HinesLab is an independent R&D company, founded in 1983, offering consulting in optical and mechanical engineering for development of photographic equipment, flight simulators, and stereoscopic and auto-stereoscopic 3-D displays.  HinesLab also offers consulting, and manufacturing licenses for a variety of technologies.


     Steve Hines, founder, inventor and former Sr. Research Physicist with the Kodak Research Laboratories, holds 19 patents, with 8 pending, on optical and mechanical inventions.

STEPHEN P. HINES Optical systems engineer and inventor, with fifteen years experience with major corporations, specializing in opto-mechanical devices, photographic systems, and 3-D displays. Conceived and developed a six-ounce shirt-pocket sound movie camera (Kodak). Developed camera autofocus techniques, including passive, active and biofeedback techniques (Kodak). Developed a 65mm dual-camera 3-D rig, interactive 3-D drawing technique, and several optical illusions for EPCOT Center (Disney). Developed lensless-imaging techniques, an economic alternative to phase-conjugate optics (HinesLab). Developed spherical field-of-view optics for networked flight simulators for DARPA (HinesLab). Developed head-mounted stereo video displays for tele-robotic and virtual-reality application for the Navy (HinesLab). Developed 35/65mm/video dual-camera 3-D assembly, the StereoCam™ (HinesLab). Developed 3-D camera technology so that photo booths produce 3-D pictures (HinesLab). Patents awarded: 1. Folding microfiche viewer (Kodak), U.S. Pat. 4,157,214 2. Electronic-flash camera-size reduction technique (Kodak), U.S. Pat. 4,279,488 3. Micro-bellows for folding camera (Kodak), U.S. Pat. 4,279,492 4. Counterbalanced Camera-Image Stabilizer (Kodak), U.S. Pat. 4,290,684 5. X-Y Microfiche-positioning mechanism (Kodak), U.S. Pat. 4,374,611 6. 3-D motion-picture camera rig (Disney), U.S. Pat. 4,557,570 7. Dual-camera 3-D assembly, the StereoCam™(HinesLab), U.S. Pat. 4,650,305 8. Cylindrical catadioptric infinity display (HinesLab), U.S. Pat. 4,653,875 9. Variable light attenuator for high-energy lasers (HinesLab), U.S. Pat. 4,664,484 10. Digital sundial (HinesLab), U.S Pat. 4,782,472 11. Autostereoscopic-video display (3-D TV without glasses, HinesLab), U.S. Pat. 5,430,474 12. Autostereoscopic-video display (3-D TV without glasses, HinesLab), U.S. Pat. 5,614,941 13. Cordless Computer Mouse (HinesLab), U.S. Patent 6,111,563 14. Lensless Camera Viewfinder (HinesLab), U.S. Patent 6,122,455 15. Optical Retroreflective Remote Control (HinesLab), U.S. Pat. 6,344,846 16. Aerial-Image Display (HinesLab), U.S. Patent 6,817,716 and D435,043. 17. Magnetic Saw Guide, U.S. Pat. 7,249,552. 18. Vehicle Parking Apparatus, U.S. Pat. 7,375,621. 19. Covert Wide-Angle Camera Adapter, U.S. Pat. 7,460,777. Patents pending: 1. Leveling Caster 2. Back-Lighted Subway Signage 3. Paint-Spraying System 4. Helio Solar Tracker 5. Emergency Water Packet 6. Reflected Lighting for Lighted Signage 7. Projected 3-D System 8. 3D-Mini dual-camera rig   PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE HinesLab, Inc., Glendale, CA, 1983-present. Developing optical systems and 3-D photographic equipment. WED Enterprises (Walt Disney Productions, R&D), Glendale, CA, 1980-1983. Project engineer, Research and Development Department. Designed 3-D camera rig used to film "Magic Journeys" and "Captain Eo" for Disneyland and EPCOT Center. Developed interactive imaging display devices, optical projection systems and motion bases for simulator theaters in theme parks. Eastman Kodak Co. (Research Laboratories), Rochester, NY, 1969-1980. Senior Research Physicist. Conceived and implemented solutions to basic problems of physics, optics and photography (autofocus techniques, reflective imaging optics, continuous-motion motion-picture camera/projector optics, 3-D imaging techniques, and Moiré pattern research.) General Motors, Warren, MI, summer of 1968, Designer, Student Summer Program. Developed, illustrated, modeled and presented a car of the future, including projected map and navigation system and new construction techniques. Benson Aircraft Corporation, Raleigh, NC summer of 1967. Research and Development Department. Conceived and engineered in-flight trim control mechanisms for autogyros. U. S. Navy, 1960-1963. Machinist (MR-3). Machined metal and plastic parts with lathes, milling machines, etc. Travel: San Diego, Norfolk, Florida, Scotland, Ireland, New York, St. Thomas, V.I., Bermuda, Bahamas. Consulting: Providing optical and mechanical engineering, specializing in large-scale flight-simulator optics, photographic equipment and stereo displays. ... CLIENTS at HinesLab (partial list): Apple Computer Co. DARPA; Phase I SBIR Eastman Kodak Co. EG&G Ford Motor Co. Iwerks Entertainment Jet Propulsion Laboratory (NASA) Naval Ocean Systems Center Offshore Technology Corp. Perceptronics, Inc. Sony Pictures High Definition Center Toyota Motor Co. Walt Disney Pictures EDUCATION UCLA; Lens Design (1985) USC; Special Effects in Film Making (1982) University of Rochester, New York; Institute of Optics, course in Optics (1978) Royal College of Art, London, England; graduate program, Design Research (1974-1975) Rochester Institute of Technology; courses in Drawing, Film Making (1973) North Carolina State University; Bachelor's degree in Industrial Design (1969) PROFESSIONAL SOCIETIES Optical Society of America (OSA) Society for Information Display (SID), past speaker Society of Motion Picture and Television Engineers (SMPTE) Society of Photo-Optical Instrumentation Engineers (SPIE), past speaker and co-chair National Stereoscopic Association, past speaker Comments "I love your new invention, it's the best thing I have seen in years." Grayson Marshall, Feb. 2008 "I have a client with many inventions in the optics field who has maintained a truly impressive lab book filled with his inventions over the years. His notebooks are by far the best example of an invention disclosure notebook I have seen in 25 years working as a patent attorney", Roy Anderson, March 2007. "I certainly agree with your new patent attorney that your notebooks are probably best ever written and especially ever illustrated", Warren Kurz, former Kodak patent attorney, March 2007. "I just want to say your inventions are so amazing, it would be great if China have more people like you rather than people with professor hat but write papers only", Shirley Lin, China, March 2007 "a brilliant inventor...", "remarkable invention...", "Hines is technically adept", Fortune Small Business, Sept. 2006. "I must say your inventions are fantastic, they look as if they are from future", Alex Mirsky, Russia, November 2005 "This paper is an excellent contribution to... stereoscopic 3D display systems. The figures and explanations are exemplary-- if only more papers had this level of graphic excellence! Again, let me congratulate the author..." The reviewer used by JSID for the article on the autostereo display. "You're the only honest contractor I've ever worked with" Don Moore, Naval Ocean Systems Center, Hawaii, 1986. "Your web site alone would make any development lab-head drool." Don Harvey, former manager, Advanced Camera Development, Eastman Kodak. "Steve did a great job from concept through conclusion. He visualized what we needed to do and got the job done" Don Iwerks, referring to the development of the Disney 3-D camera rig, quoted in American Cinematographer, February, 1983. SECURITY CLEARANCE Information available on an as needed basis. * For further information, see: "American Photobooth" by Nakki Goranin, W.W. Norton & Co., Feb. 2008, pp. 72-73 Camera Operator magazine, Fall/Winter 2007, p. 31 Scientific American magazine, June 2007, p. 89, "Seeing Triple" Fortune Small Business magazine, Sept. 2006, p. 54-60, "3-D Without Glasses" oeMagazine, May, 2005, p. 28, Lensless Camera Viewfinder Park World magazine, Oct. 2004, p. 18-20, "3D Reaches out into New Markets" Photo Imaging News, Volume 21, No. 13, June 14, 2004 oeMagazine, Sept. 2003, p. 30, "A non-electrical optical mouse acts as a passive reflector for an open-path spectrometer". "3D Displays," Wiley Encyclopedia on Imaging, Jan., 2002, pp. 1327-1344 Alaska Airlines magazine, Dec. 2001, p. 14-15 Desert Sun newspaper (Palm Springs, CA), Dec. 3, 2001 Popular Science magazine, Nov. 2001, p. 20 American Cinematographer magazine, Sept. 2000, p104-116. Fortune Small Business Magazine, April 2000, p. 84 FilmCrew Magazine, Issue 28, 2000, p. 30-33 Journal of the Society for Information Display, Vol. 7, No. 3, 1999, p. 187-192, "Autostereoscopic video display with motion parallax" Stereo World magazine, Jan. 1999, p. 19 'Hands-On' Manual for Cinematographers, 2nd Edition, Samuelson, p. 392 Stereo World magazine, Nov. 1998, pp. 5, 8, 17 & 20 The Clock Magazine, Mar./April 1997, p. 17, 20 & 27 The Clock Magazine, Mar./April 1997, p. 17, 20 & 27 Cinefex Magazine, Dec. 1996, p. 105 American Cinematographer magazine, Aug. 1996, p39-41 Optical Engineering Report, May 1996 The Clock Magazine, April 1996, p. 17 Stereo World Magazine, Jan. 1996, p. 12-15 Popular Science magazine, Jan. 1996, p. 25, "3-D TV Without Glasses" Burrows Technotrends Newsletter, Jan. 1996 Digital Video Magazine, Nov. 1995 Electronic Display World, Nov. 1995, p. 38-41 Simulation Magazine, Nov. 1995, cover. Stereo World magazine, Nov. 1995, p. 28-29; Electronic Display World, Vol, 15, No. 11, Nov. 1995, p. 38-41. Electronic Engineering Times newspaper, Oct. 2, 1995, p. 38 Information Display magazine, Oct., 1995 Virtual Reality Special Report, September/October 1995 Stereo World magazine, Jul. 1995, p. 25 Solar Today magazine, Sept./Oct. 1994 American Cinematographer magazine, Aug. 1994, p106-107; Stereo World magazine, Mar. 1994, p. 35 American Cinematographer Manual, Seventh Edition, p. xi & 534 Stereo World magazine, Jan. 1993, p. 19 Los Angeles Times, Oct. 29, 1991, p. D9A-D9D Stereo World magazine, Jul. 1992, p. 42 American Cinematographer magazine, April 1992, p29; "3-D Movies", R.M. Hayes, 1990, p. 380 Stereo World magazine, July 1990, p. 30 "Re-creating reality" Maclean's magazine, June 4, 1990, p. 57 "Who's Who of American Inventors", 1990 Star News (Pasadena, CA), Mar. 26, 1990, p. 1 & 9. "Fundamentals of Physics", 3rd Edition, Wiley, p. E16-7 Information Display magazine, July/August 1989, p. 23 New York Times, April 10, 1989, p. C7 Popular Science magazine, June 1988, p. 60-61 Daily News (Glendale, CA), Business, Nov. 25, 1987 Wall Street News, April 5, 1987 SMPTE Journal, Front-Projection Screens, Sept. 1986, p. 903-911 "Three-Dimensional Cinematography", paper presented at 1984 SPIE American Cinematographer magazine, Feb. 1983, p. 63-64 & 84-90 Kodak Annual Report, 1977 Domus Magazine, July 1973, p. 26-27 Industrial Design magazine, Feb. 1969, p. 60-61 Science and Mechanics magazine, age 14 Please contact Steve Hines at : HinesLab, Inc. Glendale, California, USA ph. 818-507-5812, fax 818-507-8537 email: Steve@HinesLab.comhttp://www.hineslab.com/PocketMovieCamera.htmlhttp://www.hineslab.com/SpyCamera.htmlhttp://www.hineslab.com/Disney3dCameraRig.htmlhttp://www.hineslab.com/StereoCam.htmlhttp://www.hineslab.com/3dPhotoBooth.htmlhttp://www.hineslab.com/CompactMicroficheReaderKdk.htmlhttp://www.hineslab.com/CmraStablzrCounterBalanced.htmlhttp://www.hineslab.com/Disney3dCameraRig.htmlhttp://www.hineslab.com/StereoCam.htmlhttp://www.hineslab.com/InfinityDisplay.htmlhttp://www.hineslab.com/LightAttenuator.htmlhttp://www.hineslab.com/attenuator.htmlhttp://www.hineslab.com/DigitalSunDial.htmlhttp://www.hineslab.com/Autostereoscopic3DTV.htmlhttp://www.hineslab.com/Autostereoscopic3DTV.htmlhttp://www.hineslab.com/CordlessLightMouse.htmlhttp://www.hineslab.com/LenslessCameraVF.htmlhttp://www.hineslab.com/CordlessRemoteControl.htmlhttp://www.hineslab.com/HoloBox.htmlhttp://www.hineslab.com/SawGuide.htmlhttp://www.hineslab.com/VehicleParkingSystem.htmlhttp://www.hineslab.com/CovertWideAngleAdapter.htmlHolo-Box_Fortune_Sml_Bsns_9-06.htmlLensless_VF_OE_Magazine.htmlLight_Mouse_OE_magazine.htmlAlaska_Airline_Magazine.htmlLight_Mouse_Desert_Sun_article.htmlLight_Mouse_Desert_Sun_article.htmlhttp://www.hineslab.com/LightMousePopSci.htmlStrCam_Film_Crew_Magazine_article.html3DTV_JSID_article.html3DTV_JSID_article.html3DTV_Popular_Science_Jan_96.htmlSMPTE_Screen_Article_9-86.htmlAmerican_Cinematographer_Feb_83.htmlTransistor_Radio_Sci_%26_Mechanics.htmlmailto:Steve@HinesLab.comshapeimage_1_link_0shapeimage_1_link_1shapeimage_1_link_2shapeimage_1_link_3shapeimage_1_link_4shapeimage_1_link_5shapeimage_1_link_6shapeimage_1_link_7shapeimage_1_link_8shapeimage_1_link_9shapeimage_1_link_10shapeimage_1_link_11shapeimage_1_link_12shapeimage_1_link_13shapeimage_1_link_14shapeimage_1_link_15shapeimage_1_link_16shapeimage_1_link_17shapeimage_1_link_18shapeimage_1_link_19shapeimage_1_link_20shapeimage_1_link_21shapeimage_1_link_22shapeimage_1_link_23shapeimage_1_link_24shapeimage_1_link_25shapeimage_1_link_26shapeimage_1_link_27shapeimage_1_link_28shapeimage_1_link_29shapeimage_1_link_30shapeimage_1_link_31shapeimage_1_link_32shapeimage_1_link_33shapeimage_1_link_34shapeimage_1_link_35shapeimage_1_link_36shapeimage_1_link_37

HinesLab Technology

Shirt-Pocket Movie Camera Manufacturing License AvailableKodak_Pocket_Movie_Camera.html
MirrorStereo 3-D Camera Adapter and ViewerMirror_Stereo.html
High-Energy Laser Attenuator Manufacturing License AvailableAttenuator.html
World’s first non-electrical Digital Sundial Plans availableDigital_Sundial.html
Helio™ SolarTracker Manufacturing License Available
StereoCam™ Dual-Camera 3-D Rig (35, 65, SD & HD) Available for RentStereoCam_3-D_Sys.html
3-D TV without glasses Manufacturing License Available For arcade games & computer displays3DTV.html
Holo-Box™ Floating-Image Display Manufacturing License AvailableHolo-Box.htmlHolo-Box.htmlshapeimage_9_link_0
3-D Photo Booth 3-D picture, glasses & photo frame Manufacturing License Available3-D_Photo_Booth.html
Camera-Image Stabilizer Counter-Balanced Camera_Stabilizer_Counter_Balanced.html
Photographic Lighting Color Balancing TechniquePhoto-Lighting_Color-Balance.html
Covert Wide-Angle Lens Adapter Manufacturing License AvailableCovert_Wide-Angle_Adapter.html
Light Mouse™ Cordless, batteryless computer mouse Manufacturing License AvailableLight_Mouse.html
Lensless Camera Viewfinder Manufacturing License AvailableLensless_Viewfinder.html
BullsEye™ Camera-Alignment Device Manufacturing License AvailableBullsEye.html
Camera-Image Stabilizer Gel-Prism Camera_Stabilizer_Gell_Prism.html
Disney Dual-Camera 3-D Camera RigDisney_3-D_Rig.html
Clean-Air Paint Spraying System Manufacturing License AvailablePaint_Sprayer-Vacuum.html
Leveling Caster Manufacturing License AvailableLeveling_Caster.html
Magnetic Saw Guide Manufacturing License AvailableSaw_Guide.html
Vehicle Parking System Manufacturing License AvailableVehicle_Parking_System.html
Emergency WaterPacket Manufacturing License AvailableWater_Packet.html
3-D Video Viewfinder 3-D Video Assist to monitor shooting and for editing Available for Rent3-D_Video_Viewfinder.html
BiClops™ 3-D Camera Rig for IMAX and Iwerks 8 & 15-perf 70mmBiClops_3-D_Rig.html
Iwerks Dual-Camera 3-D Rig engineered and designed by HinesLab Available for RentIwerks_3-D_Rig.html


DARPA

Flight Simulator











HinesLab SBIR Project

Moire Signs Advertising Manufacturing License AvailableMoire_Signs.html
Kodak Compact Microfiche Reader Folds 1” thickKodak_Compact_Microfiche_Reader.html
Anaglyphic 3-D conversion service to convert your stereo pairs to red/blue 3DAnaglyphic_3D.html
Paper & Plastic 3-D glasses for sale3-D_Glasses.html
Phonograph speed reducer for talking books for the blindPhono_Speed_Reducer.html
Stretchy Calculator part of series of math-teaching machinesMath-Stretchy_Calculator.html
Liquid Telescope Mirror Independent project, 3rd. yr. of collegeLiquid_Telescope_Mirror.html
Summer job at Bensen Aircraft 2-yrs. before graduationBensen_Aircraft.html
compact flight-simulator Infinity Display Manufacturing License AvailableInfinity_Display_Catadioptric.html
Spherical Imaging System 3rd-year NCSU School of Design projectSpherical_Projection_System.html
Reclining Chair Mechanism 2nd-year NCSU School of Design projectReclining_Chair_Mechanism.html





Folding Boat







3rd-year

NCSU School of Design project

Musical Instrument 2nd-year NCSU School of Design projectMusical_Instrument_keys.html
Writing Machine independent project, 2nd-year NCSU Writing_Machine.html
Sculpture, Drawings, Photography, Film done during and after the NCSU School of DesignSculpture,_Drawings_Photog_Film.html
Variable-Color Theater Light Manufacturing License AvailableTheater_Light.html
College Summer Job at General Motors 1 year before graduationGeneral_Motors_Summer_Job.html
VW van conversion 4th-year NCSU School of Design projectVW_Van_Conversion.html
Microfiche Reader 5th-year NCSU School of Design projectMicrofiche_Reader_NCSU.html
Kodak Author Terminal Industrial DesignKodak_Author_Terminal.html
Kodak Film Processor Industrial DesignKodak_Film_Processor.html
Kodak Microfiche Reader Industrial DesignKodak_Ektalite_Reader.html
Kodak Tutor Terminal Industrial DesignKodak_Tudor_Terminal.html
Kodak Microfilm Cutter Industrial Design exercise 2 years after graduation Kodak_Microfilm_Cutter.html
Oscilloscope Industrial Design exercise, 2 years after graduation Oscilloscope.html
Stereo Radio Industrial Design exercise Stereo_Radio.html
Supergraphics (commercial) Supergraphics_Commerecial.html
Supergraphics (residential) Supergraphics_Residential.html
Luminary Lamps paper floor lampsLuminary_Lamp.html
Foam Chair Made of variable densities of foam. Industrial Design exerciseFoam_Chair.html
1-Transistor Radio Age 14Transistor_Radio_Sci_%26_Mechanics.html