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  5. /G03B 15/00 · Special procedures for taking photographs
  6. /G03B 15/02 · Illuminating scene
  7. /G03B 15/03 · Combinations of cameras with lighting apparatus
  8. /G03B 15/04 · Combinations of cameras with non-electronic flash apparatus
  9. /G03B 15/0452 · Electrical ignition means connected to the shutter
  10. /G03B 15/0463
G03B 15/0463

Piezoelectric ignition mechanisms

Official title: {Piezoelectric ignition mechanisms}

G03B15/0463 (Piezoelectric ignition mechanisms) appears on 8 US grants and 0 published applications in this corpus.

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Where it sits

  1. GPhysics
  2. G03Photography
  3. G03BApparatus or arrangements for taking photographs or for projecting or viewing them
  4. G03B 15/00Special procedures for taking photographs
  5. G03B 15/02Illuminating scene
  6. G03B 15/03Combinations of cameras with lighting apparatus
  7. G03B 15/04Combinations of cameras with non-electronic flash apparatus
  8. G03B 15/0452Electrical ignition means connected to the shutter
  9. G03B 15/0463Piezoelectric ignition mechanisms
Granted patents
8
Published applications
0
Assignees
1
Inventors
9
Latest grant
24 Jan 1978

Filings by year

Granted patentsPublished applications
G03B 15/0463: granted patents and published applications per publication year
YearGranted patentsPublished applications
197650
197720
197810

197619771978

By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001.

Recent patents

  • Firing spring cocking mechanism24 Jan 1978US 4,070,685 AEastman Kodak Company
  • Double exposure prevention device4 Oct 1977US 4,052,730 AEastman Kodak Company
  • Trigger device for an electronic flash unit24 May 1977US 4,025,817 AEastman Kodak Company
  • Piezo crystal housing and mount16 Nov 1976US 3,992,640 AEastman Kodak Company
  • Film advance-flash interlock mechanism6 Jul 1976US 3,968,507 AEastman Kodak Company

No published applications in this class yet.

Most cited

By later US patents
  • Trigger device for an electronic flash unit10US 4,025,817 AEastman Kodak Company · 1977
  • Firing spring cocking mechanism3US 3,958,259 AEastman Kodak Company · 1976
  • Flash shorting mechanism2US 3,958,258 AEastman Kodak Company · 1976
  • Double exposure prevention device2US 4,052,730 AEastman Kodak Company · 1977
  • Film advance-flash interlock mechanism1US 3,955,205 AEastman Kodak Company · 1976

Top assignees

Documents
  • Eastman Kodak Company8

Often classified with

  • H02NElectric machines not otherwise provided for1
  • H05BElectric heating1

Documents that also carry the other class.

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