Patents by Inventor Rolf D. Grimminger

Rolf D. Grimminger 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).

  • Mount for optical elements
    Patent number: 4854671
    Abstract: A mount for an optical element such as a lens element wherein the optical element has a cylindrical circumferential rim and at least three ribs formed of a material having a highly elastic property. The ribs have a predetermined length and are disposed at a predetermined distance from one another along the cylindrical circumferential rim of the optical element with each rib having an inner periphery in continuous contact with an outer periphery of the cylindrical circumferential rim of the optical element. The ribs are compressed on assembly of the optical element into the mount so that centration of an optical system, e.g., the lens, is substantially improved.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 11, 1987
    Date of Patent: August 8, 1989
    Assignee: Optische Werke G. Rodenstock
    Inventors: Peter Hanke, Rolf D. Grimminger