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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 |
| 6715213 | 3D angle measurement instrument A 3D angle measurement instrument includes a casing having a top and bottom with side walls extending therebetween. A gyroscope is positioned within the casing and electrically connected to a battery power source. The gyroscope is capable of measuring acceleration a... | 04/06/2004 |
| 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 |
| 5086568 | Geological gyrocompass The geological gyrocompass is an accurate, portable instrument useful for geologic mapping and surveying which employs an aircraft gyrocompass, strike reference bars, a pair of sights and leveling devices for horizontally leveling the instrument. A clinom... | 02/11/1992 |
| 4635375 | Vertical shaft system for gyroscopic theodolites with two degrees of freedom A vertical shaft system for gyroscopic theodolites with two degrees of freedom for ensuring the vertical alignment of the azimuth determining pendulum system in the apparatus, wherein perforated stones are arranged in two axial points on the housing and o... | 01/13/1987 |
| 4393597 | Stabilized sighting devices for vehicles A stabilized sighting device for use on a carrier comprises an outer unit mounted for rotation about a bearing axis which may be parallel to the yaw axis of the carrier. An intermediate unit is mounted for rotation on the outer unit about an elevation axi... | 07/19/1983 |
| 4302885 | North finder with optical transfer provision A portable gyroscopic compass surveying device includes means for rapidly aligning the apparatus with respect to geographic north, the north finder itself being operated apart from the associated theodolite on its own low mount. The transfer of the azimut... | 12/01/1981 |
| 4218827 | Gyroscopic aiming method and system for suspension system therefor A gyroscopic azimuth aiming concept adapted to aim a navigable body such as a drone or missile before its launching and defining an aiming method and system, and a suspension system to pendulously and removably suspend a gyroscope unit from the navigable ... | 08/26/1980 |
| 4109391 | Portable surveying compass with flux valve and gyrocompass alignment modes A miniature automatically self-aligning azimuth reference employs a floated pendulous gyrocompass device for the rapid determination of geographic north as required for surveying purposes. Fast approximate alignment with north from an initially misaligned... | 08/29/1978 |
| 4087919 | Rate integrating gyroscopic aiming method and device therefor A gyroscopic azimuth aiming concept adapted to aim a drone or missile at the launch site but also to aim other military and non-military equipment. This concept is characterized by its use of a conventional rate integrating gyroscope to both measure the a... | 05/09/1978 |
| 4033045 | Portable surveying gyrocompass apparatus A miniature automatically self-aligning azimuth reference employs a floated pendulous gyrocompass device for the rapid determination of geographic north as required for surveying purposes. Fast alignment with north from an initially misaligned condition i... | 07/05/1977 |
| 4027540 | Inertial optical stabilizer Gyroscope instrumentation for providing stabilization of the direction of a ine-of-sight of more than 45° about one or more axes is described utilizing a two axes optical system. An inner gimbal supports a gyro rotor and a first mirror diagonal with a cle... | 06/07/1977 |
| 3988659 | Meridian seeking instrument A gyroscope unit having a horizontal spin axis hangs from a suspension band within a container. The container is rotatably supported about a vertical axis. A transducer generates a control signal representative of the angular displacement between the gyro... | 10/26/1976 |
| 3936947 | Rotating arm aiming device system A method and apparatus for establishing the azimuth position of a remote object is provided utilizing a north seeking gyro and a rotating transfer arm. Alignment devices such as an autocollimating telescope is provided at one end of the transfer arm for d... | 02/10/1976 |
