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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7248351 | Optimizing light path uniformity in inspection systems An inspection system includes an illumination source configured to illuminate a blazed phase grating sample, image collection pathways and an imaging system configured to capture an image of a sample point of the blazed phase grating sample, and a controller configu... | 07/24/2007 |
| 7085490 | Density range control in a photograph by variation of hue density range of the negative A negative density range control system uses color hue contrast to provide a print of a picture, by comparing the relationship between negative hue density and print emulsion density requirement and providing an appropriate density for a printing process, whether co... | 08/01/2006 |
| 7051935 | Color calibration for color bar codes A color bar code system includes a camera reader to read at least one color bar code having a subset of N bar code colors, a color association unit and an identifier. The color association unit associates each point in a color space with one of the bar code colors. ... | 05/30/2006 |
| 6724990 | Digital film recorder A digital film recorder for recording a digital image on a strip of photographic film includes a light tight housing; a cartridge chamber in the housing for receiving a cartridge of unexposed photographic film; a film receiver in the housing for receiving the film s... | 04/20/2004 |
| 6370337 | Generating digitized images in silver halide A system for recording and reproducing a color image of a scene includes an image recording apparatus including a body portion for containing components of the apparatus and for housing a roll of black and white silver halide emulsion film. The body porti... | 04/09/2002 |
| 6112031 | Generating digitized images on silver halide A system for recording and reproducing a color image of a scene includes an image recording apparatus including a body portion for containing components of the apparatus and for housing a roll of black and white silver halide emulsion film. The body porti... | 08/29/2000 |
| 5606379 | Method for recording and storing color images A method of recording a color image on a monochrome photographic recording medium by the steps of separating the color image into three color components, one luminance component and two chrominance components; and recording the three color components on a... | 02/25/1997 |
| 5223871 | Camera unit A camera unit is disclosed. The camera unit is packed in the form of a product comprising a camera and a silver halide color photographic light-sensitive material loaded beforehand in the camera. The camera comprises a lens having a focal length of not mo... | 06/29/1993 |
| 4879592 | Camera with two-bladed shutter mechanism with multiple filter apertures disposed for relative movement to provide sequential color separation exposures A color component separation camera is provided with a shutter blade mechanism in which the different color exposing filters are integrated to provide a quick series of succeeding color component exposure intervals. The blade mechanism comprises two overl... | 11/07/1989 |
| 4272172 | Apparatus for making photographic pictures An apparatus for making photographic pictures is disclosed comprising a housing provided with an objective; a magazine or cassette containing a film feed mechanism; and a device for positioning at least one mask in the light rays in the interior of the ap... | 06/09/1981 |
| 4110036 | Unit for making color component records of color transparencies A compact optical bench type unit for making selected color-component records of color transparencies for use in color printing comprises a light source with a rotary filter disc for directing a beam of selectively colored light through a light condenser ... | 08/29/1978 |
| 4079411 | Diffractive phase filter having near field wavelength dependent focusing properties A phase grating structure is defined in which a series of predetermined sawtooth phase delay steps has the property of focusing respective wavelength components of a spectrum of incident wave energy in accordance with their wavelength at different spots i... | 03/14/1978 |
| 3984849 | Photographic color separation equipment An apparatus is disclosed for recording color separations on a photographic film band. The apparatus comprises a feed mechanism having a film transport member arranged to selectively bring portions of the unexposed film from a feed spool mounted in a hous... | 10/05/1976 |
