公开(公告)号：US6088529A

公开(公告)日：2000-07-11

申请号：US313963

申请日：1999-05-18

申请人： Roger A. Fields ,  James G. Rydelek ,  William T. Matthias ,  Maureen E. Churan-King ,  Randy E. Horning

发明人： Roger A. Fields ,  James G. Rydelek ,  William T. Matthias ,  Maureen E. Churan-King ,  Randy E. Horning

IPC分类号： G03B19/04 ,  G03B17/02

CPC分类号： G03B19/04 ,  G03B2219/045

摘要： A method of unloading a film cartridge with exposed film from a spent one-time-use camera that has a main body part with a chamber for the film cartridge and a pair of front and rear cover parts which house the main body part between them, comprises the steps:cutting off light lock engaging corresponding bottom portions of the front and rear cover parts to provide an exterior cut bottom opening in the front and rear cover parts, without cutting the main body part, in order to leave an interior original bottom opening in the main body part in tact; andremoving the film cartridge from the chamber through the interior original bottom opening and the exterior cut bottom opening,whereby the main body part may be recycled.

摘要翻译： 一种从用过的一次性照相机中卸下带有曝光胶片的胶片暗盒的方法，该照相机具有主体部分，其具有用于暗盒的腔室，以及一对将其主体部分容纳在其间的前后罩部分， 包括以下步骤：切断与前盖部分和后盖部分的相应底部接合的光锁，以在前盖和后盖部分中提供外切割底部开口，而不切割主体部分，以便留下内部原始底部开口 在主体部分的节奏; 并且通过内部原始底部开口和外部切割底部开口从盒中移除暗盒，由此主体部分可以被再循环。

公开(公告)号：US06385404B1

公开(公告)日：2002-05-07

申请号：US09643783

申请日：2000-08-22

申请人： Stephen G. Malloy Desormeaux ,  Roger A. Fields

发明人： Stephen G. Malloy Desormeaux ,  Roger A. Fields

IPC分类号： G03B100

CPC分类号： H04N5/772 ,  G03B17/48 ,  H04N5/907

摘要： A dual image capture camera captures successive film images on a filmstrip and captures successive electronic images that correspond to the respective film images. The camera has a memory that individually stores captured electronic images, a film drive motor that is actuated to rewind an exposed film length with the respective film images into a film cartridge, and a print quantity selector that is capable of being manually operated to provide various print quantity designations of how many prints are to be made for the respective film images. The print quantity selector can designate that no print is to be made for a particular film image. The memory is connected to the print quantity selector to store designations of numbers of prints in association with the respective electronic images individually stored in the memory and is connected to the film drive motor to store captured electronic images as a single multi-image which combines only those electronic images for which the designated number of prints is at least “1” when the exposed film length with the respective film images is rewound into the film cartridge.

摘要翻译： 双重图像捕获相机捕获胶片上的连续胶片图像并捕获与各个胶片图像相对应的连续电子图像。 相机具有分别存储捕获的电子图像的存储器，被致动以将各个胶片图像的曝光胶卷长度重绕到胶卷暗盒中的胶片驱动电动机，以及能够被手动操作以提供各种影像的打印量选择器 打印数量指定要为各个胶片图像制作多少张照片。 打印量选择器可以指定不对特定胶片图像进行打印。 存储器连接到打印数量选择器，以存储与存储在存储器中的各个电子图像相关联的打印数量的指定，并连接到胶片驱动电机，以将拍摄的电子图像存储为仅组合的单个多图像 当将具有各个胶片图像的曝光胶片长度重新卷绕到暗盒中时，指定数量的打印件至少为“1”的那些电子图像。

公开(公告)号：US6163650A

公开(公告)日：2000-12-19

申请号：US334223

申请日：1999-06-16

申请人： Anthony DiRisio ,  Joel S. Lawther ,  Roger A. Fields

发明人： Anthony DiRisio ,  Joel S. Lawther ,  Roger A. Fields

IPC分类号： G03B1/12 ,  G03B19/04 ,  G03B17/02 ,  G03B1/00

CPC分类号： G03B1/12 ,  G03B19/04 ,  G03B2219/045

摘要： A camera comprising a film winder manually rotatable in a film winding direction about an axis and having a continuous alternating series of teeth and spaces concentric about the axis, and an anti-backup device having a tooth that can be received in any one of the spaces to bottom out in the space in order to prevent reverse rotation of the film winder in a film unwinding direction, is characterized in that the film winder is constructed to be tilted from being perpendicular to the axis in order to only partially retract any one of the spaces that has received the tooth from the tooth, when one manually rotates the film winder in the film winding direction, whereby as long as the film winder is tilted the tooth cannot bottom out in any one of the spaces that has received the tooth. This results in a film winder and anti-backup device that are quietly operating.

摘要翻译： 一种照相机，包括一个胶片卷绕器，其可以围绕一个轴线在胶片卷绕方向上手动旋转，并且具有连续交替的一系列相对于该轴线同心的齿和间隔的齿和空间;以及具有可以被接收在任何一个空间 为了防止薄膜卷绕机在薄膜展开方向上的反向旋转，在该空间中向下倾斜，其特征在于，薄膜卷绕器构造成垂直于轴线倾斜，以便仅部分地缩回 当一个人在胶片卷绕方向上手动地旋转胶片卷绕器时，从牙齿接收到齿的空间，只要胶片卷绕机倾斜就可以在接收到齿的空间中的任何一个空间内齿不能下降。 这导致一个静音操作的电影卷取机和反备份设备。

公开(公告)号：US06456797B1

公开(公告)日：2002-09-24

申请号：US09592634

申请日：2000-06-13

申请人： James D. Boyd ,  Michael P. Cramer ,  Stephen J. Smith ,  Roger A. Fields

发明人： James D. Boyd ,  Michael P. Cramer ,  Stephen J. Smith ,  Roger A. Fields

IPC分类号： G03B1503

CPC分类号： H05B41/325 ,  G03B15/05 ,  G03B2215/0503 ,  G03B2215/0592

摘要： An electronic flash unit has alternative (dual) capacitor switching to reduce flash ready time for flash firing.

摘要翻译： 电子闪光灯组件具有替代（双）电容器切换，以减少闪光灯准备时间用于闪光灯。

公开(公告)号：US4772910A

公开(公告)日：1988-09-20

申请号：US145333

申请日：1988-01-19

申请人： Roger A. Fields

发明人： Roger A. Fields

IPC分类号： G03B7/16 ,  G03B15/05

CPC分类号： G03B7/16

摘要： An artificial illumination control system for controlling the energization of an electronic flash device during a photographic exposure interval in a camera automatically operates in a full flash mode whenever the ambient light level is too low for a proper daylight exposure and the camera-to-subject distance does not exceed a maximum distance suitable for a full flash exposure. Moreover, it automatically operates in a fill flash exposure whenever the ambient light level is bright enough that areas of the subject may be substantially shadowed and the camera-to-subject distance does not exceed a maximum distance small enough to ensure that the fill flash output will lighten the shadowed areas. The maximum distance for a fill flash exposure is always less than the maximum distance for a full flash exposure.

摘要翻译： 在照相机曝光间隔期间，在摄像曝光间隔期间控制电子闪光装置的通电的人造照明控制系统在全光闪光模式下自动操作，只要环境光水平对于适当的日光曝光和摄像对象距离太低 不超过适合全闪光曝光的最大距离。 而且，每当环境光线水平足够亮以使被摄体的区域可能基本上被遮蔽并且相机到被摄体距离不超过足够小的最大距离以确保填充闪光输出时，它将自动地在填充闪光曝光中操作 将减轻阴影区域。 填充闪光曝光的最大距离始终小于全闪光曝光的最大距离。

公开(公告)号：US06434338B1

公开(公告)日：2002-08-13

申请号：US09563074

申请日：2000-04-24

申请人： Roger A. Fields

发明人： Roger A. Fields

IPC分类号： G03B726

CPC分类号： G03B7/26

摘要： A camera comprising a power source battery, and an exteriorly accessible operating button that is manually moveable to initiate at least one operation in the camera, is characterized in that the battery and the operating button are a simultaneously movable unit; and a pair of electrical leads maintain individual conductive contact with the battery when the battery and the button are simultaneously moved. The battery and the operating button can be the same one-piece entity, or alternatively the battery can be a separate entity that is contained in a chamber in the operating button. Examples of an operating button are a flash on-off button, a shutter release button, and a power on-off button.

摘要翻译： 一种包括电源电池和可手动移动以在照相机中发起至少一个操作的外部可访问的操作按钮的照相机的特征在于，电池和操作按钮是同时可移动的单元; 并且当电池和按钮同时移动时，一对电引线保持与电池的单独导电接触。 电池和操作按钮可以是相同的整体实体，或者电池可以是容纳在操作按钮中的室中的单独的实体。 操作按钮的示例是闪光开关按钮，快门释放按钮和电源开关按钮。

公开(公告)号：US4931819A

公开(公告)日：1990-06-05

申请号：US379743

申请日：1989-07-14

申请人： William C. Atkinson ,  Roger A. Fields

发明人： William C. Atkinson ,  Roger A. Fields

IPC分类号： G03B17/30

CPC分类号： G03B17/30

摘要： A film cassette is disclosed wherein a filmstrip in roll form is stored within the cassette shell and has a leader that projects from an exterior end of a film passage slit in the cassette shell to permit the filmstrip to be drawn out of the shell. According to the invention, the leader has a forward edge portion that is folded back onto a successive portion of the leader to prevent the leader from being moved completely through the exterior end of the film passage slit into the cassette shell. Preferably, the forward edge portion of the leader is secured to the successive portion of the leader to form a looped portion of the leader between the forward edge and successive portions which may be engaged in a camera, for example, to draw the filmstrip out of the cassette shell.

摘要翻译： 公开了一种胶片暗盒，其中卷筒形式的胶卷被存储在盒壳内，并且具有从胶卷盒外壳中的胶片通道狭缝的外端伸出的引导件，以允许胶片从外壳中拉出。 根据本发明，引导件具有向前边缘部分，其折回到引导件的连续部分上，以防止引导件完全移动通过胶片通道狭缝的外端进入盒壳体。 优选地，引导件的前边缘部分固定到引导件的连续部分，以在前部边缘和连续部分之间形成引导件的环形部分，其可以接合在相机中，例如将胶片拉出 盒式外壳。

公开(公告)号：US4655574A

公开(公告)日：1987-04-07

申请号：US818163

申请日：1986-01-13

申请人： Roger A. Fields

发明人： Roger A. Fields

IPC分类号： G03B1/56 ,  G03B17/30 ,  G03B1/00 ,  G03B17/02

CPC分类号： G03B1/56 ,  G03B17/30 ,  G03B2217/268

摘要： A photographic camera is adapted for use with a film cartridge having a tongue portion from which a curled film leader projects. The projecting leader comprises a relatively short full width section adjacent the tongue portion and a relatively long reduced width section separated from the tongue portion by the full width section. Integral means is provided in a loading chamber of the camera body for supporting the cartridge at its throat portion to locate the full width section of the leader away from the camera body during axial insertion of the cartridge initially into the loading chamber. This will prevent the forward longitudinal edge of the full width section of the leader from jamming against the camera body to interfere with film loading. A straightening member along the camera body contacts the forward longitudinal edge of the reduced width section of the leader to uncurl that section in response to continued axial insertion of the cartridge into the loading chamber.

摘要翻译： 照相机适用于具有舌片部分的胶卷暗盒，卷边胶卷头从该暗盒突出。 突出的引导件包括与舌部相邻的相对较短的全宽度部分，以及与舌部分相距较宽的缩小的宽度部分。 整体装置设置在相机主体的装载室中，用于将墨盒在其喉部处支撑，以将墨盒的全部宽度部分远离相机主体，以将墨盒最初进入装载室。 这将防止导片的全宽度部分的前纵向边缘卡在相机机身上，从而干扰胶片装载。 沿着照相机主体的矫直构件接触引导件的减小的宽度部分的前纵向边缘，以响应于盒进入装载室的继续轴向插入而使该部分发生变形。

公开(公告)号：US06505002B2

公开(公告)日：2003-01-07

申请号：US09747557

申请日：2000-12-22

申请人： Roger A. Fields

发明人： Roger A. Fields

IPC分类号： G03B1718

CPC分类号： G03B17/48 ,  G03B17/18 ,  H04N1/6086 ,  H04N5/23293

摘要： A camera and method are usable for capturing multicolor images of multicolor scenes. The camera has a color detector determining from the multicolor scene and/or a captured multicolor image of the scene, a predominant color in the captured image and/or multicolor scene. The camera also has a display showing a predominant color determined by the color detector, whereby one is alerted to color predominance.

公开(公告)号：US06304722B1

公开(公告)日：2001-10-16

申请号：US09480898

申请日：2000-01-11

申请人： Joel S. Lawther ,  Gregory J. Lukins ,  Roger A. Fields

发明人： Joel S. Lawther ,  Gregory J. Lukins ,  Roger A. Fields

IPC分类号： G03B1702

CPC分类号： G03B19/04 ,  G03B2219/045

摘要： A one-time use camera comprising a filmstrip having successive frames including first- and last-to-be-exposed frames and a pre-exposure frame immediately preceding the first-to-be-exposed frame, a backframe opening at which the respective frames of the filmstrip beginning with the first-to-be exposed frame and ending with the last-to-be-exposed frame are exposed during picture-taking, a film cartridge which contains a film take-up spool that is manually rotated decreasing angles of rotation to wind the respective frames of the filmstrip beginning with the pre-exposure frame from the backframe opening onto said spool, and an exposure-related component that must be enabled in order to operate, is characterized in that a rotation-sensing detector for sensing rotation of the spool is connected with the exposure-related component to enable the exposure-related component when the spool is rotated an angle of rotation no greater than an angle sufficient to wind the last-to-be exposed frame onto the spool, whereby the exposure-related component can be enabled each time the spool is rotated to wind one of the frames of the filmstrip onto the spool.

摘要翻译： 一种一次性使用的照相机，包括具有包括第一曝光和最后曝光的帧的连续帧的幻灯片和紧邻第一待曝光帧之前的预曝光帧;后框架开口， 从第一被曝光的框架开始并以最后曝光的框架结束的胶卷在拍摄期间被曝光，一个胶片暗盒包含一个胶片卷取卷轴，其被手动旋转， 旋转以使从预曝光框架开始的胶片的相应框架从背框开口卷绕到所述卷轴上，并且必须使能够操作的曝光相关部件的特征在于用于感测的旋转感测检测器 卷轴的旋转与曝光相关部件连接，以便当卷轴旋转旋转角度不大于足以将最后待曝光的框架卷起的角度旋转时，使曝光相关部件 从而可以在卷轴旋转时使曝光相关部件能够启用，以将胶片的一个框架卷绕到卷轴上。