Ron J Peters

US Patent:

6598556, Jul 29, 2003

Filed:

Dec 26, 2001

Appl. No.:

10/027529

Inventors:

Ron Peters - Long Beach CA

Assignee:

Jim McCafferty Productions, Inc. - Santa Ana CA

International Classification:

B60Q 126

US Classification:

116 50, 116 35 R, 116 28 R, 116 44, 116 42, 116 43, 40591, 40592, 40412, 40413, 248 62

Abstract:

The present invention is an aerodynamic wind riding antenna ornament comprising a main body adapted to be rotatably and slidably attached to an antenna mast. The main body has an aerodynamic lifting surface to harness airflow from the movement of a vehicle to move the ornament up and down the antenna mast. The main body also has an aperture of sufficient size to allow for the device to freely slide up and down an antenna mast. Retaining means is removably coupled to the aerodynamic lifting surface near the aperture to prevent the aerodynamic wind riding antenna ornament from sliding off the top of the antenna. The retaining means can comprise a snap-on clip, spring-like clip, or a portion of an ornamental figure removably coupled to the main body. Optional stopper clamps can be removably coupled to the antenna to restrict where the device travels on the antenna. The device can have optically perceived indicia to increase the appearance.

US Patent:

20190302443, Oct 3, 2019

Filed:

Mar 7, 2019

Appl. No.:

16/296061

Inventors:

- Torrance CA, US
Ron Peters - Long Beach CA, US

International Classification:

G02B 23/24
H04M 1/04
G02B 23/16

Abstract:

An adapter may be used to couple an imaging device, such as a smartphone, to an optical device such as a telescope. The adapter may have an optical device mounting feature that mounts the adapter to the optical device, an imaging device mounting feature that mounts the imaging device to the adapter, and a positioning mechanism that adjustably positions the imaging device mounting feature relative to the optical device mounting feature. The optical device mounting feature may have a first arm, a second arm that is movable relative to the first arm to clamp a portion of the optical device between the first arm and the second arm, and a lock that can be actuated to restrict motion of the second arm away from the first arm. The positioning mechanism may be actuatable to move the imaging device, relative to the optical device, along three orthogonal axes.