Patents by Inventor Andre De Winter

Andre De Winter 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: 7515821
    Abstract: An objective adjusting device has a stationary housing, an adjusting ring with an internal thread and a tube, with an external thread, that is guided rectilinearly in an axial direction and carries optical active elements. The adjusting ring is rotatably supported in the housing, and the tube has at least one axially parallel opening with mutually parallel sliding surfaces in which a guide element connected to the housing engages. The guide element is designed as a lug with a sliding head which is adapted in width to the opening and is provided with a slot, of settable slot width, running in a radial direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 24, 2006
    Date of Patent: April 7, 2009
    Assignee: Leica Camera AG
    Inventor: André De Winter
  • Publication number: 20060269269
    Abstract: An objective adjusting device has a stationary housing, an adjusting ring with an internal thread and a tube, with an external thread, that is guided rectilinearly in an axial direction and carries optical active elements. The adjusting ring is rotatably supported in the housing, and the tube has at least one axially parallel opening with mutually parallel sliding surfaces in which a guide element connected to the housing engages. The guide element is designed as a lug with a sliding head which is adapted in width to the opening and is provided with a slot, of settable slot width, running in a radial direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 24, 2006
    Publication date: November 30, 2006
    Inventor: Andre De Winter
  • Patent number: 7046462
    Abstract: A lens mount for viewfinder cameras, having a distance setting ring and, coupled thereto, an apparatus for transmitting the set distance to the setting lever of a measuring viewfinder arranged on the camera side. The apparatus contains an outer worm connected to the distance setting ring, an inner worm, inserted in said outer worm and guided rectilinearly in the lens mount, and a cam ring rotatably supported in the inner worm and with an axial cam pointing to the camera on the end face, is characterized in that the cam ring is locked into an annular groove in the inner wall of the inner worm and is provided with preferably two pins which point radially outward over the edge of the inner worm at the end of the camera side, and which engage in each case in an axial groove in the outer worm.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 4, 2004
    Date of Patent: May 16, 2006
    Assignee: Leica Camera AG
    Inventor: André de Winter
  • Patent number: 6992845
    Abstract: An interchangeable objective for integrated rangefinder cameras is described, having a mechanically mounted objective head (1) and a spiral (14) with a bayonet fitting (15), the spiral (14) containing a spiral mechanism (16) for driving an objective head carrier (17) that is guided axially in a straight line and formed as a cylindrical ring, and a focusing ring (18) which is connected to the spiral mechanism (16) and can be actuated from outside, and is characterized in that, for the purpose of inserting a rear mount part (5) of the objective head (1) into the objective head carrier (17), the focusing ring (18) can be released from the spiral mechanism (16) by removing radially oriented connecting means (19) and can be pushed onto a front mount part (3) of the objective head (1), a threaded ring (7) is rotatably mounted on a central mount part (4) of the objective head (1), and the threaded ring (7) can be screwed (26) onto the objective head carrier (17) in order to connect the objective head (1) to the latt
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 16, 2005
    Date of Patent: January 31, 2006
    Assignee: Leica Camera AG
    Inventor: André De Winter
  • Publication number: 20050185304
    Abstract: An interchangeable objective for integrated rangefinder cameras is described, having a mechanically mounted objective head (1) and a spiral (14) with a bayonet fitting (15), the spiral (14) containing a spiral mechanism (16) for driving an objective head carrier (17) that is guided axially in a straight line and formed as a cylindrical ring, and a focusing ring (18) which is connected to the spiral mechanism (16) and can be actuated from outside, and is characterized in that, for the purpose of inserting a rear mount part (5) of the objective head (1) into the objective head carrier (17), the focusing ring (18) can be released from the spiral mechanism (16) by removing radially oriented connecting means (19) and can be pushed onto a front mount part (3) of the objective head (1), a threaded ring (7) is rotatably mounted on a central mount part (4) of the objective head (1), and the threaded ring (7) can be screwed (26) onto the objective head carrier (17) in order to connect the objective head (1) to the latt
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 16, 2005
    Publication date: August 25, 2005
    Inventor: Andre De Winter
  • Publication number: 20050088764
    Abstract: A lens mount for viewfinder cameras, having a distance setting ring (5) and, coupled thereto, an apparatus for transmitting the set distance to the setting lever of a measuring viewfinder arranged on the camera side, the apparatus contains an outer worm (3) connected to the distance setting ring (5), an inner worm (6), inserted in said outer worm and guided rectilinearly (7, 8; 7?, 8?) in the lens mount, and a cam ring (13) rotatably supported in the inner worm (6) and with an axial cam pointing to the camera on the end face is characterized in that the cam ring (13) is locked into an annular groove (12) in the inner wall of the inner worm (6) and is provided with preferably two pins (15, 15?) which point radially outward over the edge of the inner worm (6) at the end of the camera side, and which engage in each case in an axial groove (16, 16?) in the outer worm (3).
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 4, 2004
    Publication date: April 28, 2005
    Inventor: Andre de Winter
  • Patent number: 6101046
    Abstract: A cylindrical mount (1) for optical components of a variable-power objective, includes an inner straight-line guide (2, 3), with a cam control (13) which is capable of being actuated via a rotary ring (15) arranged on the outside of the mount and which is intended for the adjustment of carriers, (4, 4', 5) for lenses or lens groups relative to one another in order to change the focal length. A further rotary ring (19) is provided for adjusting a holder (10) for lenses or lens groups for setting the focus of the objective. The holder (10) is arranged on a linear guide (8, 9) which is adjustable in the direction of the optical axis (24) and which is fastened to a carrier (4') displaceable with the change in focal length. The further rotary ring (19) has, on its inner cylindrical surface, a cam carrier (18) which is held displaceably in the direction of the optical axis (24) on the cylindrical surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 26, 1999
    Date of Patent: August 8, 2000
    Assignee: Leica Camera AG
    Inventor: Andre De Winter