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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. 06, 2001
Filed:
May. 26, 1999
Applicant:
Inventors:
Takao Hosaka, Hino, JP;
Takuro Masuda, Hino, JP;
Kozue Yogata, Hino, JP;
Hiroshi Yamaguchi, Hino, JP;
Assignee:
Konica Corporation, , JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G03B 1/505 ; G03B 1/700 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G03B 1/505 ; G03B 1/700 ;
Abstract
A lens-fitted film unit which includes a photographing film, pre-loaded in the lens-fitted film unit; a photographing lens; a shutter; an electronic flash emission portion; and an electronic flash circuit, connected with the electronic flash emission portion. That electronic flash emission portion further includes a capacitor for storing electric charges necessary for electronic flash emission; and a start-charge switch for causing the capacitor to start charging. The start-charge switch includes a touch sensor with which the start-charge switch is turned on when a photographer touches the touch sensor.