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US3309975A Expired / Lapsed US ⏱️ 0.0 years remaining

Structure for adjusting a camera according to characteristics of film exposed therein

Assignee: Agfa Gevaert NV
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Filing: 1964-06-30
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Granted: 1967-03-21
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Expires: 1984-06-30
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Abstract

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Inventors

  • 👤 Kremp Rudolf
  • 👤 Frost Paul
  • 👤 Hennig Fridolin

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-10-27 16:38
CPC Classifications
G; G03; G03B; G03B7/00; G03B17/00; G03B17/02; G03B17/08

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim 270 words
IN A CAMERA WHICH IS ADAPTED TO ACCOMMODATE A CONTAINER WHICH CONTAINS FILM WHICH IS ADAPTED TO BE EXPOSED IN THE CAMERA, IN COMBINATION, SUPPORT MEANS FORMING PART OF THE CAMERA AND HAVING A COMPARTMENT WHICH IS ADAPTED TO RECEIVE A FILM CONTAINER; A FILM CONTAINER ADAPTED TO BE INSERTED INTO SAID COMPARTMENT AND HAVING AT ITS LEADING FACE AS SEEN IN THE DIRECTION OF INSERTION OF SAID CONTAINER INTO SAID COMPARTMENT A PAIR OF SIGNAL GENERATING MEANS RESPECTIVELY INDICATIVE OF THE SPEED AND THE TYPE OF THE FILM WHICH IS IN THE CONTAINER; A PAIR OF SENSING MEANS MOVABLY CARRIED BY SAID SUPPORT MEANS AND EXTENDING INTO THAT REGION OF SAID COMPARTMENT WHICH IS ADJACENT SAID LEADING FACE OF SAID CONTAINER, SAID PAIR OF SENSING MEANS BEING RESPECTIVELY LOCATED IN THE PATHS ALONG WHICH SAID PAIR OF SIGNAL GENERATING MEANS MOVE DURING INTRODUCTION OF SAID CONTAINER INTO SAID COMPARTMENT TO RECEIVE A SIGNAL GENERATED BY THE RESPECTIVE SIGNAL GENERATING MEANS IN RESPONSE TO INSERTION OF SAID CONTAINER IN SAID COMPARTMENT, SO THAT WHEN SAID CONTAINER IS IN SAID COMPARTMENT SAID PAIR OF SENSING MEANS WILL BE PLACED INTO CONDITIONS WHICH ARE RESPECTIVELY INDICATIVE OF THE SPEED AND TYPE OF FILM WHICH IS IN SAID CONTAINER; AND A PAIR OF SIGNAL TRANSMITTING MEANS OPERATIVELY CONNECTED TO SAID PAIR OF SENSING MEANS TO TRANSMIT SIGNALS RECEIVED THEREBY, ONE OF SAID PAIR OF SIGNAL TRANSMITTING MEANS INDICATING THE TYPE OF FILM WHICH IS IN SAID CONTAINER AND THE OTHER OF SAID PAIR OF SIGNAL TRANSMITTING MEANS AUTOMATICALLY ADJUSTING THE CAMERA ACCORDING TO THE SPEED OF THE FILM WHICH IS IN THE CONTAINER.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 270 words
IN A CAMERA WHICH IS ADAPTED TO ACCOMMODATE A CONTAINER WHICH CONTAINS FILM WHICH IS ADAPTED TO BE EXPOSED IN THE CAMERA, IN COMBINATION, SUPPORT MEANS FORMING PART OF THE CAMERA AND HAVING A COMPARTMENT WHICH IS ADAPTED TO RECEIVE A FILM CONTAINER; A FILM CONTAINER ADAPTED TO BE INSERTED INTO SAID COMPARTMENT AND HAVING AT ITS LEADING FACE AS SEEN IN THE DIRECTION OF INSERTION OF SAID CONTAINER INTO SAID COMPARTMENT A PAIR OF SIGNAL GENERATING MEANS RESPECTIVELY INDICATIVE OF THE SPEED AND THE TYPE OF THE FILM WHICH IS IN THE CONTAINER; A PAIR OF SENSING MEANS MOVABLY CARRIED BY SAID SUPPORT MEANS AND EXTENDING INTO THAT REGION OF SAID COMPARTMENT WHICH IS ADJACENT SAID LEADING FACE OF SAID CONTAINER, SAID PAIR OF SENSING MEANS BEING RESPECTIVELY LOCATED IN THE PATHS ALONG WHICH SAID PAIR OF SIGNAL GENERATING MEANS MOVE DURING INTRODUCTION OF SAID CONTAINER INTO SAID COMPARTMENT TO RECEIVE A SIGNAL GENERATED BY THE RESPECTIVE SIGNAL GENERATING MEANS IN RESPONSE TO INSERTION OF SAID CONTAINER IN SAID COMPARTMENT, SO THAT WHEN SAID CONTAINER IS IN SAID COMPARTMENT SAID PAIR OF SENSING MEANS WILL BE PLACED INTO CONDITIONS WHICH ARE RESPECTIVELY INDICATIVE OF THE SPEED AND TYPE OF FILM WHICH IS IN SAID CONTAINER; AND A PAIR OF SIGNAL TRANSMITTING MEANS OPERATIVELY CONNECTED TO SAID PAIR OF SENSING MEANS TO TRANSMIT SIGNALS RECEIVED THEREBY, ONE OF SAID PAIR OF SIGNAL TRANSMITTING MEANS INDICATING THE TYPE OF FILM WHICH IS IN SAID CONTAINER AND THE OTHER OF SAID PAIR OF SIGNAL TRANSMITTING MEANS AUTOMATICALLY ADJUSTING THE CAMERA ACCORDING TO THE SPEED OF THE FILM WHICH IS IN THE CONTAINER.

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USPTO Annuity & Maintenance Windows

Annuity Stage Window Opens Payment Deadline Surcharge Period Until Estimated Fee Status
3.5 Years (Year 4) 1970-03-20 1970-09-19 1971-03-21 $2000.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
7.5 Years (Year 8) 1974-03-20 1974-09-19 1975-03-21 $3760.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
11.5 Years (Year 12) 1978-03-20 1978-09-19 1979-03-21 $7700.00 Window Closed / Lapsed

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