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Visible photo composer

Assignee: Visual Graphics Corp
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Filing: 1960-07-28
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Granted: 1963-03-12
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Expires: 1980-07-28
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Abstract

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Inventors

  • 👤 Friedel Murray

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
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Last Synchronized 2026-10-30 09:15
CPC Classifications
B; B41; B41B; B41B17/00; B41B17/04; Y; Y10; Y10S; Y10S430/00; Y10S430/153

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim 193 words
A PHOTO COMPOSER COMPRISING A PROJECTION UNIT, AN EXPOSURE-DEVELOPER UNIT, A HOLLOW ENCLOSURE BETWEEN THE PROJECTION UNIT AND EXPOSURE-DEVELOPER UNIT, AT LEAST ONE TRANSPARENT WALL OF SAFE-LIGHT FILTERING MATERIAL IN THE ENCLOSURE, A FILM HAVING A PLURALITY OF SYMBOLS THEREON WITHIN THE PROJECTION UNIT, A LIGHT SENSITIVE PAPER WITHIN THE EXPOSURE-DEVELOPER UNIT, A SOURCE OF DEVELOPING CHEMICALS WITHIN THE EXPOSURE-DEVELOPER UNIT, MEANS TO SELECTIVELY MOVE THE FILM THROUGH THE PROJECTION UNIT, MEANS TO PROJECT THE FILM SYMBOLS ONTO THE LIGHT SENSITIVE PAPER OF AND FOCUS THE PROJECTED SYMBOLS UPON THE SENSITIZED PAPER, A SAFE-LIGHT SHIELD SLIDABLY CARRIED WITHIN THE EXPOSURE-DEVELOPER UNIT BETWEEN THE PAPER AND THE PROJECTING MEANS WHEREBY THE PROJECTED SYMBOL MAY BE DIRECTED UPON THE PAPER AND VIEWED THROUGH SAID SAFELIGHT SHIELD AND THROUGH THE TRANSPARENT ENCLOSURE WALL WITHOUT EXPOSING THE PAPER, MEANS TO SHIFT THE LIGHT SENSITIVE PAPER WITH RESPECT TO THE PROJECTED SYMBOL TO POSITION THE SAID SYMBOL AT A DESIRED PLACE UPON THE PAPER, MEANS TO MOVE THE SAFE-LIGHT SHIELD TO EXPOSE THE SENSITIZED PAPER AND MEANS TO DIRECT THE DEVELOPING CHEMICALS UPON THE EXPOSED PORTION OF THE PAPER TO PRODUCE A PHOTOGRAPHIC PRINT OF THE PROJECTED SYMBOL.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 193 words
A PHOTO COMPOSER COMPRISING A PROJECTION UNIT, AN EXPOSURE-DEVELOPER UNIT, A HOLLOW ENCLOSURE BETWEEN THE PROJECTION UNIT AND EXPOSURE-DEVELOPER UNIT, AT LEAST ONE TRANSPARENT WALL OF SAFE-LIGHT FILTERING MATERIAL IN THE ENCLOSURE, A FILM HAVING A PLURALITY OF SYMBOLS THEREON WITHIN THE PROJECTION UNIT, A LIGHT SENSITIVE PAPER WITHIN THE EXPOSURE-DEVELOPER UNIT, A SOURCE OF DEVELOPING CHEMICALS WITHIN THE EXPOSURE-DEVELOPER UNIT, MEANS TO SELECTIVELY MOVE THE FILM THROUGH THE PROJECTION UNIT, MEANS TO PROJECT THE FILM SYMBOLS ONTO THE LIGHT SENSITIVE PAPER OF AND FOCUS THE PROJECTED SYMBOLS UPON THE SENSITIZED PAPER, A SAFE-LIGHT SHIELD SLIDABLY CARRIED WITHIN THE EXPOSURE-DEVELOPER UNIT BETWEEN THE PAPER AND THE PROJECTING MEANS WHEREBY THE PROJECTED SYMBOL MAY BE DIRECTED UPON THE PAPER AND VIEWED THROUGH SAID SAFELIGHT SHIELD AND THROUGH THE TRANSPARENT ENCLOSURE WALL WITHOUT EXPOSING THE PAPER, MEANS TO SHIFT THE LIGHT SENSITIVE PAPER WITH RESPECT TO THE PROJECTED SYMBOL TO POSITION THE SAID SYMBOL AT A DESIRED PLACE UPON THE PAPER, MEANS TO MOVE THE SAFE-LIGHT SHIELD TO EXPOSE THE SENSITIZED PAPER AND MEANS TO DIRECT THE DEVELOPING CHEMICALS UPON THE EXPOSED PORTION OF THE PAPER TO PRODUCE A PHOTOGRAPHIC PRINT OF THE PROJECTED SYMBOL.

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