Patents by Inventor Albert E. Rieger

Albert E. Rieger 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).

  • Camera casing integrated with carry-strap
    Patent number: 5782353
    Abstract: A camera casing provided with a flexible carry-strap which is secured to the camera casing to permit the carry-strap to extend as loop from the camera casing, is characterized in that an exterior elasticized overlay is arranged on the camera casing to serve as a ready hand grip for the camera casing and is integral with the carry-strap to make the carry strap similarly elasticized.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 13, 1997
    Date of Patent: July 21, 1998
    Assignee: Eastman Kodak Company
    Inventors: David Barclay, James G. Rydelek, Albert E. Rieger
  • Film brake applied by exposure initiation
    Patent number: 5614975
    Abstract: A photographic camera, including a moveable exposure initiation member, is provided with a film brake that is applied by movement of the member to initiate an exposure. The brake engages an element of the film advancing mechanism and thereby arrests film movement during the exposure. The brake is released after the exposure when the member returns to its original position.A method of assembling a camera also is provided using certain parts reassembled and reused from a single-use camera with a film brake as noted above.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 23, 1996
    Date of Patent: March 25, 1997
    Assignee: Eastman Kodak Company
    Inventors: Jude A. SanGregory, Jeffrey A. Solomon, Albert E. Rieger