ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 12 -- United States Patent no. 12,298,537, issued on May 13, was assigned to DISNEY ENTERPRISES INC. (Burbank, Calif.).
"Mirror display with increased brightness" was invented by Quinn Y. Smithwick (Pasadena, Calif.), Franklin T. Batino (Northridge, Calif.) and Michael Ilardi (Los Angeles).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A display system for a providing a three-dimensional effect with controlled reflections is disclosed. In one embodiment, the display system includes a display; and a beam splitter positioned between the display and the viewing location. The beam splitter transmits or reflects light based on a characteristic of the light. A physical prop is positioned betwe...