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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7865076 | Compound eye-camera module A lens module (7) that includes a plurality of lenses (1a, 1b), a plurality of optical filters (2a, 2b) corresponding to the individual lenses (1a, 1b), an imaging device (... | 01/04/2011 |
| 7177476 | Method of decoding data encoded in a monochrome medium A method for decoding data that has been encoded in a monochrome medium utilizing the capability of the medium for grayscale resolution. A document is processed to provide an image in electronic format, in which each pixel has an assigned data value with a given bit... | 02/13/2007 |
| 7003166 | Method of encoding data in a monochrome media A method for encoding data in a monochrome media utilizing the capability of the media for grayscale resolution. A document is processed to provide an image in electronic format, in which each pixel has an assigned data value with a given bit depth. A mapping operat... | 02/21/2006 |
| 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 |
| 4416522 | Daylight photoplotting and film therefor A photosensitive film for plotting color images in daylight uses surface emulsion layers sensitive only to different and predetermined wavelengths of non-visible radiant energy. Each emulsion layer is developable to manifest a distinguishable color upon e... | 11/22/1983 |
| 4255033 | Universal focus multiplanar camera Conventional cameras and other optical instruments produce images upon one plane only. Objects at differing ranges from the lens of such cameras cannot appear upon that plane in-focus simultaneously, and the operator, hence the viewer, is obliged to choos... | 03/10/1981 |
| 4230408 | System for overall color correction of color picture information contained in a projecting multi-color light beam A color correction system contains a plurality of color channels which each contain a dichroic mirror and an electro-optical modulator. An unpolarized light source shining through a color transparency serves as the input to each channel, and each color is... | 10/28/1980 |
| 4134129 | Tri-directional positioning device for optical system including locking means The positioning device includes a carrier for an element of an optical system, which is to be positioned very carefully with respect to a certain axis. The device includes first means to move the element in a direction parallel to the axis, second means f... | 01/09/1979 |
| 4055833 | Method of deriving characteristic contours from a colored picture A method of deriving characteristic curves from a colored photograph of an object, which comprises making an image comprising only one of the basic colors of the colored photograph, the contrast of said image being enhanced, so that only the areas of the ... | 10/25/1977 |
