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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 4529282 | Motor-driven film winder for cameras A motor-driven film winder for use with a camera having a manual film winder wheel, includes a cover selectively movable between a first position in which it prevents access to the manual film winder wheel and a second position in which the manual film wi... | 07/16/1985 |
| 4524779 | Device for detecting, measuring, and recording body thermal emissivity A device is disclosed for detecting thermal differentials emanating from a radiant source by transforming such differentials to visible representations that can be photographically recorded for subsequent diagnostical and analytical study. The device is e... | 06/25/1985 |
| 4525052 | Device for fixing a camera to a tripod A device for fixing a camera to a tripod which comprises a base and a slider to which a camera is to be fitted. Both base and slider are prepared from synthetic resin. The slider is slidably fitted on the base. One of the slider and base is provided with ... | 06/25/1985 |
| 4515455 | Camera movement synchronizing apparatus An apparatus for synchronizing movement of a camera with movement of an object to be photographed. The synchronizing apparatus includes a horizontal track which is disposed parallel to the path of movement of the object. A planar platform is movably mount... | 05/07/1985 |
| 4485407 | Television camera for indoor and outdoor use A compact television camera readily convertable between indoor and outdoor use having a housing frame with front and rear face and lateral side opening to allow access to the frame's interior upon removal of housing lids placed thereover. The front face i... | 11/27/1984 |
| 4473177 | Camera carrying device A camera carrying apparatus which holds two cameras simultaneously one above the other. Alternatively, two or more of the subject devices may be joined together in a tandem-like arrangement to provide enhanced camera carrying capabilities.... | 09/25/1984 |
| 4459015 | Indicia bearing laminated cards and apparatus and method for producing indicia bearing laminated cards The apparatus for obtaining the microfilm photographic transparency comprises a table supporting a frame in which is disposed a rendition of the general data common to all the members of the group. A slide carrying data specific to a member of the group i... | 07/10/1984 |
| 4441801 | Motor driven camera In the disclosed motor driven camera, a motor drive is removably attached to a camera body and includes a grip which is fitted to the camera body. Separate switches respond to separate operating members on the upper surface of the grip and the side face o... | 04/10/1984 |
| 4439032 | Portable camera support A portable camera support includes a conventional camera mounting assembly affixed to a stationary leg/securing strap/extendible leg combination. The support is alternately operable in a retracted position for securing to a companion object with the aid o... | 03/27/1984 |
| 4422745 | Camera system A microprocessor controlled camera system for exposing film with a photographic subject, a field of bar code data relevant to the subject and a field of data taken from a written card. The camera system includes an elevator assembly for raising and loweri... | 12/27/1983 |
| 4408860 | Apparatus for a camera mount In a camera mount of the type in which a front plate is attached to a lens which in turn is attached to the front of the camera and a base plate extends from the front plate beneath the camera to secure the camera bottom and to exert a predetermined suppo... | 10/11/1983 |
| 4398815 | Camera mount A camera mount of the type including a front plate having an attachment to the lens-mounting frontal side of a camera-and-lens assembly, and a bottom plate extending rearwardly, parallel to the lens axis, from the lower portion of the front plate for supp... | 08/16/1983 |
| 4339191 | Maneuvering and release device for camera The present invention relates to a maneuvering and release device for camera, wherein a connecting piece is mounted to rotate about the rod near the handle and is adapted to be locked on the latter in any angular position from all the possible positions, ... | 07/13/1982 |
| 4324477 | Photographic tripod apparatus Photographic tripod apparatus which is easily transportable and wherein the legs thereof can be held in their collapsed position and released therefrom in a simple and reliable manner. In one embodiment, one of the legs is provided with a handle and a lat... | 04/13/1982 |
| 4301955 | Modular platform and camera support mounting for racing vehicle A modular platform and camera support mounting for a racing vehicle is disclosed. The modular support may be made of a plurality of interconnected straight and curved tubular members. Tubular support struts may be attached to the straight and curved tubul... | 11/24/1981 |
| 4300827 | Self-developing photographic apparatus with inclined film exit path A self-developing slide copier or printer configured to be supported on a support surface and operable for effecting distribution of a fluid processing composition between sheets of a self-developing film unit in response to manually withdrawing or pullin... | 11/17/1981 |
| 4283129 | Camera for recording the output of an instrument A camera is disclosed for mounting adjacent an instrument such as a cathode ray tube device for recording an image from the display screen thereof. The camera includes an enclosure with a first opening for cooperation with the display screen of the instru... | 08/11/1981 |
| 4268155 | Photographic apparatus for plate thermography A photographic apparatus for plate thermography comprising a support having a holder for a thermographic plate at one end and a photographic camera with flashlight at the opposite end. An adaptor designed to be mounted on the support and locked to it is p... | 05/19/1981 |
| 4244500 | Viewing support A viewing support comprising a pair of support arms pivotably connected together at one end. One arm is adapted to be mounted over a shoulder of a person while the other arm is adapted to rest against the person's torso beneath the shoulder. A mounting pa... | 01/13/1981 |
| 4233647 | Photographic accessory apparatus A versatile camera and lighting apparatus is provided wherein a pair of high intensity lights such as flash or strobe units are directed somewhat away from the area to be photographed and onto a diffusion/reflector screen which reflects diffused light ont... | 11/11/1980 |
| 4232958 | Means for advancing film in cameras held in various film frame orientations In the disclosed camera, a manually operated film advance lever and a shutter button are arranged conveniently to be operated when the camera is held for a horizontal shot, i.e., an exposure during which the film frame is oriented horizontally. A coupling... | 11/11/1980 |
| 4222540 | Tube sheet pan and tilt camera platform Apparatus which can be remotely mounted in a tube in a tube sheet provides a platform for mounting a camera. The platform rotates about a shaft extending from the tube, tilts, and moves axially along the shaft to allow the camera to pan the entire tube sh... | 09/16/1980 |
| 4214821 | Total environment photographic mount and photograph A device for taking a series of photographs, each in reference to one of the faces of a regular polyhedron. The photographs are then printed and the prints are trimmed to the appropriate configuration in relation to the geometry of the faces of the polyhe... | 07/29/1980 |
| 4180316 | Low noise automatic camera advance mechanism A protective photographic system includng a low cost still camera mounted in a concealing enclosure and having a mechanism driven by an electric motor unit for automatically advancing a film winding lever of the camera and depressing an exposure button of... | 12/25/1979 |
| 4174162 | Aerial camera mounting means An improved apparatus is disclosed for adjustably mounting an aerial photaphy camera externally of an aircraft, including a support adapted for attachment to the outside of an aircraft, an aerial photography camera, a control rod connected at one end wit... | 11/13/1979 |
| 4162696 | Support for a camera A deformable camera case, alternatively usable as a camera stand, includes a wall in the form of a flexible cushion preferably filled with a plurality of small balls, that constitutes a pliable body capable of adjusting its shape to the contours of an obj... | 07/31/1979 |
| 4160999 | Mounting arrangement for a television monitoring camera A panel of a size to be inserted into a section of the hung framework of a suspended ceiling carries a housing, the lower portion of the housing projecting beneath the panel and comprising a tinted, partially transparent cylindrical sidewall closed at its... | 07/10/1979 |
| 4115813 | Television enlarging display apparatus for graphic material Optical apparatus for displaying enlargements of graphic copy includes a platform carrying a television camera having an optical pickup lens. The platform is rotatable on a horizontal axis. An arm is secured to the platform and extends downwardly toward t... | 09/19/1978 |
| 4114167 | Miniaturized model kitchen having coordinated interchangeable and integratable modules A miniaturized model kitchen which is used for simplified planning of full sized kitchens and immediate, scaled reproduction thereof in full color prospective view and plan view photographs comprises a foldable stand with a rotatable floor planning surfac... | 09/12/1978 |
| 4097133 | Cinematographic camera A cinematographic camera has a housing composed of a main section which carries at its narrow front side a photographic lens, and a cover section which straddles the main section and is provided with a viewfinder. The main section can be telescoped into a... | 06/27/1978 |
| 4093364 | Dual path photographic camera for use in motor vehicles A photographic recording arrangement to be mounted in a motor vehicle, particularly for use by law enforcement personnel, is described. The arrangement includes a camera of specific construction which is mounted on the dashboard and is capable of automati... | 06/06/1978 |
| 4068248 | Photographic camera body and tripod mounting arrangement A camera body and tripod mounting arrangement in which a sill member of plastic material carrying a metal socket insert is directly receivable against the interior bottom wall surface of the body and retained in place by integral tab and lug formations on... | 01/10/1978 |
| 4063258 | Spotlight mounted camera for vehicles A combined vehicular spotlight and camera assembly. In a preferred form the invention comprises a housing adapted to be attached to the vehicle roof, a spotlight disposed internally of the housing to illuminate an object to be photographed and a camera as... | 12/13/1977 |
| 4060819 | Detachable connections for camera or the like A detachable connection in which one of two members has an end telescopically receivable within a mating end of another member and carries a locking part threadedly adjustable transversely of the members into and out of locking reception within an enlarge... | 11/29/1977 |
| 4057816 | Accessory adapter An adapter for connecting a camera not provided with a tripod socket to a tripod. The adapter comprises a housing, a threaded insert for receiving a tripod screw in the housing, and a dovetail shoe adapted to fit a cooperating dovetail slot in the camera ... | 11/08/1977 |
| 4052712 | Apparatus for photographing road ruts Apparatus for photo-recording road ruts comprising projecting a beam of light having a linear boundary between bright and dark portions from a light projector onto a road surface in the transverse direction of the road, and photographing the boundary port... | 10/04/1977 |
| 4027318 | Stabilizing foot apparatus for camera Camera foot apparatus is disclosed which attaches on to the bottom of a camera to stabilize the camera by providing an area beneath the lens of the camera on which the camera is disposed.... | 05/31/1977 |
| 4008606 | Ship's bottom inspection apparatus A ship's bottom inspection apparatus which includes a generally U-shaped mework which is adapted to be submerged for receiving the width of a ship therebetween. A series of cameras are mounted in a spaced relationship along the framework to view vertical... | 02/22/1977 |
| 3999055 | Mounting device for mounting a flashlight unit to a camera body In a mounting device for mounting a flashlight unit to a camera body with coupling established between a base secured to the camera body and a base secured to the flashlight unit, one of the two bases has a protrusion and the other base includes a recess ... | 12/21/1976 |
| 3993866 | Camera capsule A television or film camera is attached to an overhead ceiling structure, etc., on a support member which is capable of rotating or panning the camera about a vertical axis and tilting the camera about a horizontal axis. The camera and its movable support... | 11/23/1976 |
