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Detecting apparatus for finding a reference exposure made on a leading and/or trailing portion of a filmstrip
Assignee: Eastman Kodak Co
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Filing: 1995-04-21
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Granted: 1996-09-03
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Expires: 2015-04-21
Abstract
Abstract To find a reference exposure located on a non-perforated leading and/or trailing portion of a filmstrip in conformity with picture-taking exposures made on the filmstrip between successive pairs of evenly spaced exposure-locating perforations in the filmstrip, a pair of perforation sensors are spaced apart a distance which is the same as the pitch of the exposure-locating perforations. When one of the two sensors detects an exposure-locating perforation and the other does not, the reference exposure made on the leading or trailing portion is found.
Inventors
- 👤 David C. Smart
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
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Last Synchronized
2026-11-09 14:13
CPC Classifications
G; G03; G03B; G03B27/00; G03B27/32; G03B27/52; G03B27/62; G03B27/6271; G03B27/6285; G03B2206/00; G03B2206/004
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 4
Claim 1
Independent Claim
136 words
Detecting apparatus for finding a reference exposure which is made on a leading and/or trailing non-perforated portion of a filmstrip that precedes or follows a series of evenly spaced perforations in the filmstrip having a pitch slightly greater than the width of respective picture-taking exposures made on the filmstrip substantially between successive pairs of the perforations and which is located in conformity with the pitch, said detecting apparatus comprising: a pair of sensors spaced apart a distance which is the same as the pitch of the series of perforations to be able to simultaneously detect successive pairs of the perforations; and means for determining that one of said sensors has detected one of the perforations and the other has not to find the reference exposure made on the leading or trailing non-perforated portion of the filmstrip.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
136 words
Detecting apparatus for finding a reference exposure which is made on a leading and/or trailing non-perforated portion of a filmstrip that precedes or follows a series of evenly spaced perforations in the filmstrip having a pitch slightly greater than the width of respective picture-taking exposures made on the filmstrip substantially between successive pairs of the perforations and which is located in conformity with the pitch, said detecting apparatus comprising: a pair of sensors spaced apart a distance which is the same as the pitch of the series of perforations to be able to simultaneously detect successive pairs of the perforations; and means for determining that one of said sensors has detected one of the perforations and the other has not to find the reference exposure made on the leading or trailing non-perforated portion of the filmstrip.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
141 words
Detecting apparatus for finding a reference exposure which is made on a leading and/or trailing non-perforated portion of a filmstrip that precedes or follows a series of evenly spaced perforations in the filmstrip having a pitch slightly greater than the width of respective picture-taking exposures made on the filmstrip substantially between successive pairs of the perforations and which is located in a known relation to the pitch, said detecting apparatus comprising: means for detecting successive pairs of the perforations for respective increments of the pitch and, alternatively, for detecting only one of the perforations for only one of the increments of the pitch; and means for determining that only one of the perforations for only one of the increments of the pitch has been detected to find the reference exposure made on the leading or trailing non-perforated portion of the filmstrip.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
141 words
Detecting apparatus for finding a reference exposure which is made on a leading and/or trailing non-perforated portion of a filmstrip that precedes or follows a series of evenly spaced perforations in the filmstrip having a pitch slightly greater than the width of respective picture-taking exposures made on the filmstrip substantially between successive pairs of the perforations and which is located in a known relation to the pitch, said detecting apparatus comprising: means for detecting successive pairs of the perforations for respective increments of the pitch and, alternatively, for detecting only one of the perforations for only one of the increments of the pitch; and means for determining that only one of the perforations for only one of the increments of the pitch has been detected to find the reference exposure made on the leading or trailing non-perforated portion of the filmstrip.
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