Patents by Inventor Thomas Salzburger

Thomas Salzburger 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: 11906755
    Abstract: The technology relates to a long-range optical device for a firearm with an objective and an eyepiece, through which an observation beam path is formed for aiming at a target, the long-range optical device further comprising an opto-electronic display device, wherein the display device comprises an LCoS display for displaying variable data or a target mark, wherein a display beam path of the display device runs at least partly in the observation beam path for displaying the remote object.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 6, 2022
    Date of Patent: February 20, 2024
    Assignee: Swarovski-Optik AG & Co KG
    Inventors: Mario Dohr, Herbert Hermann, Thomas Salzburger, Wilfried Thaler, Rene Zangerl
  • Publication number: 20230283882
    Abstract: The invention relates to a long-range optical device comprising at least one sight channel and an image capturing channel, and a processing unit. The image capturing channel may include a camera module with an autofocus function. The sight channel may include a focusing lens and sensor connect to the processing unit for detecting the movement of the focusing lens. The processing unit may be programmed to trigger the autofocus function when termination of movement of the focusing lens is detected.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 12, 2023
    Publication date: September 7, 2023
    Inventors: Thomas Salzburger, Christoph Heinrich, Christoph Frech, Daniel Nindl, Helmut Wiedermann, Gerd Schreiter
  • Patent number: 11716528
    Abstract: The invention relates to a long-range optical device comprising at least one sight channel and an image capturing channel with a camera module, wherein the sight channel and the image capturing channel are coupled to one another by means of an adjusting mechanism such that a first image detail observed in the sight channel essentially corresponds to a second image detail captured by the camera module; an interface module for establishing a connection with an electronic terminal; a processing unit; a memory unit, and a support unit, in which support unit the sight channel is arranged, wherein a heat dissipation device is formed between the support unit and the processing unit and/or between the support unit and a housing of the sight channel and/or on the camera module. The invention moreover relates to an observation and image capturing system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 1, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 1, 2023
    Inventors: Thomas Salzburger, Christoph Heinrich, Christoph Frech, Daniel Nindl, Helmut Wiedermann, Gerd Schreiter
  • Publication number: 20230040624
    Abstract: The technology relates to a long-range optical device for a firearm with an objective and an eyepiece, through which an observation beam path is formed for aiming at a target, the long-range optical device further comprising an opto-electronic display device, wherein the display device comprises an LCoS display for displaying variable data or a target mark, wherein a display beam path of the display device runs at least partly in the observation beam path for displaying the remote object.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 6, 2022
    Publication date: February 9, 2023
    Applicant: Swarovski-Optik KG.
    Inventors: Mario Dohr, Herbert Hermann, Thomas Salzburger, Wilfried Thaler, Rene Zangerl
  • Patent number: 11553169
    Abstract: The invention relates to a long-range optical device having at least one sight channel and having an image capturing channel, wherein the image capturing channel comprises a camera module for electronically capturing images, and wherein in the sight channel, a first beam path is formed by a first objective, a first focusing lens, an erecting system and a first eyepiece, and wherein in the image capturing channel, a second beam path is formed by a second objective, a second focusing lens and a second eyepiece, and wherein the first focusing lens and the second focusing lens are displaceable together by means of a first focusing unit, and wherein in the first beam path of the sight channel, a reference image plane is determined by a reticle or by an image reproduced by projection optics, and that the first eyepiece of the sight channel is displaceable by means of a second focusing unit for focusing on the reference image plane.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 7, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 10, 2023
    Inventors: Thomas Salzburger, Christoph Heinrich, Christoph Frech
  • Patent number: 11493778
    Abstract: The technology relates to a long-range optical device for a firearm with an objective and an eyepiece, through which an observation beam path is formed for aiming at a target, the long-range optical device further comprising an opto-electronic display device, wherein the display device comprises an LCoS display for displaying variable data or a target mark, wherein a display beam path of the display device runs at least partly in the observation beam path for displaying the remote object.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 15, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 8, 2022
    Inventors: Mario Dohr, Herbert Hermann, Thomas Salzburger, Wilfried Thaler, Rene Zangerl
  • Publication number: 20210400186
    Abstract: The invention relates to a long-range optical device comprising at least one sight channel and an image capturing channel with a camera module, wherein the sight channel and the image capturing channel are coupled to one another by means of an adjusting mechanism such that a first image detail observed in the sight channel essentially corresponds to a second image detail captured by the camera module; an interface module for establishing a connection with an electronic terminal; a processing unit; a memory unit, and a support unit, in which support unit the sight channel is arranged, wherein a heat dissipation device is formed between the support unit and the processing unit and/or between the support unit and a housing of the sight channel and/or on the camera module. The invention moreover relates to an observation and image capturing system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 1, 2021
    Publication date: December 23, 2021
    Applicant: Swarovski-Optik KG.
    Inventors: Thomas Salzburger, Christoph Heinrich, Christoph Frech, Daniel Nindl, Helmut Wiedermann, Gerd Schreiter
  • Patent number: 11140312
    Abstract: The invention relates to a long-range optical device comprising at least one sight channel and an image capturing channel with a camera module, wherein the sight channel and the image capturing channel are coupled to one another by means of an adjusting mechanism such that a first image detail observed in the sight channel essentially corresponds to a second image detail captured by the camera module; at least one interface module for establishing a connection with an electronic terminal; a processing unit; at least one memory unit, wherein the memory unit is formed for storing parameters and/or functions, wherein an electronic operating button is provided for retrieving a preselected parameter and carrying out a function. The invention moreover relates to an observation and image capturing system and a method for the retrieval of parameters and/or the execution of functions with an observation and image capturing system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 17, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 5, 2021
    Inventors: Thomas Salzburger, Christoph Heinrich, Christoph Frech, Daniel Nindl, Helmut Wiedermann, Gerd Schreiter
  • Publication number: 20210058602
    Abstract: The invention relates to a long-range optical device having at least one sight channel and having an image capturing channel, wherein the image capturing channel comprises a camera module for electronically capturing images, and wherein in the sight channel, a first beam path is formed by a first objective, a first focusing lens, an erecting system and a first eyepiece, and wherein in the image capturing channel, a second beam path is formed by a second objective, a second focusing lens and a second eyepiece, and wherein the first focusing lens and the second focusing lens are displaceable together by means of a first focusing unit, and wherein in the first beam path of the sight channel, a reference image plane is determined by a reticle or by an image reproduced by projection optics, and that the first eyepiece of the sight channel is displaceable by means of a second focusing unit for focusing on the reference image plane.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 7, 2020
    Publication date: February 25, 2021
    Applicant: Swarovski-Optik KG.
    Inventors: Thomas Salzburger, Christoph Heinrich, Christoph Frech
  • Publication number: 20210021755
    Abstract: The invention relates to a long-range optical device comprising at least one sight channel and an image capturing channel with a camera module, wherein the sight channel and the image capturing channel are coupled to one another by means of an adjusting mechanism such that a first image detail observed in the sight channel essentially corresponds to a second image detail captured by the camera module; at least one interface module for establishing a connection with an electronic terminal; a processing unit; at least one memory unit, wherein the memory unit is formed for storing parameters and/or functions, wherein an electronic operating button is provided for retrieving a preselected parameter and carrying out a function. The invention moreover relates to an observation and image capturing system and a method for the retrieval of parameters and/or the execution of functions with an observation and image capturing system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 17, 2020
    Publication date: January 21, 2021
    Applicant: Swarovski-Optik KG.
    Inventors: Thomas Salzburger, Christoph Heinrich, Christoph Frech, Daniel Nindl, Helmut Wiedermann, Gerd Schreiter
  • Publication number: 20200278560
    Abstract: The technology relates to a long-range optical device for a firearm with an objective and an eyepiece, through which an observation beam path is formed for aiming at a target, the long-range optical device further comprising an opto-electronic display device, wherein the display device comprises an LCoS display for displaying variable data or a target mark, wherein a display beam path of the display device runs at least partly in the observation beam path for displaying the remote object.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 15, 2020
    Publication date: September 3, 2020
    Applicant: Swarovski-Optik KG.
    Inventors: Mario Dohr, Herbert Hermann, Thomas Salzburger, Wilfried Thaler, Rene Zangerl
  • Patent number: 10698229
    Abstract: The invention relates to a long-range optical device (1) with an observation beam path (8) and a graticule for aiming at a target, and with a laser rangefinder (15), wherein a transmitting beam path of a laser transmitter (16) runs at least partly in the observation beam path (8), and wherein in an objective housing (63) a joint is arranged and at least one lens of the objective (31) is mounted to be movable by means of the joint in the objective housing (63), and wherein the joint comprises a bearing housing (66) fixed in the objective housing (63) and a lens tube (64), and at an object-side end of the lens tube (64) a front objective lens system (61) of the objective (31) is arranged and an eyepiece side end of the lens tube (64) is mounted pivotably in the bearing housing (66).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 20, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 30, 2020
    Assignee: Swarovski-Optik KG.
    Inventors: Mario Dohr, Herbert Hermann, Thomas Salzburger, Wilfried Thaler, Rene Zangerl
  • Publication number: 20180024376
    Abstract: The invention relates to a long-range optical device (1) with an observation beam path (8) and a graticule for aiming at a target, and with a laser rangefinder (15), wherein a transmitting beam path of a laser transmitter (16) runs at least partly in the observation beam path (8), and wherein in an objective housing (63) a joint is arranged and at least one lens of the objective (31) is mounted to be movable by means of the joint in the objective housing (63), and wherein the joint comprises a bearing housing (66) fixed in the objective housing (63) and a lens tube (64), and at an object-side end of the lens tube (64) a front objective lens system (61) of the objective (31) is arranged and an eyepiece side end of the lens tube (64) is mounted pivotably in the bearing housing (66).
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 20, 2017
    Publication date: January 25, 2018
    Applicant: Swarovski-Optik KG.
    Inventors: Mario Dohr, Herbert Hermann, Thomas Salzburger, Wilfried Thaler, Rene Zangerl
  • 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