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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:
Jun. 04, 1991
Filed:
May. 07, 1990
Daniel M Pagano, Henrietta, NY (US);
Stephen H Miller, Rochester, NY (US);
Eastman Kodak Company, Rochester, NY (US);
Abstract
A photographic camera is to be used with a film cassette having a film exposure status indicator normally secured in an unexposed position for providing a visible indication that a filmstrip within the cassette is unexposed and releasable from the unexposed position to permit its movement to an exposed position for providing a visible indication that the filmstrip is exposed. According to the invention, the camera includes a loading chamber configured to receive the film cassette with the status indicator secured in the unexposed position, and release means located in the loading chamber for releasing the status indicator to permit its movement to the exposed position.