Industry Patents
Patent: 8046894
Diorama and Method of Making the Same
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| Patent Number: |
8046894 |
| Title: |
Diorama and Method of Making the Same |
| Abstract: |
Diorama made from a two-dimensional image having a background panel in
which a background section of the image appears and a plurality of
additional panels on which additional sections of the image appear. The
additional panels extend forwardly from the background panel, with edges
of adjacent ones of the panels coming together and the image flowing
continuously between the panels. The two-dimensional image is transformed
into a diorama by constructing a three-dimensional model of the diorama
in the form of a plurality of panels on which different areas of the
image will appear, converting the three-dimensional model to a
two-dimensional layout guide with lines outlining the panels, using the
layout guide as a template for adjusting the shape and size of selected
areas of the two-dimensional image to match the guide lines on the layout
guide, printing the adjusted image, trimming the printed image along
facing edges of adjacent ones of the panels, and bringing the trimmed
edges together to form a continuous three-dimensional image.
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| Country of Issue: |
US |
| First Named Inventor: |
Williams |
| Assignee: |
Axial-Digital |
| Continuation or Divisional of: |
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| International Classification: |
B21D 39/02 |
| US Classification: |
29/463 |
| Issue Date: |
11-01-2011 |
| Filing Date: |
12-23-2009 |
| Application : |
12/646597 |
| Notes: |
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| Link to Patent at freepatentsonline.com: |
8046894 at Freepatentsonline |
| Link to World Patent Family1: |
World Patent Family at European Patent Office |
| Link to Google Patents1: |
8046894 at Google Patents |
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