Did You Know...
...that power steering was invented by independent inventor Francis W. Davis? As chief engineer in the 1920s of the truck division of the Pierce Arrow Motor Car Company, he saw how hard it was to steer heavy vehicles. So that he would be able to keep the profits from his future invention, Davis left his job, rented a small engineering shop in Waltham, Mass., and developed a hydraulic power steering system that led to power steering.
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7303077 | Carrying case providing privacy and light shade for a screen of a laptop computer A carrying case providing privacy and light shade for a screen of a laptop computer disposed therein. The carrying case includes top and bottom portions movable between closed and open positions, and panels disposed on the interior surface of the case top portion an... | 12/04/2007 |
| 7083291 | Glare shield for camera A glare shield for the viewfinder of a video camera or the LCD screen of a video or digital camera is comprised of a hood that casts a shadow upon the viewfinder eyepiece or LCD screen to reduce the amount of ambient light falling upon the viewfinder eyepiece or LCD... | 08/01/2006 |
| 7034877 | Digital camera LCD screen protector accessory A protective device for a digital camera view finder of the LCD screen type includes a frame adapted to fit around edges of the viewfinder having connectors for connecting the frame to edges of the viewfinder, and a window viewing portion surrounded and supported by... | 04/25/2006 |
| 7019911 | Zoom lens system and image pickup apparatus having the same Disclosed is a zoom lens system including in an order from an object side to an image side: a first lens unit having a negative refractive power; a second lens unit having a positive refractive power; and a third lens unit having a positive refractive power, in whic... | 03/28/2006 |
| 6578972 | Computer monitor bezel The invention provides a computer monitor bezel including a bezel mount, and opaque planar member, and a bezel face. The bezel mount includes a frame and a mounting formation. The frame defines a frame viewing opening entirely surrounded by the frame. The... | 06/17/2003 |
| 6398371 | Antiglare film, method for producing the same, polarizer and liquid crystal display An antiglare film is described, which comprises a triacetyl cellulose transparent support having provided thereon one or more hard coat layers including an antiglare hard coat layer, wherein the hard coat layer contiguous to the triacetyl cellulose transp... | 06/04/2002 |
| 6270223 | Active electro-optical filter device and glare-protection device An active electro-optical filtering device, such as a glare-protection device is disclosed. The device is equipped with a light-protection filter having at least one active optical filter element, an electronic device for controlling the active filter ele... | 08/07/2001 |
| 6244715 | Mass transit vehicle window glare-reducing assembly A windshield glare-reducing assembly includes a tubular sleeve configured to receive an elongated light source such as a fluorescent lamp. Louvers are supported along the sleeve so as to fit closely around such a lamp without touching or being mounted dir... | 06/12/2001 |
| 6238053 | Protective assembly for an optical device A protective assembly structured to protect an optical device, such as a pair of binoculars that include a pair of lenses, a pair of eye pieces, and a main body having at least a pair of interconnecting shafts extending from the lenses. The protective ass... | 05/29/2001 |
| 6226134 | Adjustable monocular eye shield for telescopes and similar instruments The present invention relates to an adjustable monocular eye shield for use with telescopes and similar instruments. The invention prevents light from entering the retina of the eye not being used to view an image when installed and properly positioned on... | 05/01/2001 |
| 6144810 | Visual screen A visual screen for a camera provided with a viewfinder camera has a fastening device that is complementary to a standard fastening device and a plate-shaped screen part extending in a mounted position transverse to the direction of view of a user. The sc... | 11/07/2000 |
| 6102546 | Rearview mirror bezel having reduced apparent size Electrochromic rearview mirrors having reduced apparent size bezels are disclosed. Visual characteristics of the bezel, such as lightness value, are controlled in order to reduce the apparent size of the bezel. The lightness value of the bezel is preferab... | 08/15/2000 |
| 6079883 | Camera having multipurpose cover A camera having a multi-purpose cover comprising a camera body having a multi-purpose cover provided thereon, the multi-purpose camera being provided in such a manner that the cover can outwardly move the outline of the camera body. The camera having a mu... | 06/27/2000 |
| 6008937 | Binocular A binocular includes first and second telescope systems, a focus adjustment mechanism and a diopter correction mechanism. The binocular is further provided with a shielding mechanism which selectively shields one of the telescope systems in response to a ... | 12/28/1999 |
| 5988823 | Collapsible laptop computer hood A simple and inexpensive portable laptop computer hood is disclosed in the form of a sheet with panels, flaps, fold lines, and a single viewing aperture. The single sheet of foldable material can be folded into a 3-dimensional hood operational configurati... | 11/23/1999 |
| 5940216 | Window tinting apparatus The present invention relates to a window tinting apparatus (10) which comprises an outer window (16A) and an inner window (16B) having a window cavity (16C) there between. The window tinting apparatus (10) further comprises a first primary polarized pane... | 08/17/1999 |
| 5930047 | Anti-glare device An active anti-glare filter system in the form of a monoblock or solid unit which can be easily inserted into areas of protective helmets and goggles as a replacement or alternate filter includes an active and a passive optical filter elements, electronic... | 07/27/1999 |
| 5877896 | Computer screen privacy and light shade accessory A privacy and light shade accessory for the screen member of a laptop computer in its viewing position having a base member directly or indirectly mountable on the laptop computer provided with pivotal shade panels movable between a folded storage positio... | 03/02/1999 |
| 5872656 | Vehicle body accessories Vehicle body accessories are formed of a transparent plastic material, and having markings defining a repeating pattern of opaque and transparent regions on one side of the transparent plastic material. The markings reduce the amount of light transmitted ... | 02/16/1999 |
| 5189512 | Helmet integrated display system A Helmet Integrated Display (HID) system and device for remotely viewing a video signal, wherein the device is worn on a cameraman's head. The device has a housing containing a head-mounted, high resolution CRT to produce a visible image from an incoming ... | 02/23/1993 |
| 5139326 | Disposable occluder for eye examination An optical occluder (10) includes a support or handle portion (12) and an occluding portion (14) connected to the handle (12) for occluding at least one eye of an individual. The occluding portion (14) includes a surface having a concave shape for allowin... | 08/18/1992 |
| 4824235 | Optical occluder An optical occluder adapted for use with monocular optical instruments having a variety of shapes and sizes, for blocking the vision the user's eye that is not looking through the instrument. The occluder includes a central retainer body to which are atta... | 04/25/1989 |
| 4815822 | Shooter's sunshade A sunshade for attachment to the end of a rifle scope or receiver for blocking the sun's direct rays or light from other sources from entering a shooter's eye when the shooter is aiming at a target in the general direction of the sun or source of light. T... | 03/28/1989 |
| 4810078 | Retractable eyeshield A retractable, partial eyeshield assembly is attached to a single eye sighting device attached to, for example, a video camera. The partial eyeshield assembly is constructed so that it covers a portion of the medial field of view of the user's nonsighting... | 03/07/1989 |
| 4786142 | Optical instrument line of sight aligning device A line of sight aligning device for use with an optical instrument having a viewing opening requiring precise alignment with the line of a sight of the viewer. The device comprises a body member having an eye opening and nose recess in operative position ... | 11/22/1988 |
| 4729648 | Partial eyeshield A partial eyeshield is attached to a sighting device, for example a video camera. The eyeshield is constructed so that it covers a portion of the field of view of the user's nonsighting eye. That portion of the nonsighting eye's field of view corresponds ... | 03/08/1988 |
