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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8155510 | Universal underwater enclosure for cameras and camcorders A universal underwater enclosure has a spherical shell having a hollow in which a camera, camcorder, or other device can be inserted, a lens attached to the shell that can be opened to insert a device, and glove assemblies extending into the hollow for manipulation ... | 04/10/2012 |
| 8000589 | Portable waterproof equipment having a sealing structure comprising a number of slot groups and rib groups A portable waterproof equipment for containing an articles with a protruding part includes a body (1) having an opening and a wall (12), a sealing structure for sealing the opening of the body (1), a through hole (14) defined in the wall ... | 08/16/2011 |
| 7991274 | Waterproof cover for camera The present invention provides a waterproof camera cover that is comparatively easy to attach to and remove from a camera, and that enables comparatively simple operation of the camera. A holder 3 is housed inside a pouch 4. It is possible to place a c... | 08/02/2011 |
| 7986872 | Protective covering for hand-held camera At least one embodiment of the inventive technology may be a removable protective covering for a camera, where the protective covering comprises a sleeve that has a first opening and a second opening. One or more of the openings may be defined by elastically deforma... | 07/26/2011 |
| 7929847 | User-configurable waterproof camera case A user-configurable waterproof camera case includes a housing for sealingly holding different models of camera therein, an actuating shaft extending through an opening of the housing, a probe-carrying member connected to an inner end of the actuating shaft, and an a... | 04/19/2011 |
| 7835634 | Camera enclosure sealing system and method Embodiments of a dust-proof and water-proof enclosure for a camera. The enclosure includes first and second housings joined along a diagonal plane with a sealing element positioned on the diagonal plane between the two housings. An optical assembly is secured to at ... | 11/16/2010 |
| 7801425 | Underwater adaptive camera housing An underwater camera housing provided with an adaptive mechanical control arrangement for use with a broad range of camera brands and models. The camera housing is preferably formed of front and rear housing sections that are molded of clear transparent plastic and ... | 09/21/2010 |
| 7787756 | Waterproof housing A waterproof housing is provided with an engaging member that can engage with rotary members provided respectively on a plurality of cameras. The rotary members can be rotated from the outside of the waterproof housing. Accordingly, the plurality of cameras can be s... | 08/31/2010 |
| 7751697 | Housing with glass window for optical instruments in high pressure underwater environments A housing for underwater imaging comprising a first section for housing an optical instrument; a second section secured to the first section adapted to house a window; a window disposed within the second section; and a buffer ring disposed between the window and the... | 07/06/2010 |
| 7653291 | Water proof case for digital camera The present invention relates to a water proof case for a digital camera. The water proof case for a digital camera according to the present invention comprises a housing having an inner space to accommodate the digital camera, an upper and a lower transparent films... | 01/26/2010 |
| 7613386 | Waterproof case for portable device A waterproof case for containing a portable device including at least one operation part offset in a direction perpendicular to an inserting direction of the portable device into the case body of the waterproof case, includes at least one operation part that operati... | 11/03/2009 |
| 7502550 | Waterproof camera case for containing camera equipped with lens barrier A camera case capable of stopping a movement of the lens barrier provided on a camera if the camera receives an accidental shock. The camera case can contain a camera having an image-taking lens, and a lens barrier movable between a closed position for covering the ... | 03/10/2009 |
| 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 |
| 7422379 | Stand for a camera device A stand for a camera device, the stand comprising an attachment element which is detachably fastened to the camera device and at least one support element which is displaceably connected to the attachment element. The support element is displaceable between at least... | 09/09/2008 |
| 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 |
| 7352961 | Waterproof housing compatible for a plurality of cameras A system includes a plurality of cameras and a waterproof housing. The plurality of cameras include a first camera including a first operating member, a second camera including a second operating member which is superposed to the position of the first operating memb... | 04/01/2008 |
| 7194202 | Waterproof protector device and waterproof protector system using the same A waterproof protector system comprises a body protector which stores a camera body, a first port member to be attached to the body protector, and a second port member to be attached to the first port member. The body protector is formed having a first opening porti... | 03/20/2007 |
| D537858 | Underwater camera housing | 03/06/2007 |
| 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 |
| 7066663 | Weather-resistant monitoring camera A weather-resistant monitoring camera has a case, a camera set, a frame, a lens and an adjusting assembly. The case has a body to receive the camera set, the frame, the lens and the adjusting assembly. The frame is used for holding the camera set in place and the c... | 06/27/2006 |
| 7066662 | Enclosure for wildlife surveillance system and security apparatus therefor An enclosure for a wildlife surveillance system includes a base configured to support at least a portion of the surveillance system, and a cover coupled to the base. In addition, the enclosure includes a means for minimizing light generated by the surveillance syste... | 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 |
| 7050712 | Waterproof case for portable device A waterproof case for containing a portable device including at least one operation part offset in a direction perpendicular to an inserting direction of the portable device into the case body of the waterproof case, includes at least one operation part that operati... | 05/23/2006 |
| 7006144 | Video camera recorder A video camera recorder having a main camera body, electronic components, a cassette holder, a battery and weather cover. The main camera body has a first end that is generally cylindrical in shape. The electronic components are used for operations of the video came... | 02/28/2006 |
| 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 |
| 6981085 | Carrying case for portable electronic devices A case for an electronic device, which includes a first protective material that maintains the electronic device within the case, and at least one controlling interface that is in electrical communication with said electronic device, and disposed on the first protec... | 12/27/2005 |
| 6957011 | Video recording apparatus A low cost video recording apparatus for one time recording on a recording medium, comprises a casing (15) which houses a video cassette tape, a lens (1), a microphone (16), a colour CMOS sensor, a signal processing module, a write head and a dr... | 10/18/2005 |
| 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 |
| 6941066 | Camera case This invention provides a camera case for stopping degradation of picture quality even if pictures are taken with a camera still in the case. Also, this invention provides a camera case with which it is possible to smoothly remove a strap from the case body. ... | 09/06/2005 |
| 6936789 | Triggerless welding implement and method of operating same A magnetically-actuated switch adapted to control a welding device. The magnetically-actuated switch may comprise a set of electrical connectors that are brought into electrical communication with one another by magnetic force. The magnetically-actuated switch may b... | 08/30/2005 |
| 6819866 | Watertight universal housing A watertight universal housing (1) which allows video cameras, or other electronic devices, to be operated under-water. The term “universal” is intended to indicate the housing's suitability for use with a range of different video cameras or other electro... | 11/16/2004 |
| 6766108 | Lens-fitted photo film unit having transparent parts A lens-fitted photo film unit of a waterproof type comprises a unit body covered with a case body and a lid member. A front window and a top window of the case body are made of transparent plastic. The lid member is also made of the transparent plastic. Methacrylate... | 07/20/2004 |
| 6766109 | Camera casing and recycling method therefor A camera casing of the present invention is an integral two-color molded product whose case main body (32) consists of a transparent rigid resin layer (32a) and an opaque rigid resin layer (32b). Essential parts of the camera are e... | 07/20/2004 |
| 6761491 | Photographic processor and supply cartridge with an information exchange arrangement The present invention relates to a method and use of information exchange between processing solution supply cartridges that are placed on a small processing machine and a controller that is used to operate the machine. In a feature of the present invention, the con... | 07/13/2004 |
| 6751409 | Exterior case of electronic appliance The exterior case of an electronic appliance is integrally molded by two-color molding or insert molding with a hard resin and a soft resin. A front case part and a back case part of the exterior case is formed of the hard resin, and a connecting part between the fr... | 06/15/2004 |
| 6739769 | Photographic film developing apparatus A photographic film developing apparatus maintains a photographic film, a developer solution and a second processing solution at a specific temperature while performing film development operation by directly applying the individual solutions to an emulsion side of t... | 05/25/2004 |
| 6724986 | Underwater camera A submersible underwater housing for a waterproof camera is adapted to hold the camera in either a vertical or a horizontal viewing position. The housing has a rudder to guide the camera when the camera is disposed in a moving body of water. ... | 04/20/2004 |
| 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 |
| 6574433 | Underwater camera housing An apparatus for placing a camera therein for use underwater includes a waterproof housing, a door, and a flat panel that is disposed at one end of the housing, the flat panel being transparent and extending throughout the one end. The camera includes a v... | 06/03/2003 |
| 6571056 | Waterproof case for camera A waterproof case for containing a camera includes a case body configured such that the camera is freely inserted therein and removed therefrom, and an optical system arranged at a part of the case body where a photographic lens of the camera faces. The o... | 05/27/2003 |
