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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7176484 | Use of an energy source to convert precursors into patterned semiconductors The present invention provides a substrate having thereon a patterned small molecule organic semiconductor layer. The present invention also provides a method and a system for the production of the substrate having thereon a patterned small molecule organic semicond... | 02/13/2007 |
| 7069804 | Gear linkage device with real time check A gear linkage device with real time check. The gear linkage device with real time check includes a first gear link and a second gear link. The first gear link includes a flange provided with a notch and a plurality of first toothed portions on the lateral surface t... | 07/04/2006 |
| 6918982 | System and method of transfer printing an organic semiconductor The present invention provides a substrate having thereon a patterned small molecule organic semiconductor layer. The present invention also provides a method and a system for producing a substrate having thereon a patterned small molecule organic semiconductor laye... | 07/19/2005 |
| 6678472 | Camera A camera having a transport device for stepwise transport of a film in each case by the length of a respective picture, wherein the transport device includes a film take-up shaft which is driven by way of a winding reel on which a pull element, preferably... | 01/13/2004 |
| 6580878 | Simplified shutter release assembly and camera having same The invention relates to a shutter release apparatus for use in a camera for capturing images on a perforated film. The shutter release apparatus has a rotatable thumb wheel movable along an axis between a start position and a trigger position. A sprocket... | 06/17/2003 |
| 6400911 | Camera with a shutter release device A camera comprises a film feed device (9) for feeding a light-sensitive film arranged in the camera, a photographic shutter (10) for the image-forming exposure of the light-sensitive film and arranged in the optical path for the image recording, and a shu... | 06/04/2002 |
| 6233400 | Lens-fitted photographic film unit and method of manufacturing the same A lens-fitted film unit is preloaded with photographic film, and has an eight-toothed driven sprocket wheel in mesh with perforations on the film. When the photographic film is fed by one frame, the sprocket is caused to make one rotation. A shutter mecha... | 05/15/2001 |
| 6137962 | Power transmission apparatus with built-in phase control A power transmission apparatus adapted for an apparatus such as a camera or the like includes a first toothed wheel having teeth at least one predetermined tooth of which differs in tooth thickness from at least one different tooth of the teeth, a second ... | 10/24/2000 |
| 6126333 | Manual film winding device of a camera A manual film winding device of a camera has a winding lever which is manually rotated between a winding start position and a winding end position. Also provided are a ratchet mechanism having a ratchet wheel, which is rotated in association with the wind... | 10/03/2000 |
| 6092936 | Metering/re-cocking member for engaging film during exposure and for re/cocking shutter actuator, separates from shutter actuator when re-cocked A camera comprising a shutter blade supported to move open to expose a frame on a filmstrip, a shutter actuator supported for movement to move the shutter blade open and for movement to be re-cocked, an actuating spring for urging the shutter actuator to ... | 07/25/2000 |
| 6094543 | Lens-fitted photo film unit and sprocket wheel for the same Photo film has plural perforation sets arranged along one edge thereof in line at a regular pitch. Each of the perforation sets includes first and second perforations, which are arranged closely at a regular distance. A sprocket wheel is rotated by moveme... | 07/25/2000 |
| 6038403 | Single use camera employing single frame film assemblages and method thereof A camera housing a strip of receiving sheet of self-developable film material; a strip of negative photosensitive film material of the self-developing type having discrete exposable portions spaced apart thereon. A pressure applying assembly e merges the ... | 03/14/2000 |
| 5991552 | Metering/release/reset mechanism in camera A one-time-use camera comprising a backframe opening at which successive image areas of a filmstrip are exposed, a film winder rotatable to wind an exposed image area of the filmstrip from the backframe opening onto an exposed film roll and to advance an ... | 11/23/1999 |
| 5946511 | Single actuator for motor control in a camera An actuator mechanism of simple and inexpensive design is incorporated in a camera structure to control a motor advance film winding system. The actuator includes a metering mechanism interface, a motor activation switch interface, and a shutter mechanism... | 08/31/1999 |
| 5926662 | Simplified trigger, shutter and film advance system for use in a camera A simplified trigger, shutter and film advance system such as for use in a camera. In a preferred embodiment the system is mounted in a housing and includes a trigger with a trigger button for pressing by the operator and a trigger point for advancing the... | 07/20/1999 |
| 5918082 | Sprocket wheel and lens-fitted photo film unit with the same A sprocket wheel is used with photo film which includes a plurality of perforation groups arranged in a longitudinal direction thereof and cyclically at a pitch predetermined for one frame. Each of the perforation groups includes first and second perforat... | 06/29/1999 |
| 5890024 | Camera having shutter charging mechanism A camera having a sprocket with a pair of cogs formed on a periphery for engaging a filmstrip having a row of perforations separated at alternate short and long intervals. The periphery is divided by the cogs into a frictional engaging section which provi... | 03/30/1999 |
| 5887208 | Film transport and release device for a photographic camera The invention relates to a film transport and release device for a photographic camera comprising a body part that pulls out and slides in parallel to the film transport direction in relation to the camera body, where in the pulled-out position of the bod... | 03/23/1999 |
| 5875366 | Sprocket wheel and photo film advancing device Photo film (15) has pairs of perforations (21) arranged at a regular pitch (L1+L2). A photo film advancing device for advancing the photo film by the regular pitch (L1+L2) has a take-up spool (23), which winds the photo film after each exposure. A rotatab... | 02/23/1999 |
| 5870640 | Lever cocking apparatus A cocking apparatus for moving a lever between a cocked position and a rest position. In a camera, the lever may be used to momentarily move a shutter member away from a lens opening of a camera. The cocking apparatus includes a drive gear, a driven gear ... | 02/09/1999 |
| 5826120 | One-way winder, film advance and camera A one-way winder having a body defining a bifurcated guideway. The guideway has a trunk and first and second branches. The guideway has at least one portal connecting the branches. The director is disposed in the body. The director has an arm-pawl and a g... | 10/20/1998 |
| 5794089 | Film advance mechanism for camera A camera comprises a slide manually movable in a forward direction and in a reverse direction; a spool drive member adapted to be connected to a film spool for driving rotation in a winding direction to windingly rotate the film spool to wind an exposed f... | 08/11/1998 |
| 5790900 | Photo film, photo film advancing device and lens-fitted photo film unit for use with the same Photo film has pairs of perforations arranged at a regular pitch (L1+L2) along at least one edge thereof. Each of the pairs of perforations includes first and second perforations arranged at a small regular interval (L1) away from one another. A photo fil... | 08/04/1998 |
| 5765066 | Film advance in a pump camera A camera having a body portion with a cartridge chamber for retaining a film cartridge and a film chamber for retaining a filmstrip includes a cover coupled to the body portion and movable in opposite directions between an opened and a closed position hav... | 06/09/1998 |
| 5754892 | Lens-fitted photo film unit with slot for checking shutter operation A lens-fitted photo film unit containing photo film having a pair of perforations per frame along through a limited length of frame recording portion available for photographing frames. The photo film is previously drawn from a cassette shell, its trailin... | 05/19/1998 |
| 5724624 | Simplified trigger, shutter and film advance system such as for use in a camera A simplified trigger, shutter and film advance system such as for use in a camera. In a preferred embodiment the system is mounted in a housing and includes a trigger with a trigger button for pressing by the operator and a trigger point for advancing the... | 03/03/1998 |
| 5640617 | Camera shutter and autofocus mechanism A camera includes a film drive motor, that connected through a series of gears, drives a bi-directional moving control element. The moving control element is, in turn, mechanically linked to a shutter striker, shutter striker release mechanism, lens focus... | 06/17/1997 |
| 5625431 | Automatic film winding device for a camera A film winding unit is removably attached to a film unit so as to engage a coupling gear with a film winding wheel. The coupling gear is connectable to a gear train through a clutch member. While the film winding wheel of the film unit is unlocked, the cl... | 04/29/1997 |
| 5617164 | Camera using interference between exposure actuator and metering linkage to control motor A photographic camera including a metering linkage and an exposure initiation member provided with extensions that interact to: a) block the linkage from energizing a film winding motor in one position of the member; and, b) release the linkage to energiz... | 04/01/1997 |
| 5606385 | Viewfinder warning flag for photographic camera A film metering mechanism includes a metering slide that is released from a ready position by the pressing of a camera shutter release button such that the film metering slide is pulled by a drive spring and engages a shutter mechanism, temporarily openin... | 02/25/1997 |
| 5581316 | Camera enabling recycling of parts retrieved from a lens fitted photographic film unit The present invention provides a camera enabling effective use of parts retrieved from a used lens-mounted film. Members retrieved from a lens-mounted film and responsible for film feed and release operation; such as, a sprocket, a sprocket axis with a ch... | 12/03/1996 |
| 5521669 | Frame positioning and shutter cocking mechanism A mechanism for cocking a shutter actuating lever during the one-frame advance of a photographic film having one or two perforations per frame. A cocking lever pushes the shutter actuating lever toward a cocked position when a claw lever mounted on a dist... | 05/28/1996 |
| 5510866 | Method and apparatus for preventing film creep by delaying deactivation of film metering member by shutter driver member To prevent photographs from being blurred by film creep, a camera having a spring-loaded shutter driver member that is movable from a cocked position to an uncooked position to operate the camera shutter and then to deactivate a film metering mechanism, i... | 04/23/1996 |
| 5446513 | Camera A camera using a film cartridge of the type that the spool shaft of the film cartridge is turned to initially feed the photographing film,in which, even if no film cartridge is loaded in it, the shutter can be charged and released, and it is unnecessary t... | 08/29/1995 |
| 5394211 | Lens-fitted photographic film package A lens-fitted photographic film package has a sprocket which is disposed below an exposure frame of the film package. Film advance mechanisms, including a film winding wheel and a film stop device for stopping advance of the film each time the film has be... | 02/28/1995 |
| 5387957 | Simplified trigger, shutter and film advance system such as for use in a camera A simplified trigger, shutter and film advance system such as for use in a camera. In a preferred embodiment the system is mounted in a housing and includes a trigger with a trigger button for pressing by the operator and a trigger point for advancing the... | 02/07/1995 |
| 5329328 | Camera A camera includes a motor, a first planetary gear which revolves on the basis of an output rotation of the motor, a second planetary gear which revolves on the basis of the output rotation of the motor, a first camera operating mechanism which engages wit... | 07/12/1994 |
| 5274407 | Camera A motor-driven camera includes a motor, a mirror driving mechanism which uses the output of the motor as a drive source and is arranged to move a movable mirror from a view-finder sight position to an exposure-allowing retracted position according to the ... | 12/28/1993 |
| 5070349 | Camera A motor-driven camera includes a motor, a mirror driving mechanism which uses the output of the motor as a drive source and is arranged to move a movable mirror from a view-finder sight position to an exposure-allowing retracted position according to the ... | 12/03/1991 |
| 5016033 | Shutter mechanism for a camera A shutter-plate operating means for a camera is arranged for sliding and pivotal movement within a shutter housing and is spring-biased out of a cocked position, said operating means and a shutter plate being provided with interengageable cam surfaces, su... | 05/14/1991 |
