US PATENT SUBCLASS 396 / 100
.~ Dual purpose photoelement


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396 /   HD   PHOTOGRAPHY

89  DF  WITH EXPOSURE OBJECTIVE FOCUSING MEANS, FOCUSING AID, OR RANGEFINDING MEANS {28}
100.~ Dual purpose photoelement


DEFINITION

Classification: 396/100

Dual purpose photoelement:

(under subclass 89) Subject matter having a light responsive element used for another purpose besides focusing or rangefinding.

(1) Note. A dual purpose photoelement is, for example, a photoelement that monitors the brightness of a scene and transmits signals to an automatic focusing control circuit.

SEE OR SEARCH THIS CLASS, SUBCLASS:

111, for optical detail with photoelement system in focusing or rangefinding means.

162, for photocell in the termination control of an illumination means.

171, for photocell used as a flash trigger.

172, for photocell measuring the light output of an artificial illumination means.

SEE OR SEARCH CLASS 250, Radiant Energy,

200+, for generic photocell circuits.