Patents by Inventor Richard Clark Howell Beitman

Richard Clark Howell Beitman 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: 9653632
    Abstract: A solar power system. A plurality of solar cells are joined to a foldable base. The foldable base has areas between the solar cells configured to fold to enable stacking of the solar cells. A voltage regulator is coupled to solar cells and an electrical connector is electrically coupled to the voltage regulator and configured to electrically couple to, and deliver an electric current to, an electrical device. In implementations a reflector is coupled to the foldable base adjacent to one or more of the plurality of solar cells, the reflector including a reflective material on a face of a flexible material, the reflective material configured to reflect light towards one or more of the plurality of solar cells. In implementations the voltage regulator is a pulse width modulation (PWM) voltage regulator. In implementations a switch coupled to the voltage regulator adjusts the voltage output between two or more levels.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 15, 2013
    Date of Patent: May 16, 2017
    Inventor: Richard Clark Howell Beitman, Sr.
  • Patent number: 8452171
    Abstract: A telephoto lens sighting apparatus. A mount couples to a hot shoe of a camera and a first sight couples to the mount. The first sight has a first gap that corresponds with a viewing aperture of a telephoto lens coupled to the camera. A second sight may be movably coupled to the camera through a sliding track and may thereby move with respect to the first sight. The second sight has a second gap, and the first gap and second gap when aligned correspond with a viewing aperture of a telephoto lens coupled to the camera. A first receiver may couple to the camera to selectively receive the first sight and a second receiver may couple to the camera to selectively receive the second sight. The first sight and second sight may each pivot to a plurality of positions and their heights may be adjusted.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 19, 2011
    Date of Patent: May 28, 2013
    Inventor: Richard Clark Howell Beitman, Sr.
  • Patent number: 7841786
    Abstract: Disclosed is a collapsible field deployable environmental enclosure device with internal electronic air scrubbing and static suppression electronics, high luminosity wide angle solid state lighting, magnifying optics, viewing ports, an expansion compartment, utility compartments, and sealed operator arm ports. This device was developed for the purpose of containing a Digital SLR (Single Lense Reflex) camera, a digital rangefinder camera, a digital medium format camera, or medium and large format digital camera backs. The stated equipment is contained within the invention as a prophylactic method of avoiding dust and particle contamination to the sensor and body cavity while in the process of exposing the internal body cavity and or the digital image sensor during the operations of either changing lenses, cleaning the image sensor, or other inspection and maintenance procedures. This invention may also be used for other particle sensitive equipment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 14, 2008
    Date of Patent: November 30, 2010
    Inventor: Richard Clark Howell Beitman
  • Publication number: 20090255845
    Abstract: Disclosed is a collapsible field deployable environmental enclosure device with internal electronic air scrubbing and static suppression electronics, high luminosity wide angle solid state lighting, magnifying optics, viewing ports, an expansion compartment, utility compartments, and sealed operator arm ports. This device was developed for the purpose of containing a Digital SLR (Single Lense Reflex) camera, a digital rangefinder camera, a digital medium format camera, or medium and large format digital camera backs. The stated equipment is contained within the invention as a prophylactic method of avoiding dust and particle contamination to the sensor and body cavity while in the process of exposing the internal body cavity and or the digital image sensor during the operations of either changing lenses, cleaning the image sensor, or other inspection and maintenance procedures. This invention may also be used for other particle sensitive equipment.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 14, 2008
    Publication date: October 15, 2009
    Inventor: Richard Clark Howell Beitman