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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 24, 2012
Filed:
Oct. 17, 2007
Justin M. Sheard, Rogers, MN (US);
Joseph V. Ferrante, Redmond, WA (US);
Peter A. Bergstrom, St. Paul, MN (US);
Kirk R. Johnson, Rogers, MN (US);
Christopher W. Lagerberg, Seattle, WA (US);
Ferdinand Y. Laurino, Seattle, WA (US);
Michael E. Loukusa, Buffalo, MN (US);
Justin M. Sheard, Rogers, MN (US);
Joseph V. Ferrante, Redmond, WA (US);
Peter A. Bergstrom, St. Paul, MN (US);
Kirk R. Johnson, Rogers, MN (US);
Christopher W. Lagerberg, Seattle, WA (US);
Ferdinand Y. Laurino, Seattle, WA (US);
Michael E. Loukusa, Buffalo, MN (US);
Fluke Corporation, Everett, WA (US);
Abstract
A housing of a thermal imaging camera includes a camera portion, in which an thermal imaging assembly is mounted, and to which a focusing assembly is mounted, on a first side thereof, and to which a display is mounted, on a second side thereof; a handle portion of the housing extends from a bottom side of the camera portion of the housing at an angle, away from the first side of the camera portion. The housing is configured for ergonomic handling wherein an index finger of a hand may readily activate the focusing assembly, when the hand is wrapped about the handle portion of the housing. The hand may be a right hand or a left hand, and the camera may further include additional features to provide support for single-handed operation.