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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:
Sep. 20, 2016
Filed:
Jan. 09, 2015
Applicant:
Freedom Scientific, Inc., St. Petersburg, FL (US);
Inventor:
Robert Leon, Miami, FL (US);
Assignee:
Freedom Scientific, Inc., St. Petersburg, IL (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 5/232 (2006.01); H04N 5/262 (2006.01); G02B 13/00 (2006.01); G03B 17/04 (2006.01); G03B 17/48 (2006.01); H04N 5/225 (2006.01); G02B 27/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 5/23212 (2013.01); G02B 13/009 (2013.01); G02B 27/026 (2013.01); G03B 17/04 (2013.01); G03B 17/48 (2013.01); H04N 5/2252 (2013.01); H04N 5/23293 (2013.01); H04N 5/2628 (2013.01);
Abstract
Disclosed is a magnifier for use by blind or low vision users. The magnifier includes a camera, such as a CMOS image sensor, that displays enlarged images upon a screen for easy viewing. The magnifier further includes a handle that is pivotally interconnected to a housing to allow for handheld use in a variety of different configurations.