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A wristwatch including a watch band and a watch body having an octagon shaped perimeter and being red in color and having the word STOP thereon to resemble a stop sign.
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7315040 | Device for reading out X-ray information stored in a phosphor plate An X-ray reading device, for reading out X-ray information stored in a phosphor plate, includes an insertion device into which a cassette in which the phosphor plate is located, can be inserted, and an oblong insertion opening through which the phosphor plate locate... | 01/01/2008 |
| 7290947 | Light controller and image pickup device including the same A light controller includes a substrate having an optical path opening, a blade unit with a blade mounted on the substrate for opening and closing the optical path opening, a driver unit for driving the blade, and a stopper unit for restricting a movement of the bla... | 11/06/2007 |
| 6871019 | Shutter abnormality detection apparatus for camera A shutter abnormality detection apparatus for a camera includes a shutter including leading and trailing curtains which are shutter curtains electrically controlled to run. A curtain run detection unit detects a run state of at least one of the leading and trailing ... | 03/22/2005 |
| 6336752 | Dual motor reciprocating belt shutter A system and method are provided for exposing an imaging medium. The method uses a focal plane shutter system with two reversible motors controlled by a servo control processor. A belt connects the motors. One end of the belt is attached to a shaft of the... | 01/08/2002 |
| 5452048 | Middle curtain flash A camera system and method for operation of fill flash photography, combining natural and flash light, which centers the times of natural light and flash light images. Synchronization is achieved by centering the time a flash is triggered midway between t... | 09/19/1995 |
| 5012263 | Belt drive The invention is directed to a positively-guided belt drive wherein the drive of the belt by supporting surfaces is decoupled from the drive of the belt via projections. This decoupling is effected with the aid of ball bearings. In a belt drive of this ki... | 04/30/1991 |
| 4775583 | Composite plastic shading member A composite plastic shading member comprises a substrate layer comprising continuous fiber fluxes arranged in one direction reinforced with a matrix resin and a heat-shrinking plastic film overlying at least one surface of the substrate layer.... | 10/04/1988 |
| 4557572 | Camera A camera includes means for separating an image to be photographed into in plurality of picture elements. These picture elements are transmitted by means of fiber optics or by means of opto-electrical converters to a view finder which displays the image t... | 12/10/1985 |
| 4494844 | Light shading device for a camera A light shading device for a camera in which a soft and elastic light shading curtain has a base part which is fixed on a flat support surface, in the region of the shutter running path. The free end of the shading curtain is brought into elastic contact ... | 01/22/1985 |
| 4415251 | Camera shutter having bobbin driven blades A light controlling system for photographic apparatus in which a pair of cooperating blades are defined by linear flights of a folded belt formed of an opaque film and having a central portion trained about a fixed axis guide roller with the free ends of ... | 11/15/1983 |
| 4340289 | Erroneous exposure preventing device A camera in which a shutter device is charged in response to film wind-up and is released by shutter operating means to effect exposure, and including a change-over device displaceable for setting a film transport mechanism corresponding to each of film w... | 07/20/1982 |
| 4332452 | Electric shutter for camera An electric shutter for camera is operable selectively with manual control mode in which the shutter time is set manually or with automatic exposure control mode in which a proper shutter time is set automatically. The preciseness of shutter time is impro... | 06/01/1982 |
| 4303328 | Device for photographic cameras with focal plane shutter The invention relates to an automatic device for protecting the focal plane shutter of a camera when the camera is open. The film magazine of the camera, alternatively the camera back, is sensed by a member disposed in the camera body and directly or pref... | 12/01/1981 |
| 4249815 | Camera with means for allowing photography under low light conditions A standard camera with means for using non-imaging light for activating the film when taking pictures in low light conditions. The film activating means consists of an LED strip mounted on the primary blind or blade of a focal plane shutter of a standard ... | 02/10/1981 |
| 4200385 | Lens shutter use and non-use switching device of an interchangeable lens having a lens shutter for use with a focal plane single lens reflex camera In the present invention, stopping-down, sector preliminary closure and lens shutter release are effected in association with an interlocking member of the lens. The difference between the amount of operation of the interlocking member effected when a cam... | 04/29/1980 |
| 4172650 | Film cassette having focal plane shutter A shutterless camera and a film assemblage specifically adapted for use therewith. The film assemblage includes a cassette having an exposure opening and an ingress opening in one wall thereof and an egress opening in another wall. Mounted within the cass... | 10/30/1979 |
| 4153360 | Focal plane shutter for a camera A focal plane shutter for a camera includes a shutter unit casing for supporting a shutter mechanism. A rotatable body is connected with the shutter for winding up the shutter to a charged position. A shutter driving spring is also connected with the shut... | 05/08/1979 |
| 4096504 | Shutter curtain holder device A shutter curtain holder device in a camera comprises a shutter curtain folded back on itself at one end thereof, a stem disposed inside the folded portion of the shutter curtain, and a shutter beam surrounding the folded portion of the shutter curtain. T... | 06/20/1978 |
| 4079396 | Focal plane shutter unit A focal plane shutter unit for a camera has a dimension-stable framework which has a rear wall member provided with an exposure aperture and with a film guide channel defining a path of the film behind the exposure aperture and which has a front surface t... | 03/14/1978 |
| 4041513 | Shutter for photographic cameras A shrinkable accordion shaped shutter blind is provided an end of which is fixed at one side of a film aperture and the other end of which is made free to move across the film aperture. The free end of the shutter blind is movable back and forth across th... | 08/09/1977 |
| 4017182 | Photosensitive material positioning system A camera-processor magazine is disclosed having a cartridge for storing light sensitive roll material, together with means for driving such material out of the cartridge and upon an exposure platen. A roller curtain for shielding the material when the mag... | 04/12/1977 |
| 3995296 | Leak-proof light intercepting device A light-intercepting member for preventing passage of transmitted light through those parts other than the opening of a focal plane shutter in a camera from reaching the surface of photographic film, is formed of a thin film of rubber and a cloth curtain ... | 11/30/1976 |
| 3955209 | Device for controlling an electric focal plane shutter A device for controlling an electric focal plane shutter in a camera is described, in which an electromagnet which controls the timing of a trailing curtain of the shutter is excited in response to the depression of a shutter release member and demagnetiz... | 05/04/1976 |
| 3950772 | Shutter for a camera A shutter having two groups of shutter blades. One group of shutter blades opens the shutter and a second group of blades closes the shutter. A shutter-opening actuation member releasably locked by a locking pawl when the shutter is cocked, actuates the s... | 04/13/1976 |
| 3940780 | Light-intercepting device for cameras having focal plane shutters In a camera having a focal plane shutter, a light-intercepting device for preventing light from passing through the clearance between the shutter curtain and the camera body to strike the film comprises at least one pair of resilient, opaque, planar light... | 02/24/1976 |
