← Back to Patent Explorer
US3429244A Expired / Lapsed US ⏱️ 0.0 years remaining

Shutter actuating arrangement

Assignee: Agfa Gevaert AG
•
Filing: 1966-12-01
•
Granted: 1969-02-25
•
Expires: 1986-12-01
📄 Original PDF 🌐 Google Patents 🔄 Sync Now

Abstract

No abstract record available.

Inventors

  • 👤 Erwin Von Wasielewski

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-10-24 13:09
CPC Classifications
G; G03; G03B; G03B7/00; G03B7/08; G03B7/081; G03B7/083

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim 190 words
IN A SHUTTER ACTUATING ARRANGEMENT FOR MAINTAINING A SHUTTER IN AN OPEN POSITION DEPENDING UPON THE INTENSITY AN AMBIENT LIGHT, IN COMBINATION, ACTUATING MEANS ADAPTED TO MOVE BETWEEN AN INOPERATIVE POSITION AND AN OPERATIVE POSITION IN WHICH IT MAINTAINS SAID SHUTTER IN OPEN POSITION; MEANS PERMANENTLY TENDING TO MOVE SAID ACTUATING MEANS INTO INOPERATIVE POSITION; ELECTROMAGNETIC MEANS TENDING TO MOVE SAID ACTUATING MEANS IN OPERATIVE POSITION UPON ENERGIZATION; ELECTRICAL INDICATOR MEANS ADAPTED TO INDICATE THE SUFFICIENCY OF AMBIENT ADAPTED TO EXPOSURE PURPOSES; A SHUTTER OPENING MEMBER ADAPTED TO MOVE THE SAID SHUTTER INTO SAID OPEN POSITION THEREOF; PHOTOSENSITIVE MEANS THE RESISTANCE OF WHICH VARIES WITH THE INTENSITY OF AMBIENT LIGHT; A SOURCE OF DIRECT CURRENT; AND SWITCHING MEANS COMPRISING A FIRST TRANSISTOR CONNECTED TO SAID ELECTROMAGNETIC MEANS AND SAID INDICATOR MEANS FOR OPERATING SAME; A SECOND TRANSISTOR FOR DIRVING SAID FIRST TRANSISTOR BETWEEN CONDUCTING AND NONCONDUCTING STATES, SAID ELECTROMAGNETIC MEANS AND SAID INDICATOR MEANS BEING ENERGIZABLE AND OPERABLE WHEN SAID FIRST TRANSISTOR IS IN THE CONDUCTING STATE; AND MEANS COUPLING SAID PHOTOSENSITIVE MEANS TO SAID SECOND TRANSISTOR FOR CONTROLLING THE LATTER IN RELATION TO THE INTENSITY OF THE AMBIENT LIGHT.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 190 words
IN A SHUTTER ACTUATING ARRANGEMENT FOR MAINTAINING A SHUTTER IN AN OPEN POSITION DEPENDING UPON THE INTENSITY AN AMBIENT LIGHT, IN COMBINATION, ACTUATING MEANS ADAPTED TO MOVE BETWEEN AN INOPERATIVE POSITION AND AN OPERATIVE POSITION IN WHICH IT MAINTAINS SAID SHUTTER IN OPEN POSITION; MEANS PERMANENTLY TENDING TO MOVE SAID ACTUATING MEANS INTO INOPERATIVE POSITION; ELECTROMAGNETIC MEANS TENDING TO MOVE SAID ACTUATING MEANS IN OPERATIVE POSITION UPON ENERGIZATION; ELECTRICAL INDICATOR MEANS ADAPTED TO INDICATE THE SUFFICIENCY OF AMBIENT ADAPTED TO EXPOSURE PURPOSES; A SHUTTER OPENING MEMBER ADAPTED TO MOVE THE SAID SHUTTER INTO SAID OPEN POSITION THEREOF; PHOTOSENSITIVE MEANS THE RESISTANCE OF WHICH VARIES WITH THE INTENSITY OF AMBIENT LIGHT; A SOURCE OF DIRECT CURRENT; AND SWITCHING MEANS COMPRISING A FIRST TRANSISTOR CONNECTED TO SAID ELECTROMAGNETIC MEANS AND SAID INDICATOR MEANS FOR OPERATING SAME; A SECOND TRANSISTOR FOR DIRVING SAID FIRST TRANSISTOR BETWEEN CONDUCTING AND NONCONDUCTING STATES, SAID ELECTROMAGNETIC MEANS AND SAID INDICATOR MEANS BEING ENERGIZABLE AND OPERABLE WHEN SAID FIRST TRANSISTOR IS IN THE CONDUCTING STATE; AND MEANS COUPLING SAID PHOTOSENSITIVE MEANS TO SAID SECOND TRANSISTOR FOR CONTROLLING THE LATTER IN RELATION TO THE INTENSITY OF THE AMBIENT LIGHT.

References Cited (Backward Citations)

US3373672A Cited
US3397629A Cited

USPTO Annuity & Maintenance Windows

Annuity Stage Window Opens Payment Deadline Surcharge Period Until Estimated Fee Status
3.5 Years (Year 4) 1972-02-25 1972-08-26 1973-02-25 $2000.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
7.5 Years (Year 8) 1976-02-25 1976-08-26 1977-02-25 $3760.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
11.5 Years (Year 12) 1980-02-25 1980-08-26 1981-02-25 $7700.00 Window Closed / Lapsed

Assigned Categories & Tags

No categories assigned to this patent yet.

Assign Category Tag