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7966755 Name badge and compass  
A combination name badge and compass includes a substantially planar substrate having a front surface that has name indicia thereon, and a rear surface and a clutch bar that includes spaced pins....
7891691 Trailer hitch alignment guide  
An apparatus for aligning a trailer hitch and receiver includes an elongated channel or tube defining an angle, such that when the trailer is tilted back for hitching, the upper tube is...
7331114 Magnetic compass structure  
A simple self-contained, hand-held instrument for reading an azimuth or bearing in relation to the earth's magnetic field either out in the field or on the water with substantial accuracy. Means...
7194814 Self-balancing, no-spin magnet compass  
A self-balancing, no-spin magnetic compass. A described embodiment includes a compass card assembly, a retainer assembly, a pivot assembly, a gimbal assembly, a cup, and a dome. The compass card...
6708415 Magnetic compass structure  
An Improvement to enhance the usability of magnetic compasses by eliminating acceleration and turning errors, especially in aviation applications, without compromising simplicity and reliability....
6665944 Magnetic marine compass  
A self-balancing marine compass. A described embodiment includes a pivot assembly, a buoyant-magnetic chamber assembly, a reading card assembly, and a dome. The pivot assembly includes fulcrums,...
6493953 Marine compass and package  
A marine compass module can be selectively mounted in either a U-shaped bracket or a binnacle, and all of these items can be marketed in the same package. The compass module can be adjusted so that...
6094830 Inclination-compensating display device for a compass  
The present invention provides a compass comprising an at-least-partially-transparent housing having a top and a bottom, a vertically orientated, conical pivot bearing, and a magnetic detection...
5752322 Gimballed ouroboros compass device with digital logic  
A gimballed compass apparatus with digital logic is disclosed which provides directional and attitudinal data. The apparatus comprises a rotatably mounted slotted disk wherein the slot is...
5669148 Altered light navigation device  
A navigational device that employs the azimuthal position of a housing assembly relative to the Earth's magnetic field to alter light such that the altered light becomes a direction indicator. By...
5528837 Adjustable magnetic compass  
An adjustable magnetic compass for adjustably compensating for the magnetic variation between magnetic north and map north. The adjustable compass includes a compass dial having directional indicia...
5517430 Real-time digital orientation device  
A real time directional orientation apparatus is disclosed for use in a four pi (4π) geometry. The apparatus is to be affixed to an object which translates in space. A source emitter means, which ...
5469630 Gimballed compass device  
A gimballed compass apparatus is disclosed which provides directional and inclinational data. The apparatus comprises a rotatably mounted slotted disk wherein the slot is continuously varying in...
5469631 Air bubble free compass and method of manufacturing same  
A method of preventing air bubbles in a compass equipped with fluid expansion capability, wherein a compass unit is assembled with a fluid expansion diaphragm; the compass unit is filled with fluid...
5448835 Compass device  
A low cost, simple apparatus is disclosed which can be used to provide positional information relative to an external magnetic field. The apparatus comprises a rotatably mounted slotted disk...
5151753 Non-parallax optical sighting instrument  
An optical sighting instrument having a main optical path including an objective lens, an eyepiece lens and a beamsplitter for combining or superimposing images. At least three image planes are...
5146687 Compass  
The improvement of the present invention provides a camper's compass having a plate or member, such as an arcuate bow, having a direction pointer, which is pivotably mounted over the compass...
5107597 Magnetic compass  
A magnetic compass has an instrument body adapted to be held level by a gimbal mechanism and having a vertical cylinder member, a spherical or semi-spherical float body on the upper end of the...
5079845 Dual readout analog/digital magnetic compass  
A magnetic compass in which a conventional compass card provides an analog readout of compass heading and a binary coded digital disk together with fiber optic sensing technology provides a digital...
5079846 Floating disk compass  
A liquid-type compass comprises a light-weight thin, flat disk of magnetic material so constructed that it is capable of floating on a liquid surface so as to be movable to orient itself in a...
4953304 Mask compass  
The invention relates to a mask compass comprising a case attached to the outer surface of glass of goggles. The compass box is placed inside the casing. Thus the checking of the compass does not...
4930224 Magnetic compass  
An improved magnetic compass unit consists of a compass bowl, a card assembly pivotally supported on a pivot shaft within the bowl, the card assembly consisting of a compass card and a magnet, and...
4920656 Compass assembly with dial biasing disk  
A compass assembly comprising a base, a dial member received in a recessed portion of the base and rotatable relative the base about a dial member central longitudinal axis, and a compass housing...
4910459 Magnetic tile sensor with a non-magnetic case having a flange and a cover cold welded thereon  
A magnetic tile sensor has a permanent magnet having a surface coated with a magnetic fluid and housed in a hollow portion of a nonmagnetic case, and a magnetic sensing element arranged outside the...
4905377 Traveler's direction finder  
A unit comprising a base on which is mounted an atlas of maps each with an arrow thereon indicating the relation of the map area to north, and on which base is also mounted a compass having in a...
4885535 Magnetic tilt sensor with permanent magnet surrounding magnetic sensing element  
There is proposed a tilt sensor in which a first permanent magnet having a magnetic fluid adhered to its surface is housed in a nonmagnetic case, a magnetic sensing element is arranged outside a...
4866379 Tilt sensor having central first bottom surface and second contiguous bottom surface at an angle thereto  
There is proposed a tilt sensor in which a permanent magnet having a surface coated with a magnetic field is housed in a hollow portion of a nonmagnetic case, and a magnetic sensing element is...
4848002 Self-centering needle-less magnetic compass  
A magnetic compass having a magnet bearing float in a liquid and which float is self-centering and rotatable relative to an element of soft magnetic material spaced below it so as to align a...
4803426 Magnetic tilt sensor  
A magnetic tilt sensor in which a permanent magnet having a surface coated with a magnetic fluid is housed in a space inside a nonmagnetic case and is freely movable, and a magnetic sensing element...
4763419 Optical viewing system  
There is provided an optical viewing system, which is preferably a compass which eliminates the parallax and sighting problems of prior art optical systems. The compass includes a beam splitter...
4667414 Direction-finding devices  
A housing defines a chamber having a spherical inside surface, and a spherical float is supported within the chamber by a liquid so that the outside surface of the float is equidistantly spaced...
4601106 Vibration attenuator  
A vibrator attenuator, especially for a compass. The vibration attenuator is situated to prevent transfer of vibrations from the fastening base of a compass, e.g. from the framework of a boat, to...
4577414 Remotely readable fiber optic compass  
A remotely readable fiber optic compass. A sheet polarizer is affixed to a magnet rotatably mounted in a compass body, such that the polarizer rotates with the magnet. The optical axis of the sheet...
4488431 Wind speed and direction indicator and electric current generating means  
This invention relates to a wind direction indicator spherically rotatable about a liquid supported poly axial magnetic compass. The wind direction indicator determines the wind direction without...
4481810 Adjustable wind direction devices  
This invention sets forth a wind tracking device particularly useful on sailing vessels for determining the best sailing direction relative to the wind. The reference card is provided with color...
4471534 Remote reading compass with 360 degree roll capability  
A cylindrical compass gimballing and data readout system permitting 360° rotation about both yaw and roll axes includes a cylindrical compass housing flooded with semiconductive fluid to permit ...
4453317 Magnetic compass  
A magnetic compass including a flexible bowl having a rim with an annular inwardly facing groove. The inwardly facing groove is adapted to engage a flange of a transparent cover in a tight sealing...
4438568 Recreational compass  
A recreational or sportman's compass is comprised of an inner vial including a compass needle which together with an azimuth ring is resiliently mounted within a housing so as to be rotatable...
4402140 Telescope with compass  
Disclosed is a structure of a telescope with compass which indicates the direction in which the telescope is pointed, at the periphery of the field of vision of the telescope. Referring to the...
4359823 Gravity adjusted compass  
A spherical compass having a gravity operated support for automatically positioning its double axis gimbal system into a horizontal plane for selective mounting of the compass with its outer...
4303172 Compass hood  
A compass hood construction is disclosed capable of closing entirely the face of a compass yet also providing higher viewing angles than is usually possible with available hood constructions. An...
4250627 Compass apparatus  
Compass apparatus includes a housing defining a liquid-filled sealed interior space and a compass card member disposed within the liquid-filled space for rotation therein. The housing comprises an...
4236316 Vessel adaptable to the expansion and/or contraction of fluid therein  
A vessel for enclosing fluid, particularly a vessel adapting itself to the expansion and/or contraction of fluid for preventing the occurrence of air-bubbles in the fluid enclosed in the vessel.
4227313 Compasses  
A compass includes a chamber, a card, needle or the like together with suspension means which suspend the card, needle or the like within the chamber. Magnet mounting means are engaged with the...
4156178 Terrestrial magnetism responsive device including a pair of balanced north seeking magnets rotatable on a magnetic axis  
A terrestrial magnetic responsive device having a float carrying magnetic north-seeking means and responsive not only to magnetic north, but also to local magnetic force fields, said device having...
4150491 Indicator of true wind direction for sail boats  
A compass with means attached thereto for presenting a visual indication of the direction of the true wind. Such compass includes a compass dial divided into a plurality of equal parts, and it can...
4110914 Hand compasses  
A compass design particularly for wrist mounted and hand held compasses which includes a first exterior, fluid tight case having a pair of pivot members respectively on the upper and lower surfaces...
4027398 Single pivot remote reading compass  
A remote reading magnetic compass in which a coded compass disc is supported for rotation by a single upper pivot bearing which maintains the disc and associated compass magnet submerged in a...
4004348 High pressure compass housing  
A compass housing capable of withstanding high external pressure such as encountered in deep submergence applications. The housing includes a pair of hemispherical portions interconnected to form a...
3956831 Attitude meter with rotatable arcuate scale  
This invention relates to an attitude meter which measures the orientation of a plane surface with respect to the magnetic North direction and a horizontal plane. The meter includes a hollow...
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