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| Application No. | Application Title | Issue Date |
| 20120106944 | CAMERA MOUNTING ASSEMBLY A camera mounting assembly includes a base member or plate for holding a camera and a side member or plate. In an exemplary embodiment, lower slots on the base plate or side slots on the side plate are gripped by a vertical support's quick-release mechanism to mount the... | 05/03/2012 |
| 20120070143 | HYDRAULIC STOP VALVE FOR A CAMERA CRANE A stop valve for a camera support such as a telescoping camera crane may include a valve pin engagable onto a valve seat, with a pin plate attached to the valve pin. A spring urges the valve pin in a first direction, which may be an opening direction or a closing direct... | 03/22/2012 |
| 20120070144 | PANORAMIC CAMERA MOUNT A panoramic device includes a base member and a clamp member rotatably interconnected within a single plane of rotation with the base that includes a first rotatable knob to selectively inhibit the rotation of the clamp member with respect to the base. The upper surface... | 03/22/2012 |
| 20120051733 | TELESCOPING CAMERA CRANE A camera crane includes a telescopically extendible arm with a camera platform pivotally attached to the front end of the arm. An arm support can support a back section of the arm at two or more positions. Consequently the pivot axis of the arm can be shifted to the fro... | 03/01/2012 |
| 20120033960 | AUXILIARY DEVICE FOR FULL-CIRCLE PANORAMIC VIDEO IMAGING So that parallax-free images can be taken even if the camera is rotated during filming and the direction of the camera is changed to an arbitrary direction, the auxiliary device is provided with a camera body retaining part and, in an equidistant surface centered on the... | 02/09/2012 |
| 20120027396 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE, CONNECTION DETECTION METHOD AND CONNECTION DETECTION SYSTEM Disclosed herein is an electronic device connected to a camera main body and having an actuator, the electronic device including: a detection terminal adapted to come into contact with a terminal used by the camera main body to detect the connection to the electronic de... | 02/02/2012 |
| 20110317993 | Apparatus for Mounting a Webcam to Another Optical Instrument The apparatus of the present invention is enables a lens of a camera, preferably a webcam, to be in relational position with an eyepiece of a telescope or a microscope. The apparatus is comprised of two rings, a mounting ring for securing a camera therein and a mounting... | 12/29/2011 |
| 20110293262 | PHOTO ARM SYSTEM A photo arm is proposed here. A revolving handwheel is equipped for driving a transmission mechanism to bring the photo arm to rotate, so that a camera fixed on the photo arm can shoot from different angles along a circular path. The photo arm is also equipped with a po... | 12/01/2011 |
| 20110280565 | DUAL LOOP CAMERA STABILIZATION SYSTEMS AND METHODS A method for stabilizing a camera platform includes generating a first signal from a platform sensor, such as a gyro sensor, on the camera platform indicative of a change in angular position of the camera platform. The first signal is added to a control signal provided ... | 11/17/2011 |
| 20110280566 | SUPPORT FOR VIDEO-PHOTOGRAPHIC APPARATUS A support (1; 100) for videophotographic equipment (2; 200), comprises a plate (3; 3′) fixable by suitable fixing means (5; 5′) to an item of video-photographic equipment (2; 200) to be supported, support elements (7; 7′) ... | 11/17/2011 |
| 20110268433 | PAN-TILT APPARATUS Provided is a pan-tilt apparatus for a surveillance camera, including an image capturing unit 100 including a camera 2 and a camera holder 4 for supporting the camera 2; a motion converter 150 including a driving shaft 10, a sha... | 11/03/2011 |
| 20110255855 | CAMERA HOLDER A camera holder includes a supporting frame, a sliding block, and an adjustable assembly. The supporting frame includes a receiving cavity. The sliding block is received in the receiving cavity and slidably attached to the supporting frame. The sliding block and the sup... | 10/20/2011 |
| 20110255854 | TELESCOPING CAMERA CRANE A camera crane includes an arm having a back section, a middle section telescopically extendible into and out of the back section, and a front section telescopically extendible into and out of the middle section. A camera platform is pivotally attached at or near the fr... | 10/20/2011 |
| 20110243547 | IMAGE CAPTURING DEVICE WITH LENS COVER AND FOLDING SUPPORT An image capturing device includes a camera housing configured to house a set of electronic modules for generating a video stream from captured light. The camera housing includes a camera opening configured to let light enter the camera housing to be captured by the set... | 10/06/2011 |
| 20110243549 | DRIVING FORCE TRANSMITTING DEVICE AND CAMERA PLATFORM DEVICE USING THE SAME A driving force transmitting device for driving a driven unit includes a first driving unit, a second driving unit, a driving force-transmitted portion which is attached to the driven unit and to which driving forces of the first and second driving units are transmitted... | 10/06/2011 |
| 20110243548 | IMAGE CAPTURING DEVICE WITH LENS COVER AND FOLDING SUPPORT An image capturing device includes a camera housing configured to house a set of electronic modules for generating a video stream from captured light. The camera housing includes a camera opening configured to let light enter the camera housing to be captured by the set... | 10/06/2011 |
| 20110243546 | Single Seat-Kill Camera System There is disclosed a single seat-kill camera system and method. The single seat-kill camera may include a camera head and an elevator configured to position the camera head in one of a down position and an up position. An obstruction detector may determine whether or no... | 10/06/2011 |
| 20110222842 | THEFT DETERRING ADJUSTABLE, TRANSPORTABLE, OUTDOOR CAMERA SUPPORT ASSEMBLY AND METHOD OF USE An adjustable locking camera support assembly is provided. The assembly includes a camera support assembly and a ground engaging assembly. The camera support assembly includes a first support in telescopic communication with a second support, a camera mount pivotally co... | 09/15/2011 |
| 20110200320 | ELECTRONIC DAMPENING FOR A CAMERA CRANE A camera platform may be stabilized by reducing or avoiding oscillating movement, when active stabilization systems are not used. A passive dampener resists the back driving of the motors used in the active stabilization system. This dampening or resistance to back driv... | 08/18/2011 |
| 20110164870 | LEVELLING APPARATUS A levelling apparatus, and in one embodiment a portable levelling camera mount (10) having a platform (14) for mounting a camera, a sensor (16) for detecting an orientation of the platform; and an actuator (12) coupled to the platform, which ... | 07/07/2011 |
| 20110123188 | Motor controlled macro rail for close-up focus-stacking photography A motor controlled rail assembly is provided which simplifies and automates the process of taking focus-stacked pictures. This device can be used to incrementally move a camera or other photographic device a programmable distance forward or backward in precise steps rel... | 05/26/2011 |
| 20110116782 | Camera support A camera support including a mounting bracket for securement to a tree trunk. The inner end of a multi-armed boom is connected to the mounting bracket. The first arm of the boom is pivotally connected to the mounting bracket such that the outer end of the boom can be se... | 05/19/2011 |
| 20110091196 | AERIAL SUPPORT STRUCTURE FOR CAPTURING AN IMAGE OF A TARGET An aerial support structure for capturing an image of a target via a camera mounted thereon includes a support platform, a frame mounted to the support platform and a beam movably attached to the frame. A camera platform suspends and is axially spaced from the support p... | 04/21/2011 |
| 20110085788 | Stereo Camera Platform and Stereo Camera There is disclosed a platform for a stereographic camera system, a stereographic camera, and a method for operating a stereographic camera. The platform may include a first linear motion mechanism and a second linear motion mechanism. A camera mounting plate may be rota... | 04/14/2011 |
| 20110069880 | THREE-DIMENSIONAL PHOTOGRAPHIC SYSTEM AND A METHOD FOR CREATING AND PUBLISHING 3D DIGITAL IMAGES OF AN OBJECT The present invention provides a three-dimensional photographic system, which is applicable to take pictures of an object from a great variety of angles, particularly for taking series of pictures, which are later combined together forming a three-dimensional digital im... | 03/24/2011 |
| 20110052178 | HANDS-FREE CAMERA HOLDER Embodiments of hands-free camera holders according to the present disclosure can enable a user to obtain the exact picture they want by giving them complete control of the camera position. A hands-free camera holder can include a camera support member, e.g., a platform,... | 03/03/2011 |
| 20110026913 | CAMERA CONTROL SYSTEM AND ASSOCIATED PAN/TILT HEAD An apparatus for controlling one or more cameras is provided. The apparatus includes: a mounting sled, a tilt drive motor, a tilt drive train, a pan drive motor, and a pan drive train. The mounting sled includes a camera platform between two sled runners. A lower surfac... | 02/03/2011 |
| 20110026912 | Maintenance mechanism for lighting equipment in a closed space of high radiation activity The main objective of the present invention is to provide maintenance mechanism for lighting equipment in a closed space of high radiation activity, which comprises a passage, a lamp base, a multi-section slide rail, a lighting handle, a stainless steel fixation plate, ... | 02/03/2011 |
| 20110008037 | Camera elevator dolly A camera dolly has a base on which an elevator is mounted. The elevator has a sliding shelf for mounting a camera, a counterweight to balance the weight of the camera. A fixed shelf is provided to hold accessories such as a video monitor. The base is provided with remov... | 01/13/2011 |
| 20100328467 | Movable-mechanical-section controlling device, method of controlling movable mechanical section, and program A movable-mechanical-section controlling device includes a driving controlling unit and an angular position range setting unit. The driving controlling unit performs control so that a movable mechanical section performs a unit pan operation that is performed in a predet... | 12/30/2010 |
| 20100310250 | SUPPORT A support for a camera comprising a first fluid head and a second fluid head, the first fluid head being arranged to provide rotation about a first axis and the second fluid head being arranged to provide rotation about a second axis, which is perpendicular to the first... | 12/09/2010 |
| 20100310249 | CAMERA CONTROL APPARATUS, SHOOTING DIRECTION CONTROL METHOD AND CAMERA APPARATUS A camera control apparatus, includes two actuators, each including a piezoelectric body and a stick-shaped shaft provided on the piezoelectric body, the piezoelectric body being configured to be modified based on application of an AC voltage, a rotating part including t... | 12/09/2010 |
| 20100296807 | Camera Holding Module and Device for Relief Shooting The invention relates to a camera holding module for stereoscopic shooting, characterised in that it comprises: a carriage mobile in translation (2) along at least one guiding rail, driven by a driving device; a camera-holding rotary member (3) having a ro... | 11/25/2010 |
| 20100272428 | MULTI-DIRECTIONAL CAMERA MOUNT DEVICE FOR A COMPOUND BOW The present invention is a multi-directional camera mount device for mounting a camera onto a compound bow to facilitate movement and positioning of the camera. The camera mount device includes a generally planar camera base bow bracket and a generally planar and elonga... | 10/28/2010 |
| 20100266271 | BALL-AND-SOCKET TYPE HEAD FOR SUPPORTING OPTICAL OR VIDEO-PHOTOGRAPHIC EQUIPMENT A ball-and-socket type head (1) for optical and video-photographic equipment comprises:
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| 20100266272 | Folding Camera Support with Rotational Inertia Adjustment A folding, adjustable camera support having a central post secured in one or more central post holders. A first camera equipment support component having a distal end and a proximate end is adjustably attached at its proximate end to one of the one or more central post ... | 10/21/2010 |
| 20100254697 | Panoramic camera mount A panoramic device includes a base member having a flat lower surface suitable to be supported by a tripod. A clamp member has a flat upper surface rotatably interconnected within a single plane of rotation with the base that includes a first rotatable knob to selective... | 10/07/2010 |
| 20100247090 | DISPLAY DEVICE A display device comprises a housing, an image capture device and a screen mounted to the housing. A drive platform is mounted to the housing. The drive platform comprises: a rotatable part to which the image capture device is mounted; a stationary part having a chamber... | 09/30/2010 |
| 20100220992 | Miniature Mounting Apparatus The present invention is directed towards a miniature tripod assembly adapted to mount to the bottom of a camera, or other device, and to be small enough to fit within the profile of the device. The miniature tripod assembly may use ball and socket joint connectors whic... | 09/02/2010 |
| 20100215355 | MOUNTING DEVICE, SYSTEM AND METHOD The present application is directed to a device for securing an object to a mountable surface. The device is configured to face the object secured thereto in any direction up to 360 degrees about the mountable surface. The device comprises a mating surface securable to ... | 08/26/2010 |
