Patents by Inventor Richard I. Eldridge

Richard I. Eldridge has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Patent number: 4620266
    Abstract: A fiber-optic light system is disclosed for providing highly concentrated, cool light to projectors and reproducer sound heads, such as the type found in the projection room of a movie theater. The light beams onto a film to project the film's images onto a screen and release its soundtrack. In the preferred embodiment, a system is disclosed for providing fiber-optic light to a plurality of projector-and-reproducer sound sets from a single light source. A plurality of fiber-optic cables are connected to a standard xenon lamphouse, wherein each of the cables has a bifurcated "free" end with two trunks. One trunk removably connects to the projector by a coupling block that easily fits onto a mount attached to the projector's casing, while the other trunk connects to the reproducer sound head by a similar block and mount.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 11, 1984
    Date of Patent: October 28, 1986
    Inventors: Richard R. Baumann, Richard I. Eldridge