Patents by Inventor Rainer Robotta

Rainer Robotta 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: 9625734
    Abstract: A long-range optical device has at least one optical channel which comprises a housing and an arrangement of optical elements. At least one of the optical elements is movable relative to the housing for image stabilization in the event of perturbing movements of the housing. The device further comprises a stabilization system for the at least one movable optical element, which has an eddy current damper for damping movements of the at least one movable element. The stabilization system, in the event of a displacement of the at least one movable optical element, generates a restoring force proportional to the displacement velocity of the at least one movable optical element. The eddy current damper comprises a magnet system and an eddy current carrier interacting therewith. The restoring force generated by the eddy current damper is dependent on the amplitude of the displacement of the at least one movable optical element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 14, 2014
    Date of Patent: April 18, 2017
    Assignees: Carl Zeiss Sports Optics GmbH, Carl Zeiss AG
    Inventors: Dirk Dobermann, Rainer Robotta, Georg Guenther, Jens Hofmann, Kurt Becker, Eckhard Roth, Tobias Thiele
  • Publication number: 20150309327
    Abstract: The invention relates to a binocular long-range optical device, having a first optical channel, which has a first housing and a first arrangement of first optical elements in the first housing. The first arrangement has at least one first optical element movable relative to the first housing. A second optical channel has a second housing and a second arrangement of second optical elements in the second housing. The second arrangement has at least one second optical element movable relative to the second housing. At least one passive stabilization system based on mass inertia for image stabilization in the event of perturbing movements of the first and second housings is provided. The at least one first movable optical element and the at least one second movable optical element are movable relative to one another.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 14, 2014
    Publication date: October 29, 2015
    Inventors: Dirk DOBERMANN, Rainer ROBOTTA, Georg GUENTHER, Jens HOFMANN, Kurt BECKER, Tobias THIELE
  • Publication number: 20140320963
    Abstract: A long-range optical device has at least one optical channel which comprises a housing and an arrangement of optical elements. At least one of the optical elements is movable relative to the housing for image stabilization in the event of perturbing movements of the housing. The device further comprises a stabilization system for the at least one movable optical element, which has an eddy current damper for damping movements of the at least one movable element. The stabilization system, in the event of a displacement of the at least one movable optical element, generates a restoring force proportional to the displacement velocity of the at least one movable optical element. The eddy current damper comprises a magnet system and an eddy current carrier interacting therewith. The restoring force generated by the eddy current damper is dependent on the amplitude of the displacement of the at least one movable optical element.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 14, 2014
    Publication date: October 30, 2014
    Inventors: Dirk Dobermann, Rainer Robotta, Georg Guenther, Jens Hofmann, Kurt Becker, Eckhard Roth, Tobias Thiele
  • Patent number: 8243377
    Abstract: A telescope has a joint for universally bearing an optical assembly in relation to a housing. The joint is designed as an elastic spring joint.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 22, 2009
    Date of Patent: August 14, 2012
    Assignees: Carl Zeiss Sports Optics GmbH, Carl Zeiss AG
    Inventors: Dirk Dobermann, Dieter Rink, Rainer Robotta, Kurt Becker, Georg Guenther, Jens Hofmann
  • Publication number: 20090303586
    Abstract: A telescope has a joint for universally bearing an optical assembly in relation to a housing. The joint is designed as an elastic spring joint.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 22, 2009
    Publication date: December 10, 2009
    Inventors: Dirk Dobermann, Dieter Rink, Rainer Robotta, Kurt Becker, Georg Guenther, Jens Hofmann