Patents by Inventor Torsten ERBE

Torsten ERBE 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: 20170031126
    Abstract: Mount assembly with a monolithic mount formed by a mount ring with a plurality of retaining arms with free ends and an element, which retaining arms are arranged concentrically around the axis of symmetry of the mount ring and extend at least partially in axial direction. Three of the retaining arms contact an end face formed at the element and hold the element axially, while the other retaining arms are bonded to a circumferential surface formed at the element and prevent the element in particular from rotating.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 26, 2015
    Publication date: February 2, 2017
    Applicant: JENOPTIK Optical Systems GmbH
    Inventors: Torsten ERBE, Jan WERSCHNIK
  • Patent number: 9513457
    Abstract: A lens mount with a mount ring (1) having a mount ring axis (1.1), at which mount ring (1) is provided an edge support (1.2) which is radially extended with respect to the mount ring axis (1.1), with a round optical component (2) which contacts the edge support (1.2) by an end face and with an intermediate ring (3) which contacts the other end face of the optical component (2) and which is fixed in position opposite the mount ring (1), e.g., by means of a screw ring (4.1). Three point-shaped first protuberances (1.3) and second protuberances (3.3), respectively, are provided at the edge support (1.2) and at the intermediate ring (3) in each instance on an imaginary circular ring (1.4) of identical size at angular distances relative to one another, and one each of the first protuberances (1.3) and one each of the second protuberances (3.3) lie in each instance on an imaginary straight line (5) running parallel to the mount ring axis (1.1) through the edge region (2.2).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 15, 2015
    Date of Patent: December 6, 2016
    Assignee: JENOPTIK Optical Systems GmbH
    Inventors: Marco Bornschein, Torsten Erbe
  • Publication number: 20160334598
    Abstract: Thermally compensated mounting assembly with a monolithic mounting element and with a rotationally symmetrical element mounted therein, wherein the mounting element is divided into a mounting ring with an axis of symmetry and a plurality of elastic connection arms via which the mounted element is held in the mounting element. The connection arms have at least one portion which extends in axial direction of the axis of symmetry. A compensation ring contacts all of the connection arms inside these portions coaxial to the mounting ring. The compensation ring is advantageously made from the same material as the mounted element and completely absorbs the restoring forces occurring as a result of the temperature-dependent deformation of the connection arms due to a different expansion of the mounting element and of the mounted element so that invariant forces act on the connection points between the connection arms and the mounted element.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 17, 2014
    Publication date: November 17, 2016
    Applicant: JENOPTIK OPTICAL SYSTEMS GMBH
    Inventor: Torsten ERBE
  • Patent number: 9482842
    Abstract: Thermally compensated optical assembly comprising a monolithic mount which is divided by slits into a mounting ring and at least three elastic links which are connected to an optical element. The elastic links compensate the thermal expansion differences between the mounting ring and the optical element through deformation. The temperature-dependent reaction forces brought about by the deformation are compensated. For this purpose, the quantity of compensation elements is equal to the quantity of links. The compensation elements comprise in each instance an expansion body and a spring element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 25, 2014
    Date of Patent: November 1, 2016
    Assignee: JENOPTIK Optical Systems GmbH
    Inventor: Torsten Erbe
  • Publication number: 20160246028
    Abstract: Thermally compensated optical assembly comprising a monolithic mount which is divided by slits into a mounting ring and at least three elastic links which are connected to an optical element. The elastic links compensate the thermal expansion differences between the mounting ring and the optical element through deformation. The temperature-dependent reaction forces brought about by the deformation are compensated. For this purpose, the quantity of compensation elements is equal to the quantity of links. The compensation elements comprise in each instance an expansion body and a spring element.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 25, 2014
    Publication date: August 25, 2016
    Inventor: Torsten ERBE
  • Patent number: 9400367
    Abstract: A thermally compensated optical subassembly having a rotationally symmetrical optical element and a monolithic mount with a rotationally symmetrical mounting ring, having an axis of symmetry, and at least three connection units. The optical element communicates with the mounting ring via the connection units, so as to be secured against tilting and fixed with respect to torsion. The connection units, in each instance, have three couplers which have a determined length ratio with respect to one another and are connected to one another and to the mounting ring and optical element such that defined conditions are met.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 20, 2014
    Date of Patent: July 26, 2016
    Assignee: JENOPTIK Optical Systems GmbH
    Inventors: Torsten Erbe, Lutz Reichmann
  • Publication number: 20160018620
    Abstract: A lens mount with a mount ring (1) having a mount ring axis (1.1), at which mount ring (1) is provided an edge support (1.2) which is radially extended with respect to the mount ring axis (1.1), with a round optical component (2) which contacts the edge support (1.2) by an end face and with an intermediate ring (3) which contacts the other end face of the optical component (2) and which is fixed in position opposite the mount ring (1), e.g., by means of a screw ring (4.1). Three point-shaped first protuberances (1.3) and second protuberances (3.3), respectively, are provided at the edge support (1.2) and at the intermediate ring (3) in each instance on an imaginary circular ring (1.4) of identical size at angular distances relative to one another, and one each of the first protuberances (1.3) and one each of the second protuberances (3.3) lie in each instance on an imaginary straight line (5) running parallel to the mount ring axis (1.1) through the edge region (2.2).
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 15, 2015
    Publication date: January 21, 2016
    Inventors: Marco BORNSCHEIN, Torsten ERBE
  • Publication number: 20150055233
    Abstract: A thermally compensated optical subassembly having a rotationally symmetrical optical element and a monolithic mount with a rotationally symmetrical mounting ring, having an axis of symmetry, and at least three connection units. The optical element communicates with the mounting ring via the connection units, so as to be secured against tilting and fixed with respect to torsion. The connection units, in each instance, have three couplers which have a determined length ratio with respect to one another and are connected to one another and to the mounting ring and optical element such that defined conditions are met.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 20, 2014
    Publication date: February 26, 2015
    Inventors: Torsten ERBE, Lutz REICHMANN