Patents by Inventor Uwe Reinstaedtler

Uwe Reinstaedtler 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: 7706682
    Abstract: Described is a wide-angle slip-on viewfinder (1) on rangefinder cameras for analog and digital wide-angle recordings of different image recording formats with lenses of different focal lengths, comprising three lens groups (LG1, LG2, LG3), a frame/mask unit (10) and a partially transmissive prism cube (8) which is designed as a combination element, wherein, on the light entrance side (4) in the viewfinder beam path (9), a first lens group (LG1) has a negative refractive power and the second and third lens groups (LG2, LG3) have a positive refractive power, wherein the second lens group (LG2) is composed of a first lens (L3) arranged downstream of the first lens group (LG1) and a second lens (L4) arranged on the light exit side (7) and the partially transmissive prism cube (8) is arranged between the lenses (L3, L4) and the third lens group (LG3) is arranged in a mask imaging beam path (11) which is at right angles to the viewfinder beam path (9) between the frame/mask unit (10) and the partially transmissive
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 2, 2007
    Date of Patent: April 27, 2010
    Assignee: Leica Camera AG
    Inventors: Kathrin Keller, Uwe Reinstädtler
  • Patent number: 5845163
    Abstract: The present invention provides a multiple exposure image position securing device for a camera having a housing, the device having a slide positioned on the housing, a rewind release button protruding from the housing adjacent the slide, a film transport mechanism located within the housing, a coupler located within the housing and coupled with the film transport mechanism, a lever mechanism extending between the rewind release button and the coupler, a catch lever selectively engaging the coupler, a pawl selectively engaging the film transport mechanism, and a winder positioned on the housing and coupled to the film transport mechanism.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 27, 1997
    Date of Patent: December 1, 1998
    Assignee: Leica Camera AG
    Inventors: Uwe Reinstaedtler, Heinz Fischer