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Apparatus for reversing colour images

Assignee: Gretag AG
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Filing: 1963-12-04
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Granted: 1966-12-20
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Expires: 1983-12-04
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Abstract

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Inventors

  • 👤 Mey Hansjuerg

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-11-04 05:21
CPC Classifications
G; G03; G03G; G03G13/00; G03G13/01; G03G15/00; G03G15/01; G03G15/0142; G03G15/0147; G03G15/0152; G03G15/0163; G03G5/00; G03G5/12

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim 93 words
APPARATUS FOR REVERSING A COLOUR IMAGE, COMPRISING A LIGHT SOURCE FOR ILLUMINATING THE COLOUR IMAGE, AN OPTICAL SYSTEM COMPRISING A PLURALITY OF LIGHT SPLITTERS FOR SEPARATELY PROJECTING A RESPECTIVE COLOUR SEPARATION OF THE COLOR IMAGE, AN ELECTROSTATICALLY CHARGEABLE PHOTOGRAPHIC SEMICONDUCTOR LAYER CONSTITUTING AN IMAGE PLANE FOR EACH OF SAID COLOR SEPERATIONS, MEANS FOR ELECTROSTATICALLY CHARGING SAID LAYER, MEANS FOR DEVELOPING A REVERSED XEROGRAPHIC PARTIAL IMAGE ON SAID LAYER AND MEANS FOR PROJECTING INTO A SECOND IMAGE PLANE SAID PARTIAL IMAGES OF THE INDIVIDUAL COLOR SEPARATIONS SUPERIMPOSED ON ONE ANOTHER AND IN CORRECT REGISTER.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 93 words
APPARATUS FOR REVERSING A COLOUR IMAGE, COMPRISING A LIGHT SOURCE FOR ILLUMINATING THE COLOUR IMAGE, AN OPTICAL SYSTEM COMPRISING A PLURALITY OF LIGHT SPLITTERS FOR SEPARATELY PROJECTING A RESPECTIVE COLOUR SEPARATION OF THE COLOR IMAGE, AN ELECTROSTATICALLY CHARGEABLE PHOTOGRAPHIC SEMICONDUCTOR LAYER CONSTITUTING AN IMAGE PLANE FOR EACH OF SAID COLOR SEPERATIONS, MEANS FOR ELECTROSTATICALLY CHARGING SAID LAYER, MEANS FOR DEVELOPING A REVERSED XEROGRAPHIC PARTIAL IMAGE ON SAID LAYER AND MEANS FOR PROJECTING INTO A SECOND IMAGE PLANE SAID PARTIAL IMAGES OF THE INDIVIDUAL COLOR SEPARATIONS SUPERIMPOSED ON ONE ANOTHER AND IN CORRECT REGISTER.

References Cited (Backward Citations)

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USPTO Annuity & Maintenance Windows

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3.5 Years (Year 4) 1969-12-19 1970-06-20 1970-12-20 $2000.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
7.5 Years (Year 8) 1973-12-19 1974-06-20 1974-12-20 $3760.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
11.5 Years (Year 12) 1977-12-19 1978-06-20 1978-12-20 $7700.00 Window Closed / Lapsed

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