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US3277803A Expired / Lapsed US ⏱️ 0.0 years remaining

Automatic exposure adjusting device for cine cameras

Assignee: Nikon Corp
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Filing: 1964-03-04
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Granted: 1966-10-11
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Expires: 1984-03-04
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Abstract

No abstract record available.

Inventors

  • 👤 Fukuoka Shigetada

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-10-31 22:01
CPC Classifications
G; G03; G03B; G03B7/00; G03B7/08; G03B7/081; G03B7/085

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim 113 words
AN AUTOMATIC EXPOSURE ADJUSTING DEVICE FOR MOTION PICTURE CAMERAS HAVING A SHUTTER MECHANISM AND FILM TRANSPORT MECHANISM INCLUDING A GALVANOMETER HAVING A MOVING ROTATABLE COIL, A PHOTOELECTRIC RESISTOR ON WHICH INCIDENT LIGHT RAYS ARE ADAPTED TO IMPINGE, A PRIME MOVER FOR DRIVING THE SHUTTER MECHANISM AND THE FILM TRANSPORT MECHANISM, AND AN AUTOMATIC EXPOSURE ADJUSTING CIRCUIT, IN WHICH AN A.C. GENERATOR IS CONNECTED TO AND DRIVEN BY THE PRIME MOVER, A PORTION OF THE OUTPUT OF THE A.C. GENERATOR BEING RECTIFIED AND APPLIED TO ACTUATE THE GALVANOMETER COIL, THE REMAINING PORTION OF THE A.C. OUTPUT OF THE GENERATOR BEING OVERLAPPINGLY APPLIED TO THE GALVANOMETER CIRCUIT TO SUBJECT THE GALVANOMETER TO A VIBRATING TORQUE.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 113 words
AN AUTOMATIC EXPOSURE ADJUSTING DEVICE FOR MOTION PICTURE CAMERAS HAVING A SHUTTER MECHANISM AND FILM TRANSPORT MECHANISM INCLUDING A GALVANOMETER HAVING A MOVING ROTATABLE COIL, A PHOTOELECTRIC RESISTOR ON WHICH INCIDENT LIGHT RAYS ARE ADAPTED TO IMPINGE, A PRIME MOVER FOR DRIVING THE SHUTTER MECHANISM AND THE FILM TRANSPORT MECHANISM, AND AN AUTOMATIC EXPOSURE ADJUSTING CIRCUIT, IN WHICH AN A.C. GENERATOR IS CONNECTED TO AND DRIVEN BY THE PRIME MOVER, A PORTION OF THE OUTPUT OF THE A.C. GENERATOR BEING RECTIFIED AND APPLIED TO ACTUATE THE GALVANOMETER COIL, THE REMAINING PORTION OF THE A.C. OUTPUT OF THE GENERATOR BEING OVERLAPPINGLY APPLIED TO THE GALVANOMETER CIRCUIT TO SUBJECT THE GALVANOMETER TO A VIBRATING TORQUE.

References Cited (Backward Citations)

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3.5 Years (Year 4) 1969-10-10 1970-04-11 1970-10-11 $2000.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
7.5 Years (Year 8) 1973-10-10 1974-04-11 1974-10-11 $3760.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
11.5 Years (Year 12) 1977-10-10 1978-04-11 1978-10-11 $7700.00 Window Closed / Lapsed

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