Wet weather vision improvement system and method for video and television camera, and other viewing and imaging equipment
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1. A moisture and build up removal system comprising:
- at least one air jet nozzle arranged with respect to an outer weather exposed light receiving surface of a lens, wherein said lens is integrally, or removably, formed in a body of an image processing device and said image processing device is any one of a video camera, a copier, a photographic camera, a telescope or binoculars;
an air supply; and
an air delivery system, connected to said air supply and said air jet nozzle, which delivers air from said air supply to said air jet nozzle at a velocity sufficient to push said moisture and/or build up off of an area of said surface required for an unobstructed image.
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Abstract
A moisture and build up removal system and method which deliver air at high velocity to the surface of a lens or a lens shield. The system and method having a particular implementation with lens surfaces of video, photographic, image viewing, and image processing devices.
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1. A moisture and build up removal system comprising:
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at least one air jet nozzle arranged with respect to an outer weather exposed light receiving surface of a lens, wherein said lens is integrally, or removably, formed in a body of an image processing device and said image processing device is any one of a video camera, a copier, a photographic camera, a telescope or binoculars;
an air supply; and
an air delivery system, connected to said air supply and said air jet nozzle, which delivers air from said air supply to said air jet nozzle at a velocity sufficient to push said moisture and/or build up off of an area of said surface required for an unobstructed image. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A method for removing, and for preventing accumulation of, moisture and/or build up on a surface, thereby keeping the view through said surface unobstructed by said moisture and/or build up, said method comprising the steps of:
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positioning at least one air jet nozzle with respect to said surface, said surface being an outer weather exposed transparent image receiving surface of an image processing device which includes a lens, said image processing device being any one of a video camera, a copier, a photographic camera, a telescope or binoculars;
generating air at a velocity sufficient to remove said moisture and/or buildup from said surface; and
delivering said air to said air jet nozzle, thereby applying said air to said surface at a velocity sufficient to push said moisture and/or build up off of an area of said surface required for an unobstructed image. - View Dependent Claims (20)
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