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US3261273A Expired / Lapsed US ⏱️ 0.0 years remaining

Photographic camera with built-in exposure meter

Assignee: Ernst Leitz Wetzlar GmbH
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Filing: 1964-11-12
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Granted: 1966-07-19
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Expires: 1984-11-12
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Abstract

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Inventors

  • 👤 Broschke Heinrich

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-10-27 06:57
CPC Classifications
G; G03; G03B; G03B7/00; G03B7/02; G03B7/04; G03B7/06

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim 171 words
IN A PHOTOELECTRIC CAMERA FOR COORDINATING THE AMOUNT OF EXPOSURE NECESSARY WITH THE SHUTTER TIMING, THE STRUCTURE COMPRISING: A CASING HAVING A REFERENCE LINE, AN EXPOSURE METER SUPPORTED WITHIN SAID CASING, AN EXPOSURE INDICATOR ATTACHED TO AND AUTOMATICALLY ACTUATED BY SAID METER, AND ADJUSTABLE SHUTTER TIMING MEMBER SUPPORTED BY SAID CASING, A FOLLOW-UP CURVE SLIDABLY POSITIONED WITHIN SAID CASING TO BE ADJUSTABLE OVER SAID EXPOSURE INDICATOR, MEANS CONNECTING SAID SHUTTER TIMING MEMBER AND SAID FOLLOW-UP CURVE FOR CORRESPONDING MOVEMENT AS WELL AS FOR DISPLACEMENT OF SAID MEMBER AND SAID CURVE RELATIVE TO EACH OTHER AND SAID REFERENCE LINE, SAID MEANS COMPRISING A FIRST PINION CONNECTED TO SAID SHUTTER TIMING MEMBER, A FIRST RACK SLIDABLY MOUNTED WITHIN SAID CASING MESHING WITH SAID FIRST PINION, A SECOND PINION ADJUSTABLY MOUNTED WITHIN SAID CASING AND MESHING WITH SAID FIRST RACK, A SECOND RACK CONNECTED TO SAID FOLLOW-UP CURVE AND BEING SLIDABLY MOUNTED WITHIN SAID CASING AND MESHING WITH SAID SECOND PINION, AND SPRING MEANS HOLDING SAID SECOND RACK IN TERMINAL POSITION AGAINST STOP MEANS.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 171 words
IN A PHOTOELECTRIC CAMERA FOR COORDINATING THE AMOUNT OF EXPOSURE NECESSARY WITH THE SHUTTER TIMING, THE STRUCTURE COMPRISING: A CASING HAVING A REFERENCE LINE, AN EXPOSURE METER SUPPORTED WITHIN SAID CASING, AN EXPOSURE INDICATOR ATTACHED TO AND AUTOMATICALLY ACTUATED BY SAID METER, AND ADJUSTABLE SHUTTER TIMING MEMBER SUPPORTED BY SAID CASING, A FOLLOW-UP CURVE SLIDABLY POSITIONED WITHIN SAID CASING TO BE ADJUSTABLE OVER SAID EXPOSURE INDICATOR, MEANS CONNECTING SAID SHUTTER TIMING MEMBER AND SAID FOLLOW-UP CURVE FOR CORRESPONDING MOVEMENT AS WELL AS FOR DISPLACEMENT OF SAID MEMBER AND SAID CURVE RELATIVE TO EACH OTHER AND SAID REFERENCE LINE, SAID MEANS COMPRISING A FIRST PINION CONNECTED TO SAID SHUTTER TIMING MEMBER, A FIRST RACK SLIDABLY MOUNTED WITHIN SAID CASING MESHING WITH SAID FIRST PINION, A SECOND PINION ADJUSTABLY MOUNTED WITHIN SAID CASING AND MESHING WITH SAID FIRST RACK, A SECOND RACK CONNECTED TO SAID FOLLOW-UP CURVE AND BEING SLIDABLY MOUNTED WITHIN SAID CASING AND MESHING WITH SAID SECOND PINION, AND SPRING MEANS HOLDING SAID SECOND RACK IN TERMINAL POSITION AGAINST STOP MEANS.

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USPTO Annuity & Maintenance Windows

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3.5 Years (Year 4) 1969-07-18 1970-01-17 1970-07-19 $2000.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
7.5 Years (Year 8) 1973-07-18 1974-01-17 1974-07-19 $3760.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
11.5 Years (Year 12) 1977-07-18 1978-01-17 1978-07-19 $7700.00 Window Closed / Lapsed

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