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I have trying to put some pieces of the puzzle together and came up with, what I think, are intriguing pieces. Rbairos you stated a while back in #msg-66130173 “In the end, the core technology is the material itself. It’s not clear which company is in the lead in that regard.”

Sid Aroesty stated this in a CEO letter to shareholders : “Because the success of our technology is largely dependent on the underlying physics of the system, and in particular the lasers and the materials being employed, we also enlisted a renowned laser physicist from Stanford to review our data and conclusions.” It looks like you were right about the material being the important factor. The physicist did proclaim that we have a viable product worthy of commercialization. However, it’s apparent that we still have some hurdles to overcome before that can happen. This led me to recall a post by Mogus regarding the similarities between the Cspace patent and 3DTL’s patent.

Mogus stated #msg-57989761, “You might be interested to know that the patent we're talking about was initially rejected because the examiner believed it to be too similar to the work of Dr. Elizabeth Downing of 3DTL in Sunnyvale, CA. She gave up on the technology, believing it would be too difficult and expensive to commercialize, this according to her partner whom I spoke with on the phone several months ago. This person even had the audacity to suggest that 3DICON was infringing on their patent. Well, we now know that's not the case since our technology has the full backing of the US Patent and Trademark office.”
If it is true that Elizabeth Downing gave up on the technology because of difficulty and cost; it speaks volumes that 3DIcon has continued to pursue & perfect a disruptive technology! I am wondering if there is something in their patent we need and they could be the company or patent we acquire.
3DTL is a private company that had an annual revenue of 2 to 5 million in 1999. I couldn't find any current revs, but the fact that they have government & military contracts, etc leads me to believe they are still doing very well.
Also, Mark Willner has previously worked with 3DTL and authored patents with Elizabeth Downing. How convenient is it that Melnik worked with Phillips and Willner, with 3DTL. I’m just saying…
I’m also curious why Willner doesn’t have 3DTL on his resume…the association is easily found on the internet.

I know this is a lot of information – sorry! I also noticed that the competition list from the 2011 10K, 2012 10K, and 3Dicon website are all different. The one common denominator, with the exception of Felix 3D, is 3DTL. (I must say Felix 3D looked impressive, as well) I have listed the competition below and provided links.

Thoughts???

I could be way off base, but it has been fun playing detective.

March 31, 2011 10K:
Competition
There are numerous technologies which are under development to enable the display of 3D images. The following is a summary of research being conducted and products under development in the 3D display system marketplace of which we are currently aware:

• LightSpaceDepthCube™ from LightSpace Technologies, Inc.
• Felix 3D Displays
• Perspecta Spatial 3D Display from Actuality Systems
• 3D Technology Laboratories

April 2012 10K:
Competition
There are a number of different technologies that are at different stages of research and development to enable the display of 3D images. The following is a summary of volumetric or rear projection 3D display research or product development activities of which we are currently aware:

•LightSpaceDepthCube™ from LC Tech www.lightspacetech.com/DepthCube_Z1024_3D_Display.pdf • PDF file

•Felix 3D Displays http://felix3d.com/web/index.php?show=SOLIDFELIX (impressive sponsors)

•Perspecta Spatial 3D Display from Optics for Hire http://www.actuality-medical.com/site/content/perspecta_display1-9.html

•3D Technology Laboratories http://3dtl.com/

•Xigen – Rotating helix 3D display http://www.researchgrantdatabase.com/g/1R43CA138566-01/True-3D-Display-for-IGRI/

•USC – Rotating light field 3D display http://gl.ict.usc.edu/Research/3DDisplay/

•Setred – Rear projection 3D display http://setred.com/

•Zecotek – Rear projection 3D display http://www.zecotek.com/

3DICON Website: Competition Currently there are a handful of companies involved in development of 3D volumetric display technologies that do not require viewing aids. These companies include 3D Technology Laboratories, Sharp Electronics, Teleportec, Actuality Systems, Ethereal Technologies, Zebra Imaging, Felix 3D, and Holoverse. While each of these companies is developing 3D applications, every technology is developed uniquely and for a range of uses and markets. 3DIcon believes that as its technologies develop, it is well positioned to capture part of the projected multi-billion 3D display market and is pleased to have industry peers that are equally dedicated to making 3D displays a reality of the future.