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...that Charles Goodyear performed some of his experiments on rubber while in debtor's prison? He was there so often he referred to it as his "hotel". Chronically in debt because of poor business sense and ill health, Goodyear depended on the generosity of friends and family. Even after he unlocked the secret to vulcanizing rubber, he was unable to improve his financial situation. When he died, his estate was $200,000 in debt.
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8083420 | Camera control system and associated pan/tilt head An apparatus for controlling one or more cameras is provided. The apparatus includes: a mounting sled, a tilt drive motor, a tilt drive train, a pan drive motor, and a pan drive train. The mounting sled includes a camera platform between two sled runners. A lower su... | 12/27/2011 |
| 8052338 | On-board camera An on-board camera is disposed, behind a neighboring member that is located above a steering column, on the steering column that can move forward at the time of a collision of a vehicle in which the on-board camera is installed. The on-board camera includes: a camer... | 11/08/2011 |
| 8029196 | Electronic device The electronic device according to the present invention has a device body capable of attaching a second device thereto by a screw member, and comprises a chassis provided to the device body, a mounting seat made of resin for attaching the second device, and a metal... | 10/04/2011 |
| 8007188 | Stabilized mount for, and method of, steadily supporting a motion-sensitive, image capture device A stabilized mount stably supports a motion-sensitive, image capture device, such as a cellular telephone or a personal digital assistant, on a support surface, such as a tripod or analogous camera equipment. The device is operative for capturing an image over a fie... | 08/30/2011 |
| 7946771 | Camera support and respective camera assembly A camera support comprises a baseplate on which first and second engaging means are formed for releasably engaging first and second portions of a camera body displaced along the baseplate in an engaging direction. The first engaging means defines an abutment positio... | 05/24/2011 |
| 7905667 | Compactible walking staff having tripod base and adaptable mount A walking staff apparatus having a tripod assembly that is releasably fastened to a main shaft. The tripod assembly may be released from the shaft to achieve a compact arrangement for transport or storage. The shaft may also be telescoping to achieve a compact size.... | 03/15/2011 |
| 7815378 | Visual presenter A visual presenter includes a base, an upright portion standing from the base and having a distal end, a support column including a horizontal portion formed by bending the distal end of the upright portion so that the horizontal portion protrudes forward away from ... | 10/19/2010 |
| 7811008 | Camera control system and associated pan/tilt head An apparatus for controlling one or more cameras is provided. The apparatus includes: a mounting sled, a tilt drive motor, a tilt drive train, a pan drive motor, and a pan drive train. The mounting sled includes a camera platform between two sled runners. A lower su... | 10/12/2010 |
| 7811009 | Camera and control method therefor, and camera cradle system A camera that has an acquisition unit which acquires an identifier via a cradle apparatus connected to the camera, a comparison unit which compares the identifier acquired by the acquisition unit with an identifier stored in a memory, and a camera controller which c... | 10/12/2010 |
| 7736071 | Digital camera pedestal with cable in neck A digital camera pedestal with cable in neck is provided which may comprise a base member, a neck, and a camera housing. The base member can comprise a surface mount, a cable exit annulus, and a neck mount. The surface mount and said neck mount can attach together f... | 06/15/2010 |
| 7621680 | In-ceiling surveillance housing A clamp mechanism for securing an in-ceiling surveillance camera housing assembly to a ceiling. The clamping mechanism advantageously allows easy installation of the camera housing in the ceiling via a camera housing aperture without requiring a large access apertur... | 11/24/2009 |
| 7614803 | Image pickup device An image pickup device capable of suppressing breakage of a support leg mounting member is obtained. This image pickup device comprises a housing constituting the body of the image pickup device, a support leg mounting member, rotatably provided on the housing, havi... | 11/10/2009 |
| 7607841 | Pickup device driving apparatus, photographing device using the same, and monitoring camera apparatus A pickup device driving apparatus includes a base of which the position is fixed with respect to a lens part, a movable part, a pickup device which is attached to the movable part in a state that a pickup surface is perpendicular to an optical axial direction, a fir... | 10/27/2009 |
| 7607842 | Method of reducing vibration in the fine movement of a precision instrument secured to a tripod A hand held device that is connected to a precision instrument's handle or eye piece to bridge the connection between the operator and the instrument. With the device connected, the invention allows the instrument's operator to finely control the instrument's moveme... | 10/27/2009 |
| 7604420 | Gun and bow camera mount A gun and bow camera mount providing an apparatus capable of mounting a conventional hand-held camera to any of various hunting weapons. The gun and bow camera mount includes a camera support having a camera mount resiliently biased against a carriage. The camera su... | 10/20/2009 |
| 7588376 | Camera holder for stand A camera holder (1) for a stand with a mounting screw (25) provided in a carrier plate (22/60) screwable into the mounting thread (32) of a camera (33), wherein the carrier plate (22/60) is mounted directly or indirectly on ... | 09/15/2009 |
| 7563038 | Support for a camcorder A support for a camcorder includes a platform connectable to a camcorder and a gripping handle attached via a multi-directional joint to the platform. The handle includes a head portion close to the multidirectional joint and is segmented along its major axis so as ... | 07/21/2009 |
| 7544000 | Camera and control method therefor, and camera cradle system A camera that has an acquisition unit which acquires an identifier via a cradle apparatus connected to the camera, a comparison unit which compares the identifier acquired by the acquisition unit with an identifier stored in a memory, and a camera controller which c... | 06/09/2009 |
| 7537400 | Camera system for a motor vehicle A camera system for a vehicle may comprise at least one camera unit that is detachably connectable to the vehicle. The camera unit may be used for at least one camera-based driver-supporting function of the vehicle. The camera system may further comprise a plurality... | 05/26/2009 |
| 7527440 | Triangular vehicle light apparatus with camera A triangular vehicle light apparatus with camera, the invention provides both front and rear light assemblies. Both assemblies have cameras, preferably one in each of the low beams of the headlights and one in each of the signal lights of the rear lights. A video sc... | 05/05/2009 |
| 7527439 | Camera control system and associated pan/tilt head An apparatus for controlling one or more cameras is provided. The apparatus includes: a mounting sled, a tilt drive motor, a tilt drive train, a pan drive motor, and a pan drive train. The mounting sled includes a camera platform between two sled runners. A lower su... | 05/05/2009 |
| 7520684 | Camera mount Various embodiments and methods relating to a camera mount are disclosed. ... | 04/21/2009 |
| 7494290 | Camera with tripod mounting mechanism A slim camera which can be stably mounted on a tripod. The slim camera comprises a camera housing having a cavity in its bottom surface, and a tripod connecting element having a tripod connecting hole, the tripod connecting element being disposed in the cavity of th... | 02/24/2009 |
| 7448812 | Camera mount A base plate (10, 50) broadly separates suction cups (12) on the bottom face of the base plate for attaching the base plate to a vehicle. A camera-mounting stud (14) extends from the base plate to mount a camera. The keeper plate (16) cap... | 11/11/2008 |
| 7445392 | Observation device for side regions of a motor vehicle For observing lateral areas of a motor vehicle, a camera is inserted into an existing cavity of a mirror base. The camera is clampingly held between a holding cage and a covering cap. An opening for a camera lens is provided in the covering cap. Through the camera l... | 11/04/2008 |
| 7440685 | Three-dimensional photographic shelf A three-dimensional photographic shelf that is highly controllable, adjustable and portable. A loading turntable of the shelf for loading a photographic subject has the functions of horizontal rotation for different angles and vertical angles switches while cooperat... | 10/21/2008 |
| 7438774 | Method and device for fastening and aligning a sensor A method and a device are provided for fastening and aligning a sensor, e.g., in motor vehicles, the sensor being connected to a support via a holding element. By reworking the sensor seating surface, a precise alignment of the sensor axis with the nominal direction... | 10/21/2008 |
| 7434776 | Mounting method and system A method and system are disclosed, may include a mounting device for a piece of equipment having an accessory receptacle. The mounting device may include at least two arms connected together providing at least two rotation axes, a mounting stud for mating with the a... | 10/14/2008 |
| 7435018 | Hidden image capturing device A hidden image capturing device is applied to a display. The hidden image capturing device has a shell, a control module, a slide module, and an image capturing module. The slide module is disposed in the shell and controlled by the control module for sliding. Besid... | 10/14/2008 |
| 7430012 | Focusing auxiliary device of image-capturing apparatus A focusing auxiliary device of an image-capturing apparatus includes a base and an extension rod. The base is arranged on the image-capturing apparatus. The extension rod is coupled to and movable relative to the base for sustaining against a supporting surface so a... | 09/30/2008 |
| 7425101 | Image adjusting assembly for a monitoring camera An image adjusting assembly for a monitoring camera has a connecting frame, a rotating bracket and a fastener. The connecting frame is mounted around the camera bracket and is attached slidably to the positioning arms and has an upper connecting frame and a lower co... | 09/16/2008 |
| 7396168 | Rotation system with three degrees of freedom and application of the same A first guide rail (11), and a second guide rail (12) and a third guide rail (13) that are parallel to each other are installed on a base (2) so as to be perpendicular to each other, and these guide rails are rotated about shafts (4 | 07/08/2008 |
| 7389964 | Support for a computer peripheral device A support for a computer peripheral device has a base, a post having a first end extending through the base and a second end that couples a computer peripheral device, and a pair of base supports. Each base support has an extension which is received within the base ... | 06/24/2008 |
| 7390130 | Camera support base The camera support base of the invention is designed to meet the need for a stable, lightweight, compact, economical fixture that can be removably affixed to a photographic camera to safely support the camera when it is set down out-of-hand. A preferred basic design... | 06/24/2008 |
| 7387453 | Camera support and mounting assembly The present invention is a camera mounting structure that is made using a minimal number of parts that are attached together without the use of hardware or fasteners. One or more motors are each mounted to a support bracket using locking tabs, boss registers, clips ... | 06/17/2008 |
| 7377704 | Universal through sight camera system for army tactical vehicles A universal through sight camera system for army tactical vehicles is provided, which includes a universal through sight camera housing that mounts to the Army's M1 ABRAMS tank GUNNER's primary sight extension (GPS-e) by way of clamping onto the outer black anodized... | 05/27/2008 |
| 7374351 | Spring loaded attachment mechanism for camera and base Embodiments of the present invention provide a spring loaded attachment mechanism for attaching a camera to a camera support or base. In one embodiment, a camera attachment apparatus comprises an attachment socket connected to a camera, the attachment socket includi... | 05/20/2008 |
| 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 |
| 7364320 | Flashlight with pivotal legs A handheld flashlight includes a head that pivots relative to a body. Three legs pivotally connect to the body and open into a tripod to support the head in an elevated position. The legs are spring-biased toward the open tripod position and are selectively held clo... | 04/29/2008 |
| 7362372 | Video surveillance camera A video surveillance camera comprising an image sensor, first housing, second housing, electronic circuit, and thermal barrier. The image sensor is located in the first housing, and the electronic circuit is located in the second housing. The thermal barrier has fir... | 04/22/2008 |
