Patents by Inventor Ronald D. Winegarden

Ronald D. Winegarden 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).

  • Switchable camera functions for right-hand and left-hand user actuated buttons
    Patent number: 5408287
    Abstract: A photographic camera comprises a pair of right-hand and left-hand manually actuatable buttons, located proximate right and left sides of the camera body, for initiating respective camera functions and control means for changing the camera function the right-hand button can initiate to the camera function the left-hand button can initiate and, simultaneously, changing the camera function the left-hand button can initiate to the camera function the right-hand button can initiate. Preferably, one of the right-hand and left-hand buttons is a shutter release button for initiating operation of a camera shutter. Thus, the shutter release button can be selectively tailored for right-hand or left-hand use.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 24, 1994
    Date of Patent: April 18, 1995
    Assignee: Eastman Kodak Company
    Inventors: Ronald D. Winegarden, Dwight J. Petruchik