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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7232266 | System for opening and closing a resealable cartridge A system for opening and closing a resealable cartridge having a tray and a flexible cover resealably engaged with the tray. The system comprises: a base for receiving the tray of the cartridge; a roller shaft having means for engaging the cover of the cartridge; po... | 06/19/2007 |
| 7195406 | Instant film pack An instant film pack includes a plurality of instant photo films. A case contains the instant photo films being stacked. An exit slot is formed in the case, for exiting the instant photo films to an outside of the case one after another. A claw path opening is forme... | 03/27/2007 |
| 7140608 | Bill box for bill acceptor A bill box used in the bill receiver of a coin exchanger for accommodating banknotes received by the bill receiver is disclosed to have a gate installed in the first chamber thereof and a driving mechanism controllable to move the gate between two positions to close... | 11/28/2006 |
| 6967333 | Two dimensional image pick-up apparatus An image pickup apparatus for X-ray photography is structurally adapted to absorb external impacts and possible resultant deformations such as deflections of the cabinet so that the interior is protected against damage and remains intact if the cabinet is deformed b... | 11/22/2005 |
| 6929257 | Slip sheet capture mechanism and method of operation A substrate manager for a substrate exposure machine is used, in one example, as a platesetter. As such, it comprises a substrate storage system, containing one or more stacks of substrates, such as plates in one implementation. A substrate picker is provided for pi... | 08/16/2005 |
| 6904844 | Printing plate removing/supplying device In a removing/conveying portion of a printing plate removing/supplying device, when one cassette among a plurality of cassettes is empty, the empty cassette is placed on a raising/lowering stand and moved to a loading space. Due to a spur gear being rotated clockwis... | 06/14/2005 |
| 6832862 | System for opening and closing a resealable cartridge A system for opening and closing a resealable cartridge having a tray and a flexible cover resealably engaged with the tray. The system comprises: a base for receiving the tray of the cartridge; a roller shaft having means for engaging the cover of the cartridge; po... | 12/21/2004 |
| 6802657 | Instant photographic film pack The present invention provides an instant photographic film pack that is loaded in an instant camera. The instant photographic film pack can be produced at low cost, has little environmental impact, and has excellent handling characteristics. The instant phot... | 10/12/2004 |
| 6588592 | Light-tight film package A package for enclosing a plurality of sheets. The package comprises a pouch adapted to receive the plurality of sheets, a leader, and a closure member. The pouch comprises a leading end and a trailing end opposite the leading end. The trailing end is ope... | 07/08/2003 |
| 6576390 | Method of and apparatus for manufacturing instant photographic film units An instant photographic film unit includes a mask sheet having an image frame and two sheets, one of which has a photosensitive layer, laminated and bonded together, and a developing liquid container disposed in a predetermined position for supplying a de... | 06/10/2003 |
| 6520692 | Exposure apparatus for printing plates In an automatic exposure apparatus for printing plates, a photopolymer plate is taken out of an accommodating cassette in which stacked photopolymer plates are accommodated, and an image is recorded onto the photopolymer plate. A shutter which opens and c... | 02/18/2003 |
| 6406198 | Relockable film cartridge system for a photographic system A relockable cartridge system for photosensitive media, including: a media-receiving tray having a media access opening; a cartridge holder for holding the media-receiving tray; a cover for covering the media access opening; wherein the cover has a first ... | 06/18/2002 |
| 6402396 | Film back exchangeable camera and exchangeable film back A film back exchangeable camera has a camera body and a film back that can be attached to and detached from the camera body. The camera includes: an aperture formed in the film back, through which photographing light flux passes; a film supplying mechanis... | 06/11/2002 |
| 6398427 | Relockable film cartridge for photographic film A relockable cartridge for photosensitive media, including (a) a media-receiving tray having a media access opening, (b) a cover for covering the media access opening and (c) an openable and relockable hooks and loops seal between the cover and the tray.... | 06/04/2002 |
| 6183144 | Instant photo film pack An instant photo film pack includes a pack case for containing a stack of ten self-processing photo film units. An outlet slit is formed in the pack case, for exiting an exposed one of the photo film units therethrough. A light-shielding flap has a substa... | 02/06/2001 |
| 5908131 | Cover locking device with independently operable unlocking mechanisms A locking device for use in a processing device for processing photosensitive material such as photographic film has a light-shield cover that can be unlocked without moving a knob plate. The knob plate has an engaging member for locking the light-shield ... | 06/01/1999 |
| 5893002 | Cassette and method for daylight-loading a photographic sheet pack A cassette for daylight-loading a photographic sheet pack in a photographic processor, which sheet pack is of a type comprising a stack of rectangular photographic light-sensitive sheets wrapped in an oversized wrapper, which cassette comprises: a rectang... | 04/06/1999 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 5710952 | Sheet film pack with resilient light trapping mechanism 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... | 01/20/1998 |
| 5708894 | Sheet film pack A sheet film pack has a pack housing for receiving a plurality of sheet film units in a stack, and a sliding lid for closing an opening of the pack housing, through which a topmost sheet film unit of the stack is moved to an exposure position outside the ... | 01/13/1998 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 5541683 | Instant film pack and instant camera An instant film pack for use with an instant camera has a case, with a back wall and a front wall in which an exposure aperture is formed. 10 rectangular film units are stacked and contained in the case. The film units after exposure are exited through an... | 07/30/1996 |
| 5510869 | Photographic film packet and light locking element An improved photographic film packet (P) has a photosensitive film sheet (F) , an elongate carrier sheet (C), a light shielding envelope and a transversely disposed element (30) secured to the carrier (C). The light shielding envelope (E) has a closed lea... | 04/23/1996 |
| 5452038 | Driver device for opening light shield of film cassette biases light shield closed When a film cassette having a light shield that can be rotated open to permit film movement out of and into the cassette interior is loaded into a camera, a torsionally-compliant driver device of the camera for rotating the light shield open and closed is... | 09/19/1995 |
| 5452037 | Film cartridge magazine A magazine for holding plurality of film cartridges and method handling thrust film cartridges in a photofinishing process using the magazine. The magazine comprises a plurality of retaining pockets, each pocket designed to hold a film thrust cartridge. E... | 09/19/1995 |
| 5448324 | Sheet film pack and film pack holder A sheet film pack has a pack housing for receiving a plurality of sheet film units, a lid for closing an opening of the pack housing, a film recovery mouth for recovering exposed sheet films, and a cap for closing the film recovery mouth and holding the l... | 09/05/1995 |
| 5433816 | Ultrasonic apparatus for forming individual pillowed chips of light lock material An ultrasonic apparatus and method for forming individual pillowed chips of light lock material are provided. An ultrasonic horn and ultrasonic anvil are used to form pillows in a composite web of light lock material. The pillowed web material is then not... | 07/18/1995 |
| 5381198 | Adaptor for instant camera There is presented an adaptor for attachment to an instant camera to enable the camera to produce an exposed film unit having indicia imprinted thereon during photographic exposure of the film unit. The adaptor includes a face plate and attachment structu... | 01/10/1995 |
| 5359378 | Film cassette with lockable light shield A film cassette comprises light blocking means supported for movement to a light blocking position for preventing ambient light from entering the cassette interior and to a non-blocking position. The light blocking means has a cavity for receiving a drive... | 10/25/1994 |
| 5357303 | Film cassette with lockable light shield A film cassette comprises light blocking means supported for rotation to a light blocking position for preventing ambient light from entering the cassette interior and to a non-blocking position. The light blocking means has a cavity configured for permit... | 10/18/1994 |
| 5341188 | Method of making light-trapping members for photographic film cassette Light-trapping members are cut out of a ribbon consisting of a base fabric and piles. The piles of the ribbon are pressed against the peripheral surface of a thermal drum to be inclined in the width direction after the ribbon is passed through and twisted... | 08/23/1994 |
| 5337111 | Responsive light lock for a film packet holder A light lock (10) for a film packet holder (12) provides opposing upper and lower light lock members (32,34) that are urged into contact with opposite exterior surfaces of the film packet 12 after a film packet clip (30) has moved into the holder beyond a... | 08/09/1994 |
| 5319406 | Photographic film cassette having an openable shutter A photographic film device includes a cassette shell with a chamber and a spool contained rotatably in the cassette shell. When a spool is rotated, a film leader of a photographic film in the chamber is advanced out of the cassette shell through a film pa... | 06/07/1994 |
| 5271983 | Structure of light-shielding cloth and film container using the same Light shielding cloths excellent in light-shielding ability, and film drawing resistance are obtained by increasing the pile yarn density in accordance with a special formula, by passing pile yarns between the needle loop and the sinker loop of the ground... | 12/21/1993 |
| 5262808 | Camera, accessories and method of taking photographs An image bearing template is inserted into a film assemblage incorporating a cassette with instant-type film units therein. The cassette is inserted into a camera to produce film units having the indicia of the template thereon. Said camera includes a fla... | 11/16/1993 |
| 5228678 | Disposable sheet cassette and image forming apparatus designed to employ same Disclosed is a disposable sheet cassette and an image forming apparatus in which such a sheet cassette is preferably employed. The sheet cassette is comprised of a cassette box capable of accommodating a plurality of sheet materials and having a flange po... | 07/20/1993 |
