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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 5873219 | Automatic filing device for photos prints and similar materials An automatic filing device for photos, prints and other similar materials for inserting pairs of photos arranged back-to-back into envelopes. The insertion is carried out by means of a rotating shelf (5) on which the photos are placed and a pusher (7) whi... | 02/23/1999 |
| 5870879 | Film sleever machine A film sleever machine includes a first stepper motor for activating a sleeve delivery device which has a driving shaft and a roller shaft mounted parallelly for feeding a film wearing bag material. A film feeding device which has a film driving wheel and... | 02/16/1999 |
| 5660028 | Framing apparatus A framing apparatus is provided for the placement in a slide frame of a diapositive which is to be separated from a strip of film before placement. This apparatus defines a feed plane for the strip of film and a frame plane which is displaced with respect... | 08/26/1997 |
| 5472557 | Apparatus for framing photographic films The apparatus is capable of framing automatically photographic films by means of a first operation according to which the film is divided into several photograms and a second operation according to which the photograms are introduced into the interior of ... | 12/05/1995 |
| 5459538 | Photo mounting equipment The system comprises a hopper attached below a table for holding two stacks of the slide mounts. A pick-off station removes the slide mounts from the slide mount stack. The slide mount is moved to a slide mounting station and then sealed underneath a ultr... | 10/17/1995 |
| 5263301 | Slide mounter with in-plane film pusher A film transparency severed from a photographic film web is inserted into a slide mount to prepare a photographic slide. The present invention relates to an "in-plane" film pusher for inserting a severed film transparency into a slide mount. The apparatus... | 11/23/1993 |
| 5222347 | Slide mounter with spring loaded insert guides The present invention relates to an apparatus for mounting a film transparency into a slide mount to prepare a photographic slide. The apparatus is useful for preparing a photographic slide for a slide mount of the type formed of upper and lower frame sec... | 06/29/1993 |
| 5216872 | Slide mounter with motor/arm interlock The present invention relates to a semi-automatic slide mounter where individual film transparencies are severed from a photographic film and inserted into a slide mount to prepare a photographic slide. In the semi-automatic slide mounter, a portion of th... | 06/08/1993 |
| 5187918 | Slide mounter with bridging film advance The present invention relates to an apparatus for advancing a photographic film web for operation in a semi-automatic or automatic slide mounter. The apparatus advances the film for operation across a knife assembly to position the film with upper and low... | 02/23/1993 |
| 5187923 | Slide mounter with positive stop film placement A slide mounter having positive stop film placement for inserting a film transparency from a photographic film web into a slide mount. In the apparatus of the present invention an insertion mechanism is included to insert a film transparency severed from ... | 02/23/1993 |
| 5182897 | Slide mounter with movable knife assembly Automatic and semi-automatic slide mounters sever individual film transparencies from a photographic film web to prepare photographic slides therefor. The present invention relates to an apparatus for severing the individual film transparencies from the p... | 02/02/1993 |
| 5181367 | Method and apparatus for inserting slide frames or film strips into the pockets of a film jacket A method for inserting slide frames (17, 21) or film strips in the pockets (10) of a two-layer film jacket (2) which is open on one side (14). The pockets (10) are partitioned from each other by transverse seams (6), preferably transverse weld seams. One ... | 01/26/1993 |
| 5168688 | Mounting device for inserting slides in slide mounts In a mounting device for the automatic insertion of a slide into slide mounts comprising a drive (1), a separating apparatus (3) and a pushing apparatus (4), film material is separated in a plane (A) which is arranged perpendicularly to the direction (B')... | 12/08/1992 |
| 5103620 | Method of fitting successively supplied flat articles into pockets and apparatus for carrying out the method In a method of fitting successively supplied flat articles such as slide frames into insertion pockets in a receiving case, the pockets are arranged in the receiving case in pluralities in juxtaposed relationship and in succession in rows and are accessib... | 04/14/1992 |
| 5076038 | Container for slides and apparatus for automatically packaging the slides An apparatus for automatically packaging mounted slides in a continuous strip container having laterally opening pockets includes a mechanism for positioning each pocket opposite a slide insertion member, a device for incrementally feeding the strip past ... | 12/31/1991 |
| 5053198 | Used test element collection apparatus and method There are described apparatus for collecting used test elements containing possibly hazardous liquids, and a method of collecting them. The apparatus features a container, and preferably a stacking station used with the container. The container can compri... | 10/01/1991 |
| 4934128 | Device to frame photographic films Device (15) to frame photographic films (18) which is suitable to divide the photographic films (18) into single photographs (19) and to insert and position the photographs (19) between two half-frames (12) forming frames (12) to hold photographs (19) and... | 06/19/1990 |
| 4934124 | Method to frame photographic films and machine employing such method Method to frame photographic films (21) which are fed to a framing station (17) in which the films (21) are divided into single photographs (22) which are inserted into empty frames (12), which arrive at the framing station (17) on a second conveyor (20) ... | 06/19/1990 |
| 4787766 | Storage pocket arrangement for film material and apparatus for introducing film material thereinto A storage pocket arrangement for film material, which can be stored in a file, ring binder or the like, has a plurality of individual pockets in superposed or juxtaposed relationship, in a substantially flat configuration, for accommodating respective fil... | 11/29/1988 |
| 4761933 | Arrangement for closing a receptacle for photographs and negatives A receptacle for packaging an order of photographs and negatives includes a base panel and a cover panel which define two pockets each of which has an openable and closable side. The base panel has a flap which extends beyond the openable and closable sid... | 08/09/1988 |
| 4748799 | Sleeving system An automatic slide sleeving system in which a sleeve containing a plurality of pockets is moved past a rotatable member to which a vacuum is applied thereby drawing the sleeve along with the rotatable member to a position under a movable head where a seco... | 06/07/1988 |
| 4612754 | Method of inserting a slide into a frame A method of inserting a slide into a frame of elastic plastic, including expanding the frame at two opposite edges. Inserting of the slide and/or the fixing of the slide in position relative to the picture gate is facilitated in that the frame is expanded... | 09/23/1986 |
| 4603539 | Method and apparatus for automatically framing slides in a framing apparatus Methods are proposed for automatically framing slides in a framing apparatus, wherein the slides are subjected at a framing station at the leading end of the slide film passing through the framing apparatus to a framing cycle which comprises individual se... | 08/05/1986 |
| 4586321 | Apparatus for automatically inserting transparencies into one piece frames The apparatus for automatically inserting transparencies into one-piece frames, comprises: a feeder for the open frames (10), which are withdrawn one by one from a store (33) and fed along a sliding surface (7) towards a gripper (26), a feeder for the film (20... | 05/06/1986 |
| 4543771 | Photographic slide mounter A photographic slide mounter cuts photographic film transparencies from a photographic film web and inserts the transparencies into slide mounts. A slide mount is advanced along a slide track to a position adjacent a knife where the slide mount is flexed ... | 10/01/1985 |
| 4528795 | Device for manually inserting a slide into a slide frame This invention relates to a device for expanding the entrance slot of a plastic slide frame having at least one resiliently expandable entrance slot, which device comprises two noses, which are arranged to engage the top surfaces of frame edge portions di... | 07/16/1985 |
| 4395819 | Apparatus for loading pre-closed slide mounts A pre-closed slide mount has two sides secured together defining an internal pocket to retain a film transparency T inserted edgewise through an entranceway in one edge of the slide mount, which has a window for viewing. A retraction clearance slot at one... | 08/02/1983 |
| 4391082 | Slide mounter with film curl accommodator A photographic slide mounter cuts photographic film transparencies from a photographic film web and inserts the transparencies into slide frames. The slide mounter includes a slide advance device which advances a slide frame to a position where the slide ... | 07/05/1983 |
| 4367619 | Device for stacking slide frames into a container Apparatus for stacking flat-shaped articles such as slide frames including article conveyor means. A container is adapted for receiving successive articles from the conveyor. The container is mounted in a receiver with height control means for the positio... | 01/11/1983 |
| 4342147 | Method for loading pre-closed slide mounts An improved pre-closed slide mount is described having two sides or masks which are secured together for defining an internal pocket to retain a film transparency which is inserted edgewise through an opening or entranceway in one edge of the mount and de... | 08/03/1982 |
| 4331260 | Slide mounter with slide separator/out-of-slide inhibitor A slide mounter includes a magazine for holding a stack of slide frames. A slide ejector pushes the lowermost slide within the magazine out of the magazine and into a slide track, where the slide frame is opened to permit insertion of a film transparency.... | 05/25/1982 |
| 4256527 | Slide mounting apparatus A compact, manually operable apparatus for sequentially cutting sections of an elongate strip of photographic film containing a plurality of distinct, individual exposures or images and mounting the same in individual frames for subsequent viewing, e.g. i... | 03/17/1981 |
| 4237678 | Apparatus for loading film transparencies into pre-closed slide mounts Apparatus for automatically loading film transparencies into pre-closed slide mounts either of plastic or of cardboard material and having an internal pocket for receiving the film transparency which is inserted through an openable region near one edge of... | 12/09/1980 |
| 4135343 | Method and apparatus for framing photographic film sections in slide frames In a method of severing developed photographic film strips into film sections at a severing station and immediately mounting same in slide frames which are spread open ready to receive them and which are conveyed away from the severing station, each sever... | 01/23/1979 |
| 4127925 | Method of manufacturing and loading magnetic tape cassettes, particularly compact cassettes A mechanical method of manufacturing magnetic tape cassettes, wherein the magnetic tape is loaded into the cassette during assembly of the cassette parts, and a support controllable by a mechanical conveyor system and having an intermittently rotatable wi... | 12/05/1978 |
| 4055933 | Apparatus for packaging photographic slides in envelopes A flexible transparent envelope for packaging photographic slides which has opposed inwardly opening pockets with means for attaching the envelope package along with other similar envelopes along one marginal edge thereof into a book or folder for easy in... | 11/01/1977 |
| 4004340 | Process of cutting developed film strips into film sections and of immediately subsequently introducing said film sections into slide frames The slide frames consist of plastic material and are supplied ready for use. The film is fed in steps to a cutting device for severing the leading film section. The film section severed by the cutting device is gripped in the cutting station by a plierlik... | 01/25/1977 |
| 3992243 | Apparatus for producing transparency slide units A transparency slide unit for use in projectors and viewers comprising a film diapositive mounted and positively retained in a frame composed of two separate and substantially uniform frame halves permanently interlocked in mutually offset positions by ri... | 11/16/1976 |
| 3977280 | Severing method and apparatus for photographic transparencies Photographic transparencies are successively severed from the leading end of film strip by means of an oscillatory knife and simultaneously guided by surfaces on the knife to a mounting station at which the transparencies are inserted in slide frames.... | 08/31/1976 |
| 3974626 | Slide cassette packer A mechanism for collecting and arranging into a horizontal stack a large quantity of photographic slides being delivered from a photographic slide mounting machine, which includes a transfer and packing belt positioned to receive the mounted slides in ove... | 08/17/1976 |
