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Camera and temperature-controlling jacket

Assignee: General Precision Inc
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Filing: 1961-06-01
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Granted: 1964-07-21
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Expires: 1981-06-01
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Abstract

No abstract record available.

Inventors

  • 👤 Altman Morris

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
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Last Synchronized 2026-10-27 14:56
CPC Classifications
H; H04; H04N; H04N23/00; H04N23/50; H04N23/51

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim 188 words
A COMBINATION TELEVISION CAMERA AND TEMPERATURE CONTROLLING JACKET COMPRISING, A TELEVISION CAMERA INCLUDING A PICKUP TUBE, DEFLECTION COILS SURROUNDING THE NECK OF SAID PICKUP TUBE, A CASE ENCLOSING SAID TELEVISION CAMERA, SAID CASE BEING CUT AWAY TO EXPOSE SAID PICKUP TUBE IN THE REGION OF SAID DEFLECTION COILS, A HEAT CONDUCTING METALLIC BLOCK IN INTIMATE CONTACT WITH SAID DEFLECTION COILS, A DOUBLE WALL U-SHAPED JACKET HAVING INNER AND OUTER WALLS, SAID OUTER WALL BEING PROVIDED WITH FINS ON ITS EXTERIOR SURFACE, SAID INNER WALL BEING CONSTRUCTED TO FORM A CLOSE FIT WITH THREE OF FOUR OUTER SURFACES OF SAID METALLIC BLOCK, A HEAT INSULATING PAD INTERPOSED BETWEEN THE FOURTH OUTER SURFACE OF SAID METALLIC BLOCK AND THE REMAINDER OF THE CAMERA CASE, A PLURALITY OF METALLIC BLOCKS MECHANICALLY CONNECTING THE INNER AND OUTER WALLS OF SAID U-SHAPED JACKET, SAID BLOCKS BEING JOINED TO BOTH WALLS BY JUNCTIONS HAVING LOW THERMAL BUT HIGH ELECTRICAL RESISTANCE, SAID BLOCKS CONSISTING OF A MATERIAL CAPABLE OF GENERATING A TEMPERATURE DIFFERENCE BY THE PELTIER EFFECT, AND MEANS FOR APPLYING AN ELECTRICAL CURRENT TO SAID BLOCKS TO LOWER THE TEMPERATURE OF SAID METALLIC BLOCK.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 188 words
A COMBINATION TELEVISION CAMERA AND TEMPERATURE CONTROLLING JACKET COMPRISING, A TELEVISION CAMERA INCLUDING A PICKUP TUBE, DEFLECTION COILS SURROUNDING THE NECK OF SAID PICKUP TUBE, A CASE ENCLOSING SAID TELEVISION CAMERA, SAID CASE BEING CUT AWAY TO EXPOSE SAID PICKUP TUBE IN THE REGION OF SAID DEFLECTION COILS, A HEAT CONDUCTING METALLIC BLOCK IN INTIMATE CONTACT WITH SAID DEFLECTION COILS, A DOUBLE WALL U-SHAPED JACKET HAVING INNER AND OUTER WALLS, SAID OUTER WALL BEING PROVIDED WITH FINS ON ITS EXTERIOR SURFACE, SAID INNER WALL BEING CONSTRUCTED TO FORM A CLOSE FIT WITH THREE OF FOUR OUTER SURFACES OF SAID METALLIC BLOCK, A HEAT INSULATING PAD INTERPOSED BETWEEN THE FOURTH OUTER SURFACE OF SAID METALLIC BLOCK AND THE REMAINDER OF THE CAMERA CASE, A PLURALITY OF METALLIC BLOCKS MECHANICALLY CONNECTING THE INNER AND OUTER WALLS OF SAID U-SHAPED JACKET, SAID BLOCKS BEING JOINED TO BOTH WALLS BY JUNCTIONS HAVING LOW THERMAL BUT HIGH ELECTRICAL RESISTANCE, SAID BLOCKS CONSISTING OF A MATERIAL CAPABLE OF GENERATING A TEMPERATURE DIFFERENCE BY THE PELTIER EFFECT, AND MEANS FOR APPLYING AN ELECTRICAL CURRENT TO SAID BLOCKS TO LOWER THE TEMPERATURE OF SAID METALLIC BLOCK.

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