Motion Picture Herald (Jan-Mar 1932)

54 Better Theatres Section February 13, 1932 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. 1,802,595. AUTOMATIC PHOTOGRAPHIC SOUND REPRODUCING MECHANISM. Lee De Forest, New YorK, N. Y., assignor to De Forest Phonofllm Corporation, New York, N. Y., a Corporation of Delaware. Filed Feb. 18, 1928. Serial No. 255,39':. 20 Claims. (CI. 179 — 10O.3.) 8. In a sound reproducing device employing a photographic film having a plurality of sound records thereon, the combination with a movable slit block of means for moving the film past said slit successively in opposite directions and means for moving the slit block transversely of the film on each reversal of the film to align the slit with the proper record on the film. 1,805,948. MOTION PICTURE PRINTING MACHINE. George Lane. Poughkeepsie, N. Y., assignor, by mesne assignments, to AudioCinema, Incorporated, Long Island City, N. Y., a Corporation of New York. Filed June 27, 1928. Serial No. 288,695. 2 Claims. (CI. 95 — 75.) 1. In a film strip printing machine, means having a printing apcrature for the passage of light to the film, and means controlling the passage of light through said printing aperture comprising a member adjustable relative to said printing aperature, said member having a plurality of aperatures spaced apart along the same and out of alignment in respect to the direction of the movement of adjustment of said member thereof, said member when adjusted bringing said apertures to register separately with the printing aperture for printing upon areas tit sai<I tiln) which are disaligncd longitudinally thereof, one area being for llie motion pictures and the other for tlic sound track, substunt lall.v as described. 1,800,057. TELEVISION. Harold P. Donle, Meriden. Conn., assignor to Radio Inventions, Inc., a Corporation of New York. Filed Dec. 26. 1928, Serial No. 328,337. 8 Claims. (CI. 178—6.) 1. A television apparatus comprising a scanning disc having spirally disposed apertures, a shutter mounted on the same axis and having spirally disposed slots whose angular length is less than 360 degrees and means for rotating the disc and shutter at different relative speeds. 1,802,598. FILM MAGAZINE. Emanuel Goldberg, Dresden-Loschwitz, Germany, assignor to Zeiss Ikon Aktiengesellschaft, Dresden, Germany. Filed Aug. 27, 1929, Serial No. 388,678, and in Germany Oct. 15, 1928. 3 Claims. (CI. 242—71.) JO 3. A device for preventing accidential unrolling of a film from its spool by the influence of its inherent spirally acting force under shocks during transportation of the film magazine comprising a core, a means on said core constituting a female member, a cover, a male member formed on said cover adapted to engage said female member to prevent accidental Telative movements between cover and spool. 1,805.579. FIUM TRANSPORTING DEVICE IN A MOTION PICTURE APP.ABATCS. Leo Goldliammer, Munich, Germany, assignor to Agfa Ansco Corporation, Binghamton, N. Y., a Corporation of New York. Filed July 8, 1929. Serial No. 376,765, and in Germany July 10, 1928. 1 Claim. (CI. 88—17.) In a film transporting device in motion picture apparatus a film transporting drum, a swinging holder containing i)ressure rollers for pressing the film towards the film transporting drum, a bolt pivotall.v fixing one end of the roller-holder to the l)iise-i>liite, a spring prcssiiii; (lie roller-lioldcr in its open portion i)\Aa.\ Iroin llic transporting drum, a lo<>klng pin and a releasing iMittnn ninuntt'd on a leaf-spring, which locking jiiii engages the roUcr-hoUler in its o]>erative position. 1,808,566. POCKET VIEW-TAKING CINEMATOGRAPHIC CAMERA WITH SPRINGMOTOR. Andre Noel Merle, Vincennes, France, assignor to Pathe Cinema, Anciens Etablissements Pathe Freres, Paris, France. Filed Apr. 25, 1929, Serial No. 357.892, and in France May 7, 1928. 3 Claims. (CI. 88—17.) 3. In a cinematographic camera, in combination a spring motor, a film case containing a winding reel and an unwinding reel, said spring motor and said reels being placed edge to edge substantially in line relatively to each other, two main plates disposed on either side of said spring motor and film case and adapted to support said two members, a box only slightly wider than one of said two members, and adapted to contain said plates with said members, and, disposed between said main plates : a shutter mechanism, a claw mechanism and an objective lens. 1,771,940, FILM REFERENCE MARKER. Lewis T. Robinson, Niskayuna, N. Y., assignor to General Electric Company, a Corporation of New York. Filed Apr. 5, 1927. Serial No. 181.182 2 Claims. (CI. 88—16.2.) 1. In combination a moving picture camera and a sound recorder each adapted to have a film upon which the respective picture and sound records are made and each having a light opening tlu-ough which the respective films are exposed, a shutter for each of said openings biased to a position uncovering the corresponding opening, latclies arranged to retain the shutters each in a position covering the respective openings associated therewith, and electromagnetic means for simultaneously operating said latches to cause the simultaneous release of said shutters.