Holographic Projection for Grave Memorial (patent)

A design for a gravesite holographic projection system, filed to the United States Patent and Trademark Office in September 2003. The patent described the system as follows: "A system for conveying information about a deceased individual. The system employs a holographic projector for projecting 3-D visual information and an energy source for powering the holographic projector near to a grave marker or to an urn. Audible information can be delivered by a sound system. A memory slot can be used to change the information and an access door allows the system to be serviced. For a urn stored indoors, alternating current with an A/C adapter provides power. For outdoor use at a grave marker, a solar panel provides power (or A/C power can be used, if available). A switch may be used to operate the system and can be a proximity sensor to operate the system when a visitor approaches. Information can be changed by the use of a memory slot in the system." The patent application was marked as abandoned in June 2005 for "failure to respond to an office action."

Sean Fitzgerald