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...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 |
| 8066441 | Adjustable connecting mechanism for camera device An adjustable connecting mechanism for a camera device includes a frame, a tubular fixing member and a locking screw The frame forms a mounting portion; the mounting portion defines a through hole. The fixing member defines a first engaging portion and a second enga... | 11/29/2011 |
| 7874747 | Intermediate adapter, camera body and imaging system An intermediate adapter includes a first terminal operable to be electrically connected to a lens detecting terminal provided on the camera body when the intermediate adapter is attached to the camera body, a second terminal operable to be electrically connected to ... | 01/25/2011 |
| 7753603 | Digital camera system and intermediate adapter In a digital camera system, a lens barrel adapted to a first camera body can be attached to a second camera body having a flange focal length which is shorter than that of the first camera body via an intermediate adapter, and the intermediate adapter is interposed ... | 07/13/2010 |
| 7648291 | Optical adapter system and method System and method for modifying an optical assembly with another image modifying device by using an adapter assembly to connect or couple three image modifying devices together. The adapter assembly includes two adapters that have collars to hold a night vision mono... | 01/19/2010 |
| 7510340 | Optical adaptor system and method System and method for modifying an optical assembly with another image modifying device by using an adapter assembly to connect or couple three image modifying devices together. The adapter assembly includes two adapters that have collars to hold a night vision mono... | 03/31/2009 |
| 7352387 | Camera with positioning device used to capture magnified and demagnified images To provide a camera that is suited to shoot both a demagnified image and a magnified image. The camera includes a housing body 11 containing a CCD 15, and a lens barrel 12. An abutted member 20 having an objective lens 40 th... | 04/01/2008 |
| 7221402 | Monitoring camera A monitoring camera has a body (10), a focus ring (20), a lens (30) and an optional control cover assembly (50). The focus ring (20) has an inner flange with an inner threaded surface (24) and an outer threaded surface (2... | 05/22/2007 |
| 7209302 | Hinge with a positioning and limiting assembly A hinge with a positioning and limiting assembly is mounted on an electronic device with a camera and has a stationary bracket, a pivot cylinder, a stationary positioning ring and a rotating positioning ring. The stationary bracket is attached to the electronic devi... | 04/24/2007 |
| 7207937 | Objective lens unit, in-vivo examination apparatus and adaptor When examining a living organism exhibiting dynamic behavior such as pulsing, the dynamic behavior is suppressed and clear images are acquired. The invention provides an objective lens unit including a lens barrel for supporting optical components, wherein an end su... | 04/24/2007 |
| 7092025 | Video camera adapter for providing decreased depth of focus The invention relates to a video camera having a camera housing (30), a first objective (12), through which light from a scene (14) to be picked up is guidable into the camera housing 30, a semiconductor sensor field (28), on which... | 08/15/2006 |
| 7088918 | Mounting device for a camera with automatic exposure mode to an optical system A mounting device for a camera with automatic exposure mode to an optical system is disclosed. An adapter tube has a first and a second end, wherein the first end is attached to the camera and the second end is attached to the optical system. A mounting element, pro... | 08/08/2006 |
| 7085485 | Intermediate adapter and camera system The present invention provides an intermediate adapter capable of being mounted on a first camera on which a first interchangeable lens is mounted and a second camera on which the first interchangeable lens and a second interchangeable lens are mounted. The second i... | 08/01/2006 |
| 7057817 | Optical lens device and production method thereof The present invention provides an optical lens device capable of providing an optical pickup with a stable performance by restraining the influence of the birefringence even in the case of using a plurality of resin lenses. In the optical lens device having two lens... | 06/06/2006 |
| 7042660 | Lens barrel holding apparatus, lens barrel and camera system A lens barrel holding apparatus includes a first holding member, a second holding member attached to the first holding member in an openable/closable manner for fastening a lens barrel in cooperation with the first holding member to hold the lens barrel and a fasten... | 05/09/2006 |
| 6937819 | Optical viewing system and adaptor therefor An optical viewing system includes first, second and third image modifying devices together with an adaptor assembly for connecting the image modifying devices together. The adaptor assembly has first and second clamping portions. The first clamping portion is conne... | 08/30/2005 |
| 6889006 | Auxiliary lens for camera and the like An auxiliary lens for a camera and the like includes a washer to be mounted to a camera and an auxiliary-lens body to be joined to the washer to thereby be mounted to the camera. The auxiliary-lens body has an adhering section made of a permanent magnet, ferromagnet... | 05/03/2005 |
| 6816673 | Lens-fitted photo film unit with optical adapter A lens-fitted photo film unit includes a main body pre-loaded with photo film. A taking lens is incorporated in the main body. A front cover covers a front of the main body, has a lens opening where the taking lens is disposed. An optical adapter is secured to the f... | 11/09/2004 |
| 6738570 | Lens apparatus having vapor-resistant ventilation and optical instrument using lens apparatus A lens apparatus or optical instrument having a lens apparatus including a holding member that holds and moves a lens or a lens group in an optical axis direction, the holding member having a vent providing ventilation between the interior and the exterior of the le... | 05/18/2004 |
| 6734895 | Digital camera and recording medium A digital camera has a mounting part to mount a shooting lens or other optical equipment, and includes a mode switch that changes between a mode that shoots using the shooting lens and a mode that shoots using the other equipment. The camera includes an information ... | 05/11/2004 |
| 6735388 | Camera having transverse optical encoder A camera has a body having an exposure frame surrounding an exposure opening. The exposure frame has a window. A mask core is mounted in the body. The mask core has an axis of rotation extending transverse to the exposure frame. The mask core has a plurality of sect... | 05/11/2004 |
| 6717618 | Adapter device for connecting a photographic optical system to a camera The invention provides a device for making parallel interface communication compatible with serial interface communication when a serial interface compatible large television lens is used for a portable television camera, thereby performing optimal communication bet... | 04/06/2004 |
| 6556354 | Optical adapter for mounting camera lenses on a video camera Optical adapter for adapting cine-camera objective to video camera, which includes spectral splitter of light into three spectral bands, and three receivers each associated with one spectral band, the three receivers having the same format, the distance b... | 04/29/2003 |
| 6352378 | Accessory, apparatus to which the accessory is connected, accessory system, and lens adapter system composed of optical apparatus and a plurality of lens adapters An apparatus to which an accessory is connected includes a plurality of connection terminals at which the accessory is connected. With the accessory connected to the apparatus, the apparatus first detects states of the plurality of connection terminals by... | 03/05/2002 |
| 6318912 | Adapter having a tilt and shift mechanism An adapter having a tilt and shift mechanism which is mounted between a camera body and a photographic lens to relatively tilt or shift the camera body. The photographic lens includes a body mount frame which is provided with a mount to which the camera b... | 11/20/2001 |
| 5970256 | One-time-use camera with transparent lens retainer-cover A camera comprising a taking lens, a lens support for supporting the taking lens, and a transparent lens cover for shielding the taking lens, is characterized in that the transparent lens cover has a plurality of retaining portions that constitute a singl... | 10/19/1999 |
| 5734935 | Camera system and intermediate adapter The mounting of an interchangeable lens having a predetermined or lesser back focus and an intermediate adapter is limited by camera bodies and the intermediate adapters. A camera system has two kinds of bodies having metal backs of the same dimension and... | 03/31/1998 |
| 5719711 | Thermoplastic lens barrel for holding assembly of lens elements A lens barrel for holding an assembly or group of lens elements is molded as an integral member from a thermoplastic resin material such as polycarbonate, and at least two of the lens elements have different diameters. The lens barrel includes an outer cy... | 02/17/1998 |
| 5678108 | Mattebox for camera lenses In the proposed gobo (11), the diaphragm mask (13) is placed on a stationary surface, especially of a planar member, and has an aperture (27) of the gobo substantially adjustable along the stationary surface or planar member according to the focal length ... | 10/14/1997 |
| 5416555 | Camera system and photographing lens thereof A camera system includes a camera body and a photographing lens which is detachably attached to the camera body. The photographing lens has an input and output device which inputs and outputs data to and from the camera body, a timing controller which out... | 05/16/1995 |
| 5382994 | Camera information transmission system including body, lens, and adapter components A camera system is provided in which the entire performance is not deteriorated by corrective calculations for adapters, in information transmission between an interchangeable lens and an adapter. The adapter is equipped with an information processing dev... | 01/17/1995 |
| 5208624 | Camera lens and filter adapter assembly An improved camera lens and filter adapter assembly has application for use in video and photographic cameras, and in particular, cameras using filters or special effects equipment. Camera lenses are housed in a helical mount located on the lens and filte... | 05/04/1993 |
| 5097280 | Mounting apparatus of lens accessory An accessory mounting apparatus is provided for mounting an accessory to an accessory mounting portion formed on the front end of a lens barrel. The mounting apparatus includes multiple threads formed on the accessory and the accessory mounting portion, a... | 03/17/1992 |
| 4893143 | Lens base and its accessories for any compact automatic camera A lens base and its accessories for any compact automatic camera. The lens base consists of a guiding ring, an outer cylindrical ring, an inner cylindrical ring and a positioning ring for settling a special lens and/or a color filter thereon and the acces... | 01/09/1990 |
| 4812865 | Camera system with interchangeable lens unit The intermediate optical instrument or the like means is provided with false coupling prevention means by which a coupling connection of the intermediate instrument and the like means to interchangeable lens unit which is unsuitable for combined use said ... | 03/14/1989 |
| 4710007 | Camera system with lens coupling member In the disclosed system, a coupler adapts a large formal lens, such as for a 35 mm camera, to a small format camera, such as a video camera, with an apertured light obstructing member that blocks off axial rays outside the small format image frame and par... | 12/01/1987 |
| 4518239 | Intermediate adapter for camera An intermediate adapter for coupling an interchangeable lens having a small flange focal distance, such as an interchangeable lens originally intended for use with a single-lens reflex camera, to a camera body having a large flange focal distance. The ada... | 05/21/1985 |
| 4468107 | Macro-focussing rear converter lens A macro-focusing rear converter lens system adapted to be inserted between a camera body and a master lens assembly comprises a cylindrical main body which is mounted on the camera body. A rear converter lens assembly for elongating the focal length of th... | 08/28/1984 |
| 4382671 | Signal transmission device in an intermediate lens barrel Signal transmission device in an intermediate lens barrel comprises a signal surface, a first inclined surface and a second inclined surface. When the intermediate lens barrel is connected to an objective lens, the signal surface gets in engagement with a... | 05/10/1983 |
| 4336991 | Exposure mode changeover device for interchangeable lens mounting An interchangeable lens assembly having an adapter member which is maintained rotatively fixed relative to a camera during mounting of the lens assembly, and a lens barrel subassembly rotatable relative to the adapter member and the camera to effect mount... | 06/29/1982 |
| 4317627 | Index mechanism for coupling control of operational lens units An interchangeable lens unit is formed with an adapter shell rotatable relative to a unit housing and maintained stationary along with signal members of a diaphragm therein during coupling and decoupling of the lens unit effected by rotating a bayonet fix... | 03/02/1982 |
