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Glam girl Heddy Lamar may have used her good looks to good effect on the silver screen, but she put her smarts to better use as an inventor. During World War II, she co-patented a frequency-switching system for torpedo guidance that was considered years ahead of its time.
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7411512 | Tracking the geographic location of an animal Systems and techniques for tracking the geographic location. In one aspect, a method includes receiving timed magnetic field information descriptive of a magnetic field to which a magnetometer was subject, the magnetic field information having been collected while t... | 08/12/2008 |
| 7269907 | Laser line generating device with swivel base A laser alignment device includes a laser generating device, an upper attachment portion, and a lower attachment portion. The laser generating device includes a housing and a laser generator. The upper attachment portion is disposed near a bottom of the housing, and... | 09/18/2007 |
| 7210235 | Apparatus and method for detecting azimuth and inclination angle, program for detecting the same, and portable terminal device for detecting the same In an azimuth/inclination-angle detection apparatus, a measurement data obtaining unit obtains first and second measurement data sets g and h from acceleration and magnetic sensors, respectively. A first computation unit calculates an azimuth α0, an elevatio... | 05/01/2007 |
| 7194815 | Device for detecting magnetic azimuth There is provided a quadrilateral insulating substrate, and plural magnetic sensors are provided on the substrate. An IC is provided on the substrate for supplying driving signals to the magnetic sensors and receiving magnetic detecting signals from the magnetic sen... | 03/27/2007 |
| 7137209 | Level and protractor A level and protractor tool (100) includes a body (102) with three sections. The first section (106) includes a spring clip (108) mounted on the body. The spring clip is adapted to be attached to an item that is to be bent or otherwise me... | 11/21/2006 |
| 7117608 | Spirit level A spirit level comprising a body having a level face for setting a surface, at least one bubble vial mounted in the body, the bubble vial having a longitudinal axis generally perpendicular to the level face, and an optical transfer element fixed to the body which tr... | 10/10/2006 |
| 7095378 | Satellite dish sighting apparatus and alignment system An apparatus and method for setting up a satellite dish to receive satellite signals, including television satellite signals, with precise positioning and aiming of the satellite dish, including determination of a clear line of sight, azimuth orientation, elevation ... | 08/22/2006 |
| 6944964 | Adjustable template A template includes a base on which a plurality of wings are slidably mounted to move with respect to each other. The base also includes locks for locking the wings in positions. Levels, tape measures and markings are also on the base to assist with placement of the... | 09/20/2005 |
| 6701631 | Convertible directional azimuth and dip measuring modular compass and method A compass adapted to measure direction and dip values with or without the assistance of the earth's magnetic field. A laser pointer module and a magnetic needle module are interchangeably arranged in a body having an attached reference angle plate appropr... | 03/09/2004 |
| 6536123 | Three-axis magnetic sensor, an omnidirectional magnetic sensor and an azimuth measuring method using the same A hybrid three-axis magnetic sensor for calculating the accurate direction of the earth magnetism. The hybrid three-axis magnetic sensor includes: a flux gate type magnetic sensor which is so formed that a base serves as a main member and detects two axis... | 03/25/2003 |
| 6526667 | Satellite spacecraft targeting device and method A device for determining the suitability of a communications satellite antenna reception device site has a bubble level and inclinometer for orienting the device vertically and horizontally. The device also carries a magnetic compass and an azimuth dial f... | 03/04/2003 |
| 6516526 | Pocket transit A transport for measuring strikes and dips. The transport includes a locking mechanism for locking the needle assembly n place. The needle assembly can be momentarily released to allow a measurement to be made, and then locked to allow the measurement to ... | 02/11/2003 |
| 6332276 | Articulate laser degree finder An articulate laser degree finder tool and attachments for use in establishing a precise level line ranging from the horizontal to a vertical position in degrees for use in the construction industry.... | 12/25/2001 |
| 6133996 | Laser equiped level device A laser equipped level assembly is provided including a linear member and a laser mounted on the linear member for emitting a beam of light therefrom. Also included is a pendulum for allowing the emission of the beam of light only when the linear member i... | 10/17/2000 |
| 5680208 | Gravity oriented laser scanner A laser scanner 50 includes a laser 76 affixed to a pendulum 66 with a damper 80 for damping the movement of the pendulum 66. The laser scanner 50 is controllable through a remote control 62 for positioning the laser beam as desired. Both horizontal and v... | 10/21/1997 |
| 5610711 | Remote pointing system for a self-leveling laser instrument An apparatus for use with a compact self-leveling construction laser for the purpose of allowing the user to remotely call or page the measurement beam to his location using a retroreflector. The apparatus uses an auxiliary plumb beam provided by the cons... | 03/11/1997 |
| 5487222 | Combination level A combination level has a rectangular housing and liquid-filled vials each having an entrained gas bubble to indicate horizontal level and vertical plumb at a local location. A scope element is incorporated within the housing and utilized to ascertain lev... | 01/30/1996 |
| 5388337 | Angle orienting level apparatus A level includes a compass member fixedly mounted within the level, the level having spirit levels positioned on opposed sides of the compass, and the compass having a rotatable ring arranged to provide for angular deflection relative to a predetermined o... | 02/14/1995 |
| 5276972 | Satellite locator An apparatus which can be carried to a field sight to locate current and future positions of geosynchronous satellites orbiting the equator in the Clark Belt Altitude. The apparatus corrects the error in viewing angle by providing corrections in longitude... | 01/11/1994 |
| 5274926 | Antenna aiming instrument The instrument comprises a sphere mounted in a holder between two rings, so that the sphere is held in specific spatial relationship to holes in the holder which define a line of sight of the instrument. A flat cylindrical assembly comprising a bubble lev... | 01/04/1994 |
| 5138771 | Three dimensional homologous surveying instrument A three-dimensional homologous surveying instrument includes a base with a spherical cover mounted thereon for receiving therein a shell holder, an intermediate spherical shell and an inner spherical shell with respective zero references set in a homologo... | 08/18/1992 |
| 4454658 | Device to locate communication satellites A device to locate the position of a communication satellite with respect to a specific site on the earth's surface including a transparent screen having markings to indicate the positions of one or more satellites for that site with respect to a horizont... | 06/19/1984 |
| 4288922 | Device to indicate solar exposure A device for determining the annual solar exposure of a site which includes a wide angle viewer and a transparent screen having the paths of the sun at various times of year drawn on it, and with the viewer and screen fixed with respect to each other so t... | 09/15/1981 |
| 4236313 | Apparatus for and method of evaluating solar exposure A technique is disclosed herein for evaluating solar exposure at various points in any one of a number of given geographic locations for any given period during the year in order to determine the most efficient location for a solar collector. This techniq... | 12/02/1980 |
| 4177566 | Insolation survey device An insolation survey device for determining the exposure of a reference point to a cyclically varying radiation source. The device employs a base member for horizontally supporting a display sheet premarked with a grid calibrated in units corresponding to... | 12/11/1979 |
| 4138826 | Device for locating celestial bodies The invention disclosed relates to a device for locating celestial bodies by reference to Right Ascension and Declination, and the device is intended to locate using either, R. A. with Declination, or Azimuth with Altitude, or both. However, the use of R.... | 02/13/1979 |
| 3950859 | Angular displacement measuring apparatus Angular displacements are measured relative to either an external magnetic field as in a compass or relative to a vertical reference as in inclinometers or the like by selective orientation of the device. A bistable weight balancing apparatus and a dual b... | 04/20/1976 |
