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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 21, 1998
Filed:
Mar. 04, 1996
Applicant:
Inventors:
Carl Wilson Roy, Spencerport, NY (US);
John Adams Schempp, Jr, Fairport, NY (US);
Lester John Sadowski, Rochester, NY (US);
Assignee:
Eastman Kodak Company, Rochester, NY (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06K / ; G06K / ; G03D / ; G03D / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
235462 ; 235475 ; 396612 ; 396615 ;
Abstract
An apparatus (274, 276) for reading optical code on an edge of a web of photographic film includes a housing (284) having a slot (286) through which an edge of the web may be transported; a light source (290) mounted on one side of the slot; a code reader (294) mounted on the other side of the slot; a frame (138, 140) for supporting the housing; and a mechanism (302-310) for moving the housing relative to the frame to adjust a location of the code reader relative to an edge of a web.