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 * Luther Simjian

https://books.google.am/books?id=XygDAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA46&dq=luther+simjian&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjc0vSrgq-AAxXzQvEDHcHYBPUQ6AF6BAgFEAI#v=onepage&q=luther%20simjian&f=false photo booth

One of Mr. Simjian's most important inventions was the Optical Range Estimation Trainer, the first simulator that taught pilots and gunners how to determine the range of an airplane in flight. The simulator was widely used in World War II and earned the gratitude of the Navy, which called it "the best of its kind in the world."

He patented the self-focusing camera in 1932, followed in 1934 by a color X-ray machine.

Among his other eclectic inventions were a method for tenderizing meat, a remote controlled postage meter and a supersonic exploring device used in ultrasound procedures at hospitals.

An avid golfer, Simjian also held a patent for a computerized indoor golf practice range. When a ball is struck, an analog computer calculates and projects its flight on screen.

In 1979, Simjian moved Reflectone from Connecticut to Tampa, Florida and it was purchased by CAE USA Inc. in 2001. The company remains in business today, making full-flight simulators for military aircraft, as well as providing training services. Over the years, Simjian never stopped inventing, designing a supersonic exploring device for the ultrasound procedures used in hospitals, a method for tenderizing meat, and a remotely controlled postage meter. In March of 2000, he received his last patent post mortem for creating a process to improve the resonance of wood used for musical instruments. Simjian passed away at the age of 92, in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. He is a named inventor on more than 200 U.S. patents.

NYT
https://www.nytimes.com/1963/01/12/archives/vendor-that-pays-change-from-receipts-is-patented-would-dispense.html?searchResultPosition=12

https://www.nytimes.com/1968/07/20/archives/invention-translates-messages-it-transmits-wide-variety-of-ideas.html?searchResultPosition=8 WASHINGTON, July 19 -- A Connecticut inventor has patented a method of transmitting messages and at the same time translating them into one or more languages. Luther G. Simjian of Greenwich has named his automatic system Teletrans.

https://www.nytimes.com/1974/07/20/archives/coded-system-is-devised-for-sale-of-merchandise-coded-method-of.html?searchResultPosition=13

https://www.nytimes.com/1981/03/28/business/patents-postage-meter-controlled-by-a-coded-bank-check.html?searchResultPosition=10

https://www.nytimes.com/1982/02/27/business/patents-other-uses-for-teller-machines.html?searchResultPosition=11

https://www.nytimes.com/1984/03/17/business/patents-a-meter-service-card-device-to-help-golfers.html?searchResultPosition=9

https://www.nytimes.com/1985/12/14/business/patents-a-chair-for-makeup.html?searchResultPosition=7

https://www.nytimes.com/1987/01/31/business/patents-inventors-219th-patent-is-for-exercise-device.html

https://www.nytimes.com/1988/04/30/business/patents-an-aid-to-golfers.html