Patents Assigned to Swarovski Optik KG
  • Patent number: 9593946
    Abstract: The invention relates to a binocular observation device, in particular a field glass, with two visual optical paths and with a laser distance meter with a laser transmitter and a laser receiver and with an opto-electronic display element. A part of an optical path of the laser transmitter is integrated in a first visual optical path and a part of an optical path of the laser receiver is also integrated in the first visual optical path.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 12, 2013
    Date of Patent: March 14, 2017
    Assignee: Swarovski-Optik KG.
    Inventors: Gavin Lancaster, Konrad A. Roider
  • Publication number: 20170059846
    Abstract: A far-optical device comprising a reversal system and an adjustable optical magnification means with more than fourfold magnification, wherein the far-optical device has an optical beam deflection means which at all magnifications ensures a subjective field of view of the far-optical device of at least 22° at least for light of a wavelength of about 550 nm.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 14, 2016
    Publication date: March 2, 2017
    Applicant: Swarovski-Optik KG.
    Inventor: Albert Fiedler
  • Patent number: 9574848
    Abstract: The invention relates to a sighting device having an optical reversing system (12) and a target mark as well as a ballistics computer for computing data that is relevant in terms of ballistics, the reversing system (12) being adjustable mechanically and the target mark being adjustable electronically and at least one adjusting device (13) being provided for adjusting the reversing system (12) and the target mark.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 2013
    Date of Patent: February 21, 2017
    Assignee: Swarovski-Optik KG.
    Inventor: Andreas Zimmermann
  • Publication number: 20170010436
    Abstract: The invention relates to a binocular telescope with two lens barrels, which for focusing comprise axially displaceable focusing means, and with a joint focusing device, wherein the focusing device comprises a housing and a rotary knob and the rotary knob is axially displaceable on the housing, wherein the rotary knob is rotatably coupled in a focusing position to a focusing gear and is rotatably coupled in a diopter balancing position to a diopter gear, wherein the rotary knob comprises a locking mechanism for fixing the rotary knob in the focusing position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 7, 2016
    Publication date: January 12, 2017
    Applicant: Swarovski-Optik KG.
    Inventor: Matthias Leitner
  • Patent number: 9529185
    Abstract: A far-optical device comprising a reversal system and an adjustable optical magnification means with more than fourfold magnification, wherein the far-optical device has an optical beam deflection means which at all magnifications ensures a subjective field of view of the far-optical device of at least 22° at least for light of a wavelength of about 550 nm.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 16, 2014
    Date of Patent: December 27, 2016
    Assignee: Swarovski-Optik KG.
    Inventor: Albert Fiedler
  • Publication number: 20160341949
    Abstract: The invention relates to a long-range optical device (1), in particular binoculars, with a housing (2) and a support means, wherein at least one mount (3) is provided between the housing (2) and the support means for forming a mechanical connection, and wherein the at least one mount (3) comprises an interface for forming an electrical or electronic connection between the housing (2) and the support means.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 19, 2016
    Publication date: November 24, 2016
    Applicant: Swarovski-Optik KG.
    Inventors: Christoph Heinrich, Christoph Frech, Rene Zangerl
  • Patent number: 9488825
    Abstract: The invention relates to a long-range optical device, in particular a sighting telescope, comprising an outer housing in which a reversal system is disposed between an objective lens and eyepiece, and having an adjusting mechanism for adjusting the sighting line by adjusting at least one optical component inside the outer housing, and having a resetting mechanism acting on the optical component which has at least one spring in order to generate the restoring force. The resetting mechanism comprises at least one lever which transmits the spring force of the spring to the optical component.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 12, 2014
    Date of Patent: November 8, 2016
    Assignee: Swarovski-Optik KG.
    Inventor: Georg Sigmund
  • Publication number: 20160313550
    Abstract: The invention describes an observation device, having two tubular observation parts, wherein the longitudinal axes of the observation parts in the region of the ocular sides are spaced apart by a distance of at least 54 mm. At least one observation part has a flared portion on an external side, wherein the flared portion is located inside a subsection of between 20% and 80% of an overall length of the observation part. The flared portion lies in an annulus section having a normal distance to the optical axis of the objective of between 130% and 250% of the radius the objective lens.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 7, 2016
    Publication date: October 27, 2016
    Applicant: Swarovski-Optik KG.
    Inventors: Ludwig Pernstich, Konrad A. Roider, Andreas Zimmermann, Gavin Lancaster
  • Patent number: 9410803
    Abstract: The invention describes an observation device, having two tubular observation parts, wherein the longitudinal axes of the observation parts in the region of the ocular sides are spaced apart by a distance of at least 54 mm. At least one observation part has a flared portion on an external side, wherein the flared portion is located inside a subsection of between 20% and 80% of an overall length of the observation part. The flared portion lies in an annulus section having a normal distance to the optical axis of the objective of between 130% and 250% of the radius the objective lens.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 30, 2009
    Date of Patent: August 9, 2016
    Assignee: Swarovski-Optik KG.
    Inventors: Ludwig Pernstich, Konrad A. Rolder, Andreas Zimmermann, Gavin Lancaster
  • Patent number: 9411147
    Abstract: A telescope made up of mutually connectable modules, which telescope comprises at least a lens module and an eyepiece module, and the lens module and eyepiece module each have a connection interface for connecting the modules, wherein an optical system for changing the image magnification is integrated in the lens module.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 23, 2011
    Date of Patent: August 9, 2016
    Assignee: Swarovski-Optik KG.
    Inventors: Konrad A. Roider, Ludwig Pernstich, Benno Miller
  • Patent number: 9383571
    Abstract: A telescope made up of mutually connectable modules, which telescope comprises at least a lens module and an eyepiece module, and the lens module and eyepiece module each have a connection interface for connecting the modules, and at least one adjusting means for focusing and at least one adjusting means for changing the image magnification are provided, and one of the adjusting means is disposed on the lens module in the region of the connection interface of the lens module and the other one of the adjusting means is disposed on the eyepiece module in the region of the connection interface (5) of the eyepiece module.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 23, 2011
    Date of Patent: July 5, 2016
    Assignee: Swarovski-Optik KG.
    Inventors: Siegmund Fischler, Patrick Kurz
  • Publication number: 20160178323
    Abstract: The invention relates to an actuator element for setting the target mark of a sighting telescope having a rear housing, a spindle mounted in the rear housing so as to be rotatable about an axis of rotation, a setting knob for moving the spindle in the rear housing and with a retainer for fixing the setting knob relative to the rear housing. The retainer comprises detent toothing in the setting knob extending around a circumference, at least one retaining element engaging with the detent toothing and at least one lock bar for positively fixing the retaining element in a recess of the detent toothing. The retaining element is mounted in an intermediate housing connected to the rear housing in a non-rotating arrangement.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 17, 2015
    Publication date: June 23, 2016
    Applicant: Swarovski-Optik KG.
    Inventor: Peter Öttl
  • Publication number: 20160169672
    Abstract: The invention relates to an actuator element for setting the position of a target mark of a sighting telescope having a front module and a rear module, and the front module and rear module are connected to one another by means of a coupling mechanism, which coupling mechanism can be manually actuated in order to separate the front module from the rear module.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 14, 2015
    Publication date: June 16, 2016
    Applicant: Swarovski-Optik KG.
    Inventors: Peter Öttl, Helmut Wiedermann
  • Patent number: 9354438
    Abstract: The invention relates to an adjustment turret comprising a base, a rotary control element, which can be rotated relative to the base about an axis of rotation, a display element, which can be rotated about the axis of rotation, and a mechanical coupling mechanism coupling the rotary control element together with the display element, the mechanical coupling mechanism being configured such that the display element can be rotated about the axis of rotation by the rotary control element into at least one rotational position of the rotary control element, wherein the coupling mechanism is configured such that during a full rotation of the rotary control element about the axis of rotation the display element can be rotated by the rotary control element relative to the base only about an angle of rotation which corresponds to part of a full rotation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 27, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 31, 2016
    Assignee: Swarovski-Optik KG.
    Inventors: Mario Ingenito, Sandra Wechselberger
  • Patent number: 9146102
    Abstract: The invention describes a long-range optical device with two observation parts and a first observation beam path and a measurement beam path, in which the two observation parts are arranged essentially parallel next to each other and spaced a predefinable distance apart via at least one connection element. In a plan view of the device 1 with respect to a plane, in which the longitudinal axes of the observation parts are arranged, the sub-regions of the observation parts facing each other lie directly opposite each other over a length aligned parallel to the longitudinal axis of the observation parts of 20% to 90%, preferably 30% to 80% of a length of the observation parts. In addition, the observation beam path and the measurement beam path are arranged outside the sub-regions of the observation parts.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 4, 2014
    Date of Patent: September 29, 2015
    Assignee: Swarovski-Optik KG.
    Inventors: Ludwig Pernstich, Konrad A. Roider, Andreas Zimmermann, Gavin Lancaster
  • Publication number: 20150198799
    Abstract: Tie invention relates to a telescope (1) comprising an objective lens (2), an eye-piece (3) and a prism reversing system (4) and having projection optics (21) with an optical path for reproducing an image of a reticle in a focal plane of the eye-piece (3), the optical path of the projection optics (21) being coupled into the observation beam path by means of a beam splitter, and the projection optics (21) comprise a mask (22) and a light source (23) disposed so as to illuminate the mask (22) from behind.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 13, 2015
    Publication date: July 16, 2015
    Applicant: SWAROVSKI-OPTIK KG.
    Inventors: Ludwig Pernstich, Patrick Kurz, Thomas Salzburger, Sebastian Wachsmuth
  • Patent number: 9025138
    Abstract: Method for suppressing an echo signal in a range finder device, which has at least one light-sensitive receiver and at least one laser light source as transmitter, characterized in that at least one counter signal corresponding to the echo signal is generated and which counter signal is super-imposed to a signal generated by the transmitter.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 28, 2012
    Date of Patent: May 5, 2015
    Assignee: Swarovski-Optik KG.
    Inventors: Gavin Lancaster, Konrad A. Roider, Dieter Sewald
  • Patent number: 8989570
    Abstract: A long-range optical device with at least one replaceable electrical energy storage device for supplying power to the long-range optical device, which energy storage device is disposed in a closable compartment of the device incorporating electrical contacts, wherein an adapter is provided which can be inserted in the compartment instead of the energy storage device, which is configured to run a data exchange with at least one other component, in particular a memory, of the long-range optical device and/or by means of which the long-range optical device can be supplied with power.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 3, 2014
    Date of Patent: March 24, 2015
    Assignee: Swarovski-Optik KG.
    Inventors: Konrad A. Roider, Herbert Hermann, Dietmar Menges, Urban Plangger
  • Patent number: 8953150
    Abstract: The invention relates to a binocular observation device, in particular binoculars, having two visual beam paths and a laser range finder with a laser transmitter and a laser receiver and with an opto-electronic display element. A part of one of the beam paths of the laser transmitter is integrated into a first visual beam path, wherein a part of one beam path of the laser receiver is furthermore also integrated into the first visual beam path.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 30, 2009
    Date of Patent: February 10, 2015
    Assignee: Swarovski-Optik KG.
    Inventors: Ludwig Pernstich, Konrad A. Rolder, Andreas Zimmermann, Gavin Lancaster
  • Patent number: 8875435
    Abstract: An Actuator is provided for setting at least one optical property, in particular the position of a crosshair, of an aiming device, in particular of a telescopic sight, with a coupling part rotatable about an axis of rotation, onto which the at least one index element can be pushed. The actuator has a guiding device for guiding the index element onto the coupling part which makes it possible to push the index element onto the coupling part in the direction of the axis of rotation of the coupling part and to prevent a rotation of the index element relative to the coupling part when it is completely and/or partly pushed onto the coupling part at least in a direction perpendicular to the axis of rotation, and preferably in all directions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 1, 2008
    Date of Patent: November 4, 2014
    Assignee: Swarovski-Optik KG
    Inventors: Dietmar Menges, Helmut Wiedermann