Radiation imagery chemistry: process – composition – or product th – Imaged product – Structurally defined
Reexamination Certificate
2001-01-16
2001-08-07
Schilling, Richard L. (Department: 1752)
Radiation imagery chemistry: process, composition, or product th
Imaged product
Structurally defined
C206S455000, C281S031000, C402S079000, C430S009000, C430S952000
Reexamination Certificate
active
06270932
ABSTRACT:
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
1. Field of the Invention
The present invention relates to an index photograph, ail exposed film package, and a film package producing system. More particularly, the present invention relates to an index photograph which can be combined with an exposed film package containing an exposed film, and to a film package producing system.
2. Description Related to the Prior Art
A known index photograph is disclosed in U.S. Pat. Nos. 4,805,039 and 4,966,285. Frames on an exposed negative film are arranged in a matrix, and printed on photographic paper in a reduced size to obtain the index photograph, which is useful for easy recognition of all the frames on the negative film. To produce an index photograph, a plurality of film pieces are arranged. The negative film is cut into the film pieces to be contained in the film sheath. The film pieces are then arranged on a stage in the sane manner as contained in the film sheath. The film pieces on the stage are retained by a mask plate. The rear of the film pieces is illuminated, so as to print reduced images on photographic paper through a printing lens for reduction in size.
The index photograph has an aspect ratio equal to a contour of the film sheath. The film sheath should be preserved with the index photograph, but might be separated inadvertently from the film sheath, and be lost, as the index photograph has a size that is not convenient for containing and preservation.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
In view of the foregoing problems, an object of the present invention is to provide an index photograph which yes prevented from being lost even after long preservation with exposed negative film, and an exposed film package, and a film package producing system.
In order to achieve the above and other objects and advantages of this invention, an index sheet, constituted of image-recording material on which positive images of frames from one strip of exposed photographic film are recorded is provided. The strip of the exposed film is cut into plural film pieces. The image-recording material has a size substantially equal to the film pieces. The positive images are formed while reducing a size of the frames, and grouped in association with the film pieces. Groups of the positive images are arranged in consideration of an order of exposure of the frames.
In an exposed film package for preserving one strip of exposed photographic film, a film sheath has plural pocket portions open along a lengthwise edge of the film sheath. Plural film pieces are formed by cutting the one strip of the exposed film, and the pieces are contained respectively in the pocket portions in the film sheath. An index sheet are constituted of an image-recording material on which positive images of frames from the one strip of the exposed film are recorded. The image-recording material has a size substantially equal to the film pieces. The positive images are formed while reducing a size of the frames, and grouped in association with the film pieces. Groups of the positive images are arranged in consideration of an order of exposure of the frames. The index sheet is contained in one of the pocket portions in association with the film pieces constituting the one strip.
To produce an exposed film package, respective exposed photographic film is cut into film pieces at a predetermined length, to insert the film pieces into pocket portions in a film sheath material. The film pieces is so inserted that one of the pocket portions remains empty beside pocket portions associated with film pieces having been inserted in the film sheath material. The film sheath material is wound as a roll after insertion of the film pieces. The film sheath material is unwound from the roll, to insert an index sheet into the empty pocket portion in association with the exposed film. The index sheet is constituted of photosensitive material on which images from the exposed film are recorded in reduction in size, and arranged in groups associated with the film pieces, the photosensitive material having a size substantially equal to the film pieces. A film sheath is cut from the film sheath material after insertion of the index sheet, to obtain the exposed film package. The exposed film package includes the film pieces constituting the exposed film, the index sheet, and the film sheath containing the film pieces and the index sheet.
In a system of producing the exposed film package, a film cutting inserter section cuts the exposed film into the film pieces, and inserts the film pieces into the pocket portions in the film sheath. An index sheet stacker device stacks index sheets in an order of exposed films associated with the index sheets, each of the index sheets constituted of image-recording material on which positive images of frames from the strip of the exposed film are recorded in reduction in size, the image-recording material having a size substantially equal to the film pieces. A sheet inserter section receives the index sheets from the stacker device and inserts the index sheets into the pocket portions, each of the index sheets contained in the exposed film package in association with the film pieces constituting the one strip.
Further, a pick-up device picks up the frames of the exposed film, to generate a frame signal. A printer device is connected to the pick-up device, and prints the index sheet. In the printer device, an image treating section produces a combined image in which positive images of the frame from the exposed frames of the strip are arranged in groups associated with the film pieces. The combined image is produced at a reduction in size. An image recorder section records on the image-recording material in accordance with a signal of the combined image to produce the index sheet.
In the present invention, the index photograph can be prevented from being lost after preservation with the exposed negative film. The size of the index photograph is compatible with the film sheath. At the time of extra printing, the index photograph can be utilized to recognize easily each of the frames.
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Horiguchi Masashi
Kurokawa Toru
Otake Katsumi
Tagawa Kazuhiro
Tatsumi Setsuji
Fuji Photo Film Co. , Ltd.
Schilling Richard L.
Sughrue Mion Zinn Macpeak & Seas, PLLC
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