Class 396/557 - Plural character types

Subclass of Class 396 - Photography
Definition: Subject matter having two or more different styles of characters;
No. of patents: 23
Last issue date: 08/07/2007

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Number	Title	Issue Date
7253575	Industrial optical shutter A highly versatile optical shutter for industrial and scientific applications is disclosed. The has a aperture which defines a light path through the shutter, and a shutter vane or blade that is moved into and out of the light path using a precision, microprocessor ...	08/07/2007
4864418	Display unit for controlling pattern printing A pattern printing device using a plurality of films. A robot arm suctions in the film from a stocker and includes a sensor to read film and operation data from the film. Such data can be displayed....	09/05/1989
4757333	Apparatus for generating color text and graphics on photographic media Apparatus for generating color slides or other photographic media containing character fonts and graphics images contains one or more character font sets on a transparent drum or disk carrier. Lines of text are entered by keyboard or the like into a data ...	07/12/1988
4642624	Width card A width card associated with a film strip both of which are adapted to be used in a phototypesetting machine, the film strip containing a plurality of fonts, each of which contains a plurality of characters. The width card includes a memory for storing a ...	02/10/1987
4358185	Optical printing and typesetting machinery An ideographic optical typesetting machine employs a stationary character matrix comprising 10,000 holograms, a laser light source and a beam deflector system enabling light from the laser to be scanned over the matrix. The holograms are so recorded that ...	11/09/1982
4266864	Mask device for photocomposing machines The character disc of the photocomposing machine has a "sandwich" construction in which the characters are located close to one another on a piece of film which is "sandwiched" between two glass plates. The thickness of this construction is such that the ...	05/12/1981
4252420	Ophthalmoscopical apparatus provided with adjustment system An ophthalmoscopical apparatus for carrying out aligning and/or spacing an eye examining instrument is disclosed. The apparatus includes a projection optical system disposed obliquely to the optical axis of the objective lens of the instrument. A beam of ...	02/24/1981
4230399	Photocomposing machine and method The machine preferably has a character matrix comprising a rotating drum with character-bearing film strips wrapped around it. The machine has a light source comprising a plurality of flash lamps and fiber-optic light pipes. The light-pipes are arranged i...	10/28/1980
4172641	Phototypesetter A phototypesetter is provided for typing various texts in a wide range of type sizes from a single font or from a multiple font. A light sensitive, heat developing paper is used. In one embodiment of the machine, the paper is developed one line at a time ...	10/30/1979
4162846	Photographic type composing machine and method Style changes, size changes and character spacing all are accomplished by the use of a single drive motor. This is done by providing style-changing and size-changing means which are operable by relative movement in the same direction as the character spac...	07/31/1979
4141632	Photocomposing machine A photocomposing machine includes a fiche-like type font having positive and negative character fields, an optical system having a variable magnification and automatic focus compensation for imaging characters on a film strip, and means for conveniently a...	02/27/1979
4089009	Font fastening means A perforated film matrix is attached to a cylindrical drum by means of clips having an upwardly raised flange along one edge. The film matrix is initially held on the drum by two pairs of protruding members extending through said perforations. The clips a...	05/09/1978
4074285	Photocomposing machine with movable character storage and presentation apparatus This disclosure depicts character storage apparatus especially for use in a phototypesetting machine or the like for storing characters for selective presentation at a character display location, including a plurality of discrete character carriers each c...	02/14/1978
4063256	Photocomposition machine font source A turret mounted series of photocomposing disc fonts wherein the turret has a series of disc hubs all having a different elevation in order that the disc members may be bunched together in overlapped relationship and hence occupy a minimum area within the...	12/13/1977
4051486	Digital flash intensity control system for phototypesetters For variable letter sizes being photographically recorded in a second generation phototypesetter, it is desired to increase generated quantities of light flux produced by the flash lamp operating in conjunction with a font disc where larger letter sizes a...	09/27/1977
4051488	Phototypesetting machine The phototypesetting machine of this invention includes a character carrier bearing a group of characters arranged for projection by a projection unit. The character carrier is driven at a constant speed so that the characters move consecutively past the ...	09/27/1977
4027313	Photocomposing machine and font strip therefor for kerned characters A photocomposing machine and font strip therefor are described which allow type designers to have the flexibility to design typographical characters which are kerned. The photocomposing machine is able to automatically kern those characters which are desi...	05/31/1977
4015273	Type carriers A type carrier of the type that is clipped to a rotary cylindrical holder-carrier device. The type carrier is suitable for selecting chosen type symbols in photocomposing machines wherein several type carriers with different groups of type symbols and/or ...	03/29/1977
3988746	Photocomposing machine The photocomposing machine is adapted to provide over eight thousand characters during operation. Characters are arranged in bands on a plurality of rotating drums, and multiple character keys and alternate keyboard displays are employed to permit selecti...	10/26/1976
3975745	Font availability system for photocomposing machine A photographic compositor having a letter pattern carrying section comprising a plurality of letter pattern carrying discs which are rotatably mounted on a common rotatable shaft at intervals, and an optical system disposed to cooperate with one side of a...	08/17/1976
3972054	Indicia disc An improved indicia disc for use in association with phototype setting apparatus includes a rigid glass support plate and a flexible photographic film disc carrying a plurality of fonts of alpha numeric characters. The flexible film disc is held against m...	07/27/1976
3959801	Dynamic optical font availability system A photographic compositor having a letter pattern carrying section comprising a plurality of letter pattern carrying discs which are rotatably mounted on a common rotatable shaft at intervals. A dynamic optical system provides a collimated light beam sour...	05/25/1976
3959800	Unitary photographic lettering and display typography device This apparatus is a unitary photographic lettering and display typography composing device and has as its objective the creation and mechanical combining of two adjacent master and slave photo typographic systems into one unitary, simultaneously controlle...	05/25/1976

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Class 396/557 - Plural character types