Patents by Inventor David W. Sherwin

David W. Sherwin 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).

  • Patent number: 4779833
    Abstract: A mounting head for apparatus to be orientated, such as a camera, comprises a base, a drive contained in the base, a platform mounted on the base for rotation by the drive, a mounting module for mounting the apparatus to be orientated, mechanical fixing means on the platform and mating mechanical fixing means on the mounting module for releasably securing it to the platform, a fixed electrical input in the base, an electrical socket in the platform and a plurality of electrical connections between said electrical socket and said fixed electrical input which are maintained during rotation of the platform relative to the base; the mounting module further comprising an electrical connector matching the platform electrical socket which provides electrical connections to an electrical output in the mounting module.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 27, 1987
    Date of Patent: October 25, 1988
    Assignee: A&C Limited
    Inventors: Frank P. Fletcher, David W. Sherwin