All dovetails found on Really Right Stuff products hold to the RRS Dovetail Standard.
RRS DOVETAIL STANDARD
For designers that wish to develop products compatible with RRS products, critical dimensions for the RRS Dovetail Standard are published here.
REGISTRATION NUMBERS
MTX MULTI-TOOL
5,146,042
RRS LOGO
5,155,605
S.O.A.R. LOGO
5,336,374
UNI-BLOCK
5,308,051
VYCE
5,151,011
The RRS logo and the following are trademarks of Really Right Stuff, LLC and may not be used without permission:
TRADEMARKS
Anvil
Ascend
Big & Thin
Cinch-LR
Ground Pod
MTX, Pocket 'Pod
Really Right Stuff
Rock Claw
RRS
Snap QR
SOAR
Uni-Block
Versa
Vyce
Wedding Pro
| PATENT NUMBERS | |
|---|---|
| HEADS & CLAMPS | |
| ADAPTABLE CAMERA SUPPORT (MULTI/SAFARI CLAMP) | 9,958,759 B2 | 10,365,545 |
| ANVIL-30 BALLHEAD | 10,883,650 | 11,085,736 B2 |
| CONTROL ARM FOR AN IMAGING DEVICE (FLUID HEAD ARM ATTACHMENT) | 9,213,222 |
| DUAL CLAMPING DEVICE | 10,612,718 | 10,883,650 | 11,242,951 | 11,512,808 B2 | 11,519,697 B2 | 11,639,767 |
| MONOPOD HEAD | 9,097,277 |
| PANORAMIC CAMERA MOUNT (PANNING CLAMP) | 7,658,556 | 8,075,203 | 8,262,299 | 8,827,576 | 8,827,577 | 9,063,397 | 9,372,385 | 9,696,611 | 9,720,306 | 10,012,890 | 10,281,803 B2 | 10,365,544 | 10,585,337 | 10,754,228 B2 | 10,768,510 | 11,036,116 | 11,163,219 B2 | 11,237,463 | 11,614,677 |
| QUICK RELEASE CLAMP FOR PHOTOGRAPHIC EQUIPMENT (LEVER CLAMP) | 6,773,172 | 7,077,582 |
| RECOIL MANAGEMENT SYSTEM | 10,571,211 | 11,047,641 | 11,512,918 B2 |
| PANORAMIC CAMERA SUPPORT | 10,754,228 |
| CLAMP WITH IMPROVED RETAINING STRUCTURE | 11,703,744 |
| LEVER BASED CLAMPING DEVICE | 11,644,281 |
| QUICK RELEASE PLATES & BRACKETS | |
| CAMERA SUPPORT ASSEMBLY (MODULAR L-PLATE) | 8,827,574 | 9,052,574 | 9,097,962 | 9,097,963 | 9,280,039 | 9,298,067 | 9,298,068 | 9,298,069 | 9,372,383 | 9,568,810 | 9,690,171 | 9,690,171 B2 | 10,021,891 | 10,175,561 | 10,474,011 | 10,613,421 | 10,824,056 | 11,150,541 B2 | 11,478,191 B2 |
| EXTENDIBLE L-PLATE FOR CAMERA EQUIPMENT | 10,241,383 | 10,564,526 | 11,269,239 |
| FLASH BRACKET | 7,457,535 |
| QUICK RELEASE APPARATUS (SNAP QR) | 8,398,315 | 10,274,125 | 10,422,467 |
| QUICK DETACH CONNECTOR (QDS) | 10,274,125 | 10,422,467 | 10,976,000 | 11,236,854 | 11,629,809 |
| BINOCULAR MOUNT | 11,378,794 |
| PLATE FOR CAMERA EQUIPMENT | 11,796,897 | 11,347,137 | 11,619,866 |
| SUPPORT FACILITY FOR A BINOCULAR | 11,774,741 |
| CAMERA MOUNTING ASSEMBLY | 11,754,912 |
| TRIPODS | |
| TRIPODS | 8,398,037 | 9,371,958 | 11,067,216 |
| TRIPOD WITH A SEALED LEG LOCK | 11,698,13 |
| TRAVEL TRIPOD | 11,480,290 B2 |
| TRIPOD CLAW FOOT, TRIPOD SPIKE FEET (TA-3-FRC FOOT ROCK CLAW, TA-3-FS FOOT SPIKE) | 9,689,525 B2 | 9,816,662 |
| REMOVABLE TRIPOD FOOT WITH SECUREMENT | 9,494,276 | 9,689,525 | 9,816,662 B2 | 10,054,256 | 10,267,452 | 10,359,147 | 10,473,261 | 10,663,107 | 10,883,653 | 11,287,082 | 11,719,383 |
Any party that manufactures, imports, uses, sells, or offers for sale the above patented technology without permission/license from Really Right Stuff, LLC, during the term of the patent and within the country that issued the patent, is considered to infringe the patent.
PATENT INFRINGEMENT
Really Right Stuff, LLC filed a patent infringement lawsuit against Field Optics Research, Inc. on June 2, 2020 together with an amended complaint on January 11, 2021, in the United States District Court of Utah. The Really Right Stuff complaint alleges that Field Optics Research has infringed U.S. Patent No. 6,773,172 (Quick-Release Clamp For Photographic Equipment); U.S. Patent No. 10,612,718 (Dual Clamping Device); and U.S. Patent No. 10,585,337 (Panoramic Camera Mount). Really Right Stuff alleges that at least the following products are infringed by Field Optics Research; FBH-44DT; FBH-55DT; FBH-55FDT; FBT-ASPL; FBT-ASFPL; FBT-ASFPL; FBT-ASPL-NP; FBT5646C-ASFPL/S; FBT5436C-ASFPL/S; FBT5646C-ASFPL/S; FBT5436C-ASFPL. Really Right Stuff is seeking remedies including a permanent injunction against Field Optics Research’s unlawful infringement, monetary damages in an amount sufficient to compensate Really Right Stuff for such infringement, triple damages because of the willful and deliberate nature of the infringement, and a declaration that the case is exceptional together with reasonable attorney fees.