# US 11,079,662 B2 · Rotatable platform riser system

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- Number: US 11,079,662 B2
- Document ID: US11079662B2
- Status: Granted
- Kind: B2
- Application number: 15/931,458
- Filed: 2020-05-13
- Published: 2020-10-15
- Granted: 2021-08-03
- Earliest claimed: 2019-03-19
- Applicants: Michael Allen; Jasper Michalczik; Jeremy Fissell
- Inventors: Michael Allen; Jasper Michalczik; Jeremy Fissell
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US11079662B2

## CPC

- G03B 17/561: {Support related camera accessories}
- A47F 5/025: having mechanical drive, e.g. turntables (A47F5/03 takes precedence)
- G03B 15/06: Special arrangements of screening, diffusing, or reflecting devices, e.g. in studio
- G03B: APPARATUS OR ARRANGEMENTS FOR TAKING PHOTOGRAPHS OR FOR PROJECTING OR VIEWING THEM; APPARATUS OR ARRANGEMENTS EMPLOYING ANALOGOUS TECHNIQUES USING WAVES OTHER THAN OPTICAL WAVES; ACCESSORIES THEREFOR (optical parts of such apparatus G02B; photosensitive materials or processes for photographic purposes G03C; apparatus for processing exposed photographic materials G03D)
- A47F: SPECIAL FURNITURE, FITTINGS, OR ACCESSORIES FOR SHOPS, STOREHOUSES, BARS, RESTAURANTS OR THE LIKE; PAYING COUNTERS

## Abstract

The present invention is directed to a rotatable platform riser system used for capturing imagery of objects from one angle or multiple angles with a seamless pure white background without reflections or shadows. The rotatable platform riser system comprises a turntable platform; a rotatory drive mechanism operably coupled to the turntable platform for rotating the turntable platform along its vertical axis; a riser comprising a substantially round open top and a substantially round bottom, an upright wall extending from the bottom to the top defining volume of the riser, the riser mounted or resting on the turntable platform at the bottom; and a riser platform having a top surface and a bottom surface, the riser platform having a diameter same or larger than the diameter of the top of the riser, the riser platform mounted or resting over the top of the riser.

## Claims

### Claim 1

A platform riser system comprising:
a turntable body enclosing a stepper motor and a controller configured to control operation of the stepper motor;
a turntable platform rotatably mounted on a top of the turntable body and operably coupled to the stepper motor;
a riser of an inverted-frustum-shaped profile having a top and a bottom, and an upright wall extending from the bottom to the top defining a volume of the riser;
a riser platform having a top surface and a bottom surface, the riser platform having a diameter equal to or greater than a diameter of the top of the inverted-frustum-shaped riser, the riser platform mounted on the top of the riser; and
a frustum-shaped floor stand, wherein the turntable body is mounted on the floor stand, a diameter of a bottom of the floor stand is larger than a diameter of the turntable body.

### Claim 2 (depends on 1)

The platform riser system of claim 1, wherein the riser platform is transparent and a continuous grid of polygonal units or concentric circles configured over the bottom surface of the riser platform for aligning or positioning an object on the top surface of the riser platform relative to the continuous grid.

### Claim 3 (depends on 1)

The platform riser system of claim 1, wherein the top surface of the riser platform is having a continuous grid of polygonal units or concentric circles for aligning an object on the top surface of the riser platform relative to the continuous grid, the continuous grid configured to be concealed under a flash of a camera.