Patents by Inventor William O. McMinn

William O. McMinn 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: 5032856
    Abstract: A mount for a pinhole lens camera includes a plate for mounting to a wall or cabinet and an approximately hemispherical shell rotatable relative to the plate. The shell is held at a fixed rotational position relative to the plate with clamp or the like. The camera is held in a tube assembly which is adjustable along a radial slot in the shell in a manner that the entrance pupil of the camera lens, in front of the lens, remains fixed at a point on the center normal line of the plate when the direction of the camera axis is changed. The tube assembly is fixed in position in the slot by clamping with a washer and clamping nut.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 15, 1990
    Date of Patent: July 16, 1991
    Inventor: William O. McMinn