I was not able to get that URL to work, but going to: http://164.195.100.11/netahtml/srchnum.htm
and searching for 6374060 worked. Ciao, Graywolf http://pages.prodigy.net/graywolfphoto ---------------------------------------------------------------- ----- Original Message ----- From: Mark Erickson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: pentax-discuss <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Tuesday, April 16, 2002 11:40 AM Subject: Asahi patent for hybrid digital/film SLR > All, > > Today (April 16, 2002) Asahi Kogaku Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha was awarded > patent 6,374,060 for a "Hybrid camera selectively using photographic film > and image sensor." > > The patent depicts a 35mm SLR with an interchangeable film or digital back. > Judging by the drawings, it looks fairly mature (maybe close to an actual > implementation). > > Wouldn't that be cool? Hope they actually produce it!!! > > --Mark > > p.s., Here's a link which may or may not work: > > http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1 > &u=/netahtml/srchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1='6374060'.WKU.&OS=PN/6374060&RS=PN/ > 6374060 > - > This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, > go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to > visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org . - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org .
