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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7363634 | Storage device assembly incorporating ejecting mechanism with safety latch A storage device assembly includes a storage device (40), a cover (30), a button (10) and a bracket (20). The storage device includes a tray (44). The cover defines a button slot (34) and a pair of apertures (38) ther... | 04/22/2008 |
| 7100506 | Plate supplying apparatus In the plate supplying apparatus of the present invention, various vibrations are provided to a plate secured via suction during a separating operation by causing pad rods 403 to repeat a slight ascent and a pause, and thereafter causing the pad rods 403 | 09/05/2006 |
| 7048489 | Package take-out apparatus, package container thereof and unwrapping apparatus A slide pack container housing a plurality of piled slide packs has a cut-off portion. The cut-off portion has a width slightly larger than the width of a slide contained in each slide pack. As a sucker of a package take-out apparatus draws one of the slide packs fr... | 05/23/2006 |
| 6896424 | Packaging for rolled photosensitive material In order to provide a packaging for a rolled photosensitive material, in which a rolled photosensitive material packaging body is accommodated in a container in a state in which the rolled photosensitive material packaging body is suspended, which, even if an outsid... | 05/24/2005 |
| 6771355 | Producing history managing method and system for photosensitive sheet package An X-ray film package includes a protective cover for sandwiching plural X-ray films stacked on one another, to obtain a cover-fitted sheet stack. A packaging bag contains the cover-fitted sheet stack. A packaging case contains the packaging bag with the cover-fitte... | 08/03/2004 |
| 6533475 | Instant photo film pack and method for producing the same A pack case includes a case body, a bottom cover and a pressure plate, which are formed from plastic material. On lateral walls of the case body is provided ribs that are fit into engaging grooves formed in spaces surrounded by a bottom plate and both lat... | 03/18/2003 |
| 6312169 | Relockable film cartridge for a photographic system According to the invention there is provided a relockable cartridge for photosensitive media, comprising (a) photo-inert and optically opaque media-receiving tray having a media access opening; (b) flexible, photo-inert and optically opaque cover for the ... | 11/06/2001 |
| 6304725 | Instant camera An instant camera is used with a photo film pack, which includes plural photo film units of a self-processing type. Each of the photo film units includes a processing solution pod for containing processing solution. There is an exposure surface which is e... | 10/16/2001 |
| 6227729 | Film cassette There is described a film cassette for housing and dispensing film units of the self-developing type. The cassette includes structure which ensures that it can be inserted only in photographic apparatus particularly adapted to receive it.... | 05/08/2001 |
| 6135662 | Lesson planner A lesson planner includes a foldable notebook containing a series of transparent lesson plan retaining sheets for supporting lesson planning cards used by an instructor to prepare and present a lesson plan for a class. Each lesson plan retaining sheet inc... | 10/24/2000 |
| 6064829 | Counter device for sheet photo film pack A sheet photo film pack includes a pack housing for containing a stack of eight sheet photo film units. The counter device is used with the sheet photo film pack. A counter chamber is formed in the pack housing. A counter disk is contained in the counter ... | 05/16/2000 |
| 6010253 | Film packet The present invention is a film packet which includes a photosensitive film sheet having leading and trailing ends. A light-shielding envelope removably encloses the carrier sheet and the film sheet. The envelope has first and second exterior surfaces ove... | 01/04/2000 |
| 5973768 | Light-tight bag having a trapped air exit A bag and a method of packing a bag for storing sheets of material, such as photosensitive materials, provides a light-tight environment for the photosensitive material. The bag has a rear end which has a serpentine passageway, thereby creating a light-ti... | 10/26/1999 |
| 5843604 | Method and apparatus for sharpening camera-recording pictures This invention concerns the sharpening of camera-recorded pictures by flattening conventional photographic film as well as photographic film fitted in the manner of the invention with detachable, electrically and/or magnetically force-field responsive lam... | 12/01/1998 |
| 5819129 | Film packet with envelope having light-locking features at edges of mouth of envelope A film packet includes a clip (42); a carrier (54) received into and attached to the clip; a film sheet (56) attached to the carrier; and an envelope (12) including two side panels (14, 16), the two side panels being joined along substantially three edges... | 10/06/1998 |
| 5806844 | Imaging unit container including bag clamping member A container and a method of using the container for storing sheets of material, such as photosensitive materials, enables individual sheets to be transported from the container to an imaging unit by a feed mechanism of the imaging unit. The container fits... | 09/15/1998 |
| 5809360 | Cassette for storing and accessing plates within an automated plate handler The primary function of the optional handler is to make plates available on demand to the imaging engine. A multitude of plates are stored inside cassettes and these cassettes are loaded into the handler. There may be up to four cassettes residing in the ... | 09/15/1998 |
| 5774753 | Film sheet unit which easily accepts a lid of a film pack A film sheath, holding a sheet film to constitute a sheet film unit, is formed from a plastic resin, and is provided with at least a tapered portion in an end fringe which is directed toward a leading end of a sliding lid when the sliding lid is moved bac... | 06/30/1998 |
| 5754908 | Sheet film pack with a pair of extended guide rails A sheet film pack has a pack housing for receiving a plurality of sheet film units in a stack, and a lid for closing an opening of the pack housing, through which a topmost sheet film unit of the stack is placed in an exposure position. The exposure posit... | 05/19/1998 |
| 5745807 | Sheet film pack A sheet film pack has a pack housing containing a plurality of sheet film units in a stack therein, a lid slidable relative to the pack housing to open or close an open top of the pack housing, and a plate spring mounted on an inner bottom surface of the ... | 04/28/1998 |
| 5742863 | Film holder When a photo film package is inserted into a film holder body, a clip abuts against a slide lever to move the slide lever, whereby stopper pieces are projected into a passing area. When the photo film package is inserted into the final position, the clip ... | 04/21/1998 |
| 5737660 | Sheet film pack A sheet film pack has a pack housing containing a plurality of sheet film units in a stack therein, a lid slidable relative to the pack housing to open or close an open top of the pack housing, and a plate spring mounted on an inner bottom surface of the ... | 04/07/1998 |
| 5669025 | Film pack holder A stopper piece of a regulating member is abutted against a receiving portion formed at a lever of a display mechanism. The stopper is biased in a regulating direction by the force of a torsion coil spring. A projecting piece is abutted against a lever of... | 09/16/1997 |
| 5658716 | Sheet film package A sheet film package contains a sheet film unit in a light-shielding envelope with an open end through which the sheet film unit is movable into and out of the light-shielding envelope. The light-shielding envelope is formed by folding a sheet of light-ti... | 08/19/1997 |
| 5633128 | Sheet film package A sheet film package contains a sheet film unit in a light-shielding envelope with an open end through which the sheet film unit is movable into and out of the light-shielding envelope. The light-shielding envelope is formed by folding a sheet of light-ti... | 05/27/1997 |
| 5594522 | Cassette for enclosing a plurality of negative film units This invention involves a film cassette for resiliently holding a film unit for exposure. The cassette includes a forward wall, a rear wall, two side walls, a leading end wall and a trailing end wall all combined to form an enclosure for holding the film ... | 01/14/1997 |
| 5560597 | Imaging unit container including bag clamping member A container and a method of using the container for storing sheets of material, such as photosensitive materials, enables individual sheets to be transported from the container to an imaging unit by a feed mechanism of the imaging unit. The container fits... | 10/01/1996 |
| 5541689 | Plate frame for use in large-format camera enabling mounting of a smaller size film holder A film-size-interchangeable sheet film holder for a camera using a large-sized film holder for accommodating sheet films has a structure which allows use of a small-sized film holder for smaller films without requiring replacement of a rear camera frame (... | 07/30/1996 |
| 5477310 | Film package A film package including sheets of imaging media or film sandwiched between upper and lower stiffeners and enclosed by an envelope. Adhesive strips secure the stiffeners together at overlapping tabs formed on opposite sides of the stiffeners. The stiffene... | 12/19/1995 |
| 5459548 | Information forming apparatus with mechanism for unsealing and sealing a cover of recording material An image forming apparatus that can be charged with a sheet cassette with a resealable flexible cover includes a roller member engageable with and translatable across the cover to wind the cover on the roller member. The size of the sheet material accommo... | 10/17/1995 |
| 5404194 | Cover winding apparatus for winding cover attached to opening part of container A cover winding apparatus can wind and rewind a cover that is detachably attached to an opening of a container. A control apparatus is provided so that the roller member can be assured to stop at a different position on each winding cycle. A plurality of ... | 04/04/1995 |
| 5388818 | Near vertical media receive magazine A receive magazine configured to be positioned in a generally upright, vertical orientation for passively collecting a plurality of flexible sheets of media. The top wall of the enclosure has a collection door in the top wall of a light-tight enclosure al... | 02/14/1995 |
| 5257057 | Magazine for a stack of film sheets A supply magazine for use in an apparatus for removing individual film that has been placed within a light-tight pouch having a leader secured to the leading edge. The magazine has a base which receives and retains a stack of sheet film within the light-t... | 10/26/1993 |
| 5251755 | Package having a leader secured over a pouch A package for a stack of film sheets includes a pouch that encloses the stack of film sheets, and a leader that is positioned over a face of the pouch and is secured to a leading edge of the pouch so that the leader remains over the ouch until an operator... | 10/12/1993 |
| 5249008 | Photographic overlay assembly An overlay with indicia is sandwiched between a pair of flat plates to form an assembly which is adapted to be mounted in the exposure window of a film cassette housing. The assembly locates the overlay out of any physical contact with film units in the c... | 09/28/1993 |
| 5199569 | Package for sheets of X-ray film A package for a stack of X-ray film sheets has a pouch and a leader secured to the pouch. Heat seals secure side edge portions of the leader to edges of outer faces of sheets forming the pouch. Rows of perforations and slits in the leader adjacent the hea... | 04/06/1993 |
| 5172905 | Film receive magazine for a laser imager A receive magazine for collecting and transporting sheets of exposed photographic media. The receive magazine includes an elongated, light-tight enclosure having front and back walls, top and bottom walls, and first and second end walls. Sheets of media a... | 12/22/1992 |
| 5145166 | Supply magazaine for X-ray sheet film stack in light-tight envelope A supply magazine has a drawer-shaped, upwardly open box for introducing a sheet film stack in a light-tight envelope and for withdrawing individual sheet films after removal of the envelope, a cover part movable relative to the box, a unit for winding th... | 09/08/1992 |
| 5144461 | Portable holographic recording apparatus A holographic camera assembly includes a portable, light-tight housing having a removable cover to access the interior thereof. Camera components are positioned upon an optics tray within the housing which is vibrationally isolated from the housing. The f... | 09/01/1992 |
| 5132724 | Opening and closing mechanism for a laser imager film cartridge An opening and closing mechanism for photographic film cartridges of the type having a film-receiving tray with outwardly extending front and side lips and a flexible cover for the tray resealably engaged with the lips. The opening and closing mechanism i... | 07/21/1992 |
