Patents by Inventor Zane M. Farmer

Zane M. Farmer has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Photographic camera apparatus
    Patent number: 4297017
    Abstract: Photographic camera apparatus is provided by which a camera having a light sensing system which measures scene brightness to facilitate automatic exposure control can be utilized to photograph an image of an object, under circumstances where the image is presented to the camera objective lens but is hidden from the view of the camera light sensing system, in a manner whereby the automatic exposure control feature of the camera is advantageously preserved.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 2, 1979
    Date of Patent: October 27, 1981
    Assignee: Polaroid Corporation
    Inventor: Zane M. Farmer
  • Adapter for coupling a photographic camera with a viewing device
    Patent number: 4273431
    Abstract: An adapter is provided by which a self-contained automatic camera can be coupled to an optical viewing device such as an endoscope to view and photograph an image formed by the viewing device while advantageously preserving an automatic exposure feature of the camera to control exposure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 2, 1979
    Date of Patent: June 16, 1981
    Assignee: Polaroid Corporation
    Inventors: Zane M. Farmer, Edward A. Yobaccio