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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 6450707 | Film cutting apparatus for removing and separating a film strip from a cartridge Film cutting apparatus for removing and separating a film strip from a cartridge, one end of the film strip being secured to a spool within the cartridge, includes a carrier for receiving the film cartridge and moveable between a first position and a seco... | 09/17/2002 |
| 6412993 | Arrangement of usage indicator in a recyclable, digital camera A recyclable, one-time use print on demand, digital camera comprises an image sensor device for sensing an image. A processor processes the image sensed by the image sensor device. The camera includes a supply of print media on to which an image processed... | 07/02/2002 |
| 6276850 | Sticker printing camera device A sticker printing digital camera device includes a generally circular housing which is suitable for storing a roll of sticker material. A sticker feed mechanism is mounted in the housing for feeding the sticker material from the housing. An image sensor ... | 08/21/2001 |
| 6172737 | Image recording apparatus There is provided an image recording apparatus comprising a pull-out roller pair to pull a light-sensitive material out of a light-sensitive material magazine accommodating a light-room-loading-type light-sensitive material having an extreme end leader po... | 01/09/2001 |
| 6009277 | Imaging apparatus and method of handling film An imaging apparatus and method for singulating individual film units from a self-developing integral film which units are carried serially in spaced apart relationship to each other are provided. The imaging portion of each unit is stiffer than associate... | 12/28/1999 |
| 5865084 | Externally driveable cassette for photosensitive web material, with knife for cutting material and closing exit slit from cassette A cassette (10) for photosensitive web material includes a hollow housing (12) having a peripheral wall (16); an exit slit (42) extending through the peripheral wall; a device (20), located within the housing, for rotatably supporting a roll (22, 24) of w... | 02/02/1999 |
| 5826480 | Externally driveable cassette with knife for cutting photosensitive material and latching cassette drive A cassette (10) includes a sliding knife (52) having a slot (70) which slides past a driven pinion (72). Slot (70) includes a curved trailing edge (76) with a latch tooth (74) which engages and prevents rotation of the driven pinion when the knife has cut... | 10/27/1998 |
| 5823080 | Externally driveable cassette with knife for cutting photosensitive material and closing exit slit from cassette A cassette (10) includes a sliding knife (52) having a slot (70) which slides past a driven pinion (72). Slot (70) includes a curved trailing edge (76) which surrounds the driven pinion when the knife has cut a web material extended from an exit slit (42)... | 10/20/1998 |
| 5689745 | Apparatus and method for loading and unloading a camera with a discrete film strip An apparatus is disclosed for loading a photographic camera (426) of a type including an external housing (428, 478) having a movable closure (484) giving access to a film guide track (566) within the camera, the guide track extending between an unexposed... | 11/18/1997 |
| 5335040 | Apparatus for selectively notching or cutting photographic film or the like Apparatus is disclosed for selectively notching an edge of a material such as photographic film or cutting through the material using the same blade. The material is guided by a path, and the blade is mounted for variable penetration into the path. One or... | 08/02/1994 |
| 5041853 | Combination camera and film developing apparatus A method and apparatus that exposes any desired length of film, develops it, and makes it available for use while allowing for continued exposure of further film sections is disclosed. These sections of exposed film are delivered to a processing portion o... | 08/20/1991 |
| 4980713 | Film magazine The film magazine in the invention includes a pair of pinch rollers for pinching a film reeled out from a film roll container against a flat back tray of the magazine. Release means are provided to release the film from the pinch rollers at the time of mo... | 12/25/1990 |
| 4894674 | Daylight bulk film loading system A bulk film loader for use in daylight conditions including a light-tight casing for receiving cartridges of film in strip form. The film for a desired number of exposures is transferred from a cartridge onto a camera film feed spool or cassette. A guillo... | 01/16/1990 |
| 4779110 | Wet film cassette and transport system A wet film cassette and transport system for photographic diffusion transfer films having initially separate wet and dry film components. At least the wet component is contained in a tightly sealed enclosure defined by a cassette having inner and outer, r... | 10/18/1988 |
| 4678305 | Photographic camera A photographic camera has two guides for engaging mutually opposite edge portions of photographic film at an exposure plane where the film is exposed to take a photograph. The guides are movably mounted so that they can be temporarily retracted for the ex... | 07/07/1987 |
| 4531819 | Device for storing exposed film for photographing and developing apparatus A device for storing exposed film for a photographing and developing apparatus comprises a first pinch roller pair provided in the vicinity of a storage reel, a second pinch roller pair provided at a spacing from the storage reel and a guide means for gui... | 07/30/1985 |
| 4481541 | Camera for CRT monitor A camera for photographing the image on CRT monitors is disclosed that locates a magazine containing a roll of film below a vertical aperture plate and a cassette above the aperture plate to receive the exposed film so that the film exposed through the op... | 11/06/1984 |
| 4472038 | Photographic camera A camera adapted to be loaded with a 35 mm film cassette having a cylindrical body and a tongue portion for defining a film exit slit through which the leader of the film projects, the tongue portion extending substantially tangentially from the side wall... | 09/18/1984 |
| 4459000 | Easy loading camera A film magazine receiving chamber forming member is provided in a camera body for forming a film magazine receiving chamber which opens toward the bottom face of the body and is shaped to permit insertion of a film magazine thereinto only in one axial dir... | 07/10/1984 |
| 4429977 | Easy loading camera In a photographic camera comprising a film magazine receiving chamber shaped to permit insertion of a film magazine having a film leader thereinto in one axial direction of the film magazine, and a film leader guiding means for guiding the film leader to ... | 02/07/1984 |
| 4422745 | Camera system A microprocessor controlled camera system for exposing film with a photographic subject, a field of bar code data relevant to the subject and a field of data taken from a written card. The camera system includes an elevator assembly for raising and loweri... | 12/27/1983 |
| 4396277 | Process for saving film in phototype setters After exposing one galley on a continuous strip of film, advance a length of blank film equal to the minimum length required for handling the film. Then begin to expose a second galley on the film. After the first galley has advanced into a cassette and t... | 08/02/1983 |
| 4370041 | Combination photographing and developing apparatus Combination photographing and developing apparatus incorporates in the photographing section thereof a storage reel capable of being selectively rotated in the forward or rearward direction in addition to a payoff reel having a roll of film thereon. Durin... | 01/25/1983 |
| 4266866 | Diffusion transfer camera processor The disclosure is directed to an extremely compact camera-processor which is configured to sharply reverse the direction of the exposed light sensitive sheet as it leaves the exposure plane. The light sensitive sheet is thereafter driven downwardly into a... | 05/12/1981 |
| 4135802 | Cassette for light-sensitive photographic material A cassette for light-sensitive photographic material which is to be transferred between the cassette and a copying apparatus having one or more doors which can be opened and closed. The cassette has a housing provided with an open side which can be closed... | 01/23/1979 |
