Patents Assigned to ARNOLD & RICHTER CINE TECHNIK GMBH & CO. BETRIEBS
  • Patent number: 6875042
    Abstract: A holder for a lamp with a glass vessel and a lamp base includes at least one spring element and at least one connecting part which can move relative to the spring element between two positions. In the first position the locking part thereby enters into contact with the spring element to that this is blocked and pressed against the lamp base of a lamp inserted in the bushing of the holder. In the second position the locking part exerts no or only reduced pressure on the spring element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 15, 2002
    Date of Patent: April 5, 2005
    Assignee: Arnold & Richter Cine Technik GmbH & Co. Betriebs KG
    Inventors: Erwin Melzner, Joachim Köll
  • Patent number: 6853438
    Abstract: The invention relates to a test apparatus for the checking of the exposure quality of an exposed film, in particular of a motion film. A test pattern holder serves for the holding of a test pattern of the exposed film. A reference pattern with at least one reference mark is provided in superimposition with respect to the test pattern held by the test pattern holder. A light transmitter serves for the illumination of the test pattern held by the test pattern holder and of the reference pattern superimposed herewith. A light receiver is provided for the reception of the light transmitted through the reference pattern and through the test pattern and for the generation of corresponding electrical received signals. An evaluation device evaluates these received signals with respect to at least one quality parameter. The invention furthermore relates to a corresponding test method.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 25, 2003
    Date of Patent: February 8, 2005
    Assignee: Arnold & Richter Cine Technik GmbH & Co. Betriebs KG
    Inventor: Hans Kiening
  • Patent number: 6844912
    Abstract: The invention relates to an optical system for the rotation of images taken by a film camera about an optical axis, having a controller device for the rotation of images with an adjusting motor and a position sensor for recording the rotation angle of the image-rotating optical system. In addition, the possibility of displacing the optical system in at least one axial direction is provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 16, 2001
    Date of Patent: January 18, 2005
    Assignee: Arnold & Richter Cine Technik GmbH & Co. Betriebs KG
    Inventors: Pavel Filous, Walter Trauninger, Michael Haubmann
  • Patent number: 6757021
    Abstract: A motion picture camera for transporting and exposing a motion picture film with an adjustable rotary shutter, a rotation surface (dark sector) of which reflects the recording path of rays to at least a video recording device that has a CCD image sensor and a video electronic mechanism, and an opening sector (bright sector) of which releases rays to a recording path for film exposure, and with a sensor for determining the shutter aperture angle of the adjustable rotary shutter. A shutter logic controls the light quantity falling onto the CCD image sensor and/or the charging of the CCD image sensor dependent upon the shutter aperture angle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 2, 1999
    Date of Patent: June 29, 2004
    Assignee: Arnold & Richter Cine Technik GmbH & Co. Betriebs KG
    Inventor: Anh Nguyen-Nhu
  • Patent number: 6749304
    Abstract: The invention relates to a device for improving image quality in focusing screens of an optical representation system of a movie camera, having a movably mounted translucent disk in a sandwich structure, a drive device moving the movable disk in the plane of the disk and a stationary disk mounted parallel to the plane of the movable disk with an image field marking. The drive device is connected to the movable disk and moves the movable disk at least temporarily, for instance during the “standby mode” of the movie camera, at a frequency depending on the image frequency of the movie camera, the video frequency of a video reflecting device of the movie camera or motion picture camera or the brightness of the image or subject to be recorded or with a high motion frequency independent of the operating state of the movie camera.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 17, 2002
    Date of Patent: June 15, 2004
    Assignee: Arnold & Richter Cine Technik GmbH & Co. Betriebs KG
    Inventor: Klaus Jacumet
  • Patent number: 6457827
    Abstract: A film guide for a movie camera 1 with a distance window 5 positioned in the shooting path of rays 3 of the movie camera 1, whereby this distance window 5 has a picture gate 52 and a platen 7a, between which the movie film 6 is moved. At least the upper surface of the platen 7a facing the movie film 6 is formed in a ray-absorbing or non-reflecting way.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 22, 1999
    Date of Patent: October 1, 2002
    Assignee: Arnold & Richter Cine Technik GmbH & Co. Betriebs KG
    Inventors: Claus Groaser, Thomas Popp
  • Patent number: 6452660
    Abstract: A motion picture camera and cassette system is provided having at least one motion picture camera and several film cassettes containing an exposed and/or unexposed motion picture film. The film cassettes contain a storage device which stores at least the length of the exposed and/or unexposed motion picture film. The motion picture cameras have a device for exchanging data with the storage device of the film cassettes and sensing the exposed length of motion picture film. Changes in the exposed film length are transmitted by the data exchange device of the film camera to the storage device of the film cassettes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 21, 2000
    Date of Patent: September 17, 2002
    Assignee: Arnold & Richter Cine Technik GmbH & Co Betriebs KG
    Inventor: Anh Nguyen-Nhu
  • Patent number: 6429593
    Abstract: A lighting device comprises a discharge lamp (7) which is connected to a ballast and starting device (1) either directly or via an electric cable (4). Alternatively said discharge lamp (7) can be mechanically and electrically coupled to an external starting device (5) and electrically connected to the ballast and starting device (1) via a connecting cable (4).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 19, 2001
    Date of Patent: August 6, 2002
    Assignee: Arnold & Richter Cine Technik GmbH & Co. Betriebs, KG DE
    Inventors: Klaus-Dieter Stegmaier, Wilfried Brauckmann
  • Patent number: 6386738
    Abstract: For changing a lamp in a lamphead, in particular a stage, studio, film and/or television lamphead, a cover component of the lamphead is opened by swivelling the cover component about a swivel axis. The swivel axis runs along a straight line which cuts the cover component in two points positioned at a distance apart from one another. In the case of a circular cover component, the two points are a secant of the cover component. The swivel axis preferably thereby runs near to the middle or even centrally or diametrically through the middle of the cover component. Preferably the straight line defining the swivel axis is vertical. The cover component does not have to be swivelled far to the side, upwards or downwards, but instead is swivelled partially into the case, whereby particularly in the case of limited space availability this leads to simplified handling of the lamphead, e.g. when the lamp is changed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 26, 1999
    Date of Patent: May 14, 2002
    Assignee: Arnold & Richter Cine Technik GmbH & Co. Betriebs KG
    Inventor: Peter Staudacher
  • Patent number: 6266124
    Abstract: A device for focusing a film picture in a movie film camera with a camera housing which has a lens carrier 5 for holding a camera lens, with a camera end which forms a lens plane, and a film window where a film is moved along in an image plane by means of a film transport device. A device for changing the distance between the lens plane and the image plane is provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 26, 1999
    Date of Patent: July 24, 2001
    Assignee: Arnold & Richter Cine Technik GmbH & Co. Betriebs KG
    Inventors: Kurt Wallner, Walter Trauninger
  • Patent number: 6161933
    Abstract: A device for controlling, regulating and monitoring a cine camera with a control and/or data detection unit which is connected to devices for controlling and/or detecting camera or recording functions, and connected to operating and control devices for controlling and monitoring camera and recording functions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 11, 1999
    Date of Patent: December 19, 2000
    Assignee: Arnold & Richter Cine Technik GmbH & Co. Betriebs KG
    Inventors: Ernst Tschida, Michael Koppetz, Walter Trauninger
  • Patent number: 5706074
    Abstract: A motion picture camera with an inner camera which has a camera mechanism that generates noise, a camera housing which has a lens carrier on which a photographic lens is disposed in the optical axis of the motion picture camera, and a plurality of noise-insulating connection elements disposed between the inner camera and camera housing. At least one of the noise-insulating connection elements is disposed parallel to the optical axis of the motion picture camera and has a higher rigidity relative to lower-frequency forces and a lower rigidity relative to higher-frequency forces.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 27, 1995
    Date of Patent: January 6, 1998
    Assignee: Arnold & Richter Cine Technik GmbH & Co. Betriebs KG
    Inventors: Hanns Kohler, Michael Koppetz, Hans-Dieter Jacoby
  • Patent number: 5612755
    Abstract: The invention relates to a compact motion picture film recording camera with a video adapter (16), an insertable cassette and a pivotable view lens, wherein a compact structure is achieved in spite of several functions in that a partially permeable reflecting beam splitter disposed in the view finder beam path reflects a view finder beam component into a view finder outlet on the front end (2) of the camera housing (1), a rearward-reversed eyepiece opening (12) of the viewing lens can be pivoted around the center axis (8) of the view finder outlet (7) between the right and left sides of the camera by means of a hinged lens arm (10) and an eyepiece support hinged thereon, and the video beam path (13) passed by the beam splitter is supplied through a grip base (15) of a camera grip to a video adapter (16) disposed thereon.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 28, 1994
    Date of Patent: March 18, 1997
    Assignee: Arnold & Richter Cine Technik GmbH & Co. Betriebs KG
    Inventor: Eugen Bayerl
  • Patent number: 5285225
    Abstract: Motion-picture camera with a taking optics for projecting frames onto a motion-picture film, moved by means of a film transport mechanism along a film path. In addition, in the vicinity of the film path a frame-projection device (16) is located to project an additional frame (32) onto motion-picture film (3) and/or to superimpose a partial frame (36, 37) on frame (31) exposed or to be exposed by taking optics (15).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 12, 1990
    Date of Patent: February 8, 1994
    Assignee: Arnold & Richter Cine Technik GmbH & Co. Betriebs KG
    Inventors: Otto Blaschek, Karl-Heinz Schwank, Thomas Popp
  • Patent number: 5244137
    Abstract: A film transport device for a film with two uniformly distributed rows of holes. Transport is accomplished with a film transport sprocket with a series of teeth disposed in spaced array along a cylindrical tooth circle, which teeth engage the holes in the film and whose tooth circle is driven by a drive motor. A pressure skid brings the holes in the film into engagement with the teeth of the film transport sprocket. Each sprocket tooth has a root portion that merges with the cylindrical tooth circle structure. A base portion adjacent the root portion directly abuts the root portion and has a film support surface at a height relative to the surface of that tooth circle structure that corresponds to the thickness of the film.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 19, 1990
    Date of Patent: September 14, 1993
    Assignee: Arnold & Richter Cine Technik GmbH & Co. Betriebs KG
    Inventors: Otto Blaschek, Thomas Popp
  • Patent number: 5237352
    Abstract: Apparatus for the soundproofing of moving picture cameras with a soundproof mounting of the camera skeleton supporting the parts of the camera mechanism which generate noise and vibrations in a camera housing, which has a lens holder, to which interchangeable lenses can be fastened, whereby for the soundproof mounting of the camera skeleton in the camera housing, there are several soundproofing connecting elements between the camera skeleton and the camera housing, at least some of which have a directional natural rigidity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 6, 1991
    Date of Patent: August 17, 1993
    Assignee: Arnold & Richter Cine Technik, GmbH & Co., Betriebs KG
    Inventors: Claus Grosser, Hans D. Jacoby, Hanns Kohler
  • Patent number: 5228732
    Abstract: An assembly head for handling devices for programmed automatic mounting of components on a workpiece, in particular for assembling electronic components on printed circuit boards, comprises a sleeve which slides longitudinally in the central bore of a rotary star mounted in the assembly head, at least one pair of tongs which pivot in the direction of a suction pipette arranged at the lower end of the sleeve and which hold and adjust the components, and an ejection device which is guided in the sleeve and actuated by a transmission mechanism in synchronization with the movement of the sleeve so as to eject a component held by the assembly head and to stop the suction of the suction pipette. The ejection device guided in the sleeve can be actuated by a control element acted on by a tensile load.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 15, 1991
    Date of Patent: July 20, 1993
    Assignee: Arnold & Richter Cine Technik GmbH & Co. Betriebs KG
    Inventor: Erich Rauscher
  • Patent number: 5223867
    Abstract: Control and regulation apparatus 16 for the control of the exposure and transport speed of a motion picture film with a motion picture camera whose film transport motor 26 is connected to a speed control apparatus 23 and which has a rotary shutter which can be adjusted by means of a servomotor 3 and which is connected to a potentiometer 6 as a position sensor. A setpoint for the shutter aperture of the adjustable rotary shutter is specified as a function of the current film transport speed by the control and regulation apparatus 16 via a converter 14 to a position controller 13, whereby the product of the film transport speed and the shutter aperture is always a constant value. Different film transport speeds, shutter apertures and transition times can be input to the camera in a programmer apparatus 19 or in a remote control apparatus 181, 182, and initiated sequentially by means of a program key 183.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 8, 1991
    Date of Patent: June 29, 1993
    Assignee: Arnold & Richter Cine Technik GmbH & Co. Betriebs KG
    Inventor: Anh Nguyen-Nhu
  • Patent number: 5184158
    Abstract: Gate for motion picture cameras, through which a motion picture film is moved by means of a film transport mechanism. A device (30, 31, 32, 33) serves to receive a frame-type film format mask (4) whose frame window (40) is smaller than frame window (20).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 26, 1991
    Date of Patent: February 2, 1993
    Assignee: Arnold & Richter Cine Technik GmbH & Co. Betriebs KG
    Inventor: Claus Grosser
  • Patent number: D426335
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 8, 1998
    Date of Patent: June 6, 2000
    Assignee: Arnold & Richter Cine Technik GmbH & Co. Betriebs KG
    Inventors: Reinhard Kulterer, Johannes Pohler