Did You Know...
...that one person who claimed to be the inventor of the television is Russian emigre Vladimir Zworykin? In 1929 David Sarnoff, founder of RCA, asked Zworykin what it would take to develop TV for commercial use. He said: a year and a half and $100,000. In reality, it took 20 years and $50 million! Before his death in 1982 at the age of 92, Zworykin said of his invention: "The technique is wonderful. It is beyond my expectations. But the programs! I would never let my children even come close to this thing."
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7631365 | Ballistic armor A ballistic face guard (100) for providing additional protection to a wearer's face and neck. A ballistic face guard (100) in combination with a ballistic visor (1000) for providing additional protection to a wearer's face, neck, and eyes. A bal... | 12/15/2009 |
| 7540033 | Device for opening-closing sun visor of helmet A device for opening-closing sun visor of a helmet is disclosed. The device comprises a helmet body 10 provided in front with an opening portion 11 for the face and having a pair of hinge shafts 12 protruded on both the left and right sides, a s... | 06/02/2009 |
| 7320144 | Protective mask with removable lens A protective mask and method, comprising a face mask having a body shaped so as to generally cover a face of the user person. The body defines an opening opposite the eyes of the user person when the face mask is worn. A removable lens has a lens portion of see-thro... | 01/22/2008 |
| 7260850 | Banded goggles for a winter sports helmet Eyewear, such as goggles, includes a frame, a lens supported by the frame, and an outrigger that is pivotally mounted to sides of the frame. An elastic band is mounted to the outrigger. The elastic band is made from two band arms that are connected on one end to for... | 08/28/2007 |
| 7234173 | Helmet attachment apparatus and methods Helmet attachment apparatus and methods are disclosed. In one embodiment, an apparatus for attaching a device to a helmet includes a first shell member coupled to a second shell member by at least one expandable member. The first and second shell members are adapted... | 06/26/2007 |
| 7202774 | Eye shield sleeping device The invention is an eye shield sleeping device that has a strap, a pair of eye shields, a pair of ear covers, a timer, one or more speakers, a microphone, and a voice recognition system. The timer creates an awakening sound when the time on the timer expires. The so... | 04/10/2007 |
| 7168095 | Face protector and method of use A method of using a face protector includes providing a face protector including a lens and a face plate configured to protect the forehead, eyes, cheeks, jaw, chin, mouth, ears, and nose of a user without protecting substantially the remainder of the user's head; a... | 01/30/2007 |
| 7110743 | Communications device for a protective helmet A communications device for use with a protective helmet having a headband is provided. Generally, the communications device provides support member for a bone conduction microphone that is easily added to and removed from the protective helmet, allowing the communi... | 09/19/2006 |
| 7077137 | Breathing device for filtering and conditioning inhaled air A personal breathing device for filtering, diffusing, and conditioning air inhaled by a person. The device includes an eyewear frame with an attached nose piece and air-permeable membrane which is positioned to surround the nose and permit normally inhaled volumes o... | 07/18/2006 |
| 7020901 | Eye and ear protection apparatus A combined eye and ear protective device has an eye protective portion and an ear protective portion, the eye protective portion and the ear protective portion being functionally cooperating. The protective device utilizes the eye protective portion of the device as... | 04/04/2006 |
| 7020903 | Combination eye and ear protection apparatus A combination eye and ear protection apparatus includes an eye protection portion which includes respective ends, an ear protection portion which includes a pair of ear-covering portions, and a pair of bridge portions connected between the respective ends of the eye... | 04/04/2006 |
| 6971754 | Lens cap retention arrangement Vision enhancing apparatus includes a lens and tethered lens cap which protects the lens when the apparatus is not in use. The apparatus also includes a protrusion having a shape complementary to the lens cap for retaining the latter when the apparatus is in use. | 12/06/2005 |
| 6931668 | Headmount apparatus for attaching and supporting devices A headmount apparatus for mounting vision enhancement equipment thereon which is comprised of a mounting shell having at least one pad and having at least one mounting surface to which the vision enhancing equipment is mounted, where at least one pad is configured t... | 08/23/2005 |
| 6912727 | Head harness for night vision device A head harness for supporting a night vision device is provided. The head harness includes a frame assembly and padding coupled to the frame assembly. The padding is configured to contact at least one of a forehead and a cheek of the face of a user of the head harne... | 07/05/2005 |
| 6886183 | Goggle and mask system A goggle having a frame and lens assembly, a mask attached to the goggle assembly, and a strap securing member. ... | 05/03/2005 |
| 6820285 | Helmet comprising retractable visors for fast day/night reconfiguration The invention relates to a helmet with retractable visors for fast day/night reconfiguration. For that, the helmet (1) is designed at the articulations of the visors to allow the use of articulations that can be disassembled without tools. The day viso... | 11/23/2004 |
| 6795977 | Protective helmet and means for connection of an accessory Protective helmet includes a main outer shell having a generally vertical plane of symmetry. At least a first accessory is removably connected to the main outer shell. At least a second accessory is removably connected to the main outer shell. A connecting and locki... | 09/28/2004 |
| 6468644 | Dual-structure helmet and method of manufacturing the same Disclosed is a helmet or a safety cap for protecting the rider's head and a method of manufacturing the same, in which the main body of the helmet has a dual-structure so as to reduce work process when an outer surface of the helmet is painted, and weight... | 10/22/2002 |
| 6374407 | Counterweight-night vision goggle system A counterweight attached to the back of a ballistic helmet to balance the load of a night vision goggle which night vision goggle is secured to the front edge of a ballistic helmet. The counterweight includes a back plate having fingers extending inward t... | 04/23/2002 |
| 5506730 | Flip-up helmet mount for night vision goggle A flip-up helmet mount for a night vision goggle includes a plurality of nested relatively movable brackets, the first of which is secured to a user's helmet. A second bracket pivots relative to the first to provide flip-up motion for the night vision gog... | 04/09/1996 |
| 5471678 | Flip-up mount for night vision system A flip-up mount is provided for a night vision system. The mount comprises a carriage which is configured to engage a coupling device provided on the night vision system and secure the system in place. A pivotal armature is attached to the carriage and ex... | 12/05/1995 |
| 5469578 | Night vision goggle headgear mount A headgear mount (10) for night vision goggles (12) is disclosed. The headgear mount (10) is formed with a goggle mounting structure (14) secured to a mounting block (16). Mounting block (16) is secured to frame (22) that is secured to the front portion o... | 11/28/1995 |
| 5467479 | Night vision goggle mount A helmet mount (10) for night vision goggles (12) is disclosed that is formed with a rear clamp (24), front clamp (16), a strap (20) disposed between the front and rear clamps (16, 24), and a goggle mounting structure (14). The goggle mounting structure (... | 11/21/1995 |
| 5331684 | Helmet mounting for night vision assembly The present invention is a mounting assembly for mounting a night vision apparatus onto a standard army issue helmet. The present invention includes a support member for retaining the night vision apparatus and a clamping assembly used to join the support... | 07/26/1994 |
| 5200827 | Head mounted video display and remote camera system A video system is disclosed having a weapon-mounted video camera (12) transmitting video signals to a remotely located video display (14). The video display is mounted to the helmet (40) of a soldier (36), and includes a sight reticle (50) superimposed on... | 04/06/1993 |
| 4741054 | Chin cup for use with military headgear A chin cup arrangement (10) is disclosed having a foam chin cup (32). The chin cup foam (32) is adhered to a canvas interface (33). The composite foam and canvas structure is coated with a vinyl/nitrile mixture, pigmented to a dark color with a finely pow... | 05/03/1988 |
| 4259747 | Protective communications helmet A protective communications helmet combining aural, visual, flying object d bump guard protective features with electronic communications including a multiple section shell comprised of a central shell to which lateral electronics compartments are removab... | 04/07/1981 |
| 3991421 | Personal blast protection armor A plurality of interlocking reinforced barrel shaped plastic torso fitting embers has a transparent vented plastic head piece threadedly connected thereto. The torso members are suspended and attached to the wearer by adjustable strapping. Compliant materi... | 11/16/1976 |
