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US3094051A Expired / Lapsed US ⏱️ 0.0 years remaining

Photographic exposure control system

Assignee: Eastman Kodak Co
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Filing: 1961-12-28
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Granted: 1963-06-18
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Expires: 1981-12-28
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Abstract

No abstract record available.

Inventors

  • 👤 Jr Miller R Hutchison
  • 👤 Kindig Guilford Edwin

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-10-28 16:54
CPC Classifications
G; G03; G03B; G03B7/00; G03B7/08; G03B7/12; G03B7/003

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim 179 words
IN A CAMERA, AN EXPOSURE CONTROL SYSTEM COMPRISING, IN COMBINATION: AN EXPOSURE METER INCLUDING A MEMBER AUTOMATICALLY DISPLACEABLE THROUGHOUT A RANGE OF POSITIONS AS A FUNCTION OF FIELD BRIGHTNESS; A FIRST EXPOSURE REGULATING DEVICE COMPRISING AN ADJUSTABLE LENS DIAPHRAGM; A FIRST MOVABLE CONTROL MEMBER COUPLED TO SAID DIAPHRAGM; A SECOND EXPOSURE REGULATING DEVICE COMPRISING AN ADJUSTABLE SHUTTER SPEED SETTING MEMBER; A SECOND MOVABLE CONTROL MEMBER COUPLED TO SAID SETTING MEMBER; AN ADJUSTABLE FILM SENSITIVITY COMPENSATING MEMBER; A THIRD MOVABLE CONTROL MEMBER COUPLED TO SAID COMPENSATING MEMBER; A FOURTH MOVABLE CONTROL MEMBER; SENSING MEANS MOVABLE WITH SAID FOURTH CONTROL MEMBER AND DISPOSED IN SENSING RELATION WITH SAID DISPLACEABLE MEMBER; FIRST AND SECOND DIFFERENTIAL MECHANISMS, EACH INTERCOUPLING A RESPECTIVE PAIR OF SAID CONTROL MEMBERS; MEANS INTERCOUPLING SAID FIRST AND SECOND DIFFERENTIAL MECHANISMS; AND MANUALLY OPERABLE MEANS FOR MOVING SAID FOURTH CONTROL MEMBER TO MOVE SAID SENSING MEANS INTO SENSING ENGAGEMENT WITH SAID DISPLACEABLE MEMBER, THEREBY MOVING AT LEAST ONE OF SAID FIRST AND SECOND CONTROL MEMBERS FOR ADJUSTING AT LEAST ONE OF SAID REGULATING DEVICES AS A FUNCTION OF FIELD BRIGHTNESS.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 179 words
IN A CAMERA, AN EXPOSURE CONTROL SYSTEM COMPRISING, IN COMBINATION: AN EXPOSURE METER INCLUDING A MEMBER AUTOMATICALLY DISPLACEABLE THROUGHOUT A RANGE OF POSITIONS AS A FUNCTION OF FIELD BRIGHTNESS; A FIRST EXPOSURE REGULATING DEVICE COMPRISING AN ADJUSTABLE LENS DIAPHRAGM; A FIRST MOVABLE CONTROL MEMBER COUPLED TO SAID DIAPHRAGM; A SECOND EXPOSURE REGULATING DEVICE COMPRISING AN ADJUSTABLE SHUTTER SPEED SETTING MEMBER; A SECOND MOVABLE CONTROL MEMBER COUPLED TO SAID SETTING MEMBER; AN ADJUSTABLE FILM SENSITIVITY COMPENSATING MEMBER; A THIRD MOVABLE CONTROL MEMBER COUPLED TO SAID COMPENSATING MEMBER; A FOURTH MOVABLE CONTROL MEMBER; SENSING MEANS MOVABLE WITH SAID FOURTH CONTROL MEMBER AND DISPOSED IN SENSING RELATION WITH SAID DISPLACEABLE MEMBER; FIRST AND SECOND DIFFERENTIAL MECHANISMS, EACH INTERCOUPLING A RESPECTIVE PAIR OF SAID CONTROL MEMBERS; MEANS INTERCOUPLING SAID FIRST AND SECOND DIFFERENTIAL MECHANISMS; AND MANUALLY OPERABLE MEANS FOR MOVING SAID FOURTH CONTROL MEMBER TO MOVE SAID SENSING MEANS INTO SENSING ENGAGEMENT WITH SAID DISPLACEABLE MEMBER, THEREBY MOVING AT LEAST ONE OF SAID FIRST AND SECOND CONTROL MEMBERS FOR ADJUSTING AT LEAST ONE OF SAID REGULATING DEVICES AS A FUNCTION OF FIELD BRIGHTNESS.

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USPTO Annuity & Maintenance Windows

Annuity Stage Window Opens Payment Deadline Surcharge Period Until Estimated Fee Status
3.5 Years (Year 4) 1966-06-17 1966-12-17 1967-06-18 $2000.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
7.5 Years (Year 8) 1970-06-17 1970-12-17 1971-06-18 $3760.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
11.5 Years (Year 12) 1974-06-17 1974-12-17 1975-06-18 $7700.00 Window Closed / Lapsed

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