Patents by Inventor Mark August Stiehl

Mark August Stiehl 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).

  • Single-use camera with retainer cap for scroll of unexposed film
    Patent number: 5862413
    Abstract: A single-use camera includes an external housing (290, 292), within the housing a camera frame (100) having an exposure opening (102), a first chamber (104) on one side of the exposure opening for receiving a light-tight film cartridge (18) enclosing a filmstrip (36); and a second chamber (108) on an opposite side of the exposure opening for receiving a scroll (268) formed from a filmstrip, and a separate retainer cap (80; 210-216; 220-234) located in the second chamber for engaging an end of the scroll to prevent clock-springing of the scroll.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 10, 1996
    Date of Patent: January 19, 1999
    Assignee: Eastman Kodak Company
    Inventors: Mark August Stiehl, Jude Anthony SanGregory