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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 31, 2002
Filed:
Nov. 30, 2000
Applicant:
Inventors:
Andrew F. Kurtz, Rochester, NY (US);
Joshua M. Cobb, Victor, NY (US);
Kenneth J. Repich, Rochester, NY (US);
Assignee:
Eastman Kodak Company, Rochester, NY (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G03B 2/132 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G03B 2/132 ;
Abstract
A motion picture film projector illumination system ( ) for minimizing film buckle comprises a light source ( ) for producing a beam of light ( ). Beam shaping optics ( ) focus the light beam onto a film through an aperture ( ) having an aperture opening ( ) corresponding to a film frame ( ). A secondary beam steering optics ( ) directs stray light around edges of the aperture to illuminate film edge to frame edge areas ( ).