Did You Know...
...that it was melting ice cream that inspired the invention of the outboard motor? It was a lovely August day and Ole Evinrude was rowing his boat to his favorite island picnic spot. As he rowed, he watched his ice cream melt and wished he had a faster way to get to the island. At that moment the idea for the outboard motor was born!
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7819591 | Monocular three-dimensional imaging A three-dimensional imaging system uses a single primary optical lens along with various configurations of apertures, refocusing facilities, and the like to obtain three offset optical channels each of which can be separately captured with an optical sensor. ... | 10/26/2010 |
| 7338222 | Aperture apparatus An aperture apparatus includes a substrate having a lens opening, a first aperture sector having a first aperture opening, a second aperture sector having a second aperture opening, and a drive pin that is engaged in cam openings respectively formed in the first ape... | 03/04/2008 |
| 7290947 | Light controller and image pickup device including the same A light controller includes a substrate having an optical path opening, a blade unit with a blade mounted on the substrate for opening and closing the optical path opening, a driver unit for driving the blade, and a stopper unit for restricting a movement of the bla... | 11/06/2007 |
| 7253575 | Industrial optical shutter A highly versatile optical shutter for industrial and scientific applications is disclosed. The has a aperture which defines a light path through the shutter, and a shutter vane or blade that is moved into and out of the light path using a precision, microprocessor ... | 08/07/2007 |
| 7248793 | Lens-fitted photo film unit A lens-fitted photo film unit provides a daylight photography mode to select no flash emission and the small stop, a daylight synchro photography mode to select normal flash emission and the small stop, and a night view synchro photography mode to select reduced fla... | 07/24/2007 |
| 7187502 | Compact optical assembly for imaging a remote object The optical system of the invention is comprised of a monolithic microlens array assembly that consists of two groups of microlenses sub-assemblies having different pitches between the adjacent lenses. A ratio between the pitches of sub-assemblies is determined by a... | 03/06/2007 |
| 7157706 | Cryogenically cooled adjustable apertures for infrared cameras A continuously variable diaphragm or swappable fixed aperture for use in thermal infrared cameras, which aperture or diaphragm can be cooled to cryogenic temperatures. The invention contemplates mounting aperture control means, if necessary, in a vacuum or extending... | 01/02/2007 |
| 7123398 | Arrangement and use of a slit diaphragm Device (1) and method for delimiting a field (3) impinged with light from a light source (2), particularly on the surface of an optical element (4) and/or sample (5), having a slit diaphragm (6) including a slit height (7... | 10/17/2006 |
| 7079186 | Diaphragm device of a television camera lens for a CCTV surveillance camera A diaphragm device of a lens for a CCTV camera includes a lens barrel, a diaphragm, a base plate which supports the diaphragm, a diaphragm driver for driving the diaphragm to adjust a size of an aperture formed by the diaphragm, an optical filter, and a filter drive... | 07/18/2006 |
| 7053514 | Image apparatus and drive motor A drive motor is proposed, which serves as a drive source for a movement mechanism constituting an iris for an optical path of an imaging system. The drive motor has a shaft serving as a center of rotation, a magnet, two-pole magnetized and rotated around the shaft,... | 05/30/2006 |
| 6903777 | Lens shutter for digital still cameras A lens shutter has a diaphragm blade, a shutter blade, and a motor with a rotor reciprocatingly turned between an initial position and a final position by a current applied to a coil, to move the diaphragm blade to stop at an aperture regulating position and the shu... | 06/07/2005 |
| 6724428 | Shutter and lens apparatus of a digital camera with a stepless focusing function This invention discloses a shutter and lens apparatus including a lens housing for receiving a multi-function support. The multi-function support includes a lens seat fitting with a lens and two solenoid valves attached on its bottom. A shutter slice and a diaphragm... | 04/20/2004 |
| 6701070 | Aperture stop changing device for camera A camera includes a preset open aperture for introducing object light to photo film. A taking lens is disposed in a light path of the object light, and has two lens elements. In the camera, an aperture stop changing device is provided. An aperture changin... | 03/02/2004 |
| 6669381 | Actuator and selector mechanism for compact camera Disclosed herein is a camera having a shutter mechanism; actuating means for actuating the shutter mechanism; and, an aperture selecting assembly that is movable from an initial mode position to at least a first mode position. Also disclosed is an apertur... | 12/30/2003 |
| 6597870 | Lens-fitted photo film unit having a stop changing device A taking lens is held by a lens-holding rib, behind which an opening is formed as an aperture-stop. A stop plate is disposed behind the taking lens and is formed with a stop aperture, which is smaller than the aperture-stop. The lens-holding rib is formed... | 07/22/2003 |
| 6549727 | Lens-fitted photo film unit with flash device A lens-fitted photo film unit includes a main body pre-loaded with photo film. A flash unit is secured to the main body, and emits flash light to a photographic field. An exposure opening is formed in the main body, and introduces light from the photograp... | 04/15/2003 |
| 6467975 | Quantity-of-light adjusting device and optical apparatus having the same A quantity-of-light adjusting device includes a drive source, a base member having an opening formed therein, and a blade arranged to move by being driven by the drive source and having three openings formed therein side by side in a row in a moving direc... | 10/22/2002 |
| 6418278 | Camera shutter system The camera of this invention includes an improved shutter system that has the same shutter waveform when a flash is employed and when a flash is not employed. In a preferred embodiment, the shutter system includes a shutter that is rotatably mounted to th... | 07/09/2002 |
| 6416240 | Aperture and lens mechanism An aperture and lens mechanism for a camera, includes a rotatably mounted lens barrel supporting a lens and moveable in a direction parallel to the optical axis of the lens in response to rotation; an aperture support mounted for movement parallel to the ... | 07/09/2002 |
| 6350068 | Quantity-of-light adjusting device and optical apparatus having the same A quantity-of-light adjusting device includes a drive source, a base member having an opening formed therein, and a blade arranged to move by being driven by the drive source and having three openings formed therein side by side in a row in a moving direc... | 02/26/2002 |
| 6336752 | Dual motor reciprocating belt shutter A system and method are provided for exposing an imaging medium. The method uses a focal plane shutter system with two reversible motors controlled by a servo control processor. A belt connects the motors. One end of the belt is attached to a shaft of the... | 01/08/2002 |
| 6086267 | Quantity-of-light adjusting device using base and blade apertures for light quality control A quantity-of-light adjusting device includes a drive source, a base member having an opening formed therein, and a blade arranged to move by being driven by the drive source and having three openings formed therein side by side in a row in a moving direc... | 07/11/2000 |
| 5255037 | Shutter blade opening and closing device The camera shutter comprises two shutter blades which have first opening forming portions and second opening forming portions capable of alternatively forming two exposure openings different in area on an exposure aperture. These shutter blades are opened... | 10/19/1993 |
| 4175844 | Optical imaging system An optical apparatus for producing a relatively large image with a relatively small distance between the apparatus and an image plane, includes a surface distribution of lenslets of a size not substantially larger than the smallest size resolvable by the ... | 11/27/1979 |
