Patents
US 9507120 B1: Vision system with articulated support frame
- Granted
- 2016-11-29
- Filed
- 2014-09-25 application 14496106
- Type
- Utility · 29 claims
- Elsewhere
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Abstract
A vision system is supported by an articulated support frame having at least one proximal frame member coupled to an attachment device and a pair of distal frame members that retain optical devices in fixed mutual parallelism between optical axes of the optical devices and mounting axes of the distal frame members. A number of joints are mechanically interposed between the frame members that define respective axes of rotation about which the frame members are relatively moveable. The joints afford motion of the distal frame members through spatial trajectories over which the mounting axes diverge from mutual parallelism. A bridge device immobilizes the distal frame members on their trajectories in a binocular viewing configuration in which the mounting axis are parallel.
Source: PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 (ipg161129.xml).
Assignees
| Assignee | Type | Place | Also on furp.org | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Exelis Inc. 229 patents | US company or organization | McLean, VA | EXELIS INC. State business registration EXACT high confidence: identical full name and state EXELIS INC. SEC filer EXACT medium confidence: identical full name, one of each nationally | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
Inventors
| Inventor | Place | Patents | Person page | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mark Bryant | Troutville, VA | 9 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| John Barnett Hammond | Roanoke, VA | 9 | Person page FUZZY medium confidence | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
CPC categories
| Subclass | Category | First group | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| G02B | Optical elements, systems or apparatus | G02B7/12 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
Cooperative Patent Classification, as currently assigned (one row per subclass).
Assignments and security interests
| Recorded | What | From | To | Reel/frame | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-02-21 | Release of security interest Release of security interest | WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION signed 2024-02-21 | ELBIT SYSTEMS OF AMERICA, LLC FORT WORTH, TX | 66644/612 | PASDL, file of 2026-08-13 |
| 2024-02-21 | Security interest Security interest Security interest | ELBIT SYSTEMS OF AMERICA, LLC signed 2024-02-21 SPARTON CORPORATION signed 2024-02-21 SPARTON DELEON SPRINGS, LLC signed 2024-02-21 LOGOS TECHNOLOGIES LLC signed 2024-02-21 ELBITAMERICA, INC. signed 2024-02-21 KMC SYSTEMS, INC. signed 2024-02-21 | CAPITAL ONE, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, AS AGENT CHICAGO, IL | 66642/935 | PASDL, file of 2026-10-15 |
| 2019-09-17 | Name change Change of name | HARRIS CORPORATION signed 2019-06-28 | L3HARRIS TECHNOLOGIES, INC. WILMINGTON, DE | 50409/288 | PASDL, file of 2026-08-13 |
| 2019-09-13 | Security interest Security interest Security interest | ELBIT SYSTEMS OF AMERICA, LLC signed 2019-09-13 | WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION FT. WORTH, TX | 50375/425 | PASDL, file of 2026-08-13 |
| 2019-09-13 | Assignment Assignment of assignor's interest | L3HARRIS TECHNOLOGIES, INC. signed 2019-09-13 EAGLE TECHNOLOGY, LLC signed 2019-09-13 | ELBIT SYSTEMS OF AMERICA, LLC FORT WORTH, TX | 50375/8 | PASDL, file of 2026-08-13 |
| 2017-12-04 | Merger Merger | EXELIS INC. signed 2015-12-23 | HARRIS CORPORATION MELBOURNE, FL | 44284/675 | ECORSEXC, file of 2026-09-25 |
| 2014-09-25 | Assignment Assignment of assignor's interest | HAMMOND, JOHN B signed 2014-09-17 BRYANT, MARK A signed 2014-09-25 | EXELIS INC. MCLEAN, VA | 33817/117 | ECORSEXC, file of 2026-09-25 |
Documents recorded with the USPTO Assignment Recordation Branch that list this patent. A security interest is a lender’s claim on the patent as collateral; a release ends it.
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