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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 |
| 7778534 | Method and apparatus of correcting geometry of an image The present invention relates to a method and apparatus that obtain error correction data by adjusting the LOS vector of a sensor, and assign precise ground coordinates to respective image coordinates of an image using the error correction data and auxiliary data fo... | 08/17/2010 |
| 7437062 | Remote sensing system capable of coregistering data from sensors potentially having unique perspectives An aerial imaging system includes a platform capable of moving through the air, a spatial sensor, a plurality of image sensors mounted to the platform and a computer. The spatial sensor collects position data indicating the position of the platform. The plurality of... | 10/14/2008 |
| 7324747 | Aircraft fuselage element and method of taking a number of pictures An aircraft fuselage element (26) with a fuselage body (30) which forms an internal cavity (40) and which includes a viewing window (32, 34). To provide for taking substantially distortion-free high-resolution pictures in the infrared wav... | 01/29/2008 |
| 7274868 | Method and apparatus for creating aerial panoramic photography An aerial photography apparatus that comprises a remote controlled piloted aircraft, a platform, a camera, and a remote wireless transmitter for operating and controlling the apparatus. The remote controlled piloted aircraft is attached to the top side of the platfo... | 09/25/2007 |
| 7248794 | Remote platform multiple capture image formation method and apparatus A method of controlling a remote imaging platform for image acquisition of an imaging target, the method comprises: controlling said platform to aim a camera at said target, and controlling said platform to take at least a first, a second and a third images of said ... | 07/24/2007 |
| 7239106 | System and method for facilitating fluid three-dimensional movement of an object via directional force A reeving system for filming movies, sporting events, or any other activity that requires fluid movement of a camera or other object to any position within a defined volume of space. To accomplish positioning embodiments move an object throughout three-dimensional s... | 07/03/2007 |
| 7190097 | Cross plane wide-gap motor system for gimbal An apparatus for the control and alignment of a sensor on a moving vehicle is provided that includes a gimbal ball supported by an outer axis structure and adapted to pivot about an outer elevation axis and about an outer azimuth axis. The outer axis structure is mo... | 03/13/2007 |
| 7184070 | Exposure device including housing rotated about projection An exposure device has a light emitting unit for emitting a laser beam based on an image signal. The laser beam emitted from the light emitting unit is incident on a polygon mirror through a cylindrical lens. The laser beam reflected on the polygon mirror is illumin... | 02/27/2007 |
| 7068927 | Frame assembly for supporting a camera A generally C-shaped frame portion having upper and lower generally horizontal arms and a generally vertically positioned connecting member partially surrounds a camera receiving space. A plate pivotally mounted to the lower arm provides a mounting point for a camer... | 06/27/2006 |
| 7046448 | Vehicle information display A rearview mirror display system for a vehicle including a rearview mirror assembly, a reflective element and a projection display. The rearview mirror assembly comprises a mirror casing. The reflective element is included at the casing and has a front and a back. T... | 05/16/2006 |
| 6999005 | Image compensation apparatus In an image compensation apparatus for controlling an attitude of an image pickup section capable of rotating around mutually orthogonal three axes, the apparatus comprises a sight line direction information detection section for detecting information about a sight ... | 02/14/2006 |
| 6834163 | Camera system having at least two first cameras and two second cameras The invention relates to a camera system, especially for photogrammetric applications. The camera system contains at least two first cameras (1, 2), which are inclined towards each other so that the optical axes (7, 8) of the first cameras (1, 2... | 12/21/2004 |
| 6826358 | Dual band hyperspectral framing reconnaissance camera A dual band hyperspectral framing aerial reconnaissance camera includes an objective optical subassembly for receiving incident radiation from a scene external of the vehicle, and a dividing element receiving radiation from the objective optical subassembly. The div... | 11/30/2004 |
| 6694094 | Dual band framing reconnaissance camera A reconnaissance camera is described which has a Cassegrain optical system forming an objective lens that directs radiation to a spectrum-dividing prism. The prism directs radiation in a portion of the electromagnetic spectrum (e.g., visible) into a first... | 02/17/2004 |
| 6658207 | Method of framing reconnaissance with motion roll compensation An electro-optical roll-framing camera is described in which successive overlapping frames of scene imagery are generated by an electro-optical imaging array. Image motion compensation is performed electronically to stop or freeze image motion caused by t... | 12/02/2003 |
| 6477326 | Dual band framing reconnaissance camera A framing aerial reconnaissance camera is described which has a Cassegrain optical system forming an objective lens that directs radiation to a spectrum-dividing prism. The prism directs radiation in the visible portion of the electromagnetic spectrum int... | 11/05/2002 |
| 6374047 | Cassegrain optical system for framing aerial reconnaissance camera A dual band optical system for a framing aerial reconnaissance camera is described. The camera including at least two two-dimensional image recording media for generating frames of imagery of a scene external of an aerial reconnaissance vehicle carrying t... | 04/16/2002 |
| 6370329 | Stabilized camera A camera has camera optics and an optics support (3) which is rotatably journalled in a camera housing (5) and includes the camera optics. The camera optics include a first pivot mirror (7) at the input end and a second pivot mirror (11). The first pivot ... | 04/09/2002 |
| 5995765 | Camera with distance-measuring sensor unit for use in photogrammetric analytical measurement A camera is used in a photogrammetric analytical measurement, and has a distance-measuring sensor unit for measuring a vertical distance between the camera and a sloping surface of the ground and a minimum distance between the camera and the sloping surfa... | 11/30/1999 |
| 5710945 | Resilient camera mount usable on a helicopter A camera mounting mechanism is attachable to a helicopter to support and isolate an exterior camera against vibrational forces generated by the helicopter during flight maneuvers. Individual shock absorbers are arranged in a ring pattern around a central ... | 01/20/1998 |
| 5628033 | Accident investigation and reconstruction mapping with aerial photography A method and apparatus for creating a pictorial illustration of a site to be mapped, such as for reconstruction of a vehicle accident site. In accordance with the method, the site is marked with visible indicia of scale, a camera is then suspended over th... | 05/06/1997 |
| 5251037 | Method and apparatus for generating high resolution CCD camera images A method and system for generating high resolution photogrammetric images from a CCD camera. The method of the invention includes the steps of a) acquiring sequential images of terrain from a moving vehicle with a partially masked CCD camera having n unif... | 10/05/1993 |
| 5172233 | Still camera apparatus In an electronic still camera apparatus wherein an image of an object is incident on an image pickup surface of a CCD through an optical lens, the object image passed the optical lens is divided into a portion entering the CCD and a portion entering a two... | 12/15/1992 |
| 5034759 | Photo device An aerial still camera including: a video camera; a device for elevating the video camera relative ground level; structure for suspending the video camera from the elevating device; first self-levelling structure for levelling the video camera in a first ... | 07/23/1991 |
| 4942415 | Shutter for a photogrammetric camera The invention is directed to a shutter wherein the rotary discs thereof are accelerated out of a standstill start position for each exposure operation and are again brought to standstill at the end of the exposure operation. The start position is computed... | 07/17/1990 |
| 4928169 | Mensuration frame grabbing apparatus A mensuration apparatus for converting film images and paper drawings into digital photogrammatic arrays to be computer processed, displayed, mensurated and analyzed. This mensuration apparatus includes a table on whcih a translatable camera and a reseau ... | 05/22/1990 |
| 4736216 | Motor driven aerial photographic system A motor driven aerial photographic system with a lightweight frame and having a slidable carriage with a shutter and a film advance member, the carriage being slidable within a multiple track guide. The shutter is provided with a slit for exposing the fil... | 04/05/1988 |
| 4661907 | Method for determining an angstrom exponent for correcting satellite color scanner images Effective removal of atmospheric contamination for a sequence of satellite olor scanner ocean imagery is achieved through determination of an optimum Angstrom exponent for weighting data in a plurality of channels of different wavelengths by the method of ... | 04/28/1987 |
| 4497551 | Method and system of aerial surveying A surveying system utilizes remote-controlled flashbulbs of flashlamps which are positioned to identify objects on terrain which is overflown with an aerial camera. The firing of the flashbulbs or flashlamps by a flash actuation signal transmitted either ... | 02/05/1985 |
| 4390260 | Play control for a threaded drive The invention contemplates a precisely adjustable threaded mechanism, as for focus adjustment of an aerial camera lens, wherein inner and outer threaded members are normally in circumferentially continuous radially stressed play-free engagement to the ext... | 06/28/1983 |
| 4358189 | Photometric sensing module A photographic sensing module comprises a substantially rigid frame having legs diverging away from a camera mount; and an outer enclosure excludes the camera lens from exposure to external light while evenly diffusing the light from an internal light sou... | 11/09/1982 |
| 4265524 | Optical scanner with variable scan line angle A photographic recorder includes an optical scanner unit positioned to scan transverse lines across a photographic film driven slowly in a linear direction. The optical scanner unit is mounted for angular displacement, so that the scan-line across the fil... | 05/05/1981 |
| 4149788 | Reseau platen for cameras A platen for forming reseau marks on a photographic film for a mapping camera or the like which includes a substantially flat platen body provided with a plurality of apertures in each of which is positioned a projector, the apertures being arranged in a ... | 04/17/1979 |
| 4143400 | Real-time optical mapping system An optical system, to be used with an illuminating source, maps objects lted in an underwater environment. A first optical means is adapted to receive light from the illuminating source for transmitting the illumination to the object area to be mapped. A... | 03/06/1979 |
