# US 9,435,979 B2 · Universal adjustable lens adapter > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 9,435,979 B2 - Document ID: US9435979B2 - Status: Granted - Kind: B2 - Application number: 14/844,265 - Filed: 2015-09-03 - Published: 2016-01-07 - Granted: 2016-09-06 - Earliest claimed: 2013-07-24 - Applicants: Vadym Chalenko - Inventors: Vadym Chalenko - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US9435979B2 ## CPC - G02B 7/023: {permitting adjustment} - G02B 7/026: {using retaining rings or springs (G02B7/027 takes precedence)} - G02B 7/14: adapted to interchange lenses {(G02B7/027 takes precedence)} - G03B 5/02: Lateral adjustment of lens - G03B 5/04: Vertical adjustment of lens; Rising fronts - G03B 17/563: {Camera grips, handles (means in general for steadying hand-held apparatus F16M13/00)} - G03B 17/565: {Optical accessories, e.g. converters for close-up photography, tele-convertors, wide-angle convertors} - G03B 17/566: {Accessory clips, holders, shoes to attach accessories to camera (if integral part of camera body G03B17/02)} - H04N 23/55: Optical parts specially adapted for electronic image sensors; Mounting thereof - H04N 23/57: Mechanical or electrical details of cameras or camera modules specially adapted for being embedded in other devices - G03B 17/56: Accessories (carrying-cases A45C11/38) - G02B: OPTICAL ELEMENTS, SYSTEMS OR APPARATUS - 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) - H04N: PICTORIAL COMMUNICATION, e.g. TELEVISION ## Abstract A universal adjustable lens adapter and rig system for smartphones, or similar electronic devices, that is modular in nature. The universal adjustable lens adapter includes a clamp mount assembly, a lens mount assembly, and a handle assembly. The clamp mount assembly is adapted to secure a smartphone, while the lens mount assembly is adapted to secure a camera lens. The clamp mount assembly includes a spring loaded first clamp and a fixed second clamp mounted to a clamp base and between which the smartphone is secured. Both the clamp mount assembly and the lens mount assembly are slidably connected to the handle assembly, such that the camera lens of any smartphone can be properly aligned with the camera lens attached to the lens mount assembly. Additionally, the handle assembly is adapted to manipulate and stabilize the smartphone while taking pictures. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A universal adjustable lens adapter comprising: a lens mount assembly; a clamp mount assembly; and a handle assembly, wherein: the lens mount assembly comprises a lens mount base and a lens mount ring; the handle assembly comprises a clamp mount support, a lens mount support, a first handle, and a second handle; the lens mount base is slidably connected to the lens mount support along a first slide axis; the clamp mount assembly is slidably attached to the clamp mount support along a second slide axis; and the first slide axis and the second slide axis are aligned perpendicular to each other. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The universal adjustable lens adapter of claim 1, wherein: the clamp mount support comprises a first handle standoff shaft and a second handle standoff shaft; and the clamp mount assembly is slidably attached to the first handle standoff shaft and the second handle standoff shaft. ### Claim 3 (depends on 2) The universal adjustable lens adapter of claim 2, wherein: the clamp mount assembly comprises a clamp base; and the clamp base is slidably attached to the first handle standoff shaft and the second handle standoff shaft. ### Claim 4 (depends on 3) The universal adjustable lens adapter of claim 3, wherein: the clamp mount assembly further comprises a first thumb screw and a second thumb screw; the first thumb screw and the second thumb screw are positioned into the clamp base; the first thumb screw is positioned adjacent to the first handle standoff shaft; and the second thumb screw is positioned adjacent to the second handle standoff shaft. ### Claim 5 (depends on 2) The universal adjustable lens adapter of claim 2, wherein: the first handle standoff shaft and the second handle standoff shaft are adjacently attached to the first handle; and the first handle standoff shaft and the second handle standoff shaft are positioned opposite each other along the first handle. ### Claim 6 (depends on 5) The universal adjustable lens adapter of claim 5, wherein: the handle assembly further comprises a handle skin adjacently attached to the first handle opposite the first handle standoff shaft and the second handle standoff shaft. ### Claim 7 (depends on 1) The universal adjustable lens adapter of claim 1, wherein: the lens mount support comprises a first lens mount standoff shaft and a second lens mount standoff shaft, the first lens mount standoff shaft being positioned adjacent to the second handle, and the lens mount base being slidably connected to the first lens mount standoff shaft and the second lens mount standoff shaft. ### Claim 8 (depends on 7) The universal adjustable lens adapter of claim 7, wherein: the lens mount assembly further comprises a lens mount thumb screw, the lens mount thumb screw being positioned into the lens mount base, and the lens mount thumb screw being positioned adjacent to at least one of the first lens mount standoff shaft and the second lens mount standoff shaft. ### Claim 9 (depends on 7) The universal adjustable lens adapter of claim 7, wherein: the lens mount support further comprises a first arm and a second arm, the first lens mount standoff shaft and the second lens mount standoff shaft being adjacently connected to the first arm and the second arm, and the first lens mount standoff shaft and the second lens mount standoff shaft being positioned in between the first arm and the second arm. ### Claim 10 (depends on 1) The universal adjustable lens adapter of claim 1, wherein: the lens mount support comprises a first arm and a second arm, the first arm and the second arm being adjacently attached to the second handle, and the first arm and the second arm being positioned opposite each other along the second handle. ### Claim 11 (depends on 1) The universal adjustable lens adapter of claim 1, wherein: the lens mount support comprises a first arm and a second arm; and the clamp mount support comprises a first handle standoff shaft and a second handle standoff shaft, the first handle standoff shaft being adjacently connected to the first arm, and the second handle standoff shaft being adjacently connected to the second arm. ### Claim 12 (depends on 1) The universal adjustable lens adapter of claim 1, wherein: the clamp mount assembly comprises a clamp base, a first clamp, and a second clamp, the first clamp being slidably connected to the clamp base; the second clamp being adjacently attached to the clamp base; and the first clamp and the second clamp being positioned opposite each other along the clamp base. ### Claim 13 (depends on 12) The universal adjustable lens adapter of claim 12, wherein: the first clamp comprises a first clamp mount standoff shaft and a second clamp mount standoff shaft, the first clamp mount standoff shaft and the second clamp mount standoff shaft being positioned opposite each other along the first clamp, and the first clamp mount standoff shaft and the second clamp mount standoff shaft being slidably connected to the clamp base. ### Claim 14 (depends on 13) The universal adjustable lens adapter of claim 13, wherein: the clamp mount assembly further comprises a first compression spring and a second compression spring, the first compression spring and the second compression spring being positioned within the clamp base, the first compression spring being mechanically coupled to the first clamp mount standoff shaft, and the second compression spring being mechanically coupled to the second clamp mount standoff shaft. ### Claim 15 (depends on 13) The universal adjustable lens adapter of claim 13, wherein: the clamp mount assembly further comprises a clamp mount thumb screw, the clamp mount thumb screw being positioned into the clamp base, and the clamp mount thumb screw being positioned adjacent to at least one of the first clamp mount standoff shaft and the second clamp mount standoff shaft. ### Claim 16 (depends on 12) The universal adjustable lens adapter of claim 12, wherein: the clamp mount assembly further comprises a cold shoe mount adjacently connected to the first clamp opposite the clamp base. ### Claim 17 (depends on 12) The universal adjustable lens adapter of claim 12, wherein: the clamp mount assembly further comprises a first clamp pad and a second clamp pad, the first clamp pad being adjacently connected to the first clamp, and the second clamp pad being adjacently connected to the second clamp. ### Claim 18 (depends on 12) The universal adjustable lens adapter of claim 12, wherein: the clamp base comprises a threaded clamp mount insert, the threaded clamp mount insert being positioned into the clamp base, and the threaded clamp mount insert being positioned adjacent to the second clamp. ### Claim 19 (depends on 1) The universal adjustable lens adapter of claim 1, wherein: the handle assembly further comprises a plurality of threaded handle inserts, each of the plurality of threaded handle inserts being positioned into at least one of the first handle and the second handle. ### Claim 20 (depends on 1) The universal adjustable lens adapter of claim 1, wherein the clamp mount support is adjacently connected to the lens mount support. ### Claim 21 (depends on 1) The universal adjustable lens adapter of claim 1, wherein the first handle is adjacently attached to the clamp mount support opposite the lens mount support. ### Claim 22 (depends on 1) The universal adjustable lens adapter of claim 1, wherein the second handle is adjacently attached to the lens mount support opposite the clamp mount support. ### Claim 23 (depends on 1) The universal adjustable lens adapter of claim 1, wherein the lens mount ring is adjacently connected to the lens mount base.