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Photographic color copying apparatus and exposure control process

CA 1313469 C · Owner: Von Stein, Werner Ritter · Inventors: Kraft, Walter; Von Stein, Werner Ritter

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Case 9-16717/17188/GTP 533/GTP 534, PHOTOGRAPHIC COLOR COPYING APPARATUS AND EXPOSURE CONTROL PROCESS, ABSTRACT OF THE DISCLOSURE Originals to be copied are scanned spectral photometrically by regions and from the spectral values obtained thereby, color extract values adapted to the spectral sensitivity variations of the copy material are formed by electronic or computer filtering. The color extract values are then evaluated for the determination of the necessary amounts of copying light. The spectral values are simultaneously used for image analysis and additional control of the exposure. The process avoids expensive optical filters and makes an image analysis which yields a greater amount …

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  • Granted February 9, 1993. A Canadian patent filed before October 1, 1989 lasted 17 years from grant, so its term ended February 9, 2010.
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FiledOctober 13, 1988
GrantedFebruary 9, 1993
Term endedFebruary 9, 2010
Patent numberCA 1313469 C
Classification (IPC)G03B27/73

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19891992199519982001200420072010Application filedOct 13, 1988Patent grantedFeb 9, 1993Term endedFeb 9, 2010

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