Patents Assigned to Panavision International, L.P.
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Patent number: 11966098Abstract: A modular lens system for use with a camera system and connected therewith. The lens system including modular sections configured to include one or more lenses and/or an aperture. The one or more lenses are controlled by one or more motors to enhance focus, softness, and/or size and other optical characteristics.Type: GrantFiled: December 10, 2019Date of Patent: April 23, 2024Assignee: Panavision International, L.P.Inventors: David William Macintosh, Daniel Keith Sasaki
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Patent number: 11960099Abstract: Apparatuses, systems, and methods for producing non-rotationally symmetric optical aberrations. Such aberrations may be created by a removable attachment that may be attached to another lens, such as a spherical lens. Aberrations that appear to reproduce an anamorphic effect may be produced, yet the underlying camera system may remain a spherical camera system, and the capture mode may remain non-anamorphic.Type: GrantFiled: February 1, 2022Date of Patent: April 16, 2024Assignee: Panavision International, L.P.Inventors: Daniel Keith Sasaki, Brian Grant Mills, Rick Takeshi Ishioka
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Patent number: 11860519Abstract: In contrast to the traditional transitions used in systems that switch over a camera with a handheld top mount to a low mode mount, a quick swap top mountable camera mount system includes a quick swap handheld top mount, a quick swap mounting plate, and a quick swap low mode mount. Unlike traditional methods and components, fewer pieces are required to be removed and replaced due, in part, to the use of quick swap coupling elements, which allow various types of mounts to quickly and easily decouple from the quick swap mounting plate.Type: GrantFiled: July 13, 2021Date of Patent: January 2, 2024Assignee: Panavision International, L.P.Inventors: Dominick Aiello, Haluki Sadahiro, Trach Nguyen
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Patent number: 11852791Abstract: A digital camera comprising a digital image sensor and at least one corrective lens element configured to reduce a blurring of an image in a horizontal or vertical dimension on the digital image sensor. The digital image sensor may be larger than a 28 millimeter diagonal.Type: GrantFiled: August 10, 2021Date of Patent: December 26, 2023Assignee: Panavision International, L.P.Inventors: Daniel Keith Sasaki, Haluki Sadahiro
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Patent number: 11822061Abstract: A digital camera comprising a digital image sensor and at least one corrective lens element configured to reduce a blurring of an image in a horizontal or vertical dimension on the digital image sensor. Preferably the digital image sensor is a large digital imager such as a Digital 65 imager.Type: GrantFiled: February 4, 2020Date of Patent: November 21, 2023Assignee: Panavision International, L.P.Inventors: Daniel Keith Sasaki, David William Macintosh, Haluki Sadahiro
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Patent number: 11681206Abstract: An apparatus including a camera optical element and a tactile indicator associated with the camera optical element for indicating a property of the camera optical element.Type: GrantFiled: May 11, 2021Date of Patent: June 20, 2023Assignee: Panavision International, L.P.Inventors: Haluki Sadahiro, Eddie Ruffel, Graham Merritt, Dominick Aiello
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Patent number: 11546498Abstract: Systems to extend signal transfer used with a camera device comprise a first location station with a first receiver and a second receiver. The first receiver receives wireless signals from a user device that are changed and sent through a fiber optic cable to a second location station. The second receiver receives signals through the cable from the second location station, which signals are changed to wireless signals output to a user device. The second location station comprises a third receiver that receives from the cable from the first location station, which signals are changed to wireless signals output to a camera device. The second location comprises a fourth receiver that receives wireless signals from the camera device, which signals are changed at the first location to signals sent through the cable from the second location station to the first location station.Type: GrantFiled: August 22, 2019Date of Patent: January 3, 2023Assignee: Panavision International, L.P.Inventors: Richard L. Jamison, Scott Thomas MacDonald
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Patent number: 11519489Abstract: Gear drive systems used with a camera comprise a housing with an electric drive gear disposed outside of the housing. A host gear is engaged with the drive gear and is rotatably disposed on a stationary shaft extending from the housing. An adapter is attached to the host gear and extends axially outwardly therefrom. A secondary gear is attached to the adapter and comprises a plurality of teeth disposed along an outside diameter. The secondary gear is releasably attached to the adapter by retaining elements and is fixed rotatably to the adapter by registration elements. The secondary gear is attached to the adapter by a push on snap-fit, and is removed from the adapter by being pulled off, thereby avoiding the need for tools to interchange a secondary gear having a desired configuration of teeth to engage a camera optical adjustment element such as a lens ring.Type: GrantFiled: July 28, 2020Date of Patent: December 6, 2022Assignee: Panavision International, L.P.Inventors: Daniel Aguinaldo, Christopher Michael Konash
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Patent number: 11494929Abstract: A system for determining a distance to a region of interest. The system may be used to adjust focus of a motion picture camera. The system may include a first camera configured to have a first field of view, and a second camera configured to have a second field of view that overlaps at least a portion of the first field of view. The system may include a processor configured to calculate a distance of the selected region of interest relative to a location by comparing a position of the selected region of interest in the first field of view with a position of the selected region of interest in the second field of view.Type: GrantFiled: March 10, 2020Date of Patent: November 8, 2022Assignee: Panavision International, L.P.Inventors: Ritesh Narang, William Bennett Hogue, Jr., Clive Austin Towndrow
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Patent number: 11461913Abstract: A system for determining a distance to a region of interest. The system may be used to adjust focus of a motion picture camera. The system may include a first camera configured to have a first field of view, and a second camera configured to have a second field of view that overlaps at least a portion of the first field of view. The system may include a processor configured to calculate a distance of the selected region of interest relative to a location by comparing a position of the selected region of interest in the first field of view with a position of the selected region of interest in the second field of view.Type: GrantFiled: March 10, 2020Date of Patent: October 4, 2022Assignee: Panavision International, L.P.Inventors: Ritesh Narang, William Bennett Hogue, Jr., Clive Austin Towndrow
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Patent number: 11372197Abstract: A cam for applying movement to a lens system. The cam may include a body configured to couple to the lens system. The body may have slots that are configured to receive lens followers. The slots may extend in directions that are convergent relative to each other.Type: GrantFiled: August 10, 2020Date of Patent: June 28, 2022Assignee: Panavision International, L.P.Inventor: Scott Jason Berkowitz
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Patent number: 11237400Abstract: Apparatuses, systems, and methods for producing non-rotationally symmetric optical aberrations. Such aberrations may be created by a removable attachment that may be attached to another lens, such as a spherical lens. Aberrations that appear to reproduce an anamorphic effect may be produced, yet the underlying camera system may remain a spherical camera system, and the capture mode may remain non-anamorphic.Type: GrantFiled: September 3, 2019Date of Patent: February 1, 2022Assignee: Panavision International, L.P.Inventors: Daniel Keith Sasaki, Brian Grant Mills, Rick Takeshi Ishioka
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Patent number: 11184510Abstract: A filter for a camera lens including an electronic display configured to couple to an object side of the camera lens and configured to filter an image on an object side of the electronic display for the camera lens. A controller is configured to electrically control the filtering of the electronic display. An input is for receiving a control for controlling the controller.Type: GrantFiled: April 11, 2019Date of Patent: November 23, 2021Assignee: Panavision International, L.P.Inventors: Haluki Sadahiro, Guy McVicker
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Patent number: 11086109Abstract: A digital camera comprising a digital image sensor and at least one corrective lens element configured to reduce a blurring of an image in a horizontal or vertical dimension on the digital image sensor. The digital image sensor may be larger than a 28 millimeter diagonal.Type: GrantFiled: January 21, 2020Date of Patent: August 10, 2021Assignee: Panavision International, L.P.Inventors: Daniel Keith Sasaki, Haluki Sadahiro
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Patent number: 11061303Abstract: In contrast to the traditional transitions used in systems that switch over a camera with a handheld top mount to a low mode mount, a quick swap top mountable camera mount system includes a quick swap handheld top mount, a quick swap mounting plate, and a quick swap low mode mount. Unlike traditional methods and components, fewer pieces are required to be removed and replaced due, in part, to the use of quick swap coupling elements, which allow various types of mounts to quickly and easily decouple from the quick swap mounting plate.Type: GrantFiled: September 3, 2019Date of Patent: July 13, 2021Assignee: Panavision International, L.P.Inventors: Dominick Aiello, Haluki Sadahiro, Trach Nguyen
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Patent number: 11003060Abstract: An apparatus including a camera optical element and a tactile indicator associated with the camera optical element for indicating a property of the camera optical element.Type: GrantFiled: April 9, 2019Date of Patent: May 11, 2021Assignee: Panavision International, L.P.Inventors: Haluki Sadahiro, Eddie Ruffel, Graham Merritt, Dominick Aiello
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Publication number: 20200348494Abstract: A digital camera comprising a digital image sensor and at least one corrective lens element configured to reduce a blurring of an image in a horizontal or vertical dimension on the digital image sensor. Preferably the digital image sensor is a large digital imager such as a Digital 65 imager.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 4, 2020Publication date: November 5, 2020Applicant: Panavision International, L.P.Inventors: Daniel Keith Sasaki, David William Macintosh, Haluki Sadahiro
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Patent number: 10739552Abstract: A cam for applying movement to a lens system. The cam may include a body configured to couple to the lens system. The body may have slots that are configured to receive lens followers. The slots may extend in directions that are convergent relative to each other.Type: GrantFiled: February 21, 2018Date of Patent: August 11, 2020Assignee: Panavision International, L.P.Inventor: Scott Jason Berkowitz
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Patent number: 10587792Abstract: A system for determining a distance to a region of interest. The system may be used to adjust focus of a motion picture camera. The system may include a first camera configured to have a first field of view, and a second camera configured to have a second field of view that overlaps at least a portion of the first field of view. The system may include a processor configured to calculate a distance of the selected region of interest relative to a location by comparing a position of the selected region of interest in the first field of view with a position of the selected region of interest in the second field of view.Type: GrantFiled: March 28, 2017Date of Patent: March 10, 2020Assignee: Panavision International, L.P.Inventors: Ritesh Narang, William Bennett Hogue, Jr., Clive Austin Towndrow
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Patent number: 10551598Abstract: A digital camera comprising a digital image sensor and at least one corrective lens element configured to reduce a blurring of an image in a horizontal or vertical dimension on the digital image sensor. Preferably the digital image sensor is a large digital imager such as a Digital 65 imager.Type: GrantFiled: December 29, 2016Date of Patent: February 4, 2020Assignee: Panavision International, L.P.Inventors: Daniel Keith Sasaki, David William Macintosh, Haluki Sadahiro