US 12,216,384 B1
Dynamic lens filter and illuminated filter tray assembly
Adam Khan, Los Angeles, CA (US)
Filed by Adam Khan, Los Angeles, CA (US)
Filed on Mar. 14, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/121,184.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/322,460, filed on Mar. 22, 2022.
Int. Cl. G03B 17/12 (2021.01); G02B 7/00 (2021.01); G02B 7/02 (2021.01); G03B 15/03 (2021.01); G03B 17/56 (2021.01)
CPC G03B 17/12 (2013.01) [G02B 7/006 (2013.01); G02B 7/023 (2013.01); G03B 15/03 (2013.01); G03B 17/565 (2013.01); G03B 2215/0567 (2013.01)] 22 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A dynamic lens filter assembly with an illuminated filter tray for use with a camera having a camera lens and a matte box positioned in front of the camera lens, comprising:
a lens filter comprising a front, a rear, the front opposite the rear, and a body including a sidewall defining a lens filter opening extending fully between the front and the rear, the sidewall including a front edge at the front, a rear edge at the rear, the lens filter also comprising a front lens attached to the front edge and spanning the opening at the front, a rear lens attached to the rear edge and spanning the lens filter opening at the rear, the front lens opposite the rear lens, the front lens and the rear lens sealing the lens filter opening at the front edge and the rear edge, respectively, forming a cavity positioned inside of the body extending between the front lens, the rear lens, and the sidewall, the cavity being capable of retaining a fluid effects medium; and
an illuminated filter tray comprising a filter tray housing including a front plate, a rear plate, the front plate opposite the rear plate, a filter tray opening extending through the housing from the front plate to the rear plate, the filter tray opening including a light source disposed therearound, the light source selectively emanating light toward the filter tray opening;
wherein the illuminated filter tray is aligned with the lens filter in parallel within the matte box such that light emanating from the illuminated filter tray is configured to strike the effects medium of the lens filter generating a visual effect.