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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 30, 1976
Filed:
Aug. 08, 1974
Applicant:
Inventors:
Claude E Kinder, Charlotte, NC (US);
Robert L Jones, Jr, Richmond, VA (US);
Walter W Marsh, Richmond, VA (US);
Assignee:
Other;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G03B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
355 29 ; 355 41 ; 355 42 ; 355112 ;
Abstract
An apparatus and method for processing a paper strip wherein the paper strip is composed of a series of closely spaced photographic prints and wherein the paper strip has been marked with various indicia indicating the location of the prints and whether the prints are satisfactory. The apparatus includes means for advancing the strip along a path of travel, means for printing a customer identification number on each of the prints, means responsive to the indicia for cutting the strip between adjacent prints, and means responsive to the indicia for sorting the unsatisfactory prints into a separate receptacle.