Patents by Inventor James A. Stratton

James A. Stratton 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: 6357937
    Abstract: A means for attaching a camcorder to a telescope which allows the camcorder to be moved with the telescope to follow celestial bodies and record events such as eclipses. The means provides a rigid mounting bar, an adjustable sliding connector mounted on the bar, a bracket to align a camcorder at an angle to the optical tube and an adjustment rail attached to the bracket. The adjustment rail allows the camcorder to be aligned with the eyepiece of the telescope and to be withdrawn to change the eyepiece without altering the alignment of the camcorder and eyepiece.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 30, 2000
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2002
    Inventor: James A. Stratton, Jr.
  • Patent number: 4418105
    Abstract: A tape construction having a pressure sensitive adhesive coating on both sides of a backing, and a release liner covering one adhesive surface thereon. Wherein the release liner has an extended portion to facilitate its removal and wherein the extended portion has a wave-shaped outer edge to facilitate its identification.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 21, 1981
    Date of Patent: November 29, 1983
    Assignee: Minnesota Mining and Manufacturing Company
    Inventor: James A. Stratton