ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 13 -- United States Patent no. 12,523,843, issued on Jan. 13, was assigned to Panavision International LP (Woodland Hills, Calif.).
"Internally slotted cam for lens system" was invented by Scott Jason Berkowitz (Tujunga, Calif.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A cam for applying movement to a lens system. The cam may include a body configured to couple to the lens system. The body may have slots s that are configured to receive lens followers. The slots may extend in directions that are convergent relative to each other."
The patent was filed on May 7, 2024, under Application No. 18/657,514.
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