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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7353614 | Vehicle compass system with continuous automatic calibration The compass system of the present invention utilizes an improved calibration routine in which a processing circuit of the compass recalibrates the compass each time three data points are obtained from a magnetic field sensor that meet predetermined criteria. One suc... | 04/08/2008 |
| 7199791 | Pen mouse A pointing device having an elongated body with a transparent end adapted for movement over a surface is disclosed. An illumination subsystem illuminates the surface in an area adjacent to the transparent end, and an imaging subsystem forms images of a portion of th... | 04/03/2007 |
| 7194814 | Self-balancing, no-spin magnet compass A self-balancing, no-spin magnetic compass. A described embodiment includes a compass card assembly, a retainer assembly, a pivot assembly, a gimbal assembly, a cup, and a dome. The compass card assembly includes an air chamber which provides buoyancy. The retainer ... | 03/27/2007 |
| 7069662 | Drill level indicator A power tool includes a leveling device which includes a rotatable member which seeks an equilibrium position which corresponds to a level position. A rotating device includes a member which enables passage of a beam. An electrical circuit which includes an emitting... | 07/04/2006 |
| 6826843 | Electronic compass apparatus and method An apparatus and method for determining the orientation of Earth's magnetic poles. A magnet is pivotally coupled to a support and is free to orient itself with Earth's magnetic pole. A detector is fixed relative to the support and outputs a signal indicative of the ... | 12/07/2004 |
| 6473979 | Electronic talking compass The invention relates to an electronic compass adapted for providing users with an audible indication of direction. The compass includes a housing assembly having a speaker for providing a user with information concerning the orientation of the housing as... | 11/05/2002 |
| 6262415 | Orientation sensor system with high precision optical interrogation and dense multiplexing An apparatus and method for measuring the orientation of a platform by receiving and reading signals from one or more orientation sensors, such as a magnetic compass, using optical interrogation, telemetry, and multiplexing, with the signals passing throu... | 07/17/2001 |
| 5755036 | Compass device with light attenuating mask An apparatus is disclosed which is utilized to provide positional information relative to an external magnetic field. The apparatus includes a rotatably mounted slotted disk wherein the slot is continuously varying in width around the circumference of the... | 05/26/1998 |
| 5752322 | Gimballed ouroboros compass device with digital logic A gimballed compass apparatus with digital logic is disclosed which provides directional and attitudinal data. The apparatus comprises a rotatably mounted slotted disk wherein the slot is continuously varying in width around the circumference of the disk.... | 05/19/1998 |
| 5517430 | Real-time digital orientation device A real time directional orientation apparatus is disclosed for use in a four pi (4π) geometry. The apparatus is to be affixed to an object which translates in space. A source emitter means, which may be radioactive, is suspended in a fluid in concert wit... | 05/14/1996 |
| 5477470 | Real-time digital orientation device A real time directional orientation apparatus is disclosed for use in a two pi (2π) geometry. The apparatus is to be affixed to an object which translates in space. A cylindrical disk is suspended in a fluid in concert with a magnet. The cylindrical disk... | 12/19/1995 |
| 5469630 | Gimballed compass device A gimballed compass apparatus is disclosed which provides directional and inclinational data. The apparatus comprises a rotatably mounted slotted disk wherein the slot is continuously varying in width around the circumference of the disk. The disk incorpo... | 11/28/1995 |
| 5448835 | Compass device A low cost, simple apparatus is disclosed which can be used to provide positional information relative to an external magnetic field. The apparatus comprises a rotatably mounted slotted disk wherein the slot is continuously varying in width around the cir... | 09/12/1995 |
| 5131154 | Method and apparatus for compensating a magnetic compass Method and apparatus are disclosed for compensating a magnetic compass in a vehicle for magnetic deviation. With the compass installed, the angle indicated by the magnetic compass relative to a direction axis of the vehicle is measured. A test magnetic fi... | 07/21/1992 |
| 5095630 | Electronic magnetic compass Disclosed is an electronic magnetic compass which is to be mounted on a small ship and which is reduced in cost and improved in performance. The electronic magnetic compass is provided with an angle sensor interlocked with a compass card so as to produce ... | 03/17/1992 |
| 5079845 | Dual readout analog/digital magnetic compass A magnetic compass in which a conventional compass card provides an analog readout of compass heading and a binary coded digital disk together with fiber optic sensing technology provides a digital readout of compass heading contained within a single hous... | 01/14/1992 |
| 5042157 | Fiber optic angular orientation sensor digital serial encoding A sensor provides remote angular orientation sensing. A rotational signal transmitted to a rotatable input shaft mounted in an encoder body causes the shaft to rotate. Light signals are transmitted through a digital code wheel mounted to the shaft. As the... | 08/27/1991 |
| 4958072 | Remote fiber optic angular-orientation sensor using phase detection of two orthogonal oscillating polarization vectors A method for remotely detecting the angular position of a rotatable code wheel is provided by generating two sine wave modulated light beams which are orthogonally polarized with respect to each other. The beams are combined and then directed through a po... | 09/18/1990 |
| 4937945 | Magnetic compass with optical encoder A magnetic compass is disclosed which is especially adapted for use in automotive vehicles and which is provided with an optical angular position encoder. The housing comprises a cylindrical cup and a hollow cylindrical rim; a compass rotor is disposed in... | 07/03/1990 |
| 4887358 | Electronic compass An electronic compass (10) comprising a circular semi-transparent wheel (12) mounted for rotation in a horizontal plane and carrying a bar magnet (14) mounted radially with the magnets south pole oriented outwardly to cause the wheel to function as a comp... | 12/19/1989 |
| 4862594 | Magnetic compass system for a vehicle A compass and method of operation are disclosed for finding the heading of a vehicle. The heading is found using a compass having a rotor with a compass magnet thereon and means on the rotor defining a reference line in known relation with the polar axis ... | 09/05/1989 |
| 4714888 | Apparatus for observing the passage of a pig in a pipeline A device to give an indication of the passage of a pig through a pipeline and methods of performing various pipeline operations using the device are described. The device has a magnetic sensor based on a dip needle and the output of the sensor controls a ... | 12/22/1987 |
| 4597349 | Automatic pilot for sailboat A control apparatus is disclosed for a sailboat automatic pilot comprised of a rotatable drum connected to a compass member, the drum having a series of light-reflective and light-absorbent stripes. A light source located adjacent to the drum illuminates ... | 07/01/1986 |
| 4577414 | Remotely readable fiber optic compass A remotely readable fiber optic compass. A sheet polarizer is affixed to a magnet rotatably mounted in a compass body, such that the polarizer rotates with the magnet. The optical axis of the sheet polarizer is preferably aligned with the north-south axis... | 03/25/1986 |
| 4564909 | Error sensing system for vessels with absolute zero referencing An error sensing system for use in marine autopilot systems of the type having a photographic film compass disk aligned with the direction North and sensing means associated with the disk is operative to sense relative movement between the disk and the se... | 01/14/1986 |
| 4521875 | Orientation detection system for thin-line towed sonar arrays A thin-line heading sensor is disclosed having an outside diameter of less than an inch which is accurate to within 1° of arc. The invention includes a magnetic wheel having a reflective multifaceted perimeter. The facets are optically coded for identifi... | 06/04/1985 |
| 4464843 | Angular measurement apparatus with referencing system A pair of referencing coils are mounted in direct association with a rotatable scale having a reference position index and a code strip. A reference position sensor generates a signal in response to alignment of the reference position sensor with the refe... | 08/14/1984 |
| 4459759 | Angular rate and position transducer for borehole survey instrument A transducer for sensing the angular position or rate of change of displacement of a housing of a borehole survey instrument with respect to a reference position includes a rotor magnetically suspended within a stator which is in turn secured to the housi... | 07/17/1984 |
| 4446729 | Sailing course computer A sailing course computer instantaneously and continuously computes a sailboat's speed towards a predetermined destination. In a first embodiment, a polarizer disk is utilized as a compass card through which a light source may be directed. An analyzer dis... | 05/08/1984 |
| 4425716 | Floating non-gimballed compass A remote-reading compass in which a compass assembly is buoyantly supported within a housing to accommodate a large range of tilt. Buoyancy is provided by a float surrounding the compass assembly and a liquid within the housing chamber. A pivot pin extend... | 01/17/1984 |
| 4416066 | Arrangement for orientation during journeys in land vehicles In an orientation arrangement during journeys in vehicles on land, means are provided for the purpose of ascertaining the distance covered by the vehicle and the changes in the direction of the vehicle. The distance covered by the vehicle and its respecti... | 11/22/1983 |
| 4414754 | High resolution compass card position decoder The angular position of a compass card or like rotary encoder disk includes the utilization of an optical pickoff system in which the accuracy associated with a digitally encoded disk is enhanced through the utilization of a secondary analog optical picko... | 11/15/1983 |
| 4381610 | Self-contained downhole compass A self-contained compass apparatus includes a sensing circuit and power source which are enclosed along with a compass unit within a chamber which is adaptable for suspension at extended distances into a borehole, such as, an oil well, so as to assist in ... | 05/03/1983 |
| 4341023 | Digital compass A digital magnetic compass provides an octant display of magnetic bearing in alphabetic characters and incorporates a magnetic sensor for providing signals representative of the orientation of the sensor with respect to the earth's magnetic field, a micro... | 07/27/1982 |
| 4286151 | Device for guiding the displacement of a vehicle and in particular an agricultural machine The device comprises in a preferred embodiment, on one hand, an orienting system comprising a compass provided with two reflecting faces angularly offset 180°, an orientable optical system for detecting the angular deviation of the reflecting faces relat... | 08/25/1981 |
| 4190962 | Navigation devices Improvements are disclosed in the pattern cone of the magnetic compass as described and claimed in copending application 769409, Harold T. Lyman, Jr., now U.S. Pat. No. 4,132,113. Simpler apparatus for trimming the sensor outputs of the sine and cosine of... | 03/04/1980 |
| 4146970 | Remote-indicating magnetic compass A remote-indicating magnetic compass system for use with automobiles or the like. The system consists of a dashboard-mounted readout unit, which receives and decodes logic signals provided thereto from a remotely located electro-optical shaft encoder, the... | 04/03/1979 |
| 4139951 | Remote indicating compass Our invention relates to a novel electromechanical method and apparatus for detecting and representing the north direction and/or the heading of an object or vessel in analog and/or digital representation.... | 02/20/1979 |
| 4130942 | Borehole surveying apparatus Apparatus for borehole surveying employing remote reading electro-optical sensors for providing digital signals represenatative of azimuth and multi-axis inclination for direct transmission to the surface for recording or use.... | 12/26/1978 |
| 4117602 | Electromagnetic compass A magnetic compass in which the compass magnet is an electromagnet energized only when in a horizontal disposition to provide a correct heading indication without error due to tilting of the compass magnet.... | 10/03/1978 |
