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US 12,360,391 · App. 17/496,458 · Granted Jul 15, 2025

Optical products, masters for fabricating optical products, and methods for manufacturing masters and optical products

Inventors: Christopher Chapman Rich (Rancho Palos Verdes, CA); Roger Winston Phillips (Santa Rosa, CA); Joel Mikael Petersen (Valley Village, CA)
Assignee: WAVEFRONT TECHNOLOGY, INC.
G02B30/56B42D25/324
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Patent No.
US 12,360,391
App. No.
17/496,458
Granted
Jul 15, 2025
Kind
B2
Abstract

An optical product can be configured, when illuminated, to reproduce an image that appears to be a 3D image of at least a part of a 3D object. The optical product can include a surface comprising a plurality of portions. Each portion can correspond to a point on a surface of the 3D object. One or more non-holographic features can be disposed within each portion configured to produce at least part of the image without relying on diffraction. An interference optical structure can be disposed on one or more features. A gradient in the features can correlate to a surface normal of the surface of the 3D object at the corresponding point. An orientation of the features can correlate to an orientation of the surface of the 3D object at the corresponding point.

Claims (25)

1. An optical product configured, when illuminated, to reproduce an image that appears 3D of at least a part of a 3D object, said optical product comprising:

a surface comprising a plurality of portions, each portion corresponding to a point on a surface of said 3D object;

one or more non-holographic features disposed within each portion configured to produce at least part of said image without relying on diffraction;

an interference optical structure disposed with respect to said one or more non-holographic features such that the optical product, when illuminated, reproduces the image in a first color in transmission mode and/or a second color in reflection mode, and the first color does not change with a change in viewing angle in the transmission mode and/or the second color does not change with a change in viewing angle in the reflection mode;

wherein for individual ones of the portions, a gradient in said non-holographic features correlates to a surface normal of said surface of said 3D object at said corresponding point, and

wherein for individual ones of the portions, an orientation of said non-holographic features correlates to an orientation of said surface of said 3D object at said corresponding point.

2. The optical product of claim 1 , wherein when illuminated, reproduces the image in the first color in transmission mode and the second color in reflection mode, wherein the second color is different from the first color.

3. The optical product of claim 2 , wherein the first color does not change with a change in viewing angle in the transmission mode and the second color does not change with a change in viewing angle in the reflection mode.

4. The optical product of claim 1 , wherein said interference optical structure comprises an interference optical stack.

5. The optical product of claim 1 , wherein said non-holographic features comprise facets.

6. The optical product of claim 1 , wherein said non-holographic features comprise linear or curved facets.

7. The optical product of claim 1 , wherein said non-holographic features with less steep slopes are configured to reflect light toward an observer's eye, and wherein said non-holographic features with steeper slopes are configured to reflect light away from the observer's eye.

8. The optical product of claim 1 , wherein the interference optical structure is in the form of a hot stamp coating, a foil coating, or an ink coating.

9. The optical product of claim 1 , wherein the optical product is in the form of a thread, patch, laminate, hot stamp, or window.

10. The optical product of claim 1 , wherein said optical product is configured to provide authenticity verification on an item for anti-counterfeiting or security.

11. The optical product of claim 10 , wherein said item is a banknote, a credit card, a debit card, a stock certificate, a passport, a driver's license, an identification card, a document, a tamper evident container or packaging, consumer packaging, or a bottle of pharmaceuticals.

12. The optical product of claim 10 , wherein said item is electronics, apparel, jewelry, cosmetics, or a handbag.

13. The optical product of claim 1 , wherein said image is not scaled up in size.

14. The optical product of claim 1 , wherein said non-holographic features form a shape different from said 3D object.

15. The optical product of claim 1 , wherein the optical product comprises a first surface and a second surface opposite said first surface, wherein said plurality of portions are disposed on the second surface, wherein the non-holographic features comprise one or more non-linear features when viewed in a cross-section orthogonal to said first and second surfaces.

16. The optical product of claim 1 , wherein the non-holographic features are configured to produce at least part of the image without lenses.

17. The optical product of claim 1 , wherein when illuminated, reproduces the image in the first color in transmission mode.

18. The optical product of claim 17 , wherein the first color does not change with a change in viewing angle in the transmission mode.

19. The optical product of claim 1 , wherein when illuminated, reproduces the image in the second color in reflection mode.

20. The optical product of claim 19 , wherein the second color does not change with a change in viewing angle in the reflection mode.

Assignments (2)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jul 13, 2026
From: WAVEFRONT TECHNOLOGY, INC.
To: HUECK FOLIEN GESELLSCHAFT M.B.H.
Reel/Frame 075255/0762 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Dec 6, 2024
From: RICH, CHRISTOPHER CHAPMAN; PHILLIPS, ROGER WINSTON; PETERSEN, JOEL MIKAEL
To: WAVEFRONT TECHNOLOGY, INC.
Reel/Frame 069515/0753 →
Continuity (2)
Provisional Application 63088937 · Oct 7, 2020
Related Publication 20220276502A1 · Sep 1, 2022
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