted image, such as a photograph, is disposed along and faces the back surface and is in registration with the windowed region resulting in the reverse-mounted image being viewable through the clear coating without lenticular distortion while the surrounding graphic material of the back surface that is viewable through the lenticules that are free of the clear coating exhibits a lenticular effect. A multi-layer backing structure seals the reverse-mounted image within the mount. | 08-26-2010 |
20100110555 | MONOLITHIC LENTICULAR CARD - In one embodiment of the present invention, a process for making a lenticular card includes the steps of: (a) providing a transparent sheet having a first planar side and a second side having a lenticulated region; and (b) forming a printed image on the first planar side. The printed image is formed from a plurality of inks including a first set of ink layers and a second ink layer that is disposed on the first set of ink layers and is located a greater distance from the first planar side. The first set of ink layers are formed from a first family of inks, while the second ink layer is formed from a second family of inks that has a different cure process compared to the first family of inks. The outer ink layer is a solvent-based continuous white topcoat, while the first set of ink layers that underlie the second ink layer is defined by a plurality of UV curable inks. | 05-06-2010 |