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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7142243 | Image sensing apparatus having a member that adjusts with temperature change This invention has building members which include an image sensing portion, an optical member for forming a beam from an object to be sensed into an image on the image sensing portion, a positioning portion which positions the optical member, and a support member wh... | 11/28/2006 |
| 7034967 | Image reading apparatus and transparent original adapter An image reading apparatus for imaging an original document or photographic film includes an original placement bed on which to place the original, and a reading device to form an image of the original. A transparent original adapter, detachably connected to the ima... | 04/25/2006 |
| 6965134 | Image pick-up unit including an image pick-up device and optical filter layers An image pick-up unit includes an image pick-up device; and a plurality of optical filters which are cemented together in layers and positioned in front of the image pick-up device. At least two optical filters among the plurality of optical filters, which have diff... | 11/15/2005 |
| 6868231 | Imaging using silver halide films with micro-lens capture and optical reconstruction Methods and apparatii are provided that use a photosensitive element that is photosensitive to light within a predetermined range of exposure levels to capture images including exposure levels that are outside of the predetermined range of exposure levels. The photo... | 03/15/2005 |
| 6640057 | Imaging using silver halide films with inverse mounted micro-lens and spacer A camera is provided. The camera has a primary lens adapted to focus light from a scene and an array of micro-lenses with each micro-lens having a light receiving surface to receive light from the primary lens and a light focusing surface confronting a ph... | 10/28/2003 |
| 6603931 | Photo film support device and magnetic head securing method for the same A camera incorporates a photo film support plate, which supports a back of photo film. The photo film has a magnetic recording area. An opening is formed in the photo film support plate. A magnetic head projects forwards from inside the opening, for recor... | 08/05/2003 |
| 6522835 | Photographic film package with detachable cartridge A lens-fitted photographic film package with dual lens includes a film-free self-activating shutter mechanism and a detachable cartridge for removing and installing film. A 35-mm film cartridge is attached to a cartridge adapter, and a filmstrip end is in... | 02/18/2003 |
| 6480675 | One-time-use camera with cartridge retainer to ensure film-on-sprocket retention during camera assembly A partially assembled one-time-use camera includes a film section that longitudinally extends from a rotatable film winding spool in a film cartridge and that is engaged with a rotatable metering sprocket, and a separate rear cover part that is to be plac... | 11/12/2002 |
| 6480676 | Film pressing device for instant photographic type image recording apparatus The printer built-in electric still camera has a pack chamber for loading a film pack, and a pack chamber door for opening and closing the pack chamber. On an inner face of the pack chamber door, plural film pressing devices are attached. When the pack ch... | 11/12/2002 |
| 6473570 | Camera having flexible circuit board A camera has a camera body for being loaded with photo film. A feeder mechanism is incorporated in the camera body, includes a feeder motor and a take-up spool, for feeding the photo film. A motor driver IC drives the feeder motor. A CPU controls the feed... | 10/29/2002 |
| 6461060 | Camera A cassette chamber, a take-up chamber and a battery room are formed on a main body. A rear cover is attached to the main body. The rear cover is molded from plastics and integrated with an outer cover section and a frame section. In the frame section, a l... | 10/08/2002 |
| 6374060 | Hybrid camera selectively using photographic film and image sensor A hybrid camera of the present invention selectively uses one of a photographic film and an image sensor, to record an object image. The hybrid camera has a photographing optical system, a body, and a film positioner. The film positioner is detachably mou... | 04/16/2002 |
| 6337955 | SLR camera which can selectively utilize light-sensitive film or an image pick-up device An SLR camera system includes a camera body, an interchangeable lens having a lens shutter, a film back and a digital back which are selectively attached to the camera body, a drive mechanism, provided in the digital back, which drives the image pick-up d... | 01/08/2002 |
| 6276846 | Film platen retracted from over backframe opening in camera to uncover film support deployed to guide film leader A camera comprising a cartridge receiving chamber for a film cartridge with a filmstrip having a protruding film leader, a film door that opens and closes to uncover and re-cover the chamber, a backframe opening for exposing successive sections of the fil... | 08/21/2001 |
| 6266489 | Photo film support device and magnetic head securing method for the same A camera incorporates a photo film support plate, which supports a back of photo film. The photo film has a magnetic recording area. An opening is formed in the photo film support plate. A magnetic head projects forwards from inside the opening, for recor... | 07/24/2001 |
| 6249646 | Reusable photographic film package for a camera A photographic film package with film container holding chamber for a camera is disclosed. The film package includes a light-tight casing having an exposure opening, and a film container holding chamber formed on one side of the exposure opening in the li... | 06/19/2001 |
| 6247854 | Camera having distortion-resistant body member A camera includes a body member (1) having a first portion (1c), a second portion (1b) and a third portion (1d) which are integrally formed. The first portion is provided for forming at least a part of a cartridge chamber into which a film cartridge is lo... | 06/19/2001 |
| 6244760 | Camera having mechanism for securely guiding out film A camera uses a film cartridge for automatically guiding out a film when the film cartridge is mounted into a film cartridge chamber. A film cartridge unit has the film cartridge chamber. A rail plate unit is formed independently of the film cartridge uni... | 06/12/2001 |
| 6217237 | Spool case unit for camera and camera including such spool case unit A spool case unit has a paired end walls arranged in both end sides of a film to be wound up onto a spool shaft in its width direction, a connecting member provided between the end walls so as to connect the end walls to each other, and facing a portion o... | 04/17/2001 |
| 6186678 | Film guide structure in camera body A camera body includes an aperture unit, having a picture-taking opening and guide rails for defining the position of a film in the direction of an optical axis with respect to the picture-taking opening, a cartridge chamber unit connectable with one end ... | 02/13/2001 |
| 6186679 | Film support and circuit board assemblage for camera A film support and circuit board assemblage for a camera includes a film support which has a group of film supporting projections that each project an identical height from a film facing side of the film support, and a circuit board which has a raised par... | 02/13/2001 |
| 6167197 | Camera with frame shift prevention during exposure A camera comprising a main body part with spaced film supply and film take-up chambers and an exposure opening located between the film supply and take-up chambers and configured for exposing an unexposed film frame, a metering pawl for engaging a film pe... | 12/26/2000 |
| 6157786 | Magnetic head element, magnetic head, pressure plate using magnetic head element or magnetic head, and camera using pressure plate A first magnetic core has a first portion that determines the track width, a second portion extending from the first portion substantially vertically, a third portion that extends from the second portion substantially vertically and is longer than the fir... | 12/05/2000 |
| 6128440 | Spool repositioning apparatus for camera assembling and methods A method and apparatus for assembling a camera. In the method, a film cartridge is positioned in a cartridge chamber of a camera frame assembly having a rear opening, a thumbwheel, and an active light lock closer. A spool of the cartridge and a film advan... | 10/03/2000 |
| 6101331 | One-time use camera having guarded film roll chamber A camera frame assembly, for use with a roll of photographic film. The camera frame assembly has a frame having a film take-up chamber, a film roll chamber, and an intermediate section between the chambers. The film roll chamber defines a cylindrical film... | 08/08/2000 |
| 6094533 | Film edge driving film loader, film loading method and camera frame assembly A film edge driving film loader, film loading method, and related camera frame assembly. In the method, a filmstrip is loaded in a film roll chamber. The film roll chamber has a central axis. The filmstrip has a central region and a pair of opposed edges.... | 07/25/2000 |
| 6078354 | Telecine scanning A telecine scanner, with which the horizontal picture steadiness errors are reduced by the film guidance in the area of the film gate 5, includes a first guiding element 11 supporting one of the longitudinal edges of the film 4 at at least two points in t... | 06/20/2000 |
| 6074105 | Apparatus for supporting and guiding a film strip in a camera Apparatus for supporting and guiding a film strip, a method for making such an apparatus and a camera incorporating the same. The apparatus includes a pressure plate configured to contact a film strip in a direction which corresponds to an optical axis of... | 06/13/2000 |
| 6006044 | Camera A camera comprises a cartridge chamber for loading therein an image recording medium cartridge, an image recording medium accommodating chamber for accommodating therein an image recording medium sent out from the image recording medium cartridge, a lens ... | 12/21/1999 |
| 5999744 | Rotating hook film loader and method Method and apparatus for loading a filmstrip. The method includes the steps of: propelling the filmstrip into a cylindrical film space; curling the filmstrip into a film roll within the film space; during the curling, constraining the roll between a pair ... | 12/07/1999 |
| 5991553 | Mechanism for preventing reversal of rotation In a ring-shaped resilient member, a multiplicity of protrusions inwardly extending from the inner radius are arranged substantially isometrically about the center. When a fork is rotating leftward, the protrusions extending from the resilient member fixe... | 11/23/1999 |
| 5984535 | Camera and film winding device of camera The present invention is related to a camera having a film wind spool with an insertion slot for receiving a film leader, a counter roller at a film supply side of the film wind spool, and a film winding device having a plate-shaped guide member between t... | 11/16/1999 |
| 5978596 | One-time-use camera bends wider film leader widthwise to conserve space A one-time-use camera comprises a filmstrip having a certain width and a film leader for the filmstrip having another width that is greater than the width of the filmstrip, a film-exposure backframe opening, a pair of parallel film edge guides located apa... | 11/02/1999 |
| 5970257 | Camera frame assembly having monolithic subenclosures A camera frame assembly for use with photographic film. The camera frame assembly has a pair of path subenclosures. Each subenclosure has a platen subunit and an intermediate section subunit joined in fixed relation to the platen subunit. The path subencl... | 10/19/1999 |
| 5940643 | Guide arrangement for facilitating insertion of film leader into easy-load camera A camera comprising a cartridge receiving chamber for receiving a film cartridge with a filmstrip having a film leader, a backframe opening at which the filmstrip is to be exposed during picture-taking, and a guide arrangement located to facilitate moveme... | 08/17/1999 |
| 5940650 | Film transporting device having guide members at predetermined locations A windup reel is formed at a step reel which has a small diameter section and a large diameter section. The large diameter section is formed in such a direction as to press a lower edge of photographic film against a guide pin. When a leader section of tr... | 08/17/1999 |
| 5937209 | Camera with film guide rib having film-on-sprocket retention portion A camera comprising a main body part having a backframe opening for exposing successive sections of a filmstrip, a metering sprocket rotatably supported on the main body part proximate the backframe opening and having respective teeth that can project thr... | 08/10/1999 |
| 5930541 | Film guide for guiding film leader over metering sprocket in camera deployed when door to cartridge receiving chamber opened A camera comprising a cartridge receiving chamber for a film cartridge with a filmstrip including a film leader, a film takeup chamber, a backframe opening located between the cartridge receiving chamber and the film take-up chamber, a metering sprocket f... | 07/27/1999 |
| 5897234 | Camera having film support plate and cartridge chamber cover for providing a film passageway A film passage is formed at a rear side of an exposure aperture which is disposed between a cartridge chamber 11 and a film take-up chamber 12. The film passage comprises a passage channel 15 integrally formed with a camera main body and a film support pl... | 04/27/1999 |
| 5881319 | Shutter release button with integral cantilevered support for braking rotatable film sprocket to prevent film movement during exposure A camera mechanism comprising a manually depressible shutter release button, a resilient cantilevered support for the shutter release button which is moved when the shutter release button is manually depressed, and a rotatable sprocket for engaging a film... | 03/09/1999 |
