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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 6357935 | Lens barrel control apparatus A camera or a lens barrel control apparatus of a type in which the locking or unlocking of the cover of a cartridge chamber is controlled by the position of a lens, includes a structure in which, when an abnormality occurs in a driving operation of the le... | 03/19/2002 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 5305039 | Photographic camera with light seal/latch device for loading door A photographic camera comprises a camera body, a cartridge receiving chamber located inside the camera body, a door connected to the camera body for closing and opening movement to cover and uncover the chamber, and latching means connected to the camera ... | 04/19/1994 |
| 5231438 | Camera with interlock for cover piece and cartridge light shield In a camera to be used with a self-opening cassette, an interlock for a cover piece of the camera and a light valve of the cassette prevents the cover piece from being opened when the light valve cannot be closed because a filmstrip is protruding out of t... | 07/27/1993 |
| 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 |
| 4937605 | Holder for disposable photographic film packages A photographic film holder for use with a removable photographic film package has a bottom portion positioned in a spaced relationship with respect to a top portion to form a film package receiving cavity therebetween. The top portion and the bottom porti... | 06/26/1990 |
| 4823164 | Image forming apparatus An image forming apparatus is arranged to comprise a removable film pack holder at a predetermined position of a main body of the image forming apparatus, wherein a film of the film pack loaded in said holder is exposed to an image of an original in the s... | 04/18/1989 |
| 4821055 | Film packet holder A packet for daylight-handling of photosensitive film and a cooperating holder mountable on a camera back. The packet has film removably attached to a carrier. The carrier has, at one end, an asymmetrical tab bearing adhesive material and, at its opposite... | 04/11/1989 |
| 4781337 | Light-tight film roll container A film roll container is disclosed of the type having mating receptacle and cover portions. The portions have facing laterally extending central spindles for rotatably supporting opposite ends of a film roll when the cover portion is mounted on the recept... | 11/01/1988 |
| 4709913 | Storage cassette for film processing system A film sheet storage cassette. A channel mounting bracket supports a rectangular enclosure in position to receive cut film sheets. The enclosure includes a top flange which is slidable into the channel and held in position to receive through an entrance s... | 12/01/1987 |
| 4697902 | Device for containing a radiation recording medium A device for containing a radiation recording medium includes an opening through which the recording medium is placed and a light shutting plate for closing the opening to prevent light from penetrating into the casing. A light shutting plate is provided ... | 10/06/1987 |
| 4513999 | Cassette fastening structure A device for opening and closing photographic cassettes or the like, which cassettes include a frame and a lid hinged to the frame. Device including a locking rod of two parts which may be moved longitudinally along one edge of the cassette by actuating m... | 04/30/1985 |
| 4493545 | Film cassette A cassette for sheet film has a cover and a bottom which are hinged to one another along a longitudinal edge of the cassette. Locking elements for locking the cover and bottom when the cassette is closed are arranged at the opposite longitudinal edge of t... | 01/15/1985 |
| 4492996 | Rotary recording medium reproducing apparatus A rotary recording medium reproducing apparatus reproduces a rotary recording medium accommodated within a case. The case comprises a jacket provided with a space for accommodating the rotary recording medium and an opening for allowing the rotary recordi... | 01/08/1985 |
| 4448508 | Cut film cassette with two film chambers A cassette with two chambers for discrete cut films has a centrally disposed plate-like partition with two identical sides, and a pair of identical covers each of which is adjacent to a different side of the partition and is pivotably attached to the part... | 05/15/1984 |
| 4343546 | Latch mechanism for use with removable media A data storage file, for use with removable data storage media, is provided with a latch mechanism. The removable, data storage media, is provided with a containing protective sleeve. When the removable media, contained within the protective sleeve, is in... | 08/10/1982 |
| 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 |
| 4303327 | Film cassette with pressure plate assembly latching system A cassette for releasably holding a film unit and locating it at an exposure position therein. The cassette includes base and cover sections locatable in a closed position wherein a pressure plate assembly on the cover section is movable toward and away f... | 12/01/1981 |
| 4264179 | Arrangement for opening and closing a film sheet cassette and a film sheet cassette provided therewith An arrangement for opening and closing a film sheet cassette having a bottom element and a top element movable relative to the bottom element between open and closed positions, includes a sliding element guided on the bottom element and movable relative t... | 04/28/1981 |
| 4251150 | Arrangement for closing and opening a film sheet cassette, and film sheet cassette provided with such arrangement An arrangement for closing and opening a film sheet cassette, particularly an X-ray film cassette, has a bottom element, and a top element provided with a projection and movable relative to the bottom element between closed and open positions. A sliding e... | 02/17/1981 |
| 4204724 | Film cassette with anti-shock latching means A film cassette including a base and a cover, two lock and release slides selectively movable for locking the cover to the base in a closed position and for releasing the cover from the base in an open position, and a linkage for linking the two slides to... | 05/27/1980 |
| 4000500 | Film cassette loading door latch and interlock switch for photographic apparatus Photographic apparatus for use with a fully automatic camera adapted to sequentially expose and process a film supply in the form of a disposable cassette. Upon insertion of the cassette within a cassette receiving chamber formed in the base of the camera... | 12/28/1976 |
| 3958125 | X-ray casette with a snap-action closure system The X-ray cassette consists of a substantially rigid lower section and a resilient cover which has a convex curvature relative to the inside of the cassette in its non-distorted state. The closure system is in the form of a snap-action closure system, con... | 05/18/1976 |
