Gimbal system
CA 2876772 C · Owner: Flir Systems, Inc. · Inventors: Dent, Gregory D.; Wiltse, John M.; Weaver, James H.
Overview
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A gimbal ball includes a first gimbal, a second gimbal mounted within the first gimbal a third gimbal mounted within the second gimbal and a fourth gimbal mounted within the third gimbal and configured to provide a stage to which a payload component may be mounted. The first gimbal is configured to provide coarse adjustments to rotational orientation of the payload component about a yaw axis of the gimbal ball. The second gimbal is configured to provide coarse adjustments to rotational orientation of the payload component about a pitch axis of the gimbal ball. The third gimbal is configured to provide fine adjustments to rotational orientation of the payload component about the pitch axis …
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Why it's free to use
- Filed September 29, 2005 and granted November 1, 2016. A Canadian patent filed from October 1, 1989 lasts 20 years from filing, so its term ended September 29, 2025.
- Certificates of supplementary protection extend only drug patents, and it isn't classified as one.
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