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Patent No. 5265827

Paddle Wheel Plane

An aircraft having vertical takeoff and landing capability provided with at least first and second laterally extending paddle wheels rotatable on a central axis perpendicular to the longitudinal axis of the aircraft fuselage and between its nose and tail.

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Examiner: Misleh, Justin


Primary examiner statistics: 21 patents; average approval time: 1926 days
Assistant examiner statistics: 138 patents; average approval time: 1891 days

Patents as Primary Examiner

Patent No. Patent Title:
7460161 Multifunctional integrated visual system with CMOS or CCD technol...
7456886 Image pickup apparatus
7456870 Image sensing apparatus, image sensing method, program for realiz...
7456895 Relay unit
7446808 Image sensing apparatus and control method thereof having a reduc...
7446800 Methods for linking photographs to data related to the subjects o...
7443429 Disk recording apparatus, calculating the predicted time until re...
7443442 Image apparatus and method for compensating for high and low lumi...
7436434 Digital camera and photographing direction acquisition method
7436439 Image pickup apparatus, gain control method, and gain control pro...
7430013 Camera assembly for a mobile communication device
7423666 Image pickup system employing a three-dimensional reference objec...
7420598 Apparatus and method for recording image data and reproducing zoo...
7417683 Auto-focusing optical apparatus with focus detection area setting...
7414660 Lens-interchangeable digital camera system
7414662 Multifunction lens
7414669 Image capturing apparatus with a laser-framing viewfinder
7414648 Camera and camera system capable of changing gain value and expos...
7414650 System and method for capturing image data
7414657 Image capture apparatus having display displaying correctly orien...
7355646 Drive control apparatus for driving magnification-varying lens un...

Patents as Assistant Examiner (view all)

Patent No. Patent Title:
7456891 Multiple read photodiode
7400348 Remote controlled imaging system
7375758 Electronic camera
7365772 Communication method and monitoring camera system
7362360 Digital camera and method for saving digital image
7358989 Image input apparatus and method
7339621 Imager output signal processing
7333143 Light amount adjustment actuator unit, stepping motor, optical un...
7327387 Image pick-up information transmitting system and remote control ...
7324153 Digital camera and power supply control thereof
7319490 Input switch with display and image capturing apparatus using the...
7317485 Digital still camera with composition advising function, and meth...
7312825 Solid-state image pick device having a timing pulse generator, an...
7301570 Image correction by combining results of multiple linear filters,...
7298407 Method for reducing shutter latency while maintaining low dark cu...
7295235 Solid-state image pickup device
7292273 Digital camera accommodating recording media from other digital c...
7289154 Digital image processing method and apparatus for brightness adju...
7286177 Digital camera
7286168 Image processing apparatus and method for adding blur to an image
7283163 Image processing apparatus providing noise correction
7280146 Image pickup apparatus having its peripheral conversion elements ...
7274391 CCD having improved flushing by reducing power consumption and cr...
7274401 Digital camera for fast start up
7274400 Digital camera and composition assist frame selecting method for ...
7271836 Solid state image pickup device capable of draining unnecessary c...
7265780 Image information obtaining method, image information transmittin...
7259789 Method of producing color filter for solid-state imaging device
7248295 Image pickup apparatus including a solid-state imager having a pl...
7245319 Digital image shooting device with lens characteristic correction...
7233353 Image sensor having boosted reset
7233354 Digital camera that adjusts resolution for low light conditions
7196725 Image reading apparatus and computer readable storage medium
7180543 Imaging apparatus, imaging method and recording medium for minimi...
7173657 System and method for analyzing, optimizing and/or designing spec...
7173665 Folding mobile communication terminal
7164444 Vertical color filter detector group with highlight detector
7161620 Moving pedestal for a camera including wheels and sensors for det...
7154552 Solid-state image pickup apparatus for generating an image signal...
7148915 Image transmission apparatus for controlling transmission of imag...
 
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