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COMPANY HISTORY

LDC was incorporated on February 28, 1988 as a result of an idea that its founder and president, Elliott Luckoff had regarding the feasibility of making full color electronic message boards available to advertisers. Mr. Luckoff had noticed electronic boards in operation in sports arenas and decided to investigate whether these boards could be used in much the same manner as radio and television advertising by selling time on an animated, full color billboard display.

Over the course of the past twenty two years, Mr. Luckoff along with numerous advisors, consultants, engineers and technicians has completed the first phase of its two-phase business strategy. LDC had its first patent issue on March 18, 1997 entitled "Diffractive Display and Method Utilizing Reflective or Transmissive Light Yielding Single Pixel Full Color Capability." Also, a working proof of principle prototype has been created.

During the past several years LDC expanded its research base to include the optical switch created for "Displays" to be utilized in the "Optical Switch Telecommunications" market. Also, a new discovery utilizing LDC's technology, as a rotary holographic optical switch, will allow LDC to pursue the high definition television markets. Recent inventions include development of a new hand-held spectra-reflectometer and a cosmetic holographic optical diffractive contact lenses.

The company currently has associates with development expertise in magnetic disk drive/electrostrictive technologies, optics design and manufacture, digital video electronics, semiconductor technologies, and other relevant skills. These talented people are also chartered with documenting and protecting our technology through patent and trademark actions.

We are looking forward to develop a relationship with a Company that has the ability to help finalize production engineering, marketing and commercializing the products and technology. Please refer to the U.S. Patent Web site to review all six patents and pending patent application. The web site address is http://www.uspto.gov/. Under "Applicant" fill in "Luckoff" and or "Odhner". You will find the following patents and patent application:

1.	US 5613022 "Diffractive Display and Method Utilizing Reflective or Transmissive Light Yielding Single Pixel Full Color Capability."
2.	20010033419 "Direction of Optical Signals by a Movable Diffractive Optical Element."
3.	US 6,621,607 B1 "Diffractive Display."
4.	US 6,898,009 B2 "Diffractive Display."
5.	US 7,018,041 B2 "Cosmetic Holographic Optical Diffractive Contact Lenses."
6.	US 7,209,230 B2 "Hand-Held Spectra-Reflectometer."
7.	US 7,233,394 B2 "Compact Spectrometer."

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OVERVIEW AND COMPANY CHARTER

Luckoff Display Corporation (LDC) was initially founded to revolutionize the diffractive digital direct view flat panel display technology through the application of our unique holographic technology. However, as research continued, we found that LDC had actually created a holographic optical switch that may be incorporated into the following markets:

Diffractive Digital Direct View Full Color Flat Panel Display Technology including:

	High Definition Television
	Large Flat Panel Display (Football Stadium, New York Times Square, and Airports
	Laptop Computers
	Traffic Advisories (Nation Freeways)
	Interoffice Communications
	Movie Screens

Projection Digital Displays

Telecommunications (DWDM - Dense Wavelength Division Multiplexing for increasing bandwidth for fiber optic communication)

Cosmetic Holographic Optical Diffractive Contact Lenses

Hand-Held Spectra-Reflectometer

Compact Spectrometer

In regards to the invention relating to displays and more particularly to a diffractive display (reflective or transmissive) wherein each pixel exhibits a full range of diffracted wavelengths (e.g., full range of colors) at video speed by a novel diffractive technique. Therefore, with this technology, an electronic display no longer requires the standard separate RED, GREEN, BLUE pixel's blended together to create a pixel of color. This technology will use approximately 1/10th the power or existing displays at a cost per square foot that will be competitive with existing technologies. The holographic optical technique utilized achieves a resolution improvement of 625:1 over the current competition in the chosen market; 1875: 1 improvement when considering full color. We will either commercialize a broad range of display modules and products and/or license to a corporation based on the patented LDC technology. This technology may also be utilized for projection displays and for high definition television. Please refer to US 5613022 "Diffractive Display and Method Utilizing Reflective or Transmissive Light Yielding Single Pixel Full Color Capability" and US 6,621,607 B1 and US 6,898,009 B2 "Diffractive Display."

In regards to telecommunications applications we are using LDC technology as an optical switch/signal within a single fiber optic cable. Our engineers feel that we can achieve up to 1000 lines of color switched within a single fiber optic cable. LDC's technology can enhance multi/demultiplexors by increasing their capacity, information mixing and decoding capability. Please refer to 20010033419 "Direction of Optical Signals by a Movable Diffractive Optical Element."

The technology maybe utilized to create logo's onto contact lenses. See US patent 7,018,041 B2 "Cosmetic Holographic Optical Diffractive Contact Lenses." The hand-held spectra-reflectometer and Compact Spectrometer are our latest inventions!

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KEY PEOPLE AT LUCKOFF DISPLAY CORPORATION

The company was founded by Elliott S. Luckoff in Columbus, Ohio. Mr. Luckoff, who is our President, has developed his unique concept and oversaw all start-up/continued operations at LDC. Mr. Luckoff's strength lies in his executive management and interpersonal communication skills. Even though this is Mr. Luckoff's first experience in the high-tech/manufacturing arena, Mr. Luckoff has successfully brought together over ten engineers, a major university, along with several companies to create this new product. Mr. Luckoff's concurrent and past experiences included representing his family interests in managing/owning over 2500 apartments, various shopping centers, and involved in land development. Mr. Luckoff was also an Administrative Officer for the Chemical Mortgage Company with responsibilities managing a 21/2 billion-dollar portfolio of commercial loans for both conventional and large scale FHA projects. Mr. Luckoff's vision for LDC is that his company's revolutionary new holographic optical switch technology that encompasses the following areas including the telecommunications market, the "Flat Panel Display" market and the specialty Christmas Ornament market will ultimately become the driving force in all three billion dollar market places. Mr. Luckoff intends on licensing its technology to various corporations interested in making their respective products from this technology. LDC has received two United States patents along with three additional patent applications pending for utilizing their technology as an optical switch within the above mentioned market areas.

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The company is led by a seasoned management team, including:

Don Cullen is the Vice President of Research and has been working with the LDC technology since its inception. His career has been devoted to the implementation of new High technology products and the development of new markets. He has design and build experience in Laser, electro-optics and holographic technologies as well as the related support electronics. Prior to LDC, Mr. Cullen has successfully co-started two companies, one with laser and electro-optical technologies and the second in specialty metals. Both products were leading edge technologies requiring both product and market development. Mr. Cullen has an undergraduate degree in Engineering Physics and MBA (both from Ohio State University). He holds twelve patents and is very active in the technology community. He was co-founder and board member (for the last ten years) of the most successful Business Technology Center in the country. Mr. Cullen has directed the Luckoff Display Corporation Development Team from the idea inception and has contributed to the concept and product development. His experience and technology network has and will continue to be an asset to the implementation of this bold new technology.

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Jefferson E. Odhner is the Director of Optics Development and invented the concept of using a moving diffractive optical element for the purposes of creating a multi-color display which is the foundation of the Luckoff Display patent. As a consultant and president of Odhner Holographics, Mr. Odhner has developed the specifications for many aspects of the display and also interfaced with subcontractors for all of the optical and the electro-optical parts of the display. A graduate of Ohio State in electrical engineering in 1981 (BSEE), Mr. Odhner obtained his Masters Degree in electrical engineering from the University of Central Florida in 1988 under a full time paid scholarship from Martin Marietta Aerospace (Now Martin Lockheed Aerospace). Mr. Odhner is currently president of Odhner Holographics and produces holographic electro-optical systems from a laboratory in Amherst, New Hampshire in which he works part time. Mr. Odhner has a full time position with Optics 1, Inc. Mr. Odhner was formerly with BAE Systems. He is a Senior Principal Engineer, where he works on the modeling, design, and integration of electro-optical systems and especially LADARS in the Advance Systems and Technology Group, and other related electro-optical systems.

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