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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 4831438 | Electronic surveillance system The present invention is a "tethered remote" surveillance system that uses a command and control transmitter/receiver to activate selectively a number of audio and video sensors. The system generally comprises a plurality of remote sensors which are selec... | 05/16/1989 |
| 4815757 | Rapid development surveillance vehicle and method A rapid deployment surveillance vehicle is disclosed for detecting illegal immigration across national borders and the like. An off-the-road vehicle (V) is equipped with a rapid mast erection/retraction assembly (A) which includes a carriage mechanism (24... | 03/28/1989 |
| 4816828 | Aircraft damage assessment and surveillance system An in flight damage assessment and surveillance system for aircraft using imaging apparatus for capturing optical images of predetermined portions of the aircraft disposed along the exterior of said aircraft in a manner such that the flight characteristic... | 03/28/1989 |
| 4807027 | Station platform observation method A train platform observation method in which the platform is continuously observed by a television camera and the output of the camera is displayed on a television monitor. First scene data outputted by the camera is compared with later-outputted second s... | 02/21/1989 |
| 4789904 | Vehicle mounted surveillance and videotaping system A vehicle mounted surveillance system is disclosed. The system comprises a camera and a control head mounted within the police vehicle and a video recorder housed in a fireproof, bulletproof and environmentally controlled vault mounted in the trunk of the... | 12/06/1988 |
| 4779095 | Image change detection system An image change detection system for observing an environment to be monitored, such as a region proximate a vehicle, by sensing energy from the region and generating a plurality of pixels which form an image of the region. The system stores a first image ... | 10/18/1988 |
| 4774571 | Computerized ticket dispenser system A computerized ticket dispensing system which includes a first camera for reading the license plate of a vehicle entering a parking area, and a second camera for reading the license plate of the vehicle as it leaves the parking area. In each instance, the... | 09/27/1988 |
| 4772942 | Display system having wide field of view A display system which can be used inside a vehicle such as a military tank to monitor at least part of the surrounding panorama. The display system has a display generator and an optical system for viewing the display. Electronic means are provided to pr... | 09/20/1988 |
| 4742390 | Elevatable observation and target system for combat vehicles An elevatable observation and target for combat vehicles increases safety and the reaction velocity by a stabilized vision line camera, that is remotely controlled from the combat compartment with an adjustable focal width prepared on an elevatable platfo... | 05/03/1988 |
| 4740838 | Apparatus for superimposing a display of detected data for a vehicle An apparatus for superimposing a display image of vehicle data or position data of the vehicle on video signals of the surroundings of the vehicle. An object picked up is converted into video signals by an image pick-up camera having an image pick-up driv... | 04/26/1988 |
| 4731854 | Optical system for producing an image for a set of characters An optical system produces an image of a set of characters on a background. A flash light source directs uniform illumination toward the set of characters for a predetermined flash period having an intensity chosen to exceed the intensity of corrupting li... | 03/15/1988 |
| 4713685 | Video monitoring apparatus A video signal which is provided up by a conventional video camera is converted into a digital signal, and a necessary part of the digital signal is selected, is memorized and is displayed, and furthermore, two video images are picked up by two video came... | 12/15/1987 |
| 4700223 | Vehicle for evaluating properties of road surfaces The invention provides a vehicle for evaluating the properties of road surfaces wherein a road surface cross-section profile evaluating means, a crack-evaluating means, and a road surface longitudinal profile evaluating means are mounted on a predetermine... | 10/13/1987 |
| 4692798 | Apparatus and process for improving visibility of object within visual field An apparatus for improving the visibility of objects within the visual field of a vehicle driver and a process therefor are disclosed. The apparatus includes a light caster casting intense visible light toward a reflective object at a frequency no lower t... | 09/08/1987 |
| 4665430 | Monitoring apparatus A monitoring apparatus comprising a lens structure includes lenses and a reflector element which reflects the light rays passing through these lenses, thereby changing the first optical axis along which the light rays pass before being reflected into the ... | 05/12/1987 |
| 4568972 | Instrument monitoring assembly The testing of aircrafts is very expensive and time-consuming. Many test grams require detailed records of aircraft parameters which are only available from the cockpit instruments. In some instances it is necessary for the copilot to record manually the... | 02/04/1986 |
| 4518990 | Observation system for military vehicles Disclosed is an observation system for military land vehicles, comprising ree television cameras and associated receivers. A first camera is located on a forward area of the vehicle for enabling the driver to view the area in the vehicle path. A second te... | 05/21/1985 |
| 4491923 | Method and apparatus for extracting information from an object that is within a large interrogation zone A method and apparatus for extracting information from an object within a large interrogation zone by utilizing a retroreflective backing to define the location of the object and/or information on the object, and an apparatus designed to eliminate from co... | 01/01/1985 |
| 4433325 | Optical vehicle detection system An optical vehicle detection system comprising camera means for catching the image of a vehicle running in a selected roadway lane to generate an output video signal, inquiring means for inquiring if the output video signal includes a predetermined shadow... | 02/21/1984 |
| 4345274 | Object identification system utilizing closed circuit television A system to permit the visual observation of objects moving along a fixed path. The object is viewed through a television camera which images the object through an optic axis bending element. The bending element is angularly rotated in a sawtooth manner w... | 08/17/1982 |
| 4310851 | Sighting device for rear firing on combat aircraft An aircraft is equipped with a rearwardly pointed television camera connected to an electronic receiver situated in front of the pilot. The image provided by the camera at the receiver appears in mirror reversed inverted or symmetrically opposite position... | 01/12/1982 |
| 4281354 | Apparatus for magnetic recording of casual events relating to movable means The invention consists of an apparatus for recording accidental events relating to movable devices such as automotive vehicles, which events can be sensed by optical observation, and comprises: detecting means for receiving the images of the event and tra... | 07/28/1981 |
| 4277804 | System for viewing the area rearwardly of a vehicle An undistorted view of regions rearward of a vehicle such as a tractor-trailer is provided by a closed circuit television system wherein a television camera having a wide angle viewing capability is positioned at the rear of the vehicle at an effective vi... | 07/07/1981 |
| 4264927 | Freight car identification method Method and apparatus are disclosed for optically scanning and recording information on railroad cars moving at high speed to facilitate identification of the cars.... | 04/28/1981 |
| 4257703 | Collision avoidance using optical pattern growth rate A passive electro-optical collision avoidance system disposed within a moving vehicle for generating a collision avoidance signal. The system comprises a lens, image sensor and image processor wherein the image processor generates a collision avoidance si... | 03/24/1981 |
| 4247870 | Highway premarking guidance system A method and apparatus for marking a line, such as the centerline, along a roadway, using a vehicle carrying paint marking apparatus, in which a pair of television cameras, one mounted on each side of the vehicle, view the edges of the roadway and project... | 01/27/1981 |
| 4214266 | Rear viewing system for vehicles A visual aid system for assisting an operator while he maneuvers a vehicle comprises a closed circuit video system having distance measuring apparatus. The system enables the operator to see behind the vehicle and, through the use of the distance indicati... | 07/22/1980 |
