Motion Picture Herald (Oct-Dec 1931)

62 Better Theatres Section October 24, 1931 NSW lnV6ntiOnS . . . mustrated descriptions of devices related to motion pictures and allied crafts, recently published by the U. S. government and selected for Better Theatres by William N. Moore, patent specialist of Washington, D. C. 1,763,831. MOTION-PICTURE TITLE-MAKING MACHINE. Edwin C. Fritts, Rochester, N. Y., assignor to Eastman Kodali Company, Rocliester, N. Y., a Corporation of New Yorlc. Filed Aug. 26, 1927. Serial No. 215,609. 17 Claims. (CI. 8»— 16.) 1. In a photographing machine, the combination with an enclosed chamber having an exi>osure opening therein, of means for evacuating air from the chamber, whereby a card to be photographed may be held against the exterior edges of the exposure opening, and a camera on that side of the opening toward which the card is held and focused on the plane of the opening for photographing that side of the card so held that faces the chamber. 6. In combination, a support for an object to be photographed, a motion picture camera positioned to photograph a card at the support, a film footage indicator, a measuring device mounted on the support and controllable by a card positioned thereon for controlling the operation of the film footage indicator. 1,771,394. FItM SPL.ICEB. Jacob Antonuk, Hamtramck, Mich. Filed Feb. 20, 1928. Serial No. 255,569. 1 Claim. (CI. 154 — 42.) A device of the class described, comprising: a block having a groove formed in one face; a plate slidably mounted in said groove; a pair of spaced prongs projecting upwardly from the upper edge of said plate; a supporting plate mounted on said block and provided with openings for the reception of said prongs; a presser member swingably mounted on one end of said supporting plate and positioned with one of its edges set inwardly of one of the edges of said supporting plate and provided with openings for the reception of said prongs; and a cutting member swingably mounted and adapted upon swinging movement in one direction for pressing closely against said edge of said supporting member. 1,808,046. FILM OF MAGNETIZABLE MATERIAL. FOR EPISCOPIC PROJECTION. Heinrich Kiichenmeister, Berlin, Germany. FUed Jan. 30, 1928. Serial No. 250,734, and in Germany Feb. 7, 1927. 11 Claims. (CI. 88— 16.2.) 1,769,608. TELEVISION DEVICE. Frank Ryuzo Tanimoto, Los Angeles, Calif. Filed Sept. 1, 1928. Serial No. 303,587. 4 Claims. (CI. 178—6.) 1. A moving picture and sound record band consisting of a metal band having a magnetic sound record, and of a coating extending over the surface of said band, said coating being provided with photographic sound and picture records for episcopic projection, at least one of said last two records overlying said magnetic record. 1,769,518. FILM FOR PICTURE AND SOUND REPRODUCTION. Loyd A. Jones, Rochester, N. Y., assignor to Eastman Kodak Company, Rochester, N. Y., a Corporation of New York. Filed Apr. 12, 1929. Serial No. 354,650. 12 Claims. (CI. 88—162.) 8. A series of strips of motion picture film each having a photographic layer over its entire area and a uniform dye layer over its entire area, the dye layers of the several strips being visibly differently colored but having to approximately the same limited degree the characteristic of transmitting radian tions in the same definite portion of the spectram, whereby said film strips are adapted to have sound and picture records formed thereon and to be assembled together sequentially for the projection of series of differently tinted motion pictures and for the uniform reproduction of sound by means of a cell predominantly sensitive to radiations in said definite portion of the spectrnm. 1,762,175. ELECTRIC SOUND RECORDING AND REPRODUCING APPARATUS. Charles Huenlich, Bloomfleld, N. J., assignor to Thomas A. Edison, Incorporated, West Orange, N. J., a Corporation of New Jersey. Filed Oct. 13, 1928. Serial No. 312,228. 11 Claims. (CI. 179—100.41.) 11. An electrical sound recorder and reproducer, comprising, in combination, a frame, a pair of floating supports, carried by said frame, recording and reproducing levers carried by said supports respectively, a magnet, an armature mounted for vibration In the field of said magnet, and ivith which each of said levers is arranged to have vibrationtransmitting connection, and means for establishing and for rendering Inoperate at will vibration-transmitting connection between said armature and one of said levers. 1. In a television device, the combination with a frame, of an impressing cylinder operatively mounted therein, means for actuating the impressing cylinder with a high speed of rotary movement, a reflector at one end of the impressing cylinder and arranged to project light fluctuations into the cylinder, means within the reflector for translating electric energy into light and light into electric energy, a projecting and rotatable lens analyzer at the opposite end of the impressing cylinder, means for actuating the rotatable lens analyzer with a relatively slower speed of rotary movement, projecting lens mounted in the rotatable lens analyzer, said projecting lens having inclined and eccentric axis, and a projecting screen mounted in the wall o£ the housing and in axial alignment with the projecting and rotatable lens analyzer and impressing cylinders. 1,768,898. TELEVISION APPARATUS. Ernest Deutsch, Chicago, 111. Filed May 9, 1929. Serial No. 361,824. 7 Claims. (CI. 178—6.) 1. In a device of the character stated, cooperating means having angularly disposed openings therein, means for operating said first named means to successively move portions of said openings into alignment whereby the portions of said openings will align in a plane extending transversely of said flrst named means, and means for moving said flrst named means whereby said portion of corresponding openings will successively move into alignment In planes parallel to said flrst named plane but disposed from alignment therewith.