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US3203328A Expired / Lapsed US ⏱️ 0.0 years remaining

Full circumferential viewing system

Assignee: Marquardt Corp
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Filing: 1963-02-21
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Granted: 1965-08-31
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Expires: 1983-02-21
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Abstract

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Inventors

  • 👤 Harry P Brueggemann

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-10-24 05:47
CPC Classifications
G; G02; G02B; G02B13/00; G02B13/06; G02B19/00; G02B19/0004; G02B19/0019; G02B19/0023; G02B19/0033; G02B19/0038; G02B23/00; G02B23/02; G02B23/08

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim 78 words
A FULL CIRCUMFERENTIAL VIEWING SYSTEM FOR PRODUCING AN IMAGE OF A 360* FIELD OF VIEW COMPRISING: A HYPERBOLIC MIRROR HAVING A CONVEX SPECULAR SURFACE LOCATED AT A POSITION SUCH AS TO PERMIT RAYS FROM A SURROUNDING SCENE TO FALL THEREON; A SUBSTANTIALLY SPHERICAL MIRROR HAVING ITS CENTER OF CURVATURE SUBSTANTIALLY COINCIDENT WITH THE CONJUGATE FOCUS OF SAID HYPERBOLIC MIRROR, THE CONCAVE SIDE OF SAID SPHERICAL MIRROR BEING SPECULAR WHEREBY SAID IMAGE OF SAID SCENE COMPRISES A REAL IMAGE
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 78 words
A FULL CIRCUMFERENTIAL VIEWING SYSTEM FOR PRODUCING AN IMAGE OF A 360* FIELD OF VIEW COMPRISING: A HYPERBOLIC MIRROR HAVING A CONVEX SPECULAR SURFACE LOCATED AT A POSITION SUCH AS TO PERMIT RAYS FROM A SURROUNDING SCENE TO FALL THEREON; A SUBSTANTIALLY SPHERICAL MIRROR HAVING ITS CENTER OF CURVATURE SUBSTANTIALLY COINCIDENT WITH THE CONJUGATE FOCUS OF SAID HYPERBOLIC MIRROR, THE CONCAVE SIDE OF SAID SPHERICAL MIRROR BEING SPECULAR WHEREBY SAID IMAGE OF SAID SCENE COMPRISES A REAL IMAGE

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USPTO Annuity & Maintenance Windows

Annuity Stage Window Opens Payment Deadline Surcharge Period Until Estimated Fee Status
3.5 Years (Year 4) 1968-08-30 1969-03-01 1969-08-31 $2000.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
7.5 Years (Year 8) 1972-08-30 1973-03-01 1973-08-31 $3760.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
11.5 Years (Year 12) 1976-08-30 1977-03-01 1977-08-31 $7700.00 Window Closed / Lapsed

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