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US3244471A
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Film cartridge
Assignee: Technicolor Corp
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Filing: 1962-12-03
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Granted: 1966-04-05
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Expires: 1982-12-03
Abstract
No abstract record available.
Inventors
- 👤 Bruce R Mead
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-27 19:17
CPC Classifications
G; G03; G03B; G03B21/00; G03B21/14; G03B21/32; G03B21/321; G03B21/323; G03B21/325
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim
186 words
A CARTRIDE FOR AN ENDLESS AND UNSPOOLED ROLL OF FILM ADAPTED FOR USE IN A PROJECTOR OR CAMERA HAVING MEANS FOR ENGAGING AND ADVANCING THE FILM; COMPRISING A FRAME HAVING A COMPARTMENT FOR CONTAINING THE FILM ROLL AND A PASSAGEWAY FOR RECEIVING THE LOOP PORTION OF FILM CONNECTING THE INNER CONVOLUTION OF THE FILM ROLL TO THE OUTER CONVOLUTION, SAID COMPARTMENT HAVING SUBSTANTIALLY PARALLEL SURFACES SPACED APART A SLIGHTLY GREARTE DISTANCE THAN THE WIDTH OF THE FILM FOR LOOSELY CONFINING THE FILM IN A ROLL, SAID PASSAGEWAY HAVING A PROJECTED; APERTURE FOR THE FILM TO PASS THROUGH AND BE PROJECTED; THE FILM BEING EVOLVED FROM THE OUTER CONVOLUTION OF THE FILM ROLL, PASSING THROUGH THE PASSAGEWAY PAST THE PROJECTING APERTURE, AND THEN BEING INJECTED INTO THE FILM ROLL AS THE INNER CONVOLUTION; SAID EVOLVING AND INJECTING OF THE FILM FROM AND INTO THE FILM ROLL CAUSED BY REMOTELY APPLIED FORCE ON SAID FILM LOOP PORTION BY THE SAID MEANS FOR ENGAGING AND ADVANCING THE FILM AND SAID FORCE ON THE FILM LOOP PORTION COMPRISING THE SOLE MEANS FOR ROTATING SAID FILM ROLL FOR PERMITING THE FILM
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
186 words
A CARTRIDE FOR AN ENDLESS AND UNSPOOLED ROLL OF FILM ADAPTED FOR USE IN A PROJECTOR OR CAMERA HAVING MEANS FOR ENGAGING AND ADVANCING THE FILM; COMPRISING A FRAME HAVING A COMPARTMENT FOR CONTAINING THE FILM ROLL AND A PASSAGEWAY FOR RECEIVING THE LOOP PORTION OF FILM CONNECTING THE INNER CONVOLUTION OF THE FILM ROLL TO THE OUTER CONVOLUTION, SAID COMPARTMENT HAVING SUBSTANTIALLY PARALLEL SURFACES SPACED APART A SLIGHTLY GREARTE DISTANCE THAN THE WIDTH OF THE FILM FOR LOOSELY CONFINING THE FILM IN A ROLL, SAID PASSAGEWAY HAVING A PROJECTED; APERTURE FOR THE FILM TO PASS THROUGH AND BE PROJECTED; THE FILM BEING EVOLVED FROM THE OUTER CONVOLUTION OF THE FILM ROLL, PASSING THROUGH THE PASSAGEWAY PAST THE PROJECTING APERTURE, AND THEN BEING INJECTED INTO THE FILM ROLL AS THE INNER CONVOLUTION; SAID EVOLVING AND INJECTING OF THE FILM FROM AND INTO THE FILM ROLL CAUSED BY REMOTELY APPLIED FORCE ON SAID FILM LOOP PORTION BY THE SAID MEANS FOR ENGAGING AND ADVANCING THE FILM AND SAID FORCE ON THE FILM LOOP PORTION COMPRISING THE SOLE MEANS FOR ROTATING SAID FILM ROLL FOR PERMITING THE FILM
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| 3.5 Years (Year 4) | 1969-04-04 | 1969-10-04 | 1970-04-05 | $2000.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 7.5 Years (Year 8) | 1973-04-04 | 1973-10-04 | 1974-04-05 | $3760.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 11.5 Years (Year 12) | 1977-04-04 | 1977-10-04 | 1978-04-05 | $7700.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |