Patents by Inventor Lauren Keene

Lauren Keene 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).

  • Patent number: 5103249
    Abstract: A folding disposable camera for use with instant film for taking photographs typically with eight black and white or color photographs in a 4".times.5" and 31/4".times.41/4" format, foldable between a packaged stacked position and a picture taking position, including a frame for mounting a foldable enclosure constructed of a unitary blank of sheet material having a plurality of side panels and a front wall for enclosing the instant film positioned in a film container provided in the frame, the frame having a spreader bar apparatus attached at an open end for providing an exit path for the film and film tab including a spreader bar having a slanted groove, an upper tab channel and a lower tab channel the spreader bar acting to release developer contained with the instant film, with a lens and shutter mechanism being mounted on the front wall, and a method of packaging the folding disposable camera with a pack of instant film in a unitary package.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 24, 1990
    Date of Patent: April 7, 1992
    Inventor: Lauren Keene