Patents by Inventor Gerd Lottes

Gerd Lottes 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).

  • Publication number: 20260126640
    Abstract: Long-range optical device (1), in particular a pair of binoculars, comprising at least one housing body (4) for accommodating at least one optical element and at least one fastening device (5) for fastening a third object, in particular a belt, to the at least one housing body (4), the at least one fastening device (5) comprising at least one fastening element (8) movably mounted with one translational degree of freedom of movement between a fastening position, in which a portion of the third object accommodated in a reception device (7) is fastened to the at least one housing body (4), and a non-fastening position, in which the portion of the third object accommodated in the reception device (7) is not fastened to the at least one housing body (4).
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 6, 2023
    Publication date: May 7, 2026
    Applicant: STEINER-OPTIK GmbH
    Inventors: Oliver JÄSCHKE, Gerd LOTTES
  • Patent number: 11415391
    Abstract: An apparatus for adjusting a reticle, comprising: an adjustable reticle, a reticle adjustment device comprising an adjustment actuation element movably mounted, a combined click and lock device which comprises a first click device element equipped at least in sections with a click surface formed by a three-dimensional surface or surface structuring, and a second click device element mounted to be movable relative to said first click device element and engages with the click surface of the first click device element, wherein the combined click and lock device is designed to, in a first operating mode, generate acoustic and/or haptic feedback perceptible to an operator, in the case of movement of the adjustment actuation element in at least one adjustment-movement degree of freedom, and is designed to, in a second operating mode, lock movements of the adjustment actuation element in the at least one adjustment-movement degree of freedom.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 12, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 16, 2022
    Inventors: Gerd Lottes, Werner Mayr-Went
  • Publication number: 20210239428
    Abstract: An apparatus for adjusting a reticle, comprising: an adjustable reticle, a reticle adjustment device comprising an adjustment actuation element movably mounted, a combined click and lock device which comprises a first click device element equipped at least in sections with a click surface formed by a three-dimensional surface or surface structuring, and a second click device element mounted to be movable relative to said first click device element and engages with the click surface of the first click device element, wherein the combined click and lock device is designed to, in a first operating mode, generate acoustic and/or haptic feedback perceptible to an operator, in the case of movement of the adjustment actuation element in at least one adjustment-movement degree of freedom, and is designed to, in a second operating mode, lock movements of the adjustment actuation element in the at least one adjustment-movement degree of freedom.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 12, 2021
    Publication date: August 5, 2021
    Applicant: STEINER-OPTIK GMBH
    Inventors: Gerd LOTTES, Werner MAYR-WENT
  • Patent number: 10976134
    Abstract: An apparatus for adjusting a reticle, comprising: an adjustable reticle, a reticle adjustment device comprising an adjustment actuation element movably mounted, a combined click and lock device which comprises a first click device element equipped at least in sections with a click surface formed by a three-dimensional surface or surface structuring, and a second click device element mounted to be movable relative to said first click device element and engages with the click surface of the first click device element, wherein the combined click and lock device is designed to, in a first operating mode, generate acoustic and/or haptic feedback perceptible to an operator, in the case of movement of the adjustment actuation element in at least one adjustment-movement degree of freedom, and is designed to, in a second operating mode, lock movements of the adjustment actuation element in the at least one adjustment-movement degree of freedom.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 22, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 13, 2021
    Assignee: STEINER-OPTIK GmbH
    Inventors: Gerd Lottes, Werner Mayr-Went
  • Publication number: 20200011639
    Abstract: An apparatus for adjusting a reticle, comprising: an adjustable reticle, a reticle adjustment device comprising an adjustment actuation element movably mounted, a combined click and lock device which comprises a first click device element equipped at least in sections with a click surface formed by a three-dimensional surface or surface structuring, and a second click device element mounted to be movable relative to said first click device element and engages with the click surface of the first click device element, wherein the combined click and lock device is designed to, in a first operating mode, generate acoustic and/or haptic feedback perceptible to an operator, in the case of movement of the adjustment actuation element in at least one adjustment-movement degree of freedom, and is designed to, in a second operating mode, lock movements of the adjustment actuation element in the at least one adjustment-movement degree of freedom.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 22, 2018
    Publication date: January 9, 2020
    Applicant: STEINER-OPTIK GmbH
    Inventors: Gerd LOTTES, Werner MAYR-WENT
  • Patent number: 8928878
    Abstract: An adjusting device adjusts a reticle unit of a telescopic sight and has a rotatable setting cap and a transmission unit for converting the turning movement of the setting cap into an adjusting movement of the reticle. The turning range of the setting cap is two revolutions and arranged on the adjusting device there are two sets of scale values assigned to at least one line scale. A first set of scale values indicate adjustment values that belong to the first revolution of the setting cap and a second set of scale values indicate adjustment values that belong to the second revolution. An index ring that bears the scale values and can be turned with the setting cap or a diaphragm ring that partially covers at least one index ring is adjustable in height during the transition from the first revolution to the second revolution of the setting cap.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 10, 2011
    Date of Patent: January 6, 2015
    Assignee: Steiner-Optik GmbH
    Inventors: Oliver Jaeschke, Gerd Lottes
  • Publication number: 20140002815
    Abstract: An adjusting device adjusts a reticle unit of a telescopic sight and has a rotatable setting cap and a transmission unit for converting the turning movement of the setting cap into an adjusting movement of the reticle. The turning range of the setting cap is two revolutions and arranged on the adjusting device there are two sets of scale values assigned to at least one line scale. A first set of scale values indicate adjustment values that belong to the first revolution of the setting cap and a second set of scale values indicate adjustment values that belong to the second revolution. An index ring that bears the scale values and can be turned with the setting cap or a diaphragm ring that partially covers at least one index ring is adjustable in height during the transition from the first revolution to the second revolution of the setting cap.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 10, 2011
    Publication date: January 2, 2014
    Inventors: Oliver Jaeschke, Gerd Lottes
  • Patent number: D793462
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 15, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 1, 2017
    Assignee: STEINER-OPTIK GMBH
    Inventor: Gerd Lottes