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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7936504 | Fully articulated periscope camera system The camera or periscope system may include a taking lens, a beam steering device, a relay device, and an image rotation device. The camera or periscope system can be used to image in situations where the camera is not easily redirected to view a desired object of in... | 05/03/2011 |
| 7355790 | Optical sight having a reticle illuminated through a non-lambertian light diffuser An optical sight includes an optical train having an optical path therethrough. The optical train typically includes an objective, a prism that receives the optical path from the objective, and an eyepiece that receives the optical path from the prism. A reticle is ... | 04/08/2008 |
| 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 |
| 7298392 | Omni-directional camera design for video conferencing An omni-directional camera array that is very small and unobtrusive and allows for higher pixel resolution for the face of meeting participants sitting or standing around a conference room table, as would be typical in a video conferencing situation. The camera syst... | 11/20/2007 |
| 7277118 | Method and system for compensating for parallax in multiple camera systems A camera array captures plural component images which are combined into a single scene. In one embodiment, each camera of the array is a fixed digital camera. The images from each camera are warped to a common coordinate system and the disparity between overlapping ... | 10/02/2007 |
| 7257920 | Aiming device The present invention comprises a reflective surface used in conjunction with an aiming device that provides the user targeting information on a surface directly on the aiming device. The reflective surface is moveably mounted directly behind the aiming device, wher... | 08/21/2007 |
| 7260257 | System and method for whiteboard and audio capture A system that captures both whiteboard content and audio signals of a meeting using a digital camera and a microphone. The system can be retrofit to any existing whiteboard. It computes the time stamps of pen strokes on the whiteboard by analyzing the sequence of ca... | 08/21/2007 |
| 7246405 | Self-moving vacuum cleaner with moveable intake nozzle A self-moving vacuum cleaner includes a duct disposed in a casing and having a vacuum inlet which extends downwardly of a bottom wall of the casing, and an impeller disposed to draw dust from the floor surface through the vacuum inlet into the duct. An intake nozzle... | 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 |
| 7221505 | Panoramic field of view acquiring and displaying system A panoramic field of view acquiring system comprises three telescopes, which acquire three separate images, each typically covering a little over one third of the total required scene and a multiplexer, which is used to transmit the three images, one at a time, to a... | 05/22/2007 |
| 7149367 | User interface for a system and method for head size equalization in 360 degree panoramic images A User Interface (UI) for a real-time panoramic image correction system and method that simplifies the use of the system for the user. The UI includes a control panel that allows a user to enter meeting table size and shape, camera position and orientation, and the ... | 12/12/2006 |
| 7050085 | System and method for camera calibration A system and method for determining the adjustments that must be made to the individual images recorded by a multi-lens camera so that the images will fit together into a panorama. The camera is placed in the center of a structure, the edges of which have at least o... | 05/23/2006 |
| 6961066 | Automatic color adjustment for digital images A method is provided for automatically adjusting the color of a digital image. In one aspect, an strength offset is determined to automatically remove gray from a distorted image. In an other aspect applied independently or after gray removal, scaling factors are au... | 11/01/2005 |
| 6937819 | Optical viewing system and adaptor therefor An optical viewing system includes first, second and third image modifying devices together with an adaptor assembly for connecting the image modifying devices together. The adaptor assembly has first and second clamping portions. The first clamping portion is conne... | 08/30/2005 |
| 6768598 | Image pickup system The image pickup device includes a plurality of plane mirrors arranged in the form of a polygonal pyramid, and a plurality of cameras disposed opposite the plane mirrors, respectively. The angle of incidence of a ray passing along the optical axis of a lens of the c... | 07/27/2004 |
| 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 |
| 6700711 | Panoramic viewing system with a composite field of view Cameras are positioned so that at least a portion of the field of view of at least one camera is redirected by a reflective surface. Images from these cameras are merged to produce a composite image while disregarding at least a portion of a camera's fiel... | 03/02/2004 |
| 6369942 | Auto-alignment tracking telescope mount A mounting and tracking system for telescopes receives date, time, and geographical position data and, in response, automatically selects and points the telescope to a first alignment star. The user completes the exact centering of the first alignment sta... | 04/09/2002 |
| 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 |
| 6339497 | Panoramic periscope A panoramic periscope includes a central body (3, 3A) and a rotating head-piece (9) supported on the central body. Inside the central body, an optical path (21, 23, 101, 105, 109, 111, 113) for an optical beam (F,) coming from the head-piece (9) is provid... | 01/15/2002 |
| 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 |
| 6141145 | Stereo panoramic viewing system A stereo panoramic view is provided through the use of multiple virtual optical centers. A reflective polyhedral cement, such as a pyramid, redirects the field of view of each camera in a first set of cameras to form a group of substantially co-located vi... | 10/31/2000 |
| 6128143 | Panoramic viewing system with support stand 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... | 10/03/2000 |
| 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 |
| 6115176 | Spherical viewing/projection apparatus A nearly spherical view is provided using five cameras. Four cameras provide a 360 degree view of an area using a four sided pyramid shaped element. The four sides of the pyramid shaped element are reflective and reflect images from four different directi... | 09/05/2000 |
| 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 |
| 6094302 | Sight comprising IR camera and having a large observation area A sight including an infrared camera. A first admission aperture receives an incident image. The position of the first admission aperture is rotatable vertically and sideways. A mirror arrangement is rotatable about a common axis for derotation of the inc... | 07/25/2000 |
| 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 |
| 5982536 | Display system A panoramic display system for use in a vehicle equipped with a plurality of episcopes (22) includes an information gathering sensor and a plurality of displays (24) for the gathered information. Each display (24) is associated with a respective episcope ... | 11/09/1999 |
| 5943163 | Optical and infrared periscope An optical and infrared periscope includes a housing having an elongated 35 degree prism mounted in its upper portion in a position to receive a light image and refract and reflect the image toward a lower portion of the housing. The prism has a first por... | 08/24/1999 |
| 5793527 | High resolution viewing system A pyramid shaped group of reflective surfaces segment a field of view. Each of the reflective surfaces of the pyramid provides a segment of the field of view to a lens which focuses the segment onto a sensor. The pyramid shaped collection of reflective su... | 08/11/1998 |
| 5617257 | Variable focus adapter A variable focus adapter is disclosed that comprises the combination of a ns and an aperture provided by a plate all lodged in a housing that is placed so that the lens is in proximity with each objective lens of a binocular arrangement to change the foca... | 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 |
| 5485306 | Wide field of view multi-telescope optical multiplexed sensor The optical sensor (10) has a multiple telescope assembly (12), a rotating periscope assembly (14), an imager optical system (16) and a detector (18). The sensor (10) may be utilized with visible, ultraviolet or infrared wavelength radiation. Each telesco... | 01/16/1996 |
| 5434704 | Night vision weapon sight A night vision sight is provided for use with a weapon, which includes an objective lens and a non-inverting image intensifier tube disposed along an optical axis, providing an intensified target image. The sight is focused by direct movement of the image... | 07/18/1995 |
| 5339720 | Modular and reconfigurable episcopic sight The invention relates to an episcopic sight usable for observation and firing by day or night on a vehicle equipped with a gun. The sight includes an assembly of interchangeable moduli grouping the optical elements, particularly made of a head modulus 1 c... | 08/23/1994 |
| 5321547 | Monocular telescope A monocular telescope in which the beam path is so laid out that the casing may be flat in the direction of view, and the optical axis of the beam path in the casing describes a somewhat rectangular route, and in which the telescope has a view finder beam... | 06/14/1994 |
| 5204489 | Modular and reconfigurable episcopic sight The invention relates to an episcopic sight usable for observation and firing by day or night on a vehicle equipped with a gun. The sight includes an assembly of interchangeable moduli grouping the optical elements, particularly made of a head modulus 1 c... | 04/20/1993 |
