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From today’s Duryea presser…
Several Departments to Restart Operations Next Week…
First shipments are going out to customers today. Information Systems are back in operation. The general clean-up is underway. “A task force is working on a recovery plan. It is too early to estimate the cost or give a date when the reconstruction will be finished,” Brown said.
http://www.us.schott.com/english/news/press.html?NID=us583
I revisited the plant restructuring announcement of 4-months ago – perhaps pertaining indirectly to us… we’ll see. Here are some excerpts:
The decision only impacts select optical glass production inside SCHOTT’s Advanced Optics Division. It does not affect SCHOTT’s non-continuous melting operations, which will continue to manufacture laser glass, infra-red glass, and other specific optical glasses.
SCHOTT’s North America Research & Development Center, also located in Duryea, is not affected by this decision.
“We remain confident and excited about the opportunities ahead of us utilizing innovative processes and materials that allow us to explore new and growing markets for Duryea,” says Brown.
http://www.us.schott.com/english/news/press.html?NID=com4580
Think of it this way… some more…
https://hbr.org/1995/01/disruptive-technologies-catching-the-wave
What we have here is a potentially disruptive technology – or disruptive innovation, if you will. It’s dangerous territory that few have the guts or bucks to enter. Few dare go beyond risk tolerance of industry.
Here are some excerpts as to why the $Billion Company wants to remain a $Billion Company.
“… Generally, disruptive technologies look financially unattractive to established companies. The potential revenues from the discernible markets are small, and it is often difficult to project how big the markets for the technology will be over the long term. As a result, managers typically conclude that the technology cannot make a meaningful contribution to corporate growth and, therefore, that it is not worth the management effort required to develop it. …
“It should come as no surprise that few companies, when confronted with disruptive technologies, have been able to overcome the handicaps of size or success. But it can be done. …
“… Let start-ups—either ones the company funds or others with no connection to the company—conduct the experiments. …
“Place responsibility for building a disruptive-technology business in an independent organization. …
“Creating a separate organization is necessary only when the disruptive technology has a lower profit margin than the mainstream business and must serve the unique needs of a new set of customers. …
“Keep the disruptive organization independent. …
“… every company that has tried to manage main-stream and disruptive businesses within a single organization failed.
“The key to prospering at points of disruptive change is not simply to take more risks, invest for the long term, or fight bureaucracy. The key is to manage strategically important disruptive technologies in an organizational context where small orders create energy…”
SCHOTT North America was willing to gamble, not on 3DIcon, but their subsidiary company. Hopefully, a well-organized display company will take the same gamble.
I must have missed something…
My apologies, LightSpeed. I can’t image Clone having to ‘cleanup’ anything you wrote.
Regardless, I’m sure the unvarnished version needed to be said.
“It takes years and years to build a reputation…
and only seconds to tear it down.” And with it goes the security clearance.
And I like this line, Cycloneman: “Either Schott or Doug wouldn't be here if there wasn't something lurking that could be a game changer…”
Well said.
Nothing ugly about it, oneloveman…
How do you think SCHOTT Defense will get to make its rounds and what do you think they have to push? If they’re successful in their push, SCHOTT North America won their gamble in their subsidiary company. SCHOTT North America will keep its glass.
Think of your position this way, playman…
After SCHOTT Defense makes its rounds in the fed/gov’s military / industrial / security / intelligence complex, SCHOTT Offense can make its rounds in the private sector’s medical / industrial / oil & gas / media / entertainment / complex.
Schott Glass Facility Fire Aftermath…
Updated at 11:26 Eastern
http://wnep.com/2015/03/04/schott-glass-facility-fire-aftermath/
Visual is everything Cycloneman...
and yes, I guess that's the sexy part about display.
Madman, the Microsoft’s and GOOGLE’s of the world…
read the Journal only if they wish to remain the Microsoft’s and GOOGLE’s of the world… but only in their spare time.
Chemi, in the OCAST interview…
Mark mentioned collaboration with Advanced Research Chemical out of Catoosa. They are a specialty chemical company and I wouldn’t doubt they’re onboard supplying us with our phosphors. And I would assume they supply us with other needed rare earth materials. BTW, that’s a huge complex looking on GOOGLE Maps.
Chemi, I have to disagree…
CSpace is ours by exclusive rights. We tell others what they can and can’t do with CSpace. We, so far, have nothing more than a JDA with SCHOTT... and only a select few knows specifically what that JDA says? But as far as the research being led and directed by SCHOTT once the funding arrives… I don’t believe so.
CSpace sold itself initially to SCHOTT management and they realized they didn’t have its creator, only the foresight and big bucks to buy into it and created an offshoot company to do it.
My opinion, too.
Read “Image Chamber” [0054] of the patent…
Page 4. However, I would start with subtopic [0049] for the meaning of the “TFTS” optical process.
http://pdfaiw.uspto.gov/.aiw?PageNum=0&docid=20150029315&IDKey=6F8490D3A314&HomeUrl=http%3A%2F%2Fappft.uspto.gov%2Fnetacgi%2Fnph-Parser%3FSect1%3DPTO2%2526Sect2%3DHITOFF%2526p%3D1%2526u%3D%25252Fnetahtml%25252FPTO%25252Fsearch-bool.html%2526r%3D1%2526f%3DG%2526l%3D50%2526co1%3DAND%2526d%3DPG01%2526s1%3D%252522refai%2C%252Bhakki%252522%2526OS%3D%252522refai%2C%252Bhakki%252522%2526RS%3D%252522refai%2C%252Bhakki%252522
Hopefully, this will answer your very good questions, Chemi. And please let us know what you think of SCHOTT’s involvement after reading... if you'd like. And please know, I understand if you prefer not to.
That one didn't work either...
Here's the text:
Koudsi, B.; ECE, University of Oklahoma, Tulsa, United States; Refai, H.; Sluss, J.J.
Efficient up-conversion emitters are necessary to generate a full-color 3D display. Rare-earth, co-doped fluorides that efficiently convert near infrared diode laser emission to visible red, green, and blue light by sequential two photon absorption are necessary to accomplish this. An up-conversion medium for a 3D display, particularly the CSpace “static volumetric display,” can be fabricated by grinding rare earth-doped fluoride bulk crystals and then dispersing the resultant microcrystals within an index matched host. This in turn leads to a reduction in display cost, weight, and growing time, as well as facilitating display scalability. To demonstrate a scalable medium for the CSpace display, several rare earth-doped fluoride bulk crystals were ground into micro crystal powders and then dispersed in liquids of different refractive index, including 1.45, 1.456, 1.46, 1.464, 1.468, 1.47, 1.474, 1.476, 1.48, 1.484, and 1.49. Fluorescence strength and transmission measurements were taken. Different particle concentrations were tested and demonstrated as well, and the detailed experimental results are described. A real volumetric 3D image was constructed inside a prototype display medium of ${hbox{40}}times hbox{40}times hbox{10 mm}^{3}$ using the CSpace display. A potential future solution is presented, and suggestions to improve the scalable medium are given.
Published in: Display Technology, Journal of (Volume:11 , Issue: 3 )
Page(s):266 - 272 ISSN :1551-319X DOI:10.1109/JDT.2014.2381851 Date of Publication :18 December 2014 Date of Current Version :16 February 2015 Issue Date :March 2015 Sponsored by :IEEE Broadcast Technology Society Publisher:IEEE
Yes.
And thanks.
You're right. It's currently not available from today's presser.
The article relates to Hakki's, Badia's and James Sluss' most recent workings.
Here, try this one:
http://ieeexplore.ieee.org/xpl/articleDetails.jsp?reload=true&arnumber=6987226&sortType%3Dasc_p_Sequence%26filter%3DAND(p_Publication_Number%3A9425)%26pageNumber%3D5
“A real volumetric 3D image was constructed inside a prototype display medium of ${hbox{40}}times hbox{40}times hbox{10 mm}^{3}$ using the CSpace display.”
You’ve got to be kidding! You mean we have a “real” volumetric 3D image using CSpace technology! And I wonder what that prototype display medium was? Hmmm.
http://ieeexplore.ieee.org/xpl/articleDetails.jsp?reload=true&arnumber=6987226&sortType%3Dasc_p_Sequence%26filter%3DAND(p_Publication_Number%3A9425)%26pageNumber%3D5
Oh, you might want to read the Investor Relations writing containing the above.
http://ir.3dicon.net/press-releases/detail/1304
Thinking out loud…
Someone had to fund our Ultra High-Resolution Volumetric Three-Dimensional Display patent just issued! And what was the proving ground for the patent and who funded it?
Was it the LP/DU that was surprisingly evident 10 weeks after the JDA announcement with SCHOTT?
Did SCHOTT’s upfront fee build our LP/DU? Vic said it was ours in his R&D Update. And I wonder if SCHOTT was involved in its physical development? And what were their limitations?
Was the JDA nothing more than a licensing agreement issued to our first partner?
And why did SCHOTT North America create a separate, completely independent company to partner with us, knowing that we have nothing more than potentially disruptive innovation as the basis of our business? Surely they didn’t setup SCHOTT Defense to fail!
Man, I hope I get some sleep tonight.
Madman, try reading this…
This is what we know about our image chamber and its “glass.”
http://pdfaiw.uspto.gov/.aiw?PageNum=0&docid=20150029315&IDKey=6F8490D3A314&HomeUrl=http%3A%2F%2Fappft.uspto.gov%2Fnetacgi%2Fnph-Parser%3FSect1%3DPTO2%2526Sect2%3DHITOFF%2526p%3D1%2526u%3D%25252Fnetahtml%25252FPTO%25252Fsearch-bool.html%2526r%3D1%2526f%3DG%2526l%3D50%2526co1%3DAND%2526d%3DPG01%2526s1%3D%252522refai%2C%252Bhakki%252522%2526OS%3D%252522refai%2C%252Bhakki%252522%2526RS%3D%252522refai%2C%252Bhakki%252522
Go to [0054] and read “Image Chamber” page 4, then skip to page 6 and read “Glasses” [0077].
This is what we know about “glass” in our patented “image chamber.”
Oh, and the reading between is very interesting, too!
BTW, when he was asked to serve as our CEO, Vic casually mentioned his somewhat lacking technological experience, although he did mention his involvement with Research Frontiers, Inc., the developer of “Smart Glass,” which utilizes nano and micro particles in its technology. Subtopics [0058] and [0068] describe our use of the materials within our image chamber.
That patent got here just in time.
3DIcon will make a brief on-stage introduction...
to the company, the technology, and its potential for use by the military to the more than 500 conference attendees. It will also showcase a visual representation of the technology to be displayed throughout the conference on the showroom floor. Presentations will take place on Tuesday, March 24...
http://ir.3dicon.net/press-releases/detail/1294
Okay, have it your way.
Nice hawking Cycloneman…
“Freitag, D.W., et.al., roadmap for Transparent Advanced Ceramics Sensor Windows, to be presented…”
I wonder who the “et.al” will be? Do you think he may have some help with some of his old buddies at SCHOTT North America? I would imagine some of those cats are now part of their new Defense wing.
http://www.us.schott.com/defense/english/protection/index.html
SCHOTT glass is used in opaque and transparent armor systems in the field today, and SCHOTT and its defense industry partners are testing and modifying other commercial glass and glass-ceramic technology for use in future defense armor systems.
By using current commercial glass-ceramic technologies, these new armor systems will offer the military the potential to provide soldiers with levels of protection similar to today’s opaque and transparent armor systems at significantly lower costs.
You’re right Chemi…
Had I sold my 80,000 shares that I bought in ‘05 for .012/share and sold somewhere around that $3.27 mark in ‘06, my life would be much different right now, believe me. But you know what, even if I did, no doubt, I would’ve bought back all the more and wonder – like all of us do to this day – where this ride is going to take us?
And no one really knows, now do they? But we’re on for the ride… for whatever reason.
Some people you don't argue with...
regardless.
Okay, to each his own.
Volumetric Displays vs. Augmented Reality…
"While innovative, it's important to make note that the technology Microsoft has revealed still is not a true 3D display.
"While the announcement by Microsoft is significant for consumers interested in a new way of computer interaction, it may have less significance, at least in the near term, to the professional user.
"Developers of 3D volumetric displays, including 3DIcon, will continue to benefit from 3D technologies being introduced by Microsoft and others.
http://ir.3dicon.net/ceo-insights/detail/324/3d-volumetric-displays-vs-augmented-reality
“Martin Keating comes from a long line of scammers and crooks.”
Okay. So what do you have on our Founder/Director?
Aside from the more relevant Weekly Chart…
here’s what I see on the Daily Chart since the New Year (1-Month setting):
Out of the twenty-two days of trading, we Closed nine of those days at .0030 with only one Close lower at .0029 – every one of last week’s Closes were at .0030. Only five of the Closes were above the 50SMA during the 22-day period and were no more than .0002 higher and should be considered anomalies to the average.
The ADX crossed 20 midweek last week and brought the positive guy with him; the loser is in retreat.
MACD has been trying to surface since the New Year and has crossed its signal line and is looking to break ice.
And Williams said we were oversold all-week last week.
Here’s what I found for Resistance: The 100SMA @ .0035; the top Bolli @ .034; and of course the aforementioned 50SMA @ .0032.
I found Support with the lower Bolli @ .0028 and the SAR sitting pretty just daring the PPS to touch it @ .0029. However, do we not have a floor @ .0030 (see above)… but what about the foundation?
No doubt, a pretty tight trading range for 2015. But more importantly… I think we’ve been quietly consolidating at low volume since Halloween (see the Weekly). Treat anyone?
Oh, and waitedthislong, what took you so long to post? But welcome aboard. And yes, things do seem to finally be coming together including Resistance and Support. Something’s got to give.
I'm saying that I'll take as much as I can by trusting the chart.
In the last 18-weeks on the Weekly Chart…
we’ve had 3 Closings at .0035; 3 Closings at .0034; 3 Closings at .0032; 1 Closing at .0031; and 4 Closings at .0030 counting today’s. That’s 14 weeks of the eighteen within the .0035 and .0030 Closing range with only one week with a lower Close at .0029, and of course, 3 Closes slightly higher.
The Bollinger Bands are tightening quickly, the 10SMA is at .0032 acting as Closing Resistance and .0030 seems to be the floor at Support.
I love to see this narrow channel of trading knowing that patience just goes so far.
Just when I thought I was out…
they pull me back in.
Take a glance at the 50SMA on the Daily back to May. Then take a glance at the 10SMA on the Weekly.
Resistance Rules!
Some Resistance at .0033…
The Daily chart shows the 50 day MA as good Resistance for closing prices since May 31; prices may break thru only to fall back, especially true since November. The same with the Weekly 10 day MA; it’s now at .0032. The Weekly is getting interesting with Bollinger Bands tightening with its midrange at .0035 and also the SAR.
Good luck to you, madman.
And I agree!
My tongue-in-cheek approach to the No Money Doug label, I believe, made my point.
We're on to bigger and better things for this year, just read what he had to say in the presser! And I choose to believe him!
And I know what you're saying about the useless propaganda, WindyCityman.
Here’s what is says…
In “Partnerships” on our website:
“In March 2014 the Company entered into a Joint Development Agreement (JDA) with SCHOTT Defense… The agreement encompasses both joint business development and joint technology development activities.”
In the presser released today:
“3DIcon Corporation… announced today that Doug Freitag has been named Vice President of Technology and Business Development, effective immediately.”
So if No Money Doug is now 3DIcon’s VP of both technology development and business development, I would have to assume the SCHOTT Defense personnel will answer to Doug relative to our JDA with them.
This is what the head cat had to say today:
"It's an exciting time to join 3DIcon in this larger role, as the 3D technology industry is poised for a massive breakout, particularly with volumetric display in verticals including healthcare and defense, among others. We have made progress over the past year in terms of technological advancements as well as in identifying and pursuing outside funding sources. As we await responses to various proposals, I am optimistic about our prospects for the coming year."
Pretty strong words coming from the no money man. Oh, and this comes from his Bayside Materials website:
“Mr. Freitag received several awards while at Lockheed Martin for his contributions, including the creation of a new generation of missile radome material (IRBAS) still in use today.”
No wonder he has reigns over the technical side also.
To me, he’s become the boy wonder! And I can’t agree with the No Money Doug moniker... the year’s not over.
“… sponsors willing to invest
in a multi-year project to develop a display that will meet their specifications.” Victor Keen, 10/22/14
Oh man, Vic nailed it, LS1man! This is exactly what keeps the vast military-industrial complex operational once they get their ducks in a row; they just need dollars doled out yearly to do it. ‘Just appropriate that funding our way and we’ll meet those specifications, but keep in mind, Hakki comes with the deal.’
“Multi-year project to develop a display.” No wonder the private sector is on the sidelines waiting for the learning curve.
You may be right Wallyman…
and excellent due diligence. And what do I see here? Here goes…
There’s no doubt a relationship between Badia and Hakki – and I really don’t want to speculate – but the Light Animator may be Badia’s baby, at least she’s listed as Optecks correspondent… I haven’t researched the patent application.
http://www.wysk.com/index/oklahoma/bixby/bccwcc4/optecks-llc/trademarks
As far as the relationship of the two companies, Optecks and 3DIcon, are concerned, so what? Mark acknowledged in the OCAST interview that we’ll use a third-party manufactured subsystem in our display system… “just buy off the shelf and use as-is.” The example he gave was the Texas Instruments DLP chipset… “the manufacturing of our display is for the most part a system integration exercise.”
I really don’t think Optecks so-called Light Animator as being a Trojan Horse to Hakki’s CSpace undertakings if, in fact, it is being used. In other words, they own the horse and we’ll pay their price for the horse… we’ll ride it, train it, and feed it, but only if it’s a good one.
As said in an earlier post, Hakki’s ours and contractually obligated and I believe his allegiance is to 3DIcon. If, in fact, they, the Refai’s, own Optecks, then they’re justified in trying to make a few bucks with their little company.
I look at it this way: Hakki’s name association with CSpace IP will someday be admired.
And from those exclusive rights…
come licensing fees and upfront fees to basically license CSpace to the user. So who knows? Maybe this was SCHOTT’s fee to build out the LP/DU with Hakki at the controls.
Obviously, I have no idea what’s in that JDA deal, but their glass intermingling with our image space materials is bound to discover some future IP. And who will own it? I have to assume it will stay with the CSpace package and owned by the U of O.
No doubt, Hakki’s contractually obligated to 3DIcon and any enhancements he develops by any future unit derivative of CSpace technology is 3DIcon’s exclusive rights to license and owned by OU.
Are you talking about Hakki and Badia…
Google the names and see what you get.
A hasty search showed they are the authors of the paper, along with James Sluss, “a technique for flicker reduction in a volumetric 3-dimensional display with a static image space” and was presented at the 2010 SPIE Conference.
We know Hakki very well and Dr. Badia Koudsi is the VP of R&D / Senior Applications Engineer at Optecks, LLC in T-town and has been since January 2013. And it just so happens that they own residential property together according to Tulsa City-Data.com. There’s about 99 hits; I could go on.
So what’s your angle k741man, and more importantly, how exactly does their “relationship” pertain to 3DIcon in your opinion?
Precisely Cycloneman…
And this is why SCHOTT Defense, SCHOTT North America, or any other SCHOTT spinoff will never own 3DIcon even though they have $Billions at hand, IMO.
Why should they? They saw LP2 and they knew that they could put a better window to it and had the financial means to do it… and all they required was a simple, but advantageous, JDA. And from that agreement, the LP/DU creation. Although stealthy at this stage, we do know that Hakki and Staff were able to develop a new laser line generator and wide angle projection lens and other enhancements.
So what’s the holdup? Optimum image space materials and the ability to create the unique materials for future build-outs, apparently.
So unless a company steps forward and says “Hey, we’ve seen that lab unit too, and we have some unique, rare and expensive materials that assimilated will enhance the view of your image chamber and all we need from you two is a JDA to finish this thing, and yes, we know the risk”… we’re going to wait on federal funding dollars and do it ourselves. But regardless, it’s going to happen.
SCHOTT had the foresight to secure a partnership with us but will stay in the forefront of the specialty glass and optics industry regardless of our branching into the private sector, be it medical, oil & gas, etc. with strategic other partners. And who knows, one of those partners may want to own us and our tech one of these days? And if they do, SCHOTT, no doubt, will be along for the ride.
Pipe dream? You decide.