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Glam girl Heddy Lamar may have used her good looks to good effect on the silver screen, but she put her smarts to better use as an inventor. During World War II, she co-patented a frequency-switching system for torpedo guidance that was considered years ahead of its time.
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7426339 | Waterproof housing A waterproof housing for storing a camera with a lens barrel includes, a cylindrical lens barrel storage section for storing the lens barrel portion with a through hole communicating the outside and inside of the waterproof housing; and a rotatable cylindrical opera... | 09/16/2008 |
| 7371021 | Vibration resistant camera for mounting to archery bow A digital camera is adapted for being mounted to a bow for archery. The camera comprises a self-contained digital unit within a housing and is protected from vibrational disturbances caused by the release of the bowstring. A viscoelastic material is used to reduce v... | 05/13/2008 |
| 7369760 | Submersible splash housing A shallow water submersible splash housing which is capable of sealing and protecting a camera from an underwater or harsh environment for filming is disclosed. The shallow water submersible splash housing includes an elastomeric transparent enclosure having front a... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7106959 | Camera and waterproof camera casing A camera includes an outer cover; a lens barrel which is housed inside the outer cover in the state that a front face of the lens barrel is substantially in flush with a front face portion of the outer cover surrounding the front face of the lens barrel, whereas whe... | 09/12/2006 |
| 7088576 | Ruggedized, compact personal information appliance A ruggedized, compact personal information appliance apparatus and process of manufacture is disclosed. The apparatus discloses an information appliance surrounded by an encapsulation element. The encapsulation element isolates predetermined exterior portions of the... | 08/08/2006 |
| 7082264 | System comprising camera and waterproof housing A system has a camera and a waterproof housing. The camera has a strobe light-emitting portion which is rotated to the pop-up position for light emission and to the restoring position for non light-emission position and a light-emission preparing member which moves ... | 07/25/2006 |
| 7082003 | Pressure compensating device for optical apparatus In order to provide an arrangement for pressure compensation for optical devices, particularly spectrometers or the like optical devices, for compensating pressure differences caused by changes in temperature and air pressure between the internal pressure and the ex... | 07/25/2006 |
| 7068928 | Method and apparatus for photographically recording an image A photographic imaging apparatus includes a housing defining an interior cavity, an opening at one end of the housing to allow light to enter the interior cavity, and a photographic imaging substrate located within the interior cavity opposite from the opening for r... | 06/27/2006 |
| 7060921 | Water-resistant case for electronic devices The index finger of the right hand of the user is applied to a front surface of a fixed knob, the thumb of the right hand is applied to a rear surface of a movable knob, and the movable knob is slid by the thumb forwardly toward the fixed knob. When the movable knob... | 06/13/2006 |
| 7061698 | Lens system, in particular a projection lens system for semiconductor lithography In the case of a lens system (1), in particular in the case of a projection lens system for semiconductor lithography, it is possible to exchange at least one optical element, in particular the final optical element in the beam direction in the form of an end... | 06/13/2006 |
| 6990294 | Optical network system with quality control function To ensure transmission in a flexible optical network system, a digital test signal generation/comparison circuit is incorporated in an electrical signal processing portion of a transponder. The optical network system provides transparent wavelength-division multiple... | 01/24/2006 |
| 6954405 | System for housing an audio system in an aquatic environment A submersible, hydrostatic pressure tolerant enclosure for a portable audio device is disclosed. Also disclosed is a removable lid allowing for the inserting and removing of the device from the enclosure. The disclosure further provides a connector system and an aud... | 10/11/2005 |
| 6735382 | Pressurized camera housing A pressurizable camera housing of a surveillance camera. The housing includes a transparent dome, an upper housing shell, and an upper sealing plate. The components are separable for access to the housing interior for installation and maintenance purposes. O-ring se... | 05/11/2004 |
| 6636697 | Depressurized underwater one-time-use camera with seal integrity indicator and method In a photography method, a partial vacuum is provided within a pressure housing of a camera having an unexposed film unit. The camera is sealed against both air entry and venting, while in the partial vacuum. The camera is kept sealed until the film unit ... | 10/21/2003 |
| 6625394 | Two-shot molded seal integrity indicator, underwater camera, and method A pressure indicator of an underwater camera housing has an indicator support surrounding an opening. An elastomer facing is united with the indicator support. The facing has a free region overlaying the opening. The free region has an inner surface and a... | 09/23/2003 |
| 6047131 | Underwater camera with elastic shutter release button that is deformed by water pressure to provide underwater depth indication An underwater camera which comprises a shutter release button having an elastic construction that permits the shutter release button to be manually depressed to initiate shutter opening and to be increasingly depressed because of increases in the water pr... | 04/04/2000 |
| 5870632 | Leakage detector To test the integrity of waterproof casings for cameras and like apparatus to be used underwater, a casing with a detector is provided. The air inside the casing is pressurized and the detector indicates leakage based on the difference between the pressur... | 02/09/1999 |
| 5710947 | Pressure sensor control for electrically responsive camera feature A photographic camera, including an electrically responsive camera feature, includes an electrical circuit in communication with the camera feature, the electrical circuit being actuable to operate the feature. A pressure/force sensor having electrical re... | 01/20/1998 |
| 5365290 | Camera capable of recording photographing information and printing apparatus therefor A camera capable of recording photographic information, according to the invention, comprises, a pressure-information detector for detecting pressure information at a location where a camera body is positioned, a magnetic recorder for recording the inform... | 11/15/1994 |
| 5305031 | Sealed case A sealed case comprises a communication hole in an outer wall of the case for communicating the inside and outside of the case, and the communication hole is closed by a seal element comprising a highly restorable elastic element having airtightness.... | 04/19/1994 |
| 5298928 | Waterproof camera Disclosed is a waterproof camera in which a watertightness of an interior of a camera body or a lens tube is maintained during a state where zooming is not performed by a zooming knob defined as a zooming manipulation member. When the lens tube is advance... | 03/29/1994 |
| 5233377 | Waterproof camera having a reinforced cover A waterproof camera comprising an air bleeding hole connecting the inside and outside of a camera body, an elastic protective cover for covering the air bleeding hole and having an air bleeding groove for connecting the air bleeding hole to the atmosphere... | 08/03/1993 |
| 5200775 | Waterproof camera A waterproof camera including a watertight camera body, air bleeding holes formed in the camera body to connect the inside and outside of the camera body, an air permeable and water impermeable filter attached to the air bleeding holes, and a jig guiding ... | 04/06/1993 |
| 5159366 | Underwater housing and pressure compensation method and apparatus A method and apparatus for protecting a camera or other apparatus from a water environment with a flexible, pressure compensated bag-like housing which is maintained at a slight positive pressure. The housing is larger than its contents to permit the cont... | 10/27/1992 |
| 5153622 | Pressure alarm for water-sealed camera In a camera adapted to be sealed against water, a camera having a reciprocating lens barrel, a member for detecting water around the camera, and for controlling the lens barrel, so that the lens barrel will not be moved when water is detected by the detec... | 10/06/1992 |
| 5126772 | Pressure-compensation shutter release device for underwater camera A water-resistant housing that contains a camera has a seesaw portion which, when manually depressed at a region opposite a shutter release button of the camera, is pivoted towards the camera to depress the button and simultaneously at a region remote fro... | 06/30/1992 |
| 5111222 | Pressure alarm in water-sealed camera In a camera adapted to be sealed against water, the camera having a reciprocating lens barrel, a member for detecting water around the camera, and for controlling the lens barrel, so that the lens barrel will not be moved when water is detected by the det... | 05/05/1992 |
| 5107286 | Environmentally sealed camera housing A sealed and pressurized housing for a TV camera. The camera is mounted on a cradle which includes the sealing mechanism for both ends of the housing. Both ends are sealed with conventional "O" ring seals and end plates which are secured to the cradle. Si... | 04/21/1992 |
| 5070348 | Waterproof and/or water-resistant camera A waterproof and/or water-resistant camera including a movable photographing lens barrel which moves in the optical axis direction of the camera, an air breathing passage for connecting the interior and the exterior of the camera, an air-permeable and wat... | 12/03/1991 |
| 4999664 | Automatic exposure control apparatus for daylight/underwater camera In a camera for daylight and underwater photography, an exposure control aparatus is adjusted automatically to change an exposure parameter as a function of increased water pressure. Preferably, a pressure sensitive member is mechanically connected to a m... | 03/12/1991 |
| 4980707 | Pressure compensation method and apparatus for underwater equipment A method and apparatus for pressure compensating an under water housing which includes a tubular structure sealed around a hole in the housing dimensioned so that the mouth of an inflated balloon will form a secure seal there on so that the housing may be... | 12/25/1990 |
| 4947783 | Pressure compensation method and apparatus for underwater equipment A method and apparatus for pressure compensating an underwater housing by blowing up a balloon and sealing the balloon mouth around a conduit to pneumatically connect the balloon to the interior of the housing. The balloon is configured to change its appe... | 08/14/1990 |
| 4931816 | Internal pressure adjusting mechanism for underwater and waterproof products An internal pressure adjusting mechanism for equalizing the internal and external pressures of a waterproof product, such as an underwater camera, when the internal pressure of the product varies due to a change in temperature or atmospheric pressure. The... | 06/05/1990 |
| 4853722 | Method and apparatus for extending the depth range of underwater equipment An apparatus for extending the depth range of an underwater pressure hull such as an underwater camera body by providing a means responsive to ambient pressure for equalizing the pressure between the hull and its environment.... | 08/01/1989 |
| 4777501 | Underwater optical methods and apparatus An underwater visual recording system capable of making consistently in-focus visual records of submarine objects includes a camera having a lens system with a predetermined depth-of-field, a first laser structured to emit a beam of coherent light of a fi... | 10/11/1988 |
| 4771320 | Method and apparatus for extending the depth range of underwater equipment An apparatus and method for extending the depth range of an underwater pressure hull such as an underwater camera body by supplying gas to balance the internal hull pressure with the ambient water pressure. The balancing gas is supplied by a variable volu... | 09/13/1988 |
| 4771299 | Method and apparatus for underwater operation of non-waterproof equipment A container for adapting a device such as a video camera, camera, strobe light, etc. for underwater operation by providing a flexible, waterproof container and a means to pressurize the container prior to or during immersion. In numerous embodiments, the ... | 09/13/1988 |
| 4763537 | Process for protecting electrochemical sensors from biofouling in an aquatic environment A process is described for protecting electrochemical sensors and the like from biofouling--the microbial colonization of sensor surfaces--in an aquatic environment. The process comprises creating an antibiofoulant gas atmosphere for the sensors between m... | 08/16/1988 |
| 4763145 | Water-resistant camera with automatic internal air-pressure adjustment A water-resistant camera has a lens barrel movable toward and away from a fluid-tight camera body for selecting the position of the lens barrel between wide-angle and telephoto positions. The camera has or can be combined with an automatic air-pressure ad... | 08/09/1988 |
| 4731624 | Data imprinting device for a camera A data imprinting device provided with an input lock switch for disabling the input of imprinting data by data input switches, and a discriminating circuit for disabling the data input when the input lock switch is ON and only when all the data input swit... | 03/15/1988 |
