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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 6186678 | Film guide structure in camera body A camera body includes an aperture unit, having a picture-taking opening and guide rails for defining the position of a film in the direction of an optical axis with respect to the picture-taking opening, a cartridge chamber unit connectable with one end ... | 02/13/2001 |
| 6115559 | Camera with protective outer housing and shock dampening insert A camera is assembled according to the following method. A one-piece shock-dampening elastomeric member is placed over the front, top and rear of an inner housing. Respective openings in the elastomeric member are aligned with openings in the inner housin... | 09/05/2000 |
| 6023592 | Camera with modular components A camera body comprises a lens barrel unit, a spool chamber unit forming a spool chamber, a patrone chamber unit forming a patrone chamber, and a rail member that has an aperture that is provided so that a beam from the lens barrel unit can pass through a... | 02/08/2000 |
| 5978597 | One-time-use camera with break-off protuberance for film ejection A one-time-use camera comprising a body having an interior film chamber for an exposed filmstrip and an interior film exit slot from the chamber which allows the exposed filmstrip be moved through the slot to outside the body, is characterized in that the... | 11/02/1999 |
| 5970257 | Camera frame assembly having monolithic subenclosures A camera frame assembly for use with photographic film. The camera frame assembly has a pair of path subenclosures. Each subenclosure has a platen subunit and an intermediate section subunit joined in fixed relation to the platen subunit. The path subencl... | 10/19/1999 |
| 5937209 | Camera with film guide rib having film-on-sprocket retention portion A camera comprising a main body part having a backframe opening for exposing successive sections of a filmstrip, a metering sprocket rotatably supported on the main body part proximate the backframe opening and having respective teeth that can project thr... | 08/10/1999 |
| 5881320 | One-time-use camera with multi-adapter fixture for motor and self timer A camera to be used with a film advance motor and/or a self timer, comprising a main body part having an engageable portion, and a single-piece multi-adapter fixture having an engageable portion constructed to be connected with the engageable portion of t... | 03/09/1999 |
| 5815740 | Method of remanufacturing one-time-use camera A method of remanufacturing a one-time-use camera comprises the following steps. Forcibly pulling apart a main body part and a cover part of the camera sufficiently to cause a predetermined portion of the main body part or cover part to be broken away fro... | 09/29/1998 |
| 5815759 | Extended adjusting mechanism for the lens set of an imaging system An extended adjusting mechanism for the lens set of an imaging system, which utilizes motion connection means between the main body and the lens set of the imaging system to enlarge the view scope of the imaging system, comprises the lens set for viewing ... | 09/29/1998 |
| 5802407 | Camera having common control circuit usable with different types of cameras A camera having a common control circuit comprises a control circuit for selectively executing at least a first program for a first type of camera and a second program for a second type of camera, and an identifying circuit for identifying any one of the ... | 09/01/1998 |
| 5784652 | Modular camera with cassette chamber accessible through outerbody A camera for roll film which can be wound into a film cassette has a central subassembly forming a light-tight inner body in which a film cassette chamber which receives the film cassette is contained and in which a film guidance device is contained, and ... | 07/21/1998 |
| 5745815 | Camera cover An opening is formed in an upper cover so as to be positioned above a printed circuit board when the upper cover is attached to a camera's main body. In order to connect the contacts of the printed circuit board and the lead wires, the upper cover is atta... | 04/28/1998 |
| 5732305 | Camera having centralized electrical connection area A camera including a body unit and a top cover unit configured to be mounted on the body unit. The body unit has a body section that defines a space within the camera. The camera also includes a component disposed on the top cover unit and a control unit ... | 03/24/1998 |
| 5708901 | Cover assembly for a camera A cover assembly for a camera having a metallic front cover. The metallic front cover is provided with an upheaval portion. An end surface of the upheaval portion is manufactured as a plane surface. A plastic inner frame is provided with a projection havi... | 01/13/1998 |
| 5694633 | Camera system modifiable with additional features and adapted for use by right-handed or left-handed users A camera system is adaptable as for right-handed and left-handed users and is extendable and modifiable in a versatile fashion. The camera system includes a basic element connected to a lens, a recording housing, and a handle part. The basic element has a... | 12/02/1997 |
| 5689735 | Water-resistant camera A water-resistant camera comprising a main body part having a rear back frame opening across which successive sections of a filmstrip are moved to be exposed, a rear cover part lighttightly covering the backframe opening, and a water-resistant casing part... | 11/18/1997 |
| 5640641 | Camera cover release mechanism A camera includes a lighttight body portion and a cover having an interior recess sized for receiving an end of said body portion. The cover is coupled to the body portion and is movable in opposing directions between an opened position and a closed posit... | 06/17/1997 |
| 5615394 | Anamorphic lens for a photographic flash assembly An anamorphic lens (10) having a first surface (14) which has either a cylindrical or an acylindrical radius of curvature, and a second surface (16) having either a cylindrical or an acylindrical radius of curvature. Each surface has a primary longitudina... | 03/25/1997 |
| 5400108 | Autofocus module assembly A pair of separator lenses are attached to the top surface of a light-shield box. A leg portion having bifurcate legs and made of a transparent resin protrudes at each of the two sides of the bottom surface of the light-shield box. The leg portions are bo... | 03/21/1995 |
| 5227822 | Camera A camera having a projecting portion disposed at the rear of an aperture portion for forming an image to be photographed on a film and a grip portion formed on the right side of a lens barrel, the left-hand portion of the projecting portion forming a subs... | 07/13/1993 |
| 5218390 | Compact camera with integral body grip A photographic camera comprises a camera body having its height greater than its width, its depth less than its width, and a lowermost internal chamber which extends a substantial amount of the width and the depth for storing relatively heavy components s... | 06/08/1993 |
| 5208622 | Holding mechanism for a camera In a camera provided with an operational unit including a plurality of operational components of the camera assembled therein and mounted on one side of a taking lens barrel of the camera, an opening portion for holding the camera is formed below the oper... | 05/04/1993 |
| 5107287 | Photographic camera with cover/handle A photographic camera includes a camera body and a cover/handle coupled together for limited sliding movement of the cover/handle along the camera body to project increasingly from one end of the camera body to uncover the camera body and, when projected ... | 04/21/1992 |
| 5066966 | Holding mechanism for a camera In a camera provided with an operational unit including a plurality of operational components of the camera assembled therein and mounted on one side of a taking lens barrel of the camera, an opening portion for holding the camera is formed below the oper... | 11/19/1991 |
| 5016034 | Camera system In a camera system of the present invention, two kinds of units which set picture factors for a camera, such as shutter speed and ISO value, can be selectively attached to the camera: one type mechanically sets the picture factors in a continuous operatio... | 05/14/1991 |
| 4875065 | Camera In a camera whose camera body is extended along the optical axis, the camera body has a camera body gripping recess at a position where the index, middle, ring and little fingers ae placed when the operator holds the camera with the hand from below so tha... | 10/17/1989 |
| 4769665 | Arrangement for system cameras The present invention relates to an arrangement for system cameras of the kind which have interchangeable component parts which may be attached to a camera body, said component parts communicating electrically with each other and with the camera body. Int... | 09/06/1988 |
| 4624541 | Multiple function camera A single lens reflex camera which can be modified to also function as a mid-format, more sophisticated camera which comprises a main camera body containing a film advancing lever, a film storage shaft and a film advancing shaft which connects with the fil... | 11/25/1986 |
| 4493542 | Photographic camera with handle grip A photographic camera having a configuration like a thin box comprises a camera body and a handle grip. When the camera is used, the camera body is rotated relative to the handle grip through an angle of about 90° to be transverse to the handle grip. Whe... | 01/15/1985 |
| 4451130 | Disc camera with handle grip cover In a camera adapted to receive a disc-shaped magazine and including a housing with front and rear walls having a lens window exposed on the front wall near one side margin of the housing and front and rear viewfinder windows exposed on the front and rear ... | 05/29/1984 |
| 4420240 | Tripartite camera with releasable coupling between each part A camera constructed from at least three different units or parts arranged in combination, with the units being releasably attached to each other by respective individual coupling devices which are made with a basically similar construction and which are ... | 12/13/1983 |
| 4344685 | Photographic cameras The invention relates to a photographic camera of high quality and extremely small dimensions. To this end the camera objective and the film track are provided on the front and rear faces, respectively, of a generally block-shaped central housing body. An... | 08/17/1982 |
| 4281909 | Modular camera system A modular camera system includes a basic camera having an image forming optical system, image focal plane arrangement, and predetermined imaging and camera functions. The modular camera system further includes modules that are selectively attachable and c... | 08/04/1981 |
| 4260232 | Camera structure for single lens reflex camera In a single lens reflex camera including a camera body provided with a film receptacle, a film transporting mechanism and an operating member for effecting film advancing and shutter cocking; a shutter block in which shutter blades or the like and shutter... | 04/07/1981 |
| 4110770 | System for mounting accessories on a camera A system for mounting an accessory unit, such as a flash unit, on a camera ousing comprises at least one fixed hook-shaped bolt and at least one movable hook-shaped bolt on the accessory unit with corresponding apertures in the camera housing for receiving... | 08/29/1978 |
| 4052728 | Modular photographic system assembly A modular photographic system assembly that performs a series of operating functions attendent to the consecutive exposure and processing of a cassette of self-processable film units. The assembly is formed by attaching a group of system function-providin... | 10/04/1977 |
| 3979762 | Modular photographic system A modular photographic system that performs a series of operating functions attendant to the consecutive exposure and processing of a cassette of self-processable film units. The system construction includes a body and front cover member which cooperate t... | 09/07/1976 |
