Patents by Inventor William Rolfe Henry

William Rolfe Henry 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: 7491002
    Abstract: A spherical enclosure for a camera, has in some examples, an optically transmitting wall, a highly-reflective external surface, a coated internal surface, a collapsible internal lining, and a support tube. The wall may have a region of varying wall thickness providing a lens. The collapsible internal liner is made of a material that obscures the camera's silhouette, and is inserted through an opening in the wall while folded, and then expands into position. The inner surface of the enclosure may be coated with a material that reduces internal reflections. The camera, when mounted in the enclosure has the optical center of the camera coincident with the geometric center of the spherical enclosure, so that distortion of the camera image is minimized.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 25, 2005
    Date of Patent: February 17, 2009
    Assignee: Criterion Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Christopher Blair Mulvey, Russell Henry Mullins, William Rolfe Henry