3D Profile Keepsakes Merging Memory with Functional Objects
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional keepsakes such as photographs and scrapbooks lack functionality for daily use, failing to provide a meaningful and functional way to preserve memories of loved ones.
Innovation Solution
A process that extracts a two-dimensional profile of a subject, projects it into three dimensions, and manufactures a three-dimensional representation, which can be integrated into various articles like lamp shades, drinkware, or furniture, often incorporating a light source for illumination, allowing the subject's features to be visibly displayed.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If conventional keepsakes such as photographs and scrapbooks are used, then memories of loved ones can be preserved, but they lack functionality for daily use
Solution Approach 1:
The patent combines the memory preservation function (photograph/profile) with functional everyday objects (lamp shades, drinkware, dishware, furniture). The profile is integrated into the design of these functional items, allowing them to serve both as practical objects and as keepsakes that preserve memories of loved ones.
Solution Approach 2:
The profile-based design can be applied to multiple types of objects (lamp shades, drinkware, dishware, utensils, furniture, decor, clothing, jewelry, tools), making the keepsake concept universal across different functional categories. Each object type serves its primary function while also displaying the profile representation.
2Shape
If a three-dimensional representation is created from a two-dimensional profile, then the keepsake becomes more visually appealing and functional, but the manufacturing process becomes more complex
Solution Approach 1:
The patent transforms two-dimensional profile data into three-dimensional representations by rotating the profile around an axis to create a three-dimensional form. This dimensional transformation enables the creation of complex 3D shapes (lamp shades, drinkware, dishware) from simple 2D profiles, adding visual appeal and functionality while following a systematic manufacturing approach.
3Productivity
If automated applications are used to identify profiles, then the process efficiency increases, but the technology required becomes more advanced
Solution Approach 1:
The system uses automated applications that can autonomously identify and extract profiles from images without requiring manual intervention. The automated profile identification process extracts key features and generates the three-dimensional form automatically, enabling high-speed processing and manufacturing while reducing the need for manual design work.
Applied Scientific Principles
This section explains which scientific principles are used to turn an abstract innovation direction into a practical engineering solution.
Function Achieved in This Case
Enables the creation of functional keepsakes that not only preserve memories but also serve a practical purpose, offering a unique and aesthetically pleasing way to display personal profiles in everyday items.
Implementation Method 1
affixing at least one of the at least one three-dimensional representation of the subject to a fixture with a light source so that the light source illuminates the affixed three-dimensional representation of the subject
Data Source
AI summary
Articles of manufacture and processes for generating articles of manufacture are disclosed. The articles of manufacture may serve as keepsakes and are shaped to include at least one three-dimensional representation of a subject, such as the subject's profile, that is obtained from a two-dimensional representation of the subject.