Patents Assigned to The Tiffen Company LLC
  • Patent number: 7654755
    Abstract: A folding hinge for camera stabilization equipment. The hinge includes support connectors having apertures through which cables may be passed to connect a camera with various auxiliary components. An indexing guide pivotally attaches the support connectors so the camera stabilization system can be folded and unfolded with little or no disruption of the cables pr system balance. Locking mechanisms secure the hinges to provide a desired angular relationship between support members connected by the hinge.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 11, 2006
    Date of Patent: February 2, 2010
    Assignee: The Tiffen Company LLC
    Inventors: H. Robert Orf, Jerry Holway
  • Patent number: 6820844
    Abstract: A miniature tripod is mounted in a hollow handle of a main tripod for joint use therewith for increased versatility, as well as for removal therefrom for individual use.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 6, 2003
    Date of Patent: November 23, 2004
    Assignee: The Tiffen Company LLC
    Inventors: Ira Tiffen, Leigh E. Boden
  • Patent number: 6349180
    Abstract: A camera includes a flexible shell having at least one opening therein and a rigid camera body inside the shell, the camera body having an imaging opening aligned with the at least one opening in the shell.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 10, 2000
    Date of Patent: February 19, 2002
    Assignee: The Tiffen Company LLC
    Inventors: Edward Jabbour, John L. Kempf, Patrick Jankowski
  • Patent number: 6349003
    Abstract: A camera having a manually operated zoom lens system, in which the magnification of the lens system is adjusted by manual rotation of a part of the lens systems. The camera includes a lens system having at least first and second optical elements, the first optical element being movable relative to the second optical element, a mechanism for moving the first optical element relative to the second optical element, and a rotatable element for operating the mechanism to change the magnification of the lens system. The camera further includes a view finder with adjustable magnification for providing a view representative of the image captured by the lens systems. The view finder includes first and second optical elements, the first element being moveable relative to the second element to change the magnification of the view finder and a mechanism for moving the first optical element relative to the second element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 10, 2000
    Date of Patent: February 19, 2002
    Assignee: The Tiffen Company LLC
    Inventor: Chi Yin Ko