Patents by Inventor Gerd E. Kurz

Gerd E. Kurz 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).

  • Motion translation device for positioning cameras and other aimed instruments
    Patent number: 5389987
    Abstract: A device for translating motion of an operator's wrist and arms into controlled movement of a motion picture camera or other instrument comprises a mounting plate, a pair of spaced outer yokes coupled thereto, a pivotal inner member pivotally mounted within each of the outer yokes at opposed pivot points defining a pivot axis, and a pair of hand grips rigidly mounted within the inner members at a selected angle to the pivot axis. The outer yokes are preferably open rings having a pair of free-ends, and the inner yokes are preferably closed rings.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 30, 1993
    Date of Patent: February 14, 1995
    Inventors: Gilles D. G. Corbeil, Gerd E. Kurz