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"It is my heart-warmed and world-embracing Christmas hope and aspiration that all of us, the high, the low, the rich, the poor, the admired, the despised, the loved, the hated, the civilized, the savage (every man and brother of us all throughout the whole earth), may eventually be gathered together in a heaven of everlasting rest and peace and bliss, except the inventor of the telephone. "
Mark Twain ; Christmas greetings, 1890
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7911690 | Firearm sighting device for viewing around obstacles A viewing device (10) includes a body enclosing a first reflective surface or mirror (40), second reflective surface or mirror (42) and a mechanism for securing the body to a conventional sighting device or telescope (82) on a firearm. Fi... | 03/22/2011 |
| 7821706 | Dual optical path periscope A direct vision periscope is disclosed having a second set of mirrors strategically positioned within a wide angle trapezoidal periscope. The main optical path has a vertical field of view of 24° above and below horizontal while the secondary optical path provides ... | 10/26/2010 |
| 7349153 | Toy weapon with a periscope suitable for allowing a user to view obstructed objects through the periscope Described is a toy weapon with a periscope suitable for allowing a user to view obstructed objects through the periscope. The toy weapon comprises a weapon-shaped body with a trigger attached with the body. A user may activate the trigger with a finger to shoot the ... | 03/25/2008 |
| 7310063 | Navigation system for a snorkeler A navigation system is provided for use by a snorkeler. A GPS signal receiving antenna (31) is coupled to the snorkeler in a substantially fixed spatial relationship and communicates with a display (41) to provide the snorkeler with navigational inform... | 12/18/2007 |
| 7304810 | Viewing device and packaging for a viewing device A viewing device includes a housing defining an interior chamber through which light can pass. The housing includes first and second spaced apart openings communicating with the interior chamber such that light entering the first opening is viewed by a user looking ... | 12/04/2007 |
| 7279675 | Floating periscope A submarine floating periscope comprising: (a) a floating base; (b) a scanning unit for scanning and acquiring images, and; (c) cables between the submarine and the periscope for maintaining the periscope in the vicinity of the submarine, and for enabling communicat... | 10/09/2007 |
| 7253951 | Viewing device A viewing device includes a housing defining an interior chamber through which light can pass. The housing includes first and second spaced apart openings communicating with the interior chamber such that light entering the first opening is viewed by a user looking ... | 08/07/2007 |
| 7248423 | Outside mirror system A transparent member has a light incident surface formed in such a manner as to be oriented downwards, a light emitting surface formed in such a manner as to be oriented towards a driver M and a reflecting mirror surface having a reflecting member integrally attache... | 07/24/2007 |
| 7236299 | Compact periscopic beam director A periscopic beam director is disclosed. The periscopic beam director can be configured with a hemispheric field of regard, in a volume that minimizes external structure or dome size when mounted on a host vehicle (e.g., airplane or UAV). One embodiment combines a R... | 06/26/2007 |
| 7230755 | Building with roof mounted periscope A periscope is mounted through the roof and into a room within a building, such as a house or the like, whereby people in the building can view scenes outside without leaving the building. The periscope extends from a room in the building, such as a living room of a... | 06/12/2007 |
| 7209288 | Snorkel device for a submarine An optical observation device is connected to an extendable and retractable snorkel tube for above-water observation during the snorkel travel (travel at periscope depth) of the submarine. The optical observation device is designed as a compact unit which consists o... | 04/24/2007 |
| 7097313 | Flip-flop diagonal with variable angles The present invention provides a flip-flop diagonal with variable viewing angles. It comprises a housing body, an eyepiece adapter unit and a reflective mirror unit. The housing body has a cylindrical sleeve for mounting the diagonal to a telescope. The eyepiece ada... | 08/29/2006 |
| 7062796 | Periscope swim goggles Periscope Swim Goggles are swimmer's goggles with a periscope situated above the water line that projects the view that is ahead of the swimmer through a fiber optic cable to a viewer located on the goggle's eyepiece. Generally, an open-water swimmer using the free ... | 06/20/2006 |
| 7044611 | Optical device for use under significantly varying ambient pressure An optical device for use under significantly varying ambient pressure is provided comprising a housing, a transparent element, a first sealing device and a protection apparatus. The housing has an interior part, an environment outside the housing and a recess in a ... | 05/16/2006 |
| 7021777 | Optical devices particularly for remote viewing applications There is provided an optical device for transferring light within a given field-of-view, comprising an input aperture; reflecting surfaces, and an output aperture located in spaced-apart relationship from the input aperture such that light waves, located within the ... | 04/04/2006 |
| 6927905 | Rotary image viewing apparatus connected to a rotary mirror camera A camera system has a rotary mirror type camera assembly including a camera, a mirror for camera arranged in front of the camera, and a mirror rotating mechanism driving the mirror for the camera, a rotary mirror type display apparatus including a monitor displaying... | 08/09/2005 |
| 6844966 | Fusion monitor system for vehicles A fusion monitor system for vehicles which includes a sideview mirror unit having an object lens and an eye lens at both sides of a housing which is disposed backwardly from inside and outside of the vehicle and a movable reflecting mirror between two lenses to form... | 01/18/2005 |
| 6754004 | Optical sight An optical sight for a combat vehicle, intended to be mounted in a weapon turret of the vehicle in order to make possible sight lines at elevations between roughly −10° and 90° of a weapon barrel mounted pivotably about a horizontal axis in the weapon turret. Th... | 06/22/2004 |
| 6731845 | Panoramic visual system for non-rotating structures A panoramic view of the world surrounding a stationary mast of a submarine is provided by a plurality of small windows disposed circumferentially around the mast and a corresponding plurality of lenses for imaging the fields of view thereof onto coherent fiber optic... | 05/04/2004 |
| 6700689 | Adjusting device for adjusting a projecting direction of a view An adjusting device for adjusting a projecting direction of a view comprises the following components. A reflector is pivotally installed in a body case. The body case is formed with an incident hole, first viewing hole and a second viewing hole. A reflec... | 03/02/2004 |
| 6400503 | Portable variable power zoom periscope A portable variable power zoom periscope having an upright oriented main tubular member having a reciprocally mounted slide bar attached thereto. A prism housing is secured to the top end of the slide bar. A flashlight holder is detachably secured to an a... | 06/04/2002 |
| 6382801 | Submarine periscope eyeguard housing assembly A submarine periscope eyeguard housing assembly includes a viewing lens housing having a viewing lens aperture and viewing lens therein, first and second arm members fixed to the viewing lens housing and extending therefrom, a first blinder mounted on the... | 05/07/2002 |
| 6377398 | Panoramic periscope A panoramic telescope of the type having a body 3 to be mounted on a vehicle, a head-piece 9 attached to the body and rotating with respect thereto. A window 11 is provided for observing the external scenery. Inside the head-piece is a mirror 13 for defle... | 04/23/2002 |
| 6356397 | Panoramic viewing system with shades Cameras are positioned so that they each view a different reflective surface of a polyhedron such as a pyramid. This results in each camera having a virtual optical center positioned within the pyramid. The cameras are positioned so that their virtual opt... | 03/12/2002 |
| 6347010 | Periscope using common optical path to have stabilized panoramic view A periscope has an IR sight corresponding to the infrared light split from the optical splitters; a visible camera corresponding to the visible light split from the optical splitters; and a laser range finder corresponding to the laser beam for emitting a... | 02/12/2002 |
| 6254240 | Eyecup assembly for a submarine periscope An eyecup assembly for a submarine periscope blinder assembly includes an annularly-shaped ring having a multiplicity of holes, which are unthreaded, extending therethrough and adapted to receive screws for securing the eyecup assembly to a like multiplic... | 07/03/2001 |
| 6219090 | Panoramic viewing system with offset virtual optical centers A plurality of sensors' field of view are redirected by reflective surfaces. Portions of the fields of view of the sensors are removed to produce a first sensor modified field of view with a modified field of view boundary, and a second sensor modified fi... | 04/17/2001 |
| 6195204 | Compact high resolution panoramic viewing system A compact high resolution omnidirectional or panoramic viewer has several cameras with a common virtual optical center. The field of view of each of the cameras is arranged to form a continuous 360 degree view of an area when taken as a whole. The cameras... | 02/27/2001 |
| 6124968 | Panoramic periscope A panoramic telescope of the type having a body 3 to be mounted on a vehicle, a head-piece 9 attached to the body and rotating with respect thereto. A window 11 is provided for observing the external scenery. Inside the head-piece is a mirror 13 for defle... | 09/26/2000 |
| 6122100 | Headgear apparatus for viewing in a periscopic direction and a forward direction simultaneously Headgear apparatus allows a viewer to see objects in a periscopic direction and a normal direction simultaneously. A periscope is mounted to a headpiece that is easily supported by the viewers head. The periscope has movable mirrors and an extending peris... | 09/19/2000 |
| 6111702 | Panoramic viewing system with offset virtual optical centers Cameras are positioned so that they each view a different reflective surface of a polyhedron such as a pyramid. This results in each camera having a virtual optical center positioned within the pyramid. The cameras are positioned so that their virtual opt... | 08/29/2000 |
| 6055098 | Periscope with an adjustable magnifying means A periscope includes a housing having two opposing side walls, a rear wall, a front wall, a top end and a bottom end. On the front wall, adjacent the top end, is an upper opening in communication with an interior chamber. An upper light reflecting device ... | 04/25/2000 |
| 6002516 | Vertical cassette elevator and load lock viewer A viewfinder device for viewing the interior of dark, inaccessible areas and environments, such as the chamber of a vertical cassette elevator or load lock used in semiconductor wafer fabricating systems, consisting of three housing sections forming a dis... | 12/14/1999 |
| 5793541 | Controlled and stabilized platform In the controlled and stabilized platform (1) comprising a plurality of optical apparatuses, the optical apparatuses (8, 9, 10) are mounted in a casing (7) which is pivotable about a sight axis (12) in a bearing (13) which is pivotable about a bearing axi... | 08/11/1998 |
| 5617245 | Rear view mirror unit A rear view mirror unit of the type in which light from a region behind an observer is directed to the observer's eye by an optical system including a reflecting component and a refracting component in which the refracting component of the optical system ... | 04/01/1997 |
| 5526177 | Dual-view, immersible periscope A low-cost, dual-view, immersible periscope that is particularly suitable for use as a toy or learning tool in environments such as bath tubs, sinks, tidal pools, outdoor wadding pools, or other aquatic areas where children play and explore. The periscope... | 06/11/1996 |
| 5495370 | Surveillance devices A surveillance device in the form of a fake radio aerial which projects from the roof of a vehicle. There is an upright periscope in the aerial which can rotate through 360°. In the vehicle the light from the periscope is bent through 90° and viewed by ... | 02/27/1996 |
| 5469236 | Snorkel lens system A snorkel lens system having a first tubular member and a second tubular member or vertical relay tube, disposed perpendicular with respect to the first tubular member. A first axis of rotation is centrally disposed through the first tubular member and a ... | 11/21/1995 |
| 5347397 | Diopter cell assembly for a binocular viewing system An optical device for reorienting an optical image from a first optical pathway to a second optical pathway and the method of manufacturing such an optical device. In a preferred embodiment, a housing is provided that defines at least two optical pathways... | 09/13/1994 |
| 5333076 | Stabilized imaging system A stabilized imaging system in which the lens assembly is fixed, and an electro-optic imager element is moveable to compensate for three-dimensional movements of the surrounding structure. Preferably the optical train also includes a movable prism, which ... | 07/26/1994 |
