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...that the x-ray was discovered purely by accident? When German physicist Wilhelm Konrad von Roentgen was experimenting with cathode rays in 1895, he put an activated Crookes tube in a book and went out to lunch. When he returned, he discovered that a key that had also been placed in the book showed up as an image on the developed film!
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8092101 | Imaging apparatus with rotatable lens barrel An imaging apparatus with a rotatable lens barrel includes the following elements. An optical block includes a lens. An imaging block includes an imaging device. The lens barrel receives the respective blocks and includes a rotating truncated ball larger than a hemi... | 01/10/2012 |
| 8066438 | Camera apparatus A camera apparatus includes an adjusting member configured to adjust a pan of an optical member included therein; a cover member configured to cover the optical member; and a fixing member fixed to an installation surface and configured to include a first engaging m... | 11/29/2011 |
| 8029198 | Actuation mechanism having two degrees of freedom and sentry robot having the same Provided are an actuation mechanism having two degrees of freedom of movement and a sentry robot having the actuation mechanism having two degrees of freedom of movement capable of performing wide and narrow monitoring and sentry in short and long ranges and automat... | 10/04/2011 |
| 8007189 | Rapid deployment surveillance system A portable surveillance system for rapid deployment, comprising a hardware case containing a battery, a processor, a hard disk drive, and a means for communications; at least one surveillance camera; and a tripod. The tripod is used to support both the camera and th... | 08/30/2011 |
| 7963707 | Dome type security camera structure with reinforced waterproofing function A dome type security camera structure with a reinforced waterproofing function is disclosed. The camera structure includes a housing (100) having an outside wire insert hole (110), and a pair of opposite guide grooves (120). Each guide groove co... | 06/21/2011 |
| 7946772 | Monitoring camera Provided is a monitoring camera including a base which is fixable and installable on a structure; a housing which is attachable to and detachable from the base; a hooking member which is disposed on the base so as to fix the housing with the base; a button member of... | 05/24/2011 |
| 7891886 | Device for a motor vehicle, comprising a rotatably mounted camera unit The invention relates to a device for a motor vehicle, comprising a rotatably mounted camera unit (10) which can be brought into an inactive position and into an active position by means of a motor, and a protective element (20) that can be rotatably g... | 02/22/2011 |
| 7874743 | Pressure equalizing equipment housing A pressure equalizing housing may be used to house equipment (e.g., one or more mechanical and/or electronic devices). The pressure equalizing housing may include a pressure equalization device to provide pressure equalization between an internal pressure inside of ... | 01/25/2011 |
| 7874744 | Privacy ensuring camera enclosure A privacy ensuring camera enclosure with a camera enclosing configuration and a surveillance configuration wherein the camera enclosing configuration entirely surrounds a surveillance camera such that it is visibly removed from a privacy sensitive area, thereby pres... | 01/25/2011 |
| 7841782 | Dome type camera with independently rotatable and lockable cover A dome type camera (1) comprises a camera (2), a lower case (3) having a first serration (9), an upper case (4), a dome cover (6), and an inner cover (7) having a second serration (20), where the upper case ( | 11/30/2010 |
| 7832946 | Transport system for monitoring industrial processes A system transports a device into a piece of industrial equipment for the purpose of collecting data inside of the industrial equipment. In an embodiment, the industrial equipment is a furnace and the device is an IR camera. The system opens a door covering an openi... | 11/16/2010 |
| 7828486 | Surveillance system with wind vibration isolating enclosure Surveillance apparatus including an elongated base anchor structure, elongated core structure carrying surveillance equipment and having a lower end fixed against movement relative to the ground, and an elongated enclosure attached to the base anchor structure and s... | 11/09/2010 |
| 7815379 | Lens apparatus focus adjustment support device and focus adjusting method The focus adjustment support device is mounted on a lens apparatus included in an image pickup system for supporting the focus adjustment of the lens apparatus. The image pickup system comprises: an image pickup apparatus having a lens apparatus including focus adju... | 10/19/2010 |
| 7811010 | Camera apparatus with positioning tube and mounting base A small-diameter positioning tube is formed in an external wall surface of a housing (upper case and lower case) that is a constructional element of a camera body via a stepped part. When the camera body is attached to a mounting base using screws, a positioning tub... | 10/12/2010 |
| 7811011 | Camera arrangement behind an inclined pane A camera arrangement includes a camera having a lens pointed at a pane and being separated from the pane. A light-guiding element is between the camera lens and the pane. The light-guiding element guides at least light which is incident on the pane in a grazing mann... | 10/12/2010 |
| 7806604 | Face detection and tracking in a wide field of view Facial detection and tracking systems and methods within a wide field of view are disclosed. A facial detection and tracking system in accordance with an illustrative embodiment of the present invention can include a wide field of view camera for detecting and track... | 10/05/2010 |
| 7794161 | Camera control system, camera server, client, control method, and recording medium A camera control system in which operations intended by clients can be carried out by a camera server by appropriately managing and controlling every client that wishes to control a camera. Operation commands are issued to the camera server from only one client at a... | 09/14/2010 |
| 7762731 | Environmentally sealed enclosure Embodiments of the present invention provide systems, methods and apparatus for providing reliable sealed enclosures for surveillance cameras that are capable of protecting an internal surveillance camera and related electronics from harsh external environmental con... | 07/27/2010 |
| 7703996 | Surveillance unit and method of use thereof A surveillance system and method of use thereof is disclosed. The surveillance system provides a continuous presence and may be operated by remote control. The system may automatically record video and audio when certain audio, such as a gun shot, is detected. The s... | 04/27/2010 |
| 7690851 | Imaging apparatus An imaging apparatus, for example, a security camera, having a camera assembly including a camera mounted on and supported by a base and pivotally rotatable both in a vertical direction and in a horizontal direction to allow tilting and panning motions of the camera... | 04/06/2010 |
| 7677816 | Camera terminal and imaged area adjusting device A camera terminal including an imaging zone adjusting apparatus that adjusts an imaging zone using multiple camera terminals, a camera that images a hypothetical imaging zone obtained by changing the position of an imaging zone within a specific zone in a specific p... | 03/16/2010 |
| 7661890 | Imagine apparatus with rotatable lens barrel An imaging apparatus with a rotatable lens barrel includes the following elements. An optical block includes a lens. An imaging block includes an imaging device. The lens barrel receives the respective blocks and includes a rotating truncated ball larger than a hemi... | 02/16/2010 |
| 7658555 | Aerial video mount A stabilizing and vibration-isolating mount to facilitate the manual operation of a camera from mobile platforms such as aircraft, motor vehicles, and watercraft. The camera mount comprises a carriage assembly that allows the roll axis of rotation to pass through th... | 02/09/2010 |
| 7658554 | Camera installation device A camera installation device has a camera installation base (12) and a camera support section (14). A coupling direction (X) between the camera support section (14) and the camera installation base (12) is inclined relative to the directi... | 02/09/2010 |
| 7651281 | Surveillance camera A surveillance camera has a positioning base, a mounting base, a globe and a camera assembly. The positioning base is attached to a ceiling or a wall or the like. The mounting base may latch to or detach from the positioning base and has a tapered sidewall, a panel ... | 01/26/2010 |
| 7641402 | Transport system for monitoring industrial process A system transports a device into a piece of industrial equipment for the purpose of collecting data inside of the industrial equipment. In an embodiment, the industrial equipment is a furnace and the device is an IR camera. The system opens a door covering an openi... | 01/05/2010 |
| 7628551 | Security surveillance system and method of operating same A security surveillance system having a support, a surveillance device mounted on the support, and a cover assembly. The cover assembly is movable selectively relative to the support between an access state and an operative state. In the access state, at least a fir... | 12/08/2009 |
| 7614804 | Security camera A security camera includes a base and a cover having a clear transparent dome. A gimbal base is mounted on the base and is tiltable with respect to a first axis parallel to said base substantially through a 90° angle. The gimbal base is also rotatable through an an... | 11/10/2009 |
| 7607843 | Image system and method There are described herein systems and methods for producing and distributing personalized photographic souvenirs for spectators of an event. Equipment well-known in the art is used to take photographs of performers at the event, and to scan images or take photos of... | 10/27/2009 |
| 7600929 | Method and apparatus for controlling panning/tilting motor of monitoring camera A method and apparatus for controlling a panning/tilting motor of a monitoring camera is disclosed. The position or speed of the motor is controlled based on the output of a hall sensor built in the motor without any position detection device such as encoder, so tha... | 10/13/2009 |
| 7566177 | Imaging device assembly An assembly for mounting an imaging device, such as a camera, is provided. The assembly may include a housing and an imaging device mounted to the housing. The housing is constructed and arranged in a manner that absorbs and/or dampens a shock and/or vibration to mi... | 07/28/2009 |
| 7563039 | Apparatus for securing a dangerous zone Apparatus with an optical system for monitoring a protected field has at least two opposing optical units arranged so that the protected field is between them. Each optical unit includes a picture-taking unit and a processing and switching unit that is operatively c... | 07/21/2009 |
| 7549808 | Monitor camera A monitor camera device (10) has a camera housing (12) and a dehumidification regulation body (14). The dehumidification regulation body (14) has a dehumidification element (42), an electrode, and an engaging portion engaging with ... | 06/23/2009 |
| 7540670 | Camera apparatus A camera apparatus includes a base; an outer case assembled on the base; an inner case assembled in the outer case; a supporting member assembled in the inner case; a camera and a board assembled in the supporting member; a cooling fan for cooling the board, and so ... | 06/02/2009 |
| 7534056 | Trail camera A trail camera having one or more hinges to provide pivoting of the trail camera after mounting to a fixed object is disclosed. The hinges allow pivoting of a housing and/or a camera section after the trail camera is mounted to enable a user to direct the trail came... | 05/19/2009 |
| 7534057 | Surveillance camera gimbal mechanism A surveillance camera gimbal mechanism. The mechanism utilizes a rotationally adjustable disk and support arrangement to afford smoothly adjustable, fastener-free, and stable diagonal adjustment that also provides axial compliance. The diagonal adjustment mechanism ... | 05/19/2009 |
| 7524119 | Apparatus and method for viewing radiographs In one aspect, a telesuite is provided and includes a camera rotatable about at least one axis, the camera being rotatably mounted to a base, and a radiograph viewing device. The radiograph viewing device includes a light source and a translucent substrate defining ... | 04/28/2009 |
| 7520686 | Modular installation concept for a camera A modular installation system for the installation of camera provides an installation kit capable of being used either flush mounted or protruding on the wall of an aircraft cabin. An external mounting housing or a mounting frame may be used. A camera module include... | 04/21/2009 |
| 7520685 | Security camera A security camera includes a camera unit, and a top plate rotatably supporting the camera unit. A movable circuit board is disposed above the top plate. A fixed circuit board is rotatably disposed to be spaced from the movable circuit board by a predetermined gap. A... | 04/21/2009 |
| 7503708 | Pan and tilt apparatus usable with a camera A pan and tilt apparatus usable with a camera, and more particularly, a driving mechanism to linearly maintain a tilting angle of the camera relative to a rotating angle of a tilt motor. The pan and tilt apparatus includes a tilting driving mechanism having the tilt... | 03/17/2009 |
