Patents Assigned to McMahon Helicopter Services, Inc.
  • Resilient camera mount usable on a helicopter
    Patent number: 5710945
    Abstract: A camera mounting mechanism is attachable to a helicopter to support and isolate an exterior camera against vibrational forces generated by the helicopter during flight maneuvers.Individual shock absorbers are arranged in a ring pattern around a central axis of the mounting mechanism to absorb the vibrational forces.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 3, 1996
    Date of Patent: January 20, 1998
    Assignee: McMahon Helicopter Services, Inc.
    Inventor: Richard C. Thompson