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US3345924A Expired / Lapsed US ⏱️ 0.0 years remaining

Identification card camera

Assignee: Avant Industries Inc
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Filing: 1965-09-17
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Granted: 1967-10-10
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Expires: 1985-09-17
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Abstract

No abstract record available.

Inventors

  • 👤 Kitrosser Samuel

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-11-03 10:31
CPC Classifications
G; G03; G03G; G03G15/00; G03G15/04; G03B; G03B17/00; G03B17/24; G03B17/245; G03B17/48; G03B17/50; G03B17/52; G03B19/00; G03B19/02; G03B19/023; G03B2217/00; G03B2217/24; G03B2217/241; G03B2217/242; G03B2217/243

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim 314 words
A CAMERA FOR PROVIDING, WITH A SINGLE EXPOSURE, A PLURALITY OF IDENTICAL IDENTIFICATION CARDS CONTAINING A PHOTOGRAPH OF A SUBJECT AND DATA RELATING THERETO ON A UNITARY SHEET OF PHOTOGRAPHIC MATERIAL DISPOSED IN SAID CAMERA FOCAL PLANE, SAID CAMERA COMPRISING: A HOUSING HAVING LIGHT TIGHT COMPARTMENT THEREIN; BAFFLE MEANS WITHIN SAID LIGHT TIGHT COMPARTMENT, SAID BAFFLE MEANS HAVING EDGES DISPOSED SUBSTANTIALLY IN SAID FOCAL PLANE FOR DIVIDING SAID UNITARY SHEET OF PHOTOGRAPHIC MATERIAL INTO AT LEAST FOUR DISCRETE AREAS; A PLURALITY OF OPTICAL MEANS WITHIN SAID HOUSING, EACH OF SAID MEANS HAVING A FIRST FOCAL LENGTH SUBSTANTIALLY FOCUSING SAID DATA THROUGH ONE OF SAID BAFFLE MEANS ONTO SAID IMAGE RECEIVING MATERIAL FOR PROVIDING A PLURALITY OF IMAGES OF SAID DATA; A PLURALITY OF SECOND OPTICAL MEANS COUPLED TO SAID HOUSING HAVING A SECOND FOCAL LENGTH AND SUBSTANTIALLY FOCUSING A SUBJECT DISPOSED REMOTELY FROM SAID HOUSING THROUGH SECOND ONES OF SAID BAFFLE MEANS, ONTO SAID IMAGE RECEIVING MATERIAL TO PROVIDE A PLURALITY OF IMAGES OF SAID SUBJECT; UNITARY SHUTTER MEANS COUPLING SAID OPTICAL MEANS AND SAID PHOTOGRAPHIC MATERIAL FOR PROVIDING SIMULTANEOUS EXPOSURE OF SAID IMAGE RECEIVING MATERIAL; DATE SHEET SUPPORT MEANS COUPLED TO SAID HOUSING FOR SUPPORTING A DATA SHEET IN SPACED PARALLEL RELATIONSHIP TO SAID FOCAL PLANE, SAID SUPPORT MEANS HAVING A PLURALITY OF SURFACES WITH DATA SHEET HOLDING MEANS COUPLED THERETO, SAID SURFACES BEING ROTATABLE ABOUT A CENTRAL AXIS WHEREBY AN ADDITIONAL DATA SHEET MAY BE COUPLED THERETO WHEN A FIRST DATA SHEET IS IN POSITION TO BE PHOTOGRAPHED THROUGH SAID SECOND OPTICAL MEANS; MEANS FOR TRANSPORTING AND STORING AN IMAGE RECEIVING MATERIAL WITHIN SAID LIGHT TIGHT COMPARTMENT IN SAID CAMERA FOCAL PLANE, INCLUDING MEANS FOR PROCESSING SAID PHOTOGRAPHIC MATERIAL, WHEREBY A SINGLE EXPOSURE THROUGH SAID SHUTTER PROVIDES A PLURALTIY OF IDENTIFICATION CARDS IN THE FORM OF A PLURALITY OF PHOTOGRAPHS OF SAID DATA AND SUBJECT ON SAID UNITARY SHEET OF PHOTOGRAPHIC MATERIAL.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 314 words
A CAMERA FOR PROVIDING, WITH A SINGLE EXPOSURE, A PLURALITY OF IDENTICAL IDENTIFICATION CARDS CONTAINING A PHOTOGRAPH OF A SUBJECT AND DATA RELATING THERETO ON A UNITARY SHEET OF PHOTOGRAPHIC MATERIAL DISPOSED IN SAID CAMERA FOCAL PLANE, SAID CAMERA COMPRISING: A HOUSING HAVING LIGHT TIGHT COMPARTMENT THEREIN; BAFFLE MEANS WITHIN SAID LIGHT TIGHT COMPARTMENT, SAID BAFFLE MEANS HAVING EDGES DISPOSED SUBSTANTIALLY IN SAID FOCAL PLANE FOR DIVIDING SAID UNITARY SHEET OF PHOTOGRAPHIC MATERIAL INTO AT LEAST FOUR DISCRETE AREAS; A PLURALITY OF OPTICAL MEANS WITHIN SAID HOUSING, EACH OF SAID MEANS HAVING A FIRST FOCAL LENGTH SUBSTANTIALLY FOCUSING SAID DATA THROUGH ONE OF SAID BAFFLE MEANS ONTO SAID IMAGE RECEIVING MATERIAL FOR PROVIDING A PLURALITY OF IMAGES OF SAID DATA; A PLURALITY OF SECOND OPTICAL MEANS COUPLED TO SAID HOUSING HAVING A SECOND FOCAL LENGTH AND SUBSTANTIALLY FOCUSING A SUBJECT DISPOSED REMOTELY FROM SAID HOUSING THROUGH SECOND ONES OF SAID BAFFLE MEANS, ONTO SAID IMAGE RECEIVING MATERIAL TO PROVIDE A PLURALITY OF IMAGES OF SAID SUBJECT; UNITARY SHUTTER MEANS COUPLING SAID OPTICAL MEANS AND SAID PHOTOGRAPHIC MATERIAL FOR PROVIDING SIMULTANEOUS EXPOSURE OF SAID IMAGE RECEIVING MATERIAL; DATE SHEET SUPPORT MEANS COUPLED TO SAID HOUSING FOR SUPPORTING A DATA SHEET IN SPACED PARALLEL RELATIONSHIP TO SAID FOCAL PLANE, SAID SUPPORT MEANS HAVING A PLURALITY OF SURFACES WITH DATA SHEET HOLDING MEANS COUPLED THERETO, SAID SURFACES BEING ROTATABLE ABOUT A CENTRAL AXIS WHEREBY AN ADDITIONAL DATA SHEET MAY BE COUPLED THERETO WHEN A FIRST DATA SHEET IS IN POSITION TO BE PHOTOGRAPHED THROUGH SAID SECOND OPTICAL MEANS; MEANS FOR TRANSPORTING AND STORING AN IMAGE RECEIVING MATERIAL WITHIN SAID LIGHT TIGHT COMPARTMENT IN SAID CAMERA FOCAL PLANE, INCLUDING MEANS FOR PROCESSING SAID PHOTOGRAPHIC MATERIAL, WHEREBY A SINGLE EXPOSURE THROUGH SAID SHUTTER PROVIDES A PLURALTIY OF IDENTIFICATION CARDS IN THE FORM OF A PLURALITY OF PHOTOGRAPHS OF SAID DATA AND SUBJECT ON SAID UNITARY SHEET OF PHOTOGRAPHIC MATERIAL.

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