Hologram sheet and hologram observation sheet using same, and blinding device

• US 8,941,904 B2
• Filed: 06/29/2006
• Issued: 01/27/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 07/04/2005
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Dai Nippon Printing Company Limited
• Original Assignee: Dai Nippon Printing Company Limited
• Inventors: Eto, Koji, Oyagi, Yasuyuki, Kitamura, Mitsuru, Watanabe, Masachika
• Primary Examiner(s): Chang, Audrey Y
• Application Number:
  US11/478,962
• Publication Number:
  US 20070070477A1
• Time in Patent Office: 3,134 Days
• Field of Search: 359/2, 359/29, 359/35, 359/24, 283/86, 430/1
• US Class Current: 359/15
• CPC Class Codes: G03H 1/0005 Adaptation of holography to specific applications holographic optical element G02B5/32; holographic scanner G02B26/106; recognition using holographic mask G06V10/88; holographic memories G11B7/0065, G11C13/042
• CPC Class Codes: G03H 1/0244 Surface relief holograms replicating hologram without interference recording G03H1/0276
• CPC Class Codes: G03H 1/16 using Fourier transform G03H1/10, G03H1/12, G03H1/14 take precedence; analogue computers G06G, e.g. G06G7/19
• CPC Class Codes: G03H 1/2249 Holobject properties
• CPC Class Codes: G03H 2001/0055 in advertising or decorative art
• CPC Class Codes: G03H 2001/2234 Transmission reconstruction
• CPC Class Codes: G03H 2001/306 Tiled identical sub-holograms
• CPC Class Codes: G03H 2210/20 2D object
• CPC Class Codes: G03H 2223/12 Amplitude mask, e.g. diaphragm, Louver filter
• CPC Class Codes: G03H 2250/10 arranged to be transferred onto a carrier body adhesive layer G03H2250/35

Abstract

A main object of the present invention is to provide a hologram observation sheet with a transmission type hologram formed integrally with other members, to be attached with various members for the use as for example an advertising medium or a decoration member. To achieve the object, the invention provides a hologram sheet comprising: a transparent substrate, a hologram layer formed on the transparent substrate and having a transmission type Fourier transform hologram region having the function of transforming a light beam incident from a point light source to a desired optical image, and a pressure-sensitive adhesive layer.

Claims

1. A method for making a subject to be shielded invisible comprising the steps of:

preparing a hologram sheet that comprises a transparent substrate, a hologram layer formed on a front surface of the transparent substrate and having a transmission type Fourier transform hologram region which has a pitch of 20 μ

m or less and with a function of reconstructing an optical image with a light beam incident from a point light source and a non hologram region which is other than the transmission type Fourier transform hologram region and without the function, and a pressure-sensitive adhesive layer which is formed on either;

a back surface of the transparent substrate which is opposite to a side where the hologram layer is formed, or the hologram layer;

making a subject to be shielded which is 30 mm in diameter invisible by viewing the subject to be shielded through the hologram sheet,

wherein, during the step of making the subject to be shielded invisible, when the subject to be shielded is disposed at a position facing the front surface of the transparent substrate at a distance of 500 mm from the hologram layer, the subject to be shielded is made invisible from a viewing position disposed at a position facing the back surface of the transparent substrate by viewing the subject to be shielded through the transmission type Fourier transform hologram region in the hologram layer.

2. The method for making a subject to be shielded invisible according to claim 1, wherein the hologram layer is provided as a phase type computer generated hologram.

3. The method for making a subject to be shielded invisible according to claim 1, wherein the hologram sheet is attached to a window.

4. The method for making a subject to be shielded invisible according to claim 1, wherein the hologram sheet is sandwiched between windows comprising two transparent plates.

5. The method for making a subject to be shielded invisible according to claim 1, wherein the hologram sheet is configured to cover a window and configured to be slidably retracted to expose an aperture.

6. The method for hiding making a subject to be shielded invisible according to claim 1, further comprising a roll screen system comprising the hologram sheet and wherein the hologram sheet is configured to cover a window.

7. The method for hiding making a subject to be shielded invisible according to claim 1, wherein the subject to be shielded invisible is a portion of a larger object which is visually obscured by the hologram sheet.