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Glam girl Heddy Lamar may have used her good looks to good effect on the silver screen, but she put her smarts to better use as an inventor. During World War II, she co-patented a frequency-switching system for torpedo guidance that was considered years ahead of its time.
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7894719 | Recording data on motion picture film A film record comprises a film strip representing a plurality of frames. At least one of the frames includes at least one region wherein the optical density of the region is representative of a symbol from a constellation of symbols. ... | 02/22/2011 |
| 7283118 | Back light unit and liquid crystal display apparatus A back light unit includes a lamp, a lamp house where the lamp is housed, a diffusion plate provided parallel to a main surface of the lamp house, a display part receiving light irradiated from the lamp and displaying, a frame member that has a structure in which th... | 10/16/2007 |
| 7270397 | Modular elongate image processing device A modular image processing device includes a camera module configured to capture images to be printed. A flash module is configured to generate a flash on operation of the camera module. A printer module configured to receive image data from the camera module and to... | 09/18/2007 |
| 7257322 | Photographic strobe diffuser A strobe diffuser attachment for a camera, includes a diffuser body adapted for attachment to a camera, a pair of spaced diffuser lenses mounted in the diffuser body and adapted to be located in front of a range of different integral strobe locations for a camera at... | 08/14/2007 |
| 7244811 | Method for the treatment of polyazole films The present invention relates to a process for the treatment of polyazole films, in which a film is passed at least twice through a trough filled with a liquid, with the film being unrolled from a spool and rolled up on a further spool and the direction of travel of... | 07/17/2007 |
| 7221464 | Image recording apparatus and test pattern for evaluating recorded image The invention concerns an image recording apparatus suitable for forming a medical image that is used for a medical diagnosis, and a test pattern for evaluating a quality of the medical image. The image recording apparatus includes a printing section to either the m... | 05/22/2007 |
| 7165007 | Method and apparatus for direct image pick-up of granular speck pattern generated by reflecting light of laser beam A granular speck pattern is generated by a reflecting laser beam as an object to be measured is irradiated with a laser beam. This granular speck pattern is directly picked up as an image index by a line sensor. An A/D converter converts an analog signal supplied fr... | 01/16/2007 |
| 7017184 | Image recording apparatus and image processing method therefor An image indicating a copyright and its related information are set through a setting input means and those settings are stored in a related information storing means in advance. Registration image data is recorded in a detachable registration image data recording m... | 03/21/2006 |
| 6941065 | Camera interlocks that ensure proper movement of film The camera of this invention has a film cassette compartment, a film spool (13), a film exposing area, and an interlock that prevents moving exposed film from the film cassette. With the camera, a film cassette (2) is loaded into the film cassette comp... | 09/06/2005 |
| 6711355 | Camera having rotary optical encoder A camera, used with photographic film, has a body having an exposure support surrounding an exposure opening. The body defines an encoder light path. An encoder is mounted in the body in alignment with the encoder light path. The encoder has an axis of rotation. The... | 03/23/2004 |
| 6600880 | Photographic camera system A photographic camera system includes a photographic camera that can successively expose a photographic film in different frame sizes and an automatic printer for automatically printing the processed photographic film exposed with those different frame si... | 07/29/2003 |
| 6509950 | Preexposure method and apparatus for photosensitive films A preexposure apparatus comprises a film supply station ST1 for arranging a film cartridge 14 containing a film 12 accommodated therein, a film-drawing station-ST3 for automatically drawing the film 12 over its entire length, an exposure station ST5 for e... | 01/21/2003 |
| 6507710 | Data recording device and camera with data imaging device In an optical data recording device, an LCD panel, an aperture stop and a projection lens are arranged in this order from the object side, and a center of the LCD panel is displaced from an optical axis of the projection lens in a direction away from an o... | 01/14/2003 |
| 6466744 | Strobe circuit, lens-fitted film unit, camera and printed-circuit board for strobe There is described a strobe device to which another electronic circuit or electronic element is added, and a lens-fitted film unit and a camera, which incorporates the strobe device. The strobe device includes: a strobe light-emitting tube to emit a strob... | 10/15/2002 |
| 6456798 | Barcode and data storage arrangement on a photographic element A method of placing a two-dimensional barcode symbol on a photographic element, the barcode symbol comprising collections of modules arranged in a regular array with a plurality of defined orientation directions, the photographic element exhibiting linear... | 09/24/2002 |
| 6374057 | Data imprinting system for camera A data imprinting device for a camera is provided with a light shielding system that shields part of light incident on an imaging frame of a film when the frame is exposed to light from an object to form a data imprinting area which is an unexposed area i... | 04/16/2002 |
| 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 |
| 6353714 | Camera with means for superimposing images on exposures The camera of this invention can create a composite image on a frame of film that includes an image of an object whose picture is being taken by the camera and an image stored on a mask disposed within the camera. The mask is preferably disposed on a mask... | 03/05/2002 |
| 6351614 | Camera capable of designating number of prints A camera includes a number-of-prints designating device which selectively designates number of prints for each frame of an image recording medium, and a display device which makes it possible to know whether a frame of the image recording medium for which... | 02/26/2002 |
| 6280892 | Preexposure method and device for photosensitive film A preexposure apparatus comprises a film supply station ST1 for arranging a film cartridge 14 containing a film 12 accommodated therein, a film-drawing station ST3 for automatically drawing the film 12 over its entire length, an exposure station ST5 for e... | 08/28/2001 |
| 6249648 | Camera flash circuit with optical data recording circuit In a camera having a single battery cell power source, a flash apparatus is provided in combination with an optical data recording circuit in which energy to illuminate an LED illumination device in the recording circuit is derived from charging current t... | 06/19/2001 |
| 6243536 | Lens-fitted photo film unit with data recording device A lens-fitted photo film unit is provided with a data recording device, wherein a plastic light guide member has a flash light entering portion that is opposed to a front portion of a flash projector of a built-in flash device, and a light projection term... | 06/05/2001 |
| 6094539 | White balance adjusting device A white balance adjusting device mounted in an electro-developing type camera in which an electro-developing recording medium, which electronically develops an image formed thereon, is used. A mask member, in which first and second color filters are provi... | 07/25/2000 |
| 6038407 | Data recording device for a disposable camera A data recording device 10 for a camera 1 uses a collecting plate 11 formed of a light transmitting resin with a fluorescent substance dispersed therein as a collecting element for collecting external light. The collecting plate 11 includes a vertically e... | 03/14/2000 |
| 6038408 | Optical data recording circuit for a film camera An optical data recording circuit includes an optical recording device normally illuminated from a camera battery means in conjunction with initiation of flash illumination in the camera flash illumination circuit. The data recording circuit includes a fi... | 03/14/2000 |
| 6035141 | Optical data recording circuit for a film camera An optical data recording circuit suitably adapted for a low cost, one-time-use camera in which an LED optical recording device is connected via a switch device from one terminal of a battery supply to the base of an oscillator transistor in an oscillator... | 03/07/2000 |
| 6035129 | Optical film encoder for camera An optical film encoder for recording discrete data bits on a length of film, includes a single light source capable of receiving electrical current to produce artificial light; at least two light emission openings positioned to individually emit artifici... | 03/07/2000 |
| 5983026 | One-time-use camera with variable format film encoder A variable format camera comprising a front cover part having a particular-format viewfinder opening, and at least one other-format mask movable beneath the front cover part into alignment with the viewfinder opening to change the format of the view throu... | 11/09/1999 |
| 5974265 | Different variable format one-time-use camera with common film encodement device A group of two different variable format cameras comprise a viewfinder in each of the cameras; a single format mask supported for movement into and out of the viewfinder in one of the cameras, and an identical format mask supported for movement into and o... | 10/26/1999 |
| 5974267 | Timer-controlled optical data recorder device for lens-fitted photo film unit A lens-fitted photo film unit includes a shutter for providing photo film with an exposure to create a frame. A flash circuit emits flash light to a subject to be photographed. The flash circuit includes a blocking oscillator for converting low voltage of... | 10/26/1999 |
| 5950025 | Print format selection device for camera A print format selection device for selecting one of different print formats to each picture frame of a filmstrip loaded in a camera or lens-fitted photo film unit, wherein an original field of view of a viewfinder corresponds to a picture frame defined b... | 09/07/1999 |
| 5940647 | Image recording device An image recording device using an electro-developing recording medium by which an object image formed thereon is electronically developed. The recording medium has a first recording area in which the object image is recorded, and a second recording area ... | 08/17/1999 |
| 5930538 | Data printing device for camera A data printing device is provided which comprises a light emitting device that includes a plurality of light emitting elements, and an imaging optical system for forming light spots corresponding to the light emitting elements on the film. Preferably, th... | 07/27/1999 |
| 5903785 | Camera with date recording device A camera equipped with a date recording device and a display for showing at least the time. Also included is a device to display the time on the film. The display also indicates battery power and flashes to indicate when the battery has been replaced.... | 05/11/1999 |
| 5892993 | Lens-fitted photo film unit A lens-fitted photo film unit has a film roll chamber, a cartridge chamber, and an exposure frame member provided between the film roll chamber and the film container chamber. The exposure frame member has an exposure aperture through which each picture f... | 04/06/1999 |
| 5878293 | Data imprinting apparatus for a camera A data imprinting apparatus for a camera prevents image dropout and loss of image sharpness in the imprinted image even when the path length from the light source to the data imprinting LCD is shortened, or when the diffusion angle of the emitted light is... | 03/02/1999 |
| 5864724 | Data printing device for camera A data printing device comprises a light emitting device that includes a plurality of light emitting elements, and an imaging optical system for forming light points on the film which correspond to the light emitting elements. The imaging optical system i... | 01/26/1999 |
| 5842063 | Camera and film for recording overlapping images A camera and film for recording overlapping visual images and digital data is disclosed. The camera includes a structure for recording the region of a film with visible light to record a visible image in one or more record layer(s) sensitized to visible l... | 11/24/1998 |
| 5784658 | Optical data recording device of camera and lens-fitted photographic film unit An optical data recording device is mounted in a lens-fitted photographic film unit with a built-in flash device. The optical data recording device is provided for optically recording a number of dots on the photographic film, as print format data for des... | 07/21/1998 |
| 5768641 | Camera with character mark display device A camera with a character mark display device is formed of a main body for a camera, and a light shielding wall inside the camera. The main body includes a dark box between a photographic lens and an exposure portion to locate a photographic film. The lig... | 06/16/1998 |
