Patents Assigned to E.D. Bullard Co.
  • Portable thermal imager with a shock-absorbing lens mount
    Patent number: 6787775
    Abstract: A portable thermal imager has a shock-absorbing lens mount that minimizes the transfer of the impact forces to the fragile lens. The lens of the portable thermal imager is encased within a circumferential grommet and then received in a cavity defined by the housing such that the lens is essentially suspended within the cavity. Since the lens is essentially suspended, little or no force is translated to the lens if the thermal imager is dropped or otherwise impacted.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 24, 2002
    Date of Patent: September 7, 2004
    Assignee: E.D. Bullard Co.
    Inventors: Eric Bielefeld, Richard Alan Oleson