Patents by Inventor Peter Kettering

Peter Kettering 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).

  • COMPONENTS OF A PORTABLE DIGITAL VIDEO CAMERA
    Publication number: 20100253826
    Abstract: An integrated hands-free, point of view, action-sports, digital video camera (or camcorder) (10) includes: a rotary horizon adjustment controller (14) for adjusting the orientation of a horizontal image plane (16) recorded by an image sensor with respect to the orientation of a camera housing (22); a laser alignment system with laser sources (48) capable of projecting light to define a horizontal projection axis (52) that is coordinated with orientation of the horizontal image plane (16); a manually operable switch (80), which covers a microphone (90) whenever the switch (80) is in the OFF position, for controlling video data capture; and a “quick-release” mounting system (120) that retains a desired orientation of the camera (10).
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 30, 2008
    Publication date: October 7, 2010
    Inventors: Jason Green, Marc Barros, David Thorpe, Chunsik Kim, Felix Ballerstedt, David Randall Knaub, Oved Valdez, Peter Kettering, Margaret Novotny, Laura O'Donnell, Jeff Howard
  • Base mount for securing a portable camera
    Patent number: D640304
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 24, 2010
    Date of Patent: June 21, 2011
    Assignee: Contour, Inc.
    Inventors: Jason Green, Marc Barros, David Thorpe, Chunshik Kim, Felix Ballerstedt, David Randall Knaub, Oved Valadez, Peter Kettering
  • Digital video camera
    Patent number: D640722
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 5, 2010
    Date of Patent: June 28, 2011
    Assignee: Contour, Inc.
    Inventors: Jason Green, Marc Barros, David Thorpe, Chunshik Kim, Felix Ballerstedt, David Randall Knaub, Oved Valadez, Peter Kettering
  • Plug mount for camera
    Patent number: D665006
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 9, 2010
    Date of Patent: August 7, 2012
    Assignee: Contour, Inc.
    Inventors: Jason Green, Marc Barros, David Thorpe, Chunshik Kim, Felix Ballerstedt, David Randall Knaub, Oved Valadez, Peter Kettering
  • Camera mount
    Patent number: D689114
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 5, 2012
    Date of Patent: September 3, 2013
    Assignee: Contour, Inc.
    Inventors: Jason Green, Marc Barros, David Thorpe, Chunshik Kim, Felix Ballerstedt, David Randall Knaub, Oved Valadez, Peter Kettering