Patents by Inventor Michael Blair LOCHNER

Michael Blair LOCHNER 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).

  • Apparatuses for rotating a sensing device
    Patent number: 9106814
    Abstract: An apparatus for rotating a sensing device about a pan axis and a tilt axis may include an enclosure, first and second rotatable dials configured to allow a user to adjust an angular pan orientation and an angular tilt orientation, respectively, of the sensing device. The apparatus may include outer and inner concentric shafts attached to the first dial and the second dial, respectively. The apparatus may also include a frame assembly attached to the outer shaft such that the frame assembly rotates about the pan axis as the first dial is rotated. The frame assembly may include a base configured to rotate about the tilt axis and that supports the sensing device. The frame assembly may also include a pin and gear assembly operatively coupling the base to the inner shaft such that rotation of the second dial rotates the base about the tilt axis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 14, 2012
    Date of Patent: August 11, 2015
    Assignee: The United States of America as represented by the Federal Bureau of Investigation, Dept. of Justice
    Inventors: Michael Blair Lochner, Patrick Andrew Buxton
  • Apparatuses for Rotating a Sensing Device
    Publication number: 20140132828
    Abstract: An apparatus for rotating a sensing device about a pan axis and a tilt axis may include an enclosure, first and second rotatable dials configured to allow a user to adjust an angular pan orientation and an angular tilt orientation, respectively, of the sensing device. The apparatus may include outer and inner concentric shafts attached to the first dial and the second dial, respectively. The apparatus may also include a frame assembly attached to the outer shaft such that the frame assembly rotates about the pan axis as the first dial is rotated. The frame assembly may include a base configured to rotate about the tilt axis and that supports the sensing device. The frame assembly may also include a pin and gear assembly operatively coupling the base to the inner shaft such that rotation of the second dial rotates the base about the tilt axis.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 14, 2012
    Publication date: May 15, 2014
    Applicant: The United States of America as represented by the Federal Bureau of Investigation, Department of Ju
    Inventors: Michael Blair LOCHNER, Patrick Andrew BUXTON