US 12,259,642 B2
Systems and methods for magnetic attachment of optical filters
Ilija Melentijevic, Somerset, NJ (US)
Assigned to Kolari Vision LLC, Raritan, NJ (US)
Filed by Ilija Melentijevic, Somerset, NJ (US)
Filed on Mar. 31, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/129,189.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/325,704, filed on Mar. 31, 2022.
Prior Publication US 2023/0314912 A1, Oct. 5, 2023
Int. Cl. G03B 17/12 (2021.01); G02B 7/00 (2021.01)
CPC G03B 17/12 (2013.01) [G02B 7/006 (2013.01)] 18 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An optical filter attachment assembly for a camera, comprising:
an attachment assembly configured to be threadably coupled to the camera and comprising an attachment frame, wherein the attachment frame comprises a first plurality of magnets; and
at least one filter assembly, each filter assembly comprising a plurality of optical filters mounted in a filter frame, wherein the filter frame comprises a second plurality of magnets;
wherein the first plurality of magnets and the second plurality of magnets are configured to detachably couple to each other at one of a plurality of discrete orientations such that the at least one optical filter is retained on the camera, and
wherein at least one of the plurality of optical filters is configured to rotate relative to the filter frame.