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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7561784 | Gimbal system A gimbal system. The gimbal system may include space-saving features configured to accommodate one or more payload components, thus increasing the payload capacity of the gimbal ball without necessarily increasing the outer dimensions of the gimbal ball. Alternative... | 07/14/2009 |
| 7365925 | Method of aligning optical elements A method of aligning an optomechanical assembly and an optomechanical assembly are described. ... | 04/29/2008 |
| 7364128 | Methods and apparatus for support mechanism assembly Methods and apparatus for a support mechanism are provided. The support mechanism includes an engagement pin including an engagement surface and a latch surface wherein the engagement pin is coupled to a base. The support mechanism also includes a pawl that includes... | 04/29/2008 |
| 7324747 | Aircraft fuselage element and method of taking a number of pictures An aircraft fuselage element (26) with a fuselage body (30) which forms an internal cavity (40) and which includes a viewing window (32, 34). To provide for taking substantially distortion-free high-resolution pictures in the infrared wav... | 01/29/2008 |
| 7315015 | Image detecting module An image detecting module. The image detecting module comprises a base, a seat movably disposed on the base, an image detecting unit disposed on the seat, a first guide member by which the seat is joined to the base, moving relative to the base in a first direction,... | 01/01/2008 |
| 7268336 | Image detecting module An image detecting module. The image detecting module comprises a base, a seat movably disposed on the base, an image detecting unit disposed on the seat, a first guide member by which the seat is joined to the base, moving relative to the base in a first direction,... | 09/11/2007 |
| 7264220 | Gimbal system A gimbal system. The gimbal system may include space-saving features configured to accommodate one or more payload components, thus increasing the payload capacity of the gimbal ball without necessarily increasing the outer dimensions of the gimbal ball. Alternative... | 09/04/2007 |
| 7241060 | Self leveling camera support apparatus A self leveling camera support apparatus and method for helping isolate a camera from rolling motion of a support structure. The apparatus includes a frame having a first end adapted to attach to the support structure and a second end with a pivotal connection. Also... | 07/10/2007 |
| 7239106 | System and method for facilitating fluid three-dimensional movement of an object via directional force A reeving system for filming movies, sporting events, or any other activity that requires fluid movement of a camera or other object to any position within a defined volume of space. To accomplish positioning embodiments move an object throughout three-dimensional s... | 07/03/2007 |
| 7196719 | Angled axis machine vision system and method An angled axis machine vision system having two cameras angled with respect to roil axis. Provides advantages of horizontal alignment between two cameras and eliminates problem of utilizing horizontal/vertical lines in the environment for distance calculations when ... | 03/27/2007 |
| 7190097 | Cross plane wide-gap motor system for gimbal An apparatus for the control and alignment of a sensor on a moving vehicle is provided that includes a gimbal ball supported by an outer axis structure and adapted to pivot about an outer elevation axis and about an outer azimuth axis. The outer axis structure is mo... | 03/13/2007 |
| 7137747 | Shock and vibration isolator for a camera A shock and vibration isolator for a movie or video camera has a vertical axis system including a base, an arm pivotably attached to the base, and at least one spring connected to the base and to the arm. One or more dampeners are connected to the base and to the ar... | 11/21/2006 |
| 7133067 | Instrument and method for digital image stabilization The invention relates to a high-precision digital image stabilization of an image recording with a CCD sensor utilized in a moving or flying carrier. For the digital image stabilization, the movements of the carrier are detected with the aid of an inertial sensor an... | 11/07/2006 |
| 7090416 | Self leveling camera support apparatus A self leveling camera support apparatus and method for helping isolate a camera from rolling motion of a support structure. The apparatus includes a frame having a first end adapted to attach to the support structure and a second end with a pivotal connection. Also... | 08/15/2006 |
| 7071970 | Video augmented orientation sensor An orientation sensor utilizing an inexpensive but relatively slow base orientation sensor, augmented by capture of a video images, identifying reference objects or regions therein, and calculating displacement of those objects to derive supplementary orientation in... | 07/04/2006 |
| 7068927 | Frame assembly for supporting a camera A generally C-shaped frame portion having upper and lower generally horizontal arms and a generally vertically positioned connecting member partially surrounds a camera receiving space. A plate pivotally mounted to the lower arm provides a mounting point for a camer... | 06/27/2006 |
| 7037413 | Optical information recording medium, producing method thereof and method of recording/erasing/reproducing information The present invention provides an optical information medium having excellent weather resistance and repeating characteristics. The optical information medium has a barrier layer between a protective layer and a recording layer. The barrier layer includes GeN or GeO... | 05/02/2006 |
| 7036639 | Electronically programmable actively damped sensor mount An active damping system for damping the rotation of an object to an extent dependent upon the angular velocity of the object utilizes a feedback mechanism and provides a robust method for rotational damping. The active damping system comprises a torque controller, ... | 05/02/2006 |
| 6999005 | Image compensation apparatus In an image compensation apparatus for controlling an attitude of an image pickup section capable of rotating around mutually orthogonal three axes, the apparatus comprises a sight line direction information detection section for detecting information about a sight ... | 02/14/2006 |
| 6965397 | Measuring camera attitude A system is disclosed for using camera attitude sensors with a camera. A camera assembly includes a tripod base, a tripod head interface mounted on the tripod base, a tripod head mounted on the tripod head interface and a camera mounted on the tripod head. The tripo... | 11/15/2005 |
| 6957020 | Optical inter-satellite link (OISL) gimbal An optical inter-satellite link (OISL) gimbal 10 that is particularly suited for directing an optical beam in an optical inter-satellite communications system is disclosed. The OISL gimbal 10 includes an azimuth drive housing 20, a generally cyl... | 10/18/2005 |
| 6933965 | Panoramic aerial imaging device An imaging device that gives a ground based user immediate access to a detailed aerial photograph of the entire area for a given radius about his present position. The device can be launched into the air, and rotates in a predictable pattern to scan an imager over e... | 08/23/2005 |
| 6849980 | Cross plane wide-gap motor system for gimbal An apparatus for the control and alignment of a sensor on a moving vehicle is provided that includes a gimbal ball supported by an outer axis structure and adapted to pivot about an outer elevation axis and about an outer azimuth axis. The outer axis structure is mo... | 02/01/2005 |
| 6798984 | Image pick-up device on board a space craft, space craft and image sensing method comprising same The present invention provides a camera device for mounting on board a spacecraft, the camera device having at least one observation sensor and displacement means (4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9) for controlled displacement of said device relative to the spacecraft with at... | 09/28/2004 |
| 6658207 | Method of framing reconnaissance with motion roll compensation An electro-optical roll-framing camera is described in which successive overlapping frames of scene imagery are generated by an electro-optical imaging array. Image motion compensation is performed electronically to stop or freeze image motion caused by t... | 12/02/2003 |
| 6370329 | Stabilized camera A camera has camera optics and an optics support (3) which is rotatably journalled in a camera housing (5) and includes the camera optics. The camera optics include a first pivot mirror (7) at the input end and a second pivot mirror (11). The first pivot ... | 04/09/2002 |
| 6263160 | Stabilized platform systems for payloads A stabilized platform system for isolating a payload from angular motions of a supporting structure has a base assembly securable to a supporting structure, and a payload stabilizing assembly carried by the base assembly and mounted for angular movement r... | 07/17/2001 |
| 6154317 | Device for stabilizing of a remotely controlled sensor, like a camera A device for stabilizing of a remotely controlled sensor like a camera includes a gimbal system with an inner yaw gimbal carrying the sensor and an outer yaw gimbal and an inner pitch gimbal and outer pitch gimbal; and inner yaw and pitch gimbals are stab... | 11/28/2000 |
| 6122102 | Sighting apparatus for aiming an optical device A sighting apparatus is provided for aiming an optical device mounted on a moving platform and having both coarse and fine adjustment. The sighting apparatus includes a fixed base and an outer support ring that is capable of rotation by a drive motor abou... | 09/19/2000 |
| 5995758 | Stabilization apparatus Stabilization apparatus for aiming an instrument such as a camera at a target object. Rotational rate sensors mounted on the camera platform detect rotation of the platform from an initial position about roll, tilt and pan axes. The sensor output signals ... | 11/30/1999 |
| 5897223 | Stabilized platform system for camera A stabilized platform system for isolating a payload from angular motion and translational and angular vibration of a supporting structure, has an inner gimbal for carrying the payload, a sprung shell containing and carrying the inner gimbal in a manner p... | 04/27/1999 |
| 5835193 | Compensation mechanism for the elimination of manual backpan on camera cranes and jib arms A new circuit is connected to the pan servo amplifier 38 of a camera remote pan head 44 for the purpose of eliminating the need for manual backpan. The circuit comprises a tachometer 20 mounted on the pan arm of a camera crane or jib arm 28 and connected ... | 11/10/1998 |
| 5765044 | Airborne photographing apparatus An apparatus for photographing the ground continuously from an airplane, and for recording the photographed images in digital form in real time. A three-line sensor camera comprising a forward-oblique line sensor, a vertical line sensor and a backward-obl... | 06/09/1998 |
| 5710945 | Resilient camera mount usable on a helicopter A camera mounting mechanism is attachable to a helicopter to support and isolate an exterior camera against vibrational forces generated by the helicopter during flight maneuvers. Individual shock absorbers are arranged in a ring pattern around a central ... | 01/20/1998 |
| 5539575 | Image stabilized optical system An image stabilized optical system includes a casing; an objective system and an eyepiece system; a gimbal which is connected to the casing via a shaft and is capable of oscillating; an erect prism attached to the gimbal; a motor attached to the gimbal; a... | 07/23/1996 |
| 5394207 | Device for stabilizing images A device suppresses blur by light refraction in a photographically formed image, thereby stabilizing the image. The device includes a detector for detecting whether a conversion lens for varying the focal length of the photographic lens is attached in fro... | 02/28/1995 |
| 5337098 | Camera-shake preventing device A camera-shake preventing device for preventing an image deflection due to a camera-shake by driving a part of an optical system on detecting the camera-shake, device being capable of restraining a futile consumption of a battery and previously confirming... | 08/09/1994 |
| 5266988 | Image shake suppressing device for camera An image shake suppressing device for a camera comprises an image shake suppressing optical system, a first guide part for guiding the image shake suppressing optical system to be movable in a first direction within a plane perpendicular to an optical axi... | 11/30/1993 |
| 5231445 | Image stabilizing device for camera An image stabilizing device for a camera includes an image stabilizing means for preventing an image blur of the camera and a control means for changing a function of the image stabilizing means in accordance with a photometry or focus mode of the camera.... | 07/27/1993 |
| 5191370 | Multi-section helicopter-borne rotatable beam, specially adapted to support range-finder cameras and television focusing cameras for stereophotogrammetric surveys A multi-section helicopter-borne rotatable beam for supporting at either of its ends range-finder cameras and television focusing cameras for stereophotogrammetric surveys, in which the central tubular section is rotated by means of an electric motor and ... | 03/02/1993 |
