Did You Know...
...that the inventor of the electric motor was a blacksmith named Thomas Davenport? Described as "a brilliantly unsuccessful inventor", Davenport invented the first rotary electric motor. In 1836 he headed out -- on foot -- from his Vermont home to file a patent application at the Patent Office in Washington, D.C. By the time he got there, he had squandered away his money and couldn't afford the $30 filing fee so he turned around and went home. When he later mailed in his application with money he'd raised, the Patent office was destroyed in a fire. He did finally get credit for his invention on Feb. 5, 1837.
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7463821 | Flat panel image to film transfer method and apparatus A method for forming an image transfer apparatus includes providing first image data to a flat-panel display, displaying a first output image on the flat-panel display in response to the first image data, wherein the first output image includes an optical distortion... | 12/09/2008 |
| 7350694 | System and method for narrowcasting item tracking Using a unique, mailer applied PLANET bar code offered by the U.S. Postal Service (USPS), a mail tracking system automatically sends an electronic message to the mailer once mail passes through mail processing machines at each USPS facility. The message to the maile... | 04/01/2008 |
| 7161627 | Apparatus and method of registration correction for video signal processor and a television camera having registration correcting function A registration correction apparatus having interpolation circuits. The interpolation circuits receives digital sampled pixel signals from at least one channel of a plurality of color signal channels. The digital sampled pixel signals have been obtained by sampling c... | 01/09/2007 |
| 7121462 | User programmable smart card interface system A user programmable smart card interface system is disclosed having a smart card (10) and a reader/writer (1) which is able to read data from, and write data into, an electronic memory (19) carried by the card. A user terminal (100) havin... | 10/17/2006 |
| 7042483 | Apparatus and method for printing using a light emissive array An apparatus and method for printing images from a digital image source onto a photosensitive medium (22) using one or more two-dimensional light-emissive arrays (51) such as OLED arrays. Each image pixel has a corresponding light-emitting element whic... | 05/09/2006 |
| 6963672 | Image processing apparatus, image processing method and storage medium A cell type page which displays a fixed number of images at fixed positions with fixed size on a screen and a free type page which displays equal to or more than one image at arbitrary positions with arbitrary size on the screen are provided. In response to an image... | 11/08/2005 |
| 6947658 | Electronic image filing apparatus having image naming function An electronic album according to the present invention includes an image data selecting section for selecting image data to be titled, a picture-taking information capturing section for capturing a plurality of picture-taking information items about the image data s... | 09/20/2005 |
| 6909454 | Calibration techniques in flying spot scanners & telecine machines A method of calibrating the light system in a flying spot scanner or telecine machine using a cathode ray tube light source and a photosensitive detector, wherein at a first level of light transmitted to the photosensitive detector a control signal to the photosensi... | 06/21/2005 |
| 6269217 | Multi-stage electronic motion image capture and processing system An electronic image capture system for capturing a sequence of images, the system includes a camera that captures a sequence of incoming incident light on a sensor and records the sequence of images as wide gamut image data. A processor receives the wide ... | 07/31/2001 |
| 6249644 | Electronic filing system capable of recording image reproduced from developed film An electronic filing system which can record an image reproduced from a photographed image of a developed film together with a photographic information pertaining thereto on a recording medium such as an optical disk. The system includes a device for repr... | 06/19/2001 |
| 6151445 | Film image input method and apparatus with image index data detection An index image data which shows all frames of a film within a film cartridge is stored in a memory card corresponding to a film cartridge or an IC memory integrated in a cartridge. Then, when an index image which shows plural frames is regenerated, the in... | 11/21/2000 |
| 5767903 | Solid-state image pickup device operable at a frame rate with a controllable accumulating time interval In a solid-state image pickup device comprises a solid-state image pickup section (10) including a substrate and a plurality of photoelectric converting sections formed on the substrate, the photoelectric converting sections accumulates, in response to in... | 06/16/1998 |
| 5594514 | Image capture system An image capture system intended to provide an image capturing device for use by the general public at sites having objects of interest. The image capture system is designed to accept a user's image recording medium and allow the user to capture on the us... | 01/14/1997 |
| 5453842 | Image recording apparatus An image recording apparatus comprises a store for storing data representing an image, a cathode ray tube for displaying the image represented by the data in raster scan order and a camera for directing the displayed image onto film. A movable mask is pos... | 09/26/1995 |
| 5390020 | Video amplifier stabilization for CRT printing A system is provided that causes the CRT of a CRT printer to produce images on the screen of the CRT that have the same illumination for the same CRT input signal, irregardless of the temperature variation, drift and aging of the components of the CRT vid... | 02/14/1995 |
| 5303056 | Dynamic gain correction for CRT printing A system is provided that causes the CRT of a CRT printer to produce images on the screen of the CRT, which when projected onto a photographic media will have uniform illumination at all points on the photographic media. The system accomplishes the forego... | 04/12/1994 |
| 5249229 | Device and method for generating control signals A device and to a method for generating control signals is set forth. The device according to the present invention allows the generation, from a single time reference, of the write control (WE) and read control (RE) signals for the information relating t... | 09/28/1993 |
| 5170182 | Apparatus and method for registering an image on a recording medium Registration of an image with respect to a recording medium in a film recorder or the like is provided by first roughly positioning the recording medium in a support. A beam is then scanned across an unused portion of the recording medium until it impinge... | 12/08/1992 |
| 5150957 | Real time registration weave correction system A weave correction system for the transfer of film to video or video to film operable in real time is disclosed. The digital real time registration weave correction system includes: a high powered deflection system and low inductance yoke in conjunction w... | 09/29/1992 |
| 5128753 | Method and apparatus for scaning objects and generating image information An automatic scanning and control apparatus determines the location of a predetermined segment of an image field being scanned. The predetermined segment presents an image which is optically differentiatable from the surrounding area of the image field. T... | 07/07/1992 |
| 5072253 | Ordering and recording information system for business and greeting cards A method of making a card such as a business card or greeting card on photosensitive media using images photographically recorded in successive frames on photographic film, the photographic film including a magnetic layer. The method comprises magneticall... | 12/10/1991 |
| 5045949 | Image recording apparatus for recording still image and letters without distortion An image recording apparatus displays, together with information, an image represented by video signals read out from a video signal recording medium on a video display so as to project the displayed image and information onto an image recording medium. F... | 09/03/1991 |
| 5027220 | Image recording apparatus using a CRT as a light source An image recording apparatus is disclosed which comprises a CRT on which an image produced by an external host computer is displayed. An image recording device records a copy image corresponding to the image displayed on said CRT on a photosensitive recor... | 06/25/1991 |
| 4939581 | Method and system in video image hard copy reproduction A system and method for the accurate reproduction of the gray scale of a video monitor screen includes, in one embodiment, a video monitor and an electronic camera having an internal video receiver with a CRT screen. A gray scale test pattern is displayed... | 07/03/1990 |
| 4929972 | Method and apparatus for electronic and photographic image recording The invention relates to a method and apparatus for acquiring, recording and storing information in photographic and electronic media. In particular, the invention relates to low flare image recording and specifically to recording two-dimensional images, ... | 05/29/1990 |
| 4855940 | Method of and system for computer graphic photography A method of and system for defining and photographing computer graphic images involves using photographic exposure adaptor (PXA) circuitry, providing an interface between a computer having a CPU and a film printer. The interface circuitry includes a page ... | 08/08/1989 |
| 4841371 | Apparatus for recording CRT image A CRT image recording apparatus in which a picture a CRT image displayed on a CRT is photographed by a camera. In this apparatus, the number of vertical synchronizing signals separated from a video signal is counted, and the exposure time during which the... | 06/20/1989 |
| 4823204 | Method and apparatus for film weave correction A method and apparatus for correction of both horizontal and vertical film weave is disclosed in connection with continuous motion type moving beam recorder or playback devices such as electron beam or laser beam recorders or flying spot scanner or line s... | 04/18/1989 |
| 4805041 | Electron beam recorder In an electron beam recorder for recording pictures on a sensitive medium by scanning the sensitive medium with an electron beam, the electron beam recorder is disclosed which includes in the signal supplying circuit thereof a contrast compensating circui... | 02/14/1989 |
| 4769715 | Digital image display and photographic recording apparatus Method and apparatus for generating photographic copies from a CRT display of digital pixel data. The digital pixel data is received from a host digitizing device as a series of lines to be displayed. The series of lines comprises a complete frame of imag... | 09/06/1988 |
| 4754334 | Image recorder having automatic alignment method and apparatus An image recorder for providing a CRT image and apparatus to store the image on a film disposed on a film plane. The relative position, intensity and focus parameters of the image are measured during an initial startup of the image recorder, wherein the p... | 06/28/1988 |
| 4742397 | System and method for adjusting image brightness in electronic printer A system and method for displaying an image for photographic reproduction operates to calibrate the brightness of the image display prior to each photographic reproduction in a manner that accounts for the variations in the brightness characteristics of t... | 05/03/1988 |
| 4739521 | Medical image diagnostic system A medical image diagnostic system including a diagnostic image detecting device, an image processing device receiving the output of the diagnostic image detecting device, a video signal converting circuit receiving the output of the image processing devic... | 04/19/1988 |
| 4736250 | Digital camera frame capture circuit A frame capture circuit for use with a video camera includes an analog-to-digital converter for converting composite video to digital form and a memory for storing sequential frames of digital video. The analog-to-digital converter is connected to the mem... | 04/05/1988 |
| 4679087 | Method and apparatus for photographing video images of either polarity without CRT brightness or contrast readjustment Apparatus and method for controlling a video signal amplitude excursion to provide a display image within a photographic acceptance range of a film. A clamping level is established for said video signal which maintains the brightness of the display monito... | 07/07/1987 |
| 4575766 | Process and apparatus for forming multiple electronic images on a photosensitive surface A system is provided for transferring a series of images which are displayed successively on a screen of a video monitor using optical means, onto a photosensitive surface by juxtaposing successive elemental images to form a unique composite image. The co... | 03/11/1986 |
| 4556914 | Photographic documentation systems for CRT or video imaging screens A photographic documentation apparatus for obtaining high resolution and continuous tone photographs of a TV monitor or CRT (Cathode Ray Tube) image, the apparatus including a main housing adapted to be mounted on the monitor to prevent movement and assur... | 12/03/1985 |
| 4530011 | Apparatus for maintaining of a cathode ray tube image within the light acceptance range of a photographic film Apparatus and method are provided for controlling the brightness and brightness range of a CRT produced image. The resolution of photographs of the CRT-formed images is improved by establishing the absolute brightness and brightness range of the image to ... | 07/16/1985 |
| 4412230 | Apparatus and method for producing images on a photosensitive media Apparatus and Method for providing images on a photosensitive media is disclosed. The invention provides for the multi-point exposure correction of recorded grey scale hardcopy images which utilizes line by line attenuation of video data in a unique patte... | 10/25/1983 |
| 4360805 | Digital erase of raster lines The perception of raster lines on a television monitor is obscured by continuously and cyclically vertically shifting and presenting in successive frames the raster in successive upward positions and then in successive downward positions by incremental am... | 11/23/1982 |
