Patents by Inventor Jack C. Hammack

Jack C. Hammack has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Digital record and replay binoculars
    Patent number: 7277119
    Abstract: A combined binocular viewing and digital recording device includes a binocular telescope wherein the binocular telescope includes a pair of monocular components (12a, b). Each monocular component (12a, b) has an image viewing end and an image receiving end. The monocular components (12a, b) include a focusing mechanism (18) to adjust images viewed through the image viewing end of the monocular components. Also, the device includes a digital video camera (15) mounted to and displaced between each monocular component. The camera includes a receiving lens (21) for receiving images with the camera lens' line-of-sight approximately parallel to the line-of-sight of the monocular components. The camera further includes random access memory (RAM) (56) and a display device (16).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 25, 2003
    Date of Patent: October 2, 2007
    Inventors: Jack C. Hammack, Steven R. Hammack
  • Digital record and replay binoculars
    Publication number: 20030227543
    Abstract: A combined binocular viewing and digital recording device includes a binocular telescope wherein the binocular telescope includes a pair of monocular components (12a, b). Each monocular component (12a, b) has an image viewing end and an image receiving end. The monocular components (12a, b) include a focusing mechanism (18) to adjust images viewed through the image viewing end of the monocular components. Also, the device includes a digital video camera (15) mounted to and displaced between each monocular component. The camera includes a receiving lens (21) for receiving images with the camera lens' line-of-sight approximately parallel to the line-of-sight of the monocular components. The camera further includes random access memory (RAM) (56) and a display device (16).
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 25, 2003
    Publication date: December 11, 2003
    Inventors: Jack C. Hammack, Steven R. Hammack
  • Digital record and replay binoculars
    Publication number: 20020109785
    Abstract: A combined binocular viewing and digital recording device includes a binocular telescope wherein the binocular telescope includes a pair of monocular components (12a, b). Each monocular component (12a, b) has an image viewing end and an image receiving end. The monocular components (12a, b) include a focusing mechanism (18) to adjust images viewed through the image viewing end of the monocular components. Also, the device includes a digital video camera (15) mounted to and displaced between each monocular component. The camera includes a receiving lens (21) for receiving images with the camera lens' line-of-sight approximately parallel to the line-of-sight of the monocular components. The camera further includes random access memory (RAM) (56) and a display device (16).
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 15, 2002
    Publication date: August 15, 2002
    Inventors: Jack C. Hammack, Steven R. Hammack
  • Digital record and replay binoculars
    Patent number: 6088053
    Abstract: A combined binocular viewing and digital recording device includes a binocular telescope wherein the binocular telescope includes a pair of monocular components (12a,b). Each monocular component (12a,b) has an image viewing end and an image receiving end. The monocular components (12a,b) include a focusing mechanism (18) to adjust images viewed through the image viewing end of the monocular components. Also, the device includes a digital video camera (15) mounted to and displaced between each monocular component. The camera includes a receiving lens (21) for receiving images with the camera lens' line-of-sight approximately parallel to the line-of-sight of the monocular components. The camera further includes random access memory (RAM) (56) and a display device (16).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 27, 1997
    Date of Patent: July 11, 2000
    Inventors: Jack C. Hammack, Steven R. Hammack