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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7365871 | Apparatus for capturing, converting and transmitting a visual image signal via a digital transmission system An image capture, conversion, compression, storage and transmission system provides a data signal representing the image in a format and protocol capable of being transmitted over any of a plurality of readily available transmission systems and received by readily a... | 04/29/2008 |
| 7348565 | Illumination system particularly for microlithography There is provided a projection exposure apparatus for microlithography using a wavelength less than or equal to 193 nm. The apparatus includes an optical element with a pupil raster element, and a projection objective with a real entrance pupil. The optical element ... | 03/25/2008 |
| 7256941 | Lens array An optical lens array featuring low cost and simple manufacture. The lens array has two lens sections separated by spacers, with a stop on the front surface. An optional wraparound frame protects the lens array from external light. The spacers and stop, as well as t... | 08/14/2007 |
| 7248338 | Multi beam exposing device and exposing method using the same An exposing device including means which has a plurality of pixels and modulates, per pixel, an optical beam irradiated from a light source, for exposing a plotted image on an exposure surface by modulating, per pixel, the plurality of pixels of the modulating means... | 07/24/2007 |
| 7190383 | Misalignment detector and image forming apparatus A misalignment detector includes a light source, a synthesizing unit, a focusing unit, an image sensor, and a misalignment calculator. The light source, the synthesizing unit, the focusing unit, and the image sensor are arranged in such a manner that light illuminat... | 03/13/2007 |
| 7021541 | Original illuminating apparatus and image reader having the same The invention aims at obtaining an original illuminating apparatus and an image reader having the same with which “the reflection” phenomenon is reduced, and much quantity of light for illumination is obtained in an area to be read of an original to thereby be a... | 04/04/2006 |
| 6963359 | Electronic still camera, instant printer and instant film Image data obtained through an image sensor is written in a memory. When printing an image, a printing head is driven in accordance with the image data read out from the memory in a line sequential fashion, and is synchronously moved in a sub scan direction, thereby... | 11/08/2005 |
| 6924469 | Remotely operated microwave oven Apparatus and method for a microwave oven 12 having color-coded pressure switches 24, 26 applied to the face plate incorporating a receiver 14 for remotely operating the color-coded switches by means of a transmitter 16 having indicia and... | 08/02/2005 |
| 6847783 | Instant camera and recording apparatus A camera body of an instant camera is provided with four light sources LED1 to LED4 for a display. The four light sources LED1 to LED4 flash on and off in mutually different display modes in accordance with the state of progress of a seri... | 01/25/2005 |
| 6535696 | Film pre-exposed apparatus and method A method of pre-exposing photographic film with latent images comprises the steps of: providing a film container (18) having a housing defining a film slot therein and a film-winding tool (46) opening; providing a roll of unexposed film; securing a leadin... | 03/18/2003 |
| 6359676 | Method and apparatus for printing photographs from developed film onto light-sensitive photoprint material Apparatus for imaging photographic negatives onto light-sensitive photoprint material includes a platform (3) for the print material; a digital image projection system (2) with an electronic image generation unit; and an integrated analog image projection... | 03/19/2002 |
| 6223002 | Film pre-exposure mechanism and method A mechanism for and a method of pre-exposing a camera film with images. The mechanism comprises a control unit having a storage device for storing said images, a light generator controlled by the control unit to produce a scanning light beam for pre-expos... | 04/24/2001 |
| 6020949 | Device and automatic correction method for surface light source An automatic correction method is used in connection with a device for correcting an image on a surface light source that can be reproduced with a high degree of quality on a print or a developed film by compensating for the effects of a lens system and t... | 02/01/2000 |
| 6020948 | Method for acquiring and printing electronic images on a photosensitive medium, and an apparatus to carry out said method The method for acquiring and printing electronic images comprises the following phases: acquiring and digitizing an image by means of input means (1) on a computer 10; displaying said image on primary display means (11) and on secondary display means (12)... | 02/01/2000 |
| 5999246 | Image recording apparatus with improved spatial light modulator A color image is recorded on a color photosensitive material by using a spatial light modulator, which comprises a photoconductive layer and an electro-optic material layer located with an insulating multi-layer film mirror intervening therebetween. An op... | 12/07/1999 |
| 5936708 | Light-pattern illuminating apparatus and light-pattern illuminating method A light-pattern illuminating apparatus comprises: a light-pattern holding device in which, when a light pattern is applied to one surface thereof, the light pattern is written, and from which, when reading light is applied to another surface thereof, the ... | 08/10/1999 |
| 5933212 | Delineating method employing electron ray beam A proximity effect correction method used in a delineation method employing an electron ray beam, in which the electron ray beam is illuminated on an electron ray sensitive resist material for delineating a pattern on the resist material. The method consi... | 08/03/1999 |
| 5826122 | Apparatus and method for transmitting images to a remote location A method for transmitting images to a remote location, including capturing an image from a network, local or global, displaying the image on a screen of a computer terminal and photographing the image as displayed on the screen, preferably while exposing ... | 10/20/1998 |
| 5682254 | Image combining printer An image combining printer, capable of producing a highly intelligible image combination print having explicit colors and shapes, includes: a scanner for reading colors of an original image from a negative film; a color identifier for estimating positive ... | 10/28/1997 |
| 5661541 | Photographic copying apparatus The photographic copying apparatus comprises a first exposure arrangement for exposure of photographic negative and positive copy masters and a second exposure arrangement for exposure of screen copy masters onto photographic copy material. The second exp... | 08/26/1997 |
| 5640228 | Scanning exposure slit for an image-recording apparatus An exposure slit is provided for a shuttle style film gate in a film transport. The exposure slit is provided on a plate that is mounted to the film gate shuttle. After the shuttle advances a frame of the film, it carries the slit with it during its retur... | 06/17/1997 |
| 5633725 | Photo-printing apparatus with simultaneous control of projection exposure unit and digital exposure unit A photo-printing apparatus is provided which includes a projection exposure device for projection-exposing an image formed on a film, digital exposure device for exposing a digital image, a reader for reading print size data and image data of one roll of ... | 05/27/1997 |
| 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 |
| 5579117 | Method of manufacture of a trading card and the like using computer generated duplex template printing method A method is described for making handleable card having images on front and back surface of the card. The process includes the creation of templates which incorporate a combination of design elements and repetitive textual information stored as computer f... | 11/26/1996 |
| 5426453 | Media spacing system for fiber optic cathode ray tube printer A media spacing system for a fiber optic CRT printer. The system has a film coating over the fiber optic portion of the CRT, outside the phosphor display area, which keeps the media a fixed distance from the display area to provide for a uniform display o... | 06/20/1995 |
| 5373347 | Staggered multiple CRT's in a photographic process printer A photographic printer that uses a plurality of small CRTs to print wide format images. Within the printer, the CRTs are positioned horizontally adjacent one another but vertically displaced so that image segments displayed by adjacent CRTs either abut or... | 12/13/1994 |
| 5349418 | CRT method of and apparatus for illuminating photographic negatives to produce a hard copy A CRT apparatus for illuminating color photographic negatives to faithfully produce colored hard copies in photographic printers without the use of dark shutters, heat shields and/or moving color filters. The preferred embodiment of the present invention ... | 09/20/1994 |
| 5229872 | Exposure device including an electrically aligned electronic mask for micropatterning An apparatus 10 for micropatterning a photoresist coated surface 12 of a semiconductor wafer 14 includes a computer 50 for controlling an image on a screen 29 of a cathode ray tube (CRT) 30. The CRT screen 29 is optically connected to a liquid crystal lig... | 07/20/1993 |
| 5198843 | Optical marking system having marking mode selecting function An optical marking system is disclosed, in which a light beam of a preset wavelength is generated by a light source. An optical system receives the light beam generated by the light source and directs the received light beam in a present direction. A patt... | 03/30/1993 |
| 5191406 | Method and apparatus for rapid scanning of color images A scanner system digitizes 35 mm transparencies or negatives, and converts the image to a format compatible with popular microcomputer systems. This scanner system can accommodate various formats, and has variable zoom, pan and window size. Color separati... | 03/02/1993 |
| 5182594 | CRT method of and apparatus for illuminating photographic negatives to produce a hard copy A CRT apparatus for illuminating color photographic negatives to faithfully produce colored hard copies in photographic printers without the use of dark shutters, heat shields and/or moving color filters. The preferred embodiment of the present invention ... | 01/26/1993 |
| 5180906 | Method of manufacturing card A method of manufacturing a card, comprising a first step of photographing objects and storing the photographed objects as image data, a second step of storing object data associated with the objects, and a third step of reading out desired image data fro... | 01/19/1993 |
| 5159656 | Optical fiber scanning/imaging/printing system A cathode ray tube provides a two-dimensional sequential scan pattern on which dots for scanning or printing are presented as spots of light provided in sequence. A single multi-scan linear raster sweep of the cathode ray tube electron beam produces a sin... | 10/27/1992 |
| 5148196 | System for creating custom-made miniatures A system for converting a printable sheet of heat-shrinkable, synthetic plastic film material into a custom-made miniature having an image thereon of a selected individual. In this system, the face or figure of the selected individual is viewed by a video... | 09/15/1992 |
| 5121217 | Method of recording and correcting spatial-color artifacts This invention, in the production of color photographic exposures from a color monitor display, provides correction to eliminate the spatial-color triad artifacts introduced by the display and thus provide a hard copy with fully registered color picture e... | 06/09/1992 |
| 5079430 | Ultraviolet radiation projector and optical image forming apparatus An ultraviolet radiation projector of this invention includes a focusing optical member arranged between an exposure surface of an ultraviolet sensitive material and a panel surface of a CRT for emitting an ultraviolet beam to expose the exposure surface ... | 01/07/1992 |
| 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 |
| 5070358 | Custom contact printer for selective visual contact printing The present invention comprises a contact printer (10) which utilizes a flat tube monitor (30) connected with a computer (40) that permits the image or light array (32) projected by the monitor (30) to be manually and selectively altered in accordance wit... | 12/03/1991 |
| 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 |
| 5036398 | Film writer and viewer system A film writer and viewer system operable to reduce the exposure requirements of the writer and thereby extend its life by providing a pre-exposure lamp to increase the density of the film to a first value and by providing an image enhancer on the output o... | 07/30/1991 |
