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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. 22, 2005
Filed:
Sep. 23, 2003
Applicants:
Lothar Westerweck, Hollywood, FL (US);
Wilfred Bittner, Tsing Yi, CN;
Erwin Scholz, Miramar, FL (US);
Inventors:
Lothar Westerweck, Hollywood, FL (US);
Wilfred Bittner, Tsing Yi, CN;
Erwin Scholz, Miramar, FL (US);
Assignee:
Concord Camera Corp., Hollywood, FL (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G03B009/00 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
An image capture device is provided including more compact components to enable the fabrication of more compact image capture devices. In one particular embodiment, a compact shutter mechanism is provided that requires less space within the camera when the shutter is open. In another particular embodiment, a rotary to linear switch is provided to reduce the amount of real estate required by the switch on the outside housing of the image capture device.