This was founded in 1995, no start up here.
3DIcon Corporation was incorporated on August 11, 1995, under the laws of the State of Oklahoma as First Keating Corporation. Its articles of incorporation were amended August 1, 2003 to change the name to 3DIcon Corporation. In 2004, 3DIcon began to focus on the development of 360-degree holographic technology. Beginning in April 2004, 3DIcon engaged the University of Oklahoma to conduct a pilot study to determine the opportunity and feasibility for the creation of volumetric three dimensional display systems. On July 15, 2005, it entered into the first of a series of Sponsored Research Agreements ("SRAs") with the University, which expired on January 14, 2007. These SRA's resulted in the creation of three patents granted and four globally patent-pending applications for volumetric 3D displays, which the Company controls under a worldwide exclusive licensing agreement.
A key challenge to commercialization of the volumetric three dimensional display system has been to identify an image chamber material that will provide a display with the desired market driven capabilities, e.g., size, weight, cost, resolution, video, and full color. Approaches considered included rare earth doped crystals, doped glasses and nanoparticle filled polymers. After examining a large number of rare earth doped materials it was concluded that, while rare earth doped crystals and glasses could meet many of the performance criteria, they could not meet size, weight, and cost criteria. More recently nanoparticle filled polymers are being considered which led us to the silane chemistry research by Dr. Boudjouk at NDSU and ultimately consideration of a merger with Coretec Industries, LLC. Research to identify a suitable image chamber material continues.
