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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7359130 | Lens mount and alignment method An improved lens mount and related alignment methods are provided. In one example, a lens mount includes a ring member and a base member connected with the ring member. The base member has a bottom surface. First and second coplanar mounting pads are provided on the... | 04/15/2008 |
| 7311526 | Magnetic connector for electronic device An electrical plug and receptacle relying on magnetic force to maintain contact are disclosed. The plug and receptacle can be used as part of a power adapter for connecting an electronic device, such as a laptop computer, to a power supply. The plug includes electri... | 12/25/2007 |
| 5729773 | Camera with multi-lamp flash wheel A camera comprising an optical viewfinder with a pair of aligned front and rear lenses for viewing a subject to be photographed, and a multi-lamp flash wheel rotatable to move respective one-time-use flash lamps to a use position for illuminating the subj... | 03/17/1998 |
| 5697003 | Camera with combination multi-lamp flash source and exposure counter A camera comprising a light sensitive film on which a certain number of exposures can be made, and a multi-lamp flash source having a plurality of one-time-use flash lamps equal in number to the total number of exposures to be made on the film, is charact... | 12/09/1997 |
| 5678076 | Stacked multi-lamp flash wheels and camera A camera for use with a first group of successive flash lamps and with a second group of successive flash lamps, comprises a flash emission window and means for moving the first lamp group relative to the second lamp group to move the respective lamps of ... | 10/14/1997 |
| 4565431 | Photographic camera and flash assembly In a multilamp flash assembly adapted for attachment to a camera having a flashlamp firing circuit, the respective flashlamps are advanced sequentially to a firing position. A lamp advancing member in the flash assembly is made of an electrically conducti... | 01/21/1986 |
| 4437748 | High illumination flashbulb array with firing sequence control means Sequential firing of strings of flashbulbs arranged in a parallel array is controlled by a shift register that functions in response to an IC 555 timer. The timer delivers a pulse train (the PRF of which can be set for appropriate firing intervals) that d... | 03/20/1984 |
| 4311374 | Camera flash array and holder receptacle A flash illumination system for photographic cameras including a foldable flash holder having a receptacle well formed to complement the base of a disposable flash array. The flash array base extends across the length of the array and is established by a ... | 01/19/1982 |
| 4268891 | Multilamp photoflash unit having grounded reflector A photoflash unit comprising a plurality of high-voltage type flashlamps mounted on a printed circuit board containing circuitry for sequentially igniting the flashlamps in response to successive high-voltage firing pulses applied thereto. One lead-in wir... | 05/19/1981 |
| 4265527 | Flash unit and camera A multi-lamp flash unit and a camera with which it is usable, are described. The flash unit has a mounting shoe with which it is connectable to the camera. The shoe has an opening affording access to the interior of the unit, where a triggering element ca... | 05/05/1981 |
| 4184752 | Instrument illuminator An illuminator including an incandescent lamp and strobe tube in a pivotable carrier adapted to selectively alternately position the lamp and tube in an identical single position of use, each being electrically activable only when at the position of use. ... | 01/22/1980 |
| 4158493 | Flash lamp assembly having heat-responsive indexing members An elongated flash lamp assembly which is sequentially advanced through a camera to permit each of the lamps within the assembly to become aligned with the camera's fixed reflector. Several heat-responsive (e.g. fusible) covers are located on the assembly... | 06/19/1979 |
| 4140381 | Multiple format photograhic camera A photographic camera is disclosed having a single movable lens which may be utilized to optionally produce, on a given-sized film element, either one large format picture or a plurality of separately exposed smaller format pictures.... | 02/20/1979 |
| 4101915 | Gearing for camera operation A novel gear arrangement is provided for coordinately performing two or more functions such as winding a film load within a camera, resetting the shutter thereof and setting the flash cube assembly therein. To effect these functions, an internal gear is p... | 07/18/1978 |
| 4064431 | Last-flash indicator for photoflash array A multiple lamp photoflash array of the FlipFlash type having flash-sequencing circuitry for causing the lamps to flash one at a time in response to firing pulses applied to the array. A radiation switch associated with the last lamp to be flashed causes ... | 12/20/1977 |
| 4055759 | Signal device using percussive flashlamps A signal device comprising a partially transparent package containing a plurality of percussively-ignitable flashlamps arranged in an array with respectively associated preenergized striker springs, and a movable member for sequentially releasing the stri... | 10/25/1977 |
| 4053757 | Photoflash lamp array having radiation switches and flash indicators A flash lamp array having a plurality of flash lamps and containing sequencing circuitry having radiation-actuated switches respectively positioned near the upper portions of the lamps, the array also having radiation-actuated flash indicators which are r... | 10/11/1977 |
| 4048487 | Last-flash indicator switch in photoflash array A multiple lamp photoflash array of the FlipFlash type having flash-sequencing circuitry for causing the lamps to flash one at a time in response to firing pulses applied to the array. All lamp circuits except for the last-to-flash lamp provide an open ci... | 09/13/1977 |
| 4047015 | Photoflash array construction Front and back housing members interlock together and contain between them a circuit board having a plurality of flash lamps attached thereto. A multiple reflector unit is positioned between the lamps and the circuit board to direct light from flashing la... | 09/06/1977 |
| 4016579 | Flash mounting means for camera with folding viewfinder Flash mounting apparatus for a camera having a folding viewfinder, comprising a socket mounted in the viewfinder cap for receiving a flash array, a spring for urging the viewfinder from a folded to an erect configuration, and a blade engaging member in th... | 04/05/1977 |
| 3958115 | Multiple flashlamp unit with indexing means A flashlamp unit which comprises at least one row of percussion flashlamps disposed on an elongate base plate with striker springs which are locked in the prestressed condition. The unit also includes at least one elongate body extending and movable in th... | 05/18/1976 |
| 3952320 | Multiple flash lamp unit A multiple photoflash lamp unit is connectable to a camera in different orientations, and the lamps and electrical circuit are arranged so that in the different orientations of the unit a different group of the lamps can be flashed. A connector circuit ar... | 04/20/1976 |
