Patents by Inventor Leslie Drever

Leslie Drever 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).

  • Audio-video source boom support assembly having improved articulation capability
    Patent number: 5454042
    Abstract: An audio-video boom for use in suspending and positioning a camera and/or a microphone is disclosed which has dual wide degrees of articulation capability to facilitate accurate and precise camera and/or microphone orientation while requiring only a single audio-video boom operator. The improved audio/video boom has a first driving member which may be operated to pan (rotate or pivot) a camera and/or a microphone at the end of the audio/video boom via a first pair of cables driving a first driven member which pans the camera and/or a microphone. The audio/video boom also has a second driving member which may be operated to tilt the camera and/or the microphone via a second pair of cables driving a second driven member which tilts the camera and/or the microphone.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 30, 1993
    Date of Patent: September 26, 1995
    Inventor: Leslie Drever