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Slit lens autofocus system

CA 1296934 C · Owner: Honeywell Inc. · Inventors: Wilwerding, Dennis Joseph

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Abstract From the Canadian patent

An autofocus system employing a slave lens which is so shaped or configured as to produce a strip of radiation on a pair of detectors used in the autofocus system thus enabling an attractive and useful arrangement for photographic or video camera apparatus.

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  • Granted March 10, 1992. A Canadian patent filed before October 1, 1989 lasted 17 years from grant, so its term ended March 10, 2009.
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FiledMay 27, 1988
GrantedMarch 10, 1992
Term endedMarch 10, 2009
Patent numberCA 1296934 C
Classification (IPC)G01J1/36 +2 more

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1989199219951998200120042007Application filedMay 27, 1988Patent grantedMarch 10, 1992Term endedMarch 10, 2009

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