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Camera apparatus for magnetically recording on film

CA 1324524 C · Owner: Eastman Kodak Company · Inventors: Pearson, Douglas Harold

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A photographic still camera includes a magnetic head for recording information on a magnetic surface of photographic film. The head is supported on a carriage which is mounted on a film platen for movement relative to the platen perpendicular to the longitudinal axis of the film. A spring mounted on the carriage is provided with spring arms that bias the carriage toward the longitudinal axis of the film so that a pair of pins extending from the carriage engage an edge of the film to maintain a precise relationship between the recorded information track and the film edge. A pressure pad carried by another arm of the spring urges the film into contact with the head. The platen carriage, head, …

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  • Granted November 23, 1993. A Canadian patent filed before October 1, 1989 lasted 17 years from grant, so its term ended November 23, 2010.
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FiledSeptember 26, 1989
GrantedNovember 23, 1993
Term endedNovember 23, 2010
Patent numberCA 1324524 C
Classification (IPC)G03B17/24 +2 more

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1990199319961999200220052008Application filedSep 26, 1989Patent grantedNov 23, 1993Term endedNov 23, 2010

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