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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 6280103 | APS camera for ensuring the cassett indicator is in the parked position The camera of this invention includes a parking mechanism that ensures a visual exposure indicator of an APS film cassette is in the parked position prior to removing the film cassette from the camera. The camera may include a rotatable wheel that rotates... | 08/28/2001 |
| 6216971 | Photo film cassette A photo film cassette has a spool core about which photo film is wound in a form of a roll. A cassette shell contains the spool core in a rotatable manner. Two flanges have a disk shape, and are secured to respective ends of the spool core, for regulating... | 04/17/2001 |
| 6141506 | Camera or apparatus adapted to use film cartridge or device applicable to such camera or apparatus A camera or an apparatus adapted to use a film cartridge, or a unit applicable to the camera or the apparatus, includes a first member for opening a cover of a loading chamber provided for loading the camera or the apparatus with the film cartridge, a sec... | 10/31/2000 |
| 6137961 | Camera or apparatus adapted to use film cartridge or device applicable to such camera or apparatus A camera or an apparatus adapted to use a film cartridge, or a unit applicable to the camera or the apparatus, includes a first member arranged to move the film cartridge at least for one of loading and unloading the film cartridge on or from the camera o... | 10/24/2000 |
| 6074107 | Camera system A camera system has a film cartridge provided with a first shaft around which an unexposed film is wound, a second shaft for taking up an exposed film and a movable third shaft which causes a portion of the film which has been sent out from the first shaf... | 06/13/2000 |
| 6065702 | Photo film cassette A photo film cassette has a spool core about which photo film is wound in a form of a roll. A cassette shell contains the spool core in a rotatable manner. Two flanges have a disk shape, and are secured to respective ends of the spool core, for regulating... | 05/23/2000 |
| 6049679 | Active light locking camera closure and camera A camera includes an closure having a frame with a pair of opposed tracks. The frame defines a passage for the cartridge and placements for open and closed active light lock states. The closure has a door with a pair of opposed margins in slideable engage... | 04/11/2000 |
| 5943522 | Camera and cartridge moving apparatus A camera or a cartridge moving apparatus comprises an engagement portion which engages a cartridge and moves the cartridge relative to a cartridge loading chamber, and a holding device which holds the engagement portion so as to be movable in at least two... | 08/24/1999 |
| 5893001 | Film cassette A film cassette having perforated film for permitting automated extension of the film, the film cassette comprises a core having the film convolutedly wound on the core. A rotatable drum receives the core, and includes a recessed slot and a projection whi... | 04/06/1999 |
| 5862427 | Apparatus for preventing opening of a single-use camera until the light shield is closed A single-use camera which is loaded with a film cartridge having a light-shielding cover on a film gate thereof. The single-use camera includes: a cover for covering the film cartridge when the cover is at its closed position, a closing member for closing... | 01/19/1999 |
| 5828921 | Camera or apparatus adapted to use film cartridge or device applicable to such camera or apparatus A camera or an apparatus adapted to use a film cartridge or a device which is applicable to such camera or apparatus includes a cover for a loading chamber into which to load the film cartridge, and a driving part for driving the cover, the driving part h... | 10/27/1998 |
| 5826125 | Camera which uses film cartridge having a movable light shield door A camera or apparatus adapted to use an image recording medium cartridge having a cover for allowing an image recording medium to come out from or enter into the image recording medium cartridge. The camera or apparatus includes a cartridge loading device... | 10/20/1998 |
| 5809352 | Photographic camera having a double exposure protection device combined with a film cartridge indicator A camera for use with a film cartridge having a retractable lip portion that is retracted upon exposure of film in the cartridge, and that is fully extended before exposure of the film, the camera comprises a camera body for forming a protective enclosure... | 09/15/1998 |
| 5737659 | Cartridge handling system for camera A camera includes a chamber for receiving a film cartridge having a light-lock movable between open and closed positions, a chamber cover movable between a closed position covering the chamber and an open position uncovering the chamber, and manually oper... | 04/07/1998 |
| 5713057 | Camera with means for preventing a cartridge light lock from moving from an open to a closed position when a filmstrip protrudes out of the cartridge A camera includes a chamber for receiving a cartridge having a light lock movable between an open position allowing a filmstrip to exit the cartridge and a closed position sealing the cartridge in a light-tight manner. The camera also includes means for m... | 01/27/1998 |
| 5687414 | Camera adapted to film cartridge with a device to determine if image recording medium in cartridge is developed and a device allowing re-photography of photographed image A camera adapted to use an image recording medium cartridge in which an image recording medium is contained or an apparatus adapted for this kind of camera includes a determination portion for determining whether the image recording medium contained in th... | 11/11/1997 |
| 5675834 | Camera using film cartridge with movable light shielding door A camera, an apparatus, or a device applied thereto which uses an image recording medium cartridge having a cover for allowing an image recording medium to come out from or in the image recording medium cartridge, has determination means for determining a... | 10/07/1997 |
| 5664248 | Photographic camera A photographic camera has a cartridge chamber in which is loaded a film cartridge having a roll film entirely rolled to its leading end around a spool in a cartridge body and a light-shielding shutter member for opening and shutting a film exit slit forme... | 09/02/1997 |
| 5634165 | Camera with device to prevent accidental dropping of film cartridge A camera having a cartridge bay into which a film cartridge is inserted includes a cover that can be opened and closed, and that covers the opening of the cartridge bay in order to block light. A force applying device applies force to a film cartridge ins... | 05/27/1997 |
| 5630192 | Photographic camera A photographic camera has a magazine chamber which is opened and closed by a light-shielding lid. A film magazine which has a magazine body provided with a film exit slit and a light-shielding door for opening and closing the film exit slit is loaded in t... | 05/13/1997 |
| 5610679 | Methods of film winding and loading a film in a lens-fitted film unit and a film supplying spool A method for loading an unexposed photographic film in a lens-fitted photographic film unit, the method including the steps of: providing a cartridge storing the unexposed film therein, and a film supplying spool having a film winding part around which th... | 03/11/1997 |
| 5604557 | Camera A camera comprises a cartridge chamber having an access opening through which a film cartridge of film feeding type is loaded into a cavity of the cartridge chamber in a direction substantially vertical to a cartridge shaft of the film cartridge, and a sl... | 02/18/1997 |
| 5604556 | Camera with indicator for preventing load of exposed film A family of different type cameras is intended for use with a film cassette which is capable of being operated to thrust a filmstrip out of the cassette housing, regardless of whether the filmstrip is unexposed or is partially exposed, and which has film ... | 02/18/1997 |
| 5602611 | Photographic film cassette A photographic film cassette has a rotatable spool on which photographic film is wound. A leader of the photographic film is advanced outward through a passage port by rotation of the spool in an unwinding direction. A shutter rod is arranged in the passa... | 02/11/1997 |
| 5585876 | Photographic camera A photographic camera has a film cartridge chamber, a film take-up chamber, a film feed passage formed between a film window on a camera body and a pressure plate on a camera back and a film feed mechanism. A film cartridge in which a roll film is entirel... | 12/17/1996 |
| 5568216 | Film cartridge with visual indicator for verifying film loading in camera and with protector shield for film frame during exposure in camera A film cartridge comprises a housing with a film exit slit, and a film roll support rotatable inside the housing to unwind a filmstrip beginning with a film leader to permit the film leader to be moved outwardly through the slit to accomplish film loading... | 10/22/1996 |
| 5563673 | Camera A camera is provided with a cartridge chamber for loading a film cartridge, a cartridge chamber lid for closing or opening said cartridge chamber, and switching means for switching a state of an operation portion formed on a surface of said film cartridge... | 10/08/1996 |
| 5555048 | Dual floating gear system for a film transport mechanism A film transporting apparatus for moving film between a film cartridge and a take-up spool includes a bi-directional motor rotatable in a first direction and a second direction opposite to the first direction, a driving gear engaged with the motor and rot... | 09/10/1996 |
| 5555057 | Differential gear for motor driven photographic system A differential gear mechanism for loading, advancing, rewinding and unloading photographic film, and in particular, film in a thrust film cartridge, for a photographic system. The differential gear includes a sun gear, which is rotatable, a planetary gear... | 09/10/1996 |
| 5555050 | Film feeding apparatus in a camera A film feeding apparatus in a camera comprises a feeding device for feeding film from a film cartridge, a take-up spool device for taking up the film fed by the feeding device, and a judgment device for judging on the basis of a variation in the movement ... | 09/10/1996 |
| 5552846 | Camera The present invention relates to a camera having a spool drive mechanism for pushing film loaded in a film cassette out of the cassette by rotating a spool. Herein, after a film cassette is mounted, when film is to be pushed out of the film cassette, a dr... | 09/03/1996 |
| 5548359 | Camera equipped with bar code reading device The camera of the present invention is adapted to use a cartridge of a type in which when a film spool rotates in the forward direction to push the film out from the cartridge and in the backward direction to rewind the film into the cartridge. The cartri... | 08/20/1996 |
| 5546150 | Apparatus provided with a movable cartridge casing An apparatus is provided with a movable cartridge casing capable of facilitating film cartridge loading and unloading operations. In a loading operation, the cartridge casing is positioned at a cartridge receiving position outside the body of the apparatu... | 08/13/1996 |
| 5540400 | Universal film thrusting cartridge and method A universal film thrusting cartridge includes a tab connected to a fixed diameter spool core and connectable with a filmstrip of optional length, the tab being sized for use with the shortest filmstrip and trimable to fit longer filmstrips so that when wo... | 07/30/1996 |
| 5537173 | Film winding detecting means for a camera including control means for controlling proper and accurate winding and rewinding of a film A film magazine is loaded. A fork capable of engaging with a spool is caused to engage the spool and is rotated to perform film initial sending. Then, an engaged state of the fork with the spool is detected by a fork switch. A rotational quantity of the f... | 07/16/1996 |
| 5526084 | Photographic film cassette which is easily removed from a camera and camera for use with the same A photographic film cassette has photographic film wound on a spool and rotatably contained in a cassette shell. A leader of the photographic film is caused by rotation of the spool to advance outward from a passage mouth thereof. Two positioning holes ar... | 06/11/1996 |
| 5521668 | Film guide mechanism of camera A film guide mechanism of a camera has two opposite film guide surfaces which are substantially parallel and which define a film passage between a film cartridge chamber and a film take-up spool. Rotation of a spool shaft of a film cartridge delivers film... | 05/28/1996 |
| 5521667 | Camera utilizing a push-out type film cartridge A camera utilizes a push-out type film cartridge which is so constructed that the revolution of a feed spool equipped therein feeds out the film. The camera comprises a film feeding means capable of blank feeding the film by driving said feed spool, and a... | 05/28/1996 |
| 5500705 | Apparatus and method for securing a thrust film cartridge An apparatus for securing a thrust film cartridge and for moving a film door between open and closed positions. The apparatus includes a camera body adapted to receive a thrust film cartridge, a camera door interconnectable with the camera body, and an ac... | 03/19/1996 |
| 5477299 | Photographic film cassette with a moveable closing structure, camera for use therewith, and method of manufacturing the cassette A photographic film cassette has a cassette shell, a spool contained in the cassette shell, and photographic film wound on the spool in a form of a roll. A leader of the photographic film is exited from the cassette shell through a passage mouth when the ... | 12/19/1995 |
