Patents by Inventor Mervin W. LaRue, Jr.

Mervin W. LaRue, Jr. 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).

  • Optical system for rotary camera
    Patent number: 4190353
    Abstract: A flow, or rotary type, microfilm recording apparatus for filming documents having a document transport means to move documents past an aperture area. A combining mirror, camera mirror, side mirror and camera lens are all mounted in a common plane. The plane of the mirrors is essentially perpendicular to the plane of the document as it passes through the filming aperture area. Either or both sides of the document can be film simultaneously. The possibility of having multiple reflected images on the film is eliminated by tilting one of the mirrors.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 27, 1978
    Date of Patent: February 26, 1980
    Assignee: Bell & Howell Company
    Inventor: Mervin W. LaRue, Jr.