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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 6837629 | Disposable camera mounting bracket A mounting bracket includes an enclosure which is formed of a single piece of durable plastic formed with three living hinges allowing the generally flat piece of plastic to be folded into an enclosure. Fingers which extend from the lower edge of the front panel eng... | 01/04/2005 |
| 6644872 | Adapter and camera accessory An adapter has a plug, a jack, and a flexible cable, which connects the plug and the jack. The plug is connected to a socket provided in a camera body. The jack is connected to a camera accessory, which is a release switch device, for example. The jack is... | 11/11/2003 |
| 5768645 | Disposable camera with alignment means for assisting in taking self/group portrait pictures The present invention relates to a camera which comprises a camera unit including a housing with a front face and a bottom. A lens assembly is located within the housing and extends to the front face of the housing. A shutter is located within the housing... | 06/16/1998 |
| 5752117 | Release button mechanism of camera A release button mechanism of a camera includes a release button which is movably provided on a camera body and which has a release cable mount, and a release pin which is supported in the release button to move in the same direction as the release button... | 05/12/1998 |
| 5471272 | Accessory useful for camera having no remote operation capability An accessory for a photographic camera having no built-in capability for remote operation of the operating or shutter button of the camera.... | 11/28/1995 |
| 5392086 | Camera having signal input/output device for control of or by another camera A camera comprises release input means having a release input/output terminal for receiving an external release signal to start a release operation of the camera, and release signal output means for outputting a release signal to the release input/output ... | 02/21/1995 |
| 5319402 | Data imprinting device for camera A data imprinting device for a camera wherein the exposure of imprinting data is changed by the information from the film sensitivity setting means. The device is provided with imprinting exposure control means operating in such a manner that when the pic... | 06/07/1994 |
| 5281988 | Universal remote control device for cameras A wireless remote controlled, adjustable and programmable freestanding mount and shutter release assembly for various styles of cameras. An enclosure body with adjustable legs houses a microcomputer which directs an electrically controlled piston which de... | 01/25/1994 |
| 5164754 | Camera shutter release cable adapter A shutter release cable adapter for connection to a mechanical shutter release of a film camera is provided with a bi-stable magnetic device to selectively position an internal shutter release plunger to either a translation blocking or unblocking positio... | 11/17/1992 |
| 5162829 | Picture-taking control apparatus for a simultaneous image capture system A simultaneous image capture system including a film camera and an electronic image capture system includes a shutter release cable adapter with means for generating an output signal in response to initiation of a picture taking event. If the electronic i... | 11/10/1992 |
| 5160955 | Shutter actuating apparatus A shutter actuation apparatus is described that is used in combination with a camera, a camera shutter release button and a cable shutter release. The apparatus has a first and second base. Both bases have gripping side members that grip the body of the c... | 11/03/1992 |
| 4794414 | Universal camera actuator bracket A camera actuator bracket including an elongated base removeably mounted on the bottom of the camera and having an upright post formed at one end of the base, a locking post adjustably mounted on said upright post to accomodate different height cameras, a... | 12/27/1988 |
| 4575206 | Flat camera with a retractable grip member A disc film type camera is of thin rectangular parallelepiped shape with a vertically medially located objective lens proximate and side face and a grip handle member pivoted to the other side face, a short distance above its bottom, and swingable between... | 03/11/1986 |
| 4453815 | Camera having a remote control shutter release assembly A shutter release assembly for a camera having a body and a push button release slideably mounted on the body. The shutter release assembly includes a piston and a piston rod member mounted on the body. A cylinder is slideably mounted on the piston. The c... | 06/12/1984 |
| 4383744 | Remote camera actuator A system for the remote actuation of a camera. A sensor is provided at a point remote from the camera and actuated by an object to be photographed. Actuation closes a circuit between a power source and a motor to drive the motor. The output motion of the ... | 05/17/1983 |
| 4363544 | Remote releasable camera The disclosed camera is capable of being operated either with a normal shutter release or a remote cable release. An exposure control circuit includes a photoelectric element for automatically controlling the exposure on the basis of the brightness of the... | 12/14/1982 |
| 4354752 | Photographic camera A photographic camera having a rear lens carrier with a ground-glass screen frame capable of receiving a separate film cassette insertable thereat, and having a front lens carrier frame provided with a between-the-lens shutter containing electromagnetical... | 10/19/1982 |
| 4339192 | Cable release attachable to a camera shutter Cable release arrangement which is connectable to the shutter of a camera, comprising two flexible power transmitting members which are provided, at one corresponding end, with an actuating handle formed as a common housing, and, at the other correspondin... | 07/13/1982 |
| 4339191 | Maneuvering and release device for camera The present invention relates to a maneuvering and release device for camera, wherein a connecting piece is mounted to rotate about the rod near the handle and is adapted to be locked on the latter in any angular position from all the possible positions, ... | 07/13/1982 |
| 4293210 | Release button device for camera A release button device for controlling the release of a shutter in an electromagnetic release type camera in which commercially available cable release units and electrical remote release units can be both used. An electrically conductive release button ... | 10/06/1981 |
| 4281912 | Control circuit for camera or motor drive device A circuit for controlling a camera or a motor drive device by means of a control switch unit connected through a pair of connecting terminals thereof to a pair of remote control terminals of said camera or motor drive device, wherein the control switch un... | 08/04/1981 |
| 4273431 | Adapter for coupling a photographic camera with a viewing device An adapter is provided by which a self-contained automatic camera can be coupled to an optical viewing device such as an endoscope to view and photograph an image formed by the viewing device while advantageously preserving an automatic exposure feature o... | 06/16/1981 |
| 4167317 | Camera shutter release mechanism A shutter release mechanism is provided in a camera, which includes an electromagnetic circuit, in which an electric power source, an electromagnet for operating a shutter, and an actuating switch are operatively interconnected. Provided in the camera shu... | 09/11/1979 |
| 4037240 | Grip for a camera A grip removably attached to the right side of a camera body which has a film wind-up knob on the right side. The grip has a film wind-up lever which is connected with the film wind-up knob on the camera body by way of a coupling mechanism. The grip is fu... | 07/19/1977 |
| 3946412 | Photographic camera having electric motor drive for shutter cocking and film winding A photographic camera having a mirror gearing and an electric motor for shutter cocking and film winding, in which the current connection for the electric motor situated in the camera housing is controlled alternately by the shutter and film winding. The ... | 03/23/1976 |
