Patents by Inventor Peter J. Pritchard

Peter J. Pritchard 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: 4384778
    Abstract: An exposure regulating element for a photographic camera is formed from a one piece sheet of light weight, non-magnetic, electrically conductive metal to provide a light regulating blade, a flexure hinge for urging the blade toward an initial aperture covering position and a conductor coil which cooperates with a permanent magnet for generating a force to move the blade away from the initial position. In a preferred embodiment a pair of exposure regulating elements each providing integral light regulating, flexure hinge and conductor coil means move in opposite directions to cover and uncover an exposure operation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 9, 1981
    Date of Patent: May 24, 1983
    Assignee: Eastman Kodak Company
    Inventors: James K. Lee, Peter J. Pritchard