US 12,270,996 B2
Electronic loupe
Densen Cao, Sandy, UT (US)
Filed by CAO Group, Inc., West Jordan, UT (US)
Filed on Aug. 31, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/459,242.
Application 18/459,242 is a continuation of application No. 18/362,919, filed on Jul. 31, 2023.
Application 18/362,919 is a continuation in part of application No. 17/425,298, abandoned, previously published as PCT/US2020/015089, filed on Jan. 24, 2020.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/796,139, filed on Jan. 24, 2019.
Prior Publication US 2023/0408827 A1, Dec. 21, 2023
Int. Cl. G02B 27/01 (2006.01); G02B 27/02 (2006.01); G06F 1/16 (2006.01); H04N 5/262 (2006.01); H04N 23/56 (2023.01)
CPC G02B 27/017 (2013.01) [G02B 27/0172 (2013.01); G02B 27/0176 (2013.01); G02B 27/027 (2013.01); G06F 1/163 (2013.01); H04N 5/2628 (2013.01); H04N 23/56 (2023.01); G02B 2027/0138 (2013.01); G02B 2027/014 (2013.01); G02B 2027/0154 (2013.01); G02B 2027/0178 (2013.01)] 8 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An electronic loupe comprising:
at least one digital camera with zoom capability;
a light source aligned with said digital camera for illumination of a desired area;
a mechanical structure to adjust the camera and the light in multiple directions to a desired position for optimal view of a target;
an electronic system to process information collected by digital camera;
an operating software system to control the operation of the electronic loupe;
a viewing structure mounted upon a linkage, on which an image taken by the camera is displayed;
a graphic user interface in the viewing structure for viewing and managing the functions of the electronic loupe;
a power source; and
a set of controls for the electronic loupe;
the linkage further comprising:
a first leveler attached between the viewing structure and a second leveler; and
the second leveler being attached to a third leveler, and slidable vertically along a length thereof; and
the first leveler hinged slidable forward and rearward along a length of the second leveler as defined by a connection between the second and third levelers;
wherein the third leveler is also operatively coupled to a head piece and the first leveler is in hinged connection to the viewing structure and allows for a 90-degree rotation of the viewing structure from eye level.