Patents by Inventor Bertram L. Compton

Bertram L. Compton 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 scanner with variable scan line angle
    Patent number: 4265524
    Abstract: A photographic recorder includes an optical scanner unit positioned to scan transverse lines across a photographic film driven slowly in a linear direction. The optical scanner unit is mounted for angular displacement, so that the scan-line across the film can be set to any angle in a range of about .+-.45 degrees relative to a line at right angles to the direction of motion of the film.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 4, 1980
    Date of Patent: May 5, 1981
    Assignee: RCA Corporation
    Inventors: Bertram L. Compton, Paul B. Pierson