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US3147684A Expired / Lapsed US ⏱️ 0.0 years remaining

Photographic document-copying apparatus

Assignee: Polaroid Corp
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Filing: 1962-12-21
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Granted: 1964-09-08
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Expires: 1982-12-21
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Abstract

No abstract record available.

Inventors

  • 👤 Gold Nicholas
  • 👤 Arthur J Sable

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-11-02 11:15
CPC Classifications
G; G03; G03B; G03B27/00; G03B27/02

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim 184 words
IN PHOTOGRAPHIC APPARATUS IN WHICH SUCCESSIVE AREA OF A PHOTOSENSITIVE IMAGE-RECORDING SHEET ARE EXPOSED IN CONJUNCTION WITH ORGINAL DOCUMENTS, IN COMBINATION: A HOUSING; A LIGHT-TRANSMITTING PANEL IN A WALL OF SAID HOUSING; A LIGHT OPAQUE COVER FOR SAID PANEL MOUNTED ON THE OUTSIDE OF SAID HOUSING FOR MOVEMENT BETWEEN A CLOSED POSITION IN WHICH SAID COVER PREVENTS THE ADMISSION OF AMBIENT LIGHT INTO SAID HOUSING THROUGH SAID PANEL AND AN OPEN POSITION IN WHICH SAID PANEL IS UNCOVERED TO ADMIT LIGHT THERETHROUGH INTO SAID HOUSING; SUPPORT MEANS MOUNTED ON THE INSIDE OF SAID HOUSING ADJACENT SAID PANEL FOR MOVEMENT TOWARD AND AWAY FROM SAID PANEL; RESILIENT MEANS FOR URGING SAID SUPPORT MEANS TOWARD SAID PANEL TO SUPPORT SAID AREAS OF SAID IMAGE-RECORDING SHEET AGAINST SAID PANEL IN POSITION FOR EXPOSURE TO AMBIENT LIGHT TRANSMITTED BY SAID PANEL; AND MEANS COUPLED WITH SAID SUPPORT MEANS FOR COATING WITH SAID COVER TO DISPLACE SAID SUPPORT MEANS FROM SAID PANEL WHEN SAID COVER IS IN CLOSED POSITION TO PERMIT INTRODUCTION OF AN ORIGINAL DOCUMENT INTO SAID HOUSING BETWEEN AN AREA OF SAID IMAGE-RECORDING SHEET AND SAID PANEL.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 184 words
IN PHOTOGRAPHIC APPARATUS IN WHICH SUCCESSIVE AREA OF A PHOTOSENSITIVE IMAGE-RECORDING SHEET ARE EXPOSED IN CONJUNCTION WITH ORGINAL DOCUMENTS, IN COMBINATION: A HOUSING; A LIGHT-TRANSMITTING PANEL IN A WALL OF SAID HOUSING; A LIGHT OPAQUE COVER FOR SAID PANEL MOUNTED ON THE OUTSIDE OF SAID HOUSING FOR MOVEMENT BETWEEN A CLOSED POSITION IN WHICH SAID COVER PREVENTS THE ADMISSION OF AMBIENT LIGHT INTO SAID HOUSING THROUGH SAID PANEL AND AN OPEN POSITION IN WHICH SAID PANEL IS UNCOVERED TO ADMIT LIGHT THERETHROUGH INTO SAID HOUSING; SUPPORT MEANS MOUNTED ON THE INSIDE OF SAID HOUSING ADJACENT SAID PANEL FOR MOVEMENT TOWARD AND AWAY FROM SAID PANEL; RESILIENT MEANS FOR URGING SAID SUPPORT MEANS TOWARD SAID PANEL TO SUPPORT SAID AREAS OF SAID IMAGE-RECORDING SHEET AGAINST SAID PANEL IN POSITION FOR EXPOSURE TO AMBIENT LIGHT TRANSMITTED BY SAID PANEL; AND MEANS COUPLED WITH SAID SUPPORT MEANS FOR COATING WITH SAID COVER TO DISPLACE SAID SUPPORT MEANS FROM SAID PANEL WHEN SAID COVER IS IN CLOSED POSITION TO PERMIT INTRODUCTION OF AN ORIGINAL DOCUMENT INTO SAID HOUSING BETWEEN AN AREA OF SAID IMAGE-RECORDING SHEET AND SAID PANEL.

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3.5 Years (Year 4) 1967-09-08 1968-03-09 1968-09-08 $2000.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
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