Foldable, Collapsible Or Articulated Patents (Class D16/229)
  • Patent number: 6072600
    Abstract: A portable, compact Fax Camera Device comprised of a still electronic camera circuitry and an image sensor especially adapted for facsimile, with integrated facsimile communication device, this invention is designed and built specifically for the acquisition and communication of facsimile images in such aspects as resolution, aspect ratios, optical design, mounting capability, tight integration of facsimile circuitry, and capability of receiving facsimile images. The Fax Camera allows easy capturing of fax images from books without the need for photocopying, easy photography type capture of real world objects, as well as convenient regular page image capture and transmission. For regular page and book images, the invention is equipped with collapsible mounting device constructed to allow easy and accurate focus and provides a frame for predetermined size documents. The invention also includes a display device to allow viewing and editing of captured fax images.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 28, 1997
    Date of Patent: June 6, 2000
    Inventor: Shalom Wertsberger
  • Patent number: 5666153
    Abstract: A retractable video teleconferencing apparatus for a video monitor having an optical axis. An optical assembly includes a housing mounted to the video monitor; a track for moving the housing between a retracted position and a forward position in which the housing is positioned forward of the video monitor; a beamsplitter hingedly attached to the housing and movable between a first position in which the beamsplitter is positioned across the optical axis at an angle relative thereto, whereby optical images directed toward the display along the optical axis are at least partially reflected by the beamsplitter, and a second position in which the beamsplitter is retracted into the housing; and a video camera located in the housing and positioned relative to the beamsplitter for receiving the partially reflected images and for generating a video signal corresponding to the partially reflected images. The beamsplitter, in the first position, is mounted at a 45.degree. angle relative to the optical axis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 3, 1995
    Date of Patent: September 9, 1997
    Assignee: Virtual Shopping, Inc.
    Inventor: David J. Copeland
  • Patent number: D505968
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 23, 2003
    Date of Patent: June 7, 2005
    Assignee: Casio Keisanki Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Masakazu Iwamoto, Yuji Ohki, Atsushi Shigemura, Shuji Shibuki
  • Patent number: D518500
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 23, 2003
    Date of Patent: April 4, 2006
    Assignee: Chronomotion Imaging Applications, Inc.
    Inventor: Christopher Loew
  • Patent number: D454351
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 7, 2001
    Date of Patent: March 12, 2002
    Assignee: Elmo Company Limited
    Inventors: Tomoyuki Adachi, Tetsuro Kato
  • Patent number: D454570
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 7, 2001
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2002
    Assignee: Elmo Company Limited
    Inventors: Tomoyuki Adachi, Tetsuro Kato
  • Patent number: D474301
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 28, 1999
    Date of Patent: May 6, 2003
    Assignee: Mathmos, Ltd.
    Inventor: Mike Seal
  • Patent number: D569408
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 22, 2006
    Date of Patent: May 20, 2008
    Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
    Inventors: Mark C. Solomon, Glen Allen Oross, Brittany Davis
  • Patent number: D300145
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 24, 1985
    Date of Patent: March 7, 1989
    Assignee: Ingenjorsfirma B Nord AB
    Inventor: Bernt Nord
  • Patent number: D304037
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 6, 1986
    Date of Patent: October 17, 1989
    Assignee: OSRAM Gesellschaft mit beschraenkter Haftung
    Inventor: Udo M. Geissler
  • Patent number: D497914
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 9, 2003
    Date of Patent: November 2, 2004
    Assignee: Elmo Company, Limited
    Inventors: Tomoyuki Adachi, Tetsuro Kato
  • Patent number: D498782
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 31, 2003
    Date of Patent: November 23, 2004
    Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
    Inventor: Jun Ooshima
  • Patent number: D305771
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 8, 1986
    Date of Patent: January 30, 1990
    Assignee: Fuji Photo Film Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hiroshi Fukuda, Masahiro Fukuda
  • Patent number: D599834
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 26, 2008
    Date of Patent: September 8, 2009
    Assignee: Cheng Uei Precision Industry Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Jung Ching Cheng, Kun Wei Tsai
  • Patent number: D602513
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 14, 2008
    Date of Patent: October 20, 2009
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Jin-Nam Kim, Chol-Ho Hwang
  • Patent number: D318284
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 27, 1988
    Date of Patent: July 16, 1991
    Inventor: Allen Kwok Wah Lo
  • Patent number: D318478
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 27, 1988
    Date of Patent: July 23, 1991
    Inventor: Allen K. Wah Lo
  • Patent number: D321360
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 7, 1989
    Date of Patent: November 5, 1991
    Assignee: Easterntec, Inc.
    Inventor: Billy Cheng
  • Patent number: D322264
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 29, 1989
    Date of Patent: December 10, 1991
    Assignee: Dukane Corporation
    Inventor: Charles B. Jewison
  • Patent number: D322621
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 9, 1989
    Date of Patent: December 24, 1991
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Masataka Isomoto
  • Patent number: D608380
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 28, 2009
    Date of Patent: January 19, 2010
    Assignees: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba, Albedo Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Koji Nagase, Haruo Hashimoto
  • Patent number: D329448
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 23, 1989
    Date of Patent: September 15, 1992
    Inventor: Allen K. W. Lo
  • Patent number: D627386
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 30, 2009
    Date of Patent: November 16, 2010
    Assignee: Hitachi Consumer Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yuta Kawaguchi, Masayuki Ohki, Yoshihiro Iwama, Kazumasa Ueoka, Atsushi Ishibashi
  • Patent number: D632326
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 1, 2010
    Date of Patent: February 8, 2011
    Assignee: Cheng Uei Precision Industry Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Hsiang-Fei Hou
  • Patent number: D633546
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 30, 2010
    Date of Patent: March 1, 2011
    Assignee: SMART Technologies ULC
    Inventor: Mark Andrew Fletcher
  • Patent number: D367489
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 28, 1994
    Date of Patent: February 27, 1996
    Assignee: Fuji Photo Film Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Noriko Katayama
  • Patent number: D387081
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 19, 1996
    Date of Patent: December 2, 1997
    Assignee: Fuji Photo Film Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Koji Yoshida
  • Patent number: D647906
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 25, 2010
    Date of Patent: November 1, 2011
    Assignee: Pathway Innovations & Technologies, Inc.
    Inventor: Ji Shen
  • Patent number: D648365
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 26, 2011
    Date of Patent: November 8, 2011
    Assignee: Seiko Epson Corporation
    Inventors: Yoshihiro Tatara, Shinji Sakurai
  • Patent number: D391591
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 16, 1996
    Date of Patent: March 3, 1998
    Assignee: Citizen Watch Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Masami Kikuchi, Takashi Akiyama, Shuichi Harada
  • Patent number: D400553
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 8, 1997
    Date of Patent: November 3, 1998
    Inventor: Su-Min Kung
  • Patent number: D658224
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 2010
    Date of Patent: April 24, 2012
    Assignee: Seiko Epson Corporation
    Inventors: Genta Kawabe, Saeko Inoue, Yasutomo Takahashi, Mika Koyama, Yukihiro Horiko
  • Patent number: D665442
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 11, 2011
    Date of Patent: August 14, 2012
    Assignee: Cheng Uei Precision Industry Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Guan-Hua Tzeng
  • Patent number: D419582
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 4, 1998
    Date of Patent: January 25, 2000
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventor: Takashi Ikenaga
  • Patent number: D435578
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 5, 1999
    Date of Patent: December 26, 2000
    Assignee: Elmo Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Tomoyuki Adachi, Kazuhiro Sukenari
  • Patent number: D674389
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 5, 2011
    Date of Patent: January 15, 2013
    Assignee: Pathway Innovations & Technologies, Inc.
    Inventor: Ji Shen
  • Patent number: D678930
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 10, 2011
    Date of Patent: March 26, 2013
    Assignee: Acer Incorporated
    Inventor: Ming-Ling Ho
  • Patent number: D681714
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 19, 2012
    Date of Patent: May 7, 2013
    Assignee: Cheng Uei Precision Industry Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: You-Ruei Lin
  • Patent number: D695813
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 18, 2012
    Date of Patent: December 17, 2013
    Assignee: Rights Co. Ltd.
    Inventor: Tsutomu Nagae
  • Patent number: D709502
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 12, 2012
    Date of Patent: July 22, 2014
    Assignee: Pathway Innovations and Technologies, Inc
    Inventor: Ji Shen
  • Patent number: D712450
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 17, 2013
    Date of Patent: September 2, 2014
    Assignee: Canon Keisanki Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Tomohiro Hamaue, Yozo Yamamoto
  • Patent number: D717357
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 31, 2013
    Date of Patent: November 11, 2014
    Assignee: JVC Kenwood Corporation
    Inventor: Yutaka Nakanishi