Gimbal system
CA 2521703 C · Owner: Flir Systems, Inc. · Inventors: Weaver, James H.; Wescott, Timothy A.; Dent, Gregory D.
Overview
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A gimbal system. The gimbal system may include space-saving features configured to accommodate one or more payload components thus increasing the payload capacity of the gimbal ball without necessarily increasing the outer dimensions of the gimbal ball. Alternatively or in addition, the gimbal system may include a motor configured to move at least one gimbal relative to another gimbal about a first axis with the motor peripherally mounted distal the axis.
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- Filed September 29, 2005 and granted December 10, 2013. A Canadian patent filed from October 1, 1989 lasts 20 years from filing, so its term ended September 29, 2025.
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