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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7641404 | Substrate processing apparatus A substrate processing apparatus comprises an interface block. An exposure device is arranged adjacent to the interface block. The interface block includes a placement/bake unit. A substrate that has been subjected to exposure processing in the exposure device is su... | 01/05/2010 |
| 7566181 | Controlling critical dimensions of structures formed on a wafer in semiconductor processing In semiconductor processing, the critical dimensions of structures formed on a wafer are controlled by first developing photoresist on top of a film layer on a wafer using a developer tool, the photoresist development being a function of developer tool process varia... | 07/28/2009 |
| 7491003 | Method and apparatus for thermal development with vapor treatment This invention pertains to a method and apparatus for thermally developing a photosensitive element. The photosensitive element includes a composition layer capable of being partially liquefied upon heating. Heating the layer causes one or more organic compounds in ... | 02/17/2009 |
| 7371023 | Apparatus for processing substrates and method therefor An apparatus (100) for processing substrates includes: a substrate cleaning device (20), which cleans the substrates with treating liquid; a developing device (40); and a treating liquid recovery system (30), which is connected with the c... | 05/13/2008 |
| 7295350 | Photographic film scanning device A photographic film scanning device includes an image scanner including a first casing having a transparent top surface and an optical scanning module movably arranged inside the first casing. A film driving assembly includes a second casing having a detachable bott... | 11/13/2007 |
| 7283144 | Heat developing apparatus and heat developing method This heat developing method includes a step of forming a latent image on a heat developing photosensitive film sheet and a step of developing the film sheet, while the film sheet on which a latent image is formed is being conveyed, by heating with segmented heaters ... | 10/16/2007 |
| 7281868 | Heat developing apparatus and heat developing method The heat developing apparatus heats and conveys a film with a heat developing photosensitive material coated on one side of a supporting substrate and makes a latent image formed on the film visible, which includes a first zone composed of stationary guides 51 | 10/16/2007 |
| 7255500 | Heat developing method and heat developing apparatus The present invention provides a heat developing method and a heat developing apparatus for stabilizing density and making image quality stable when executing a heat developing process by a rapid process of 10 seconds or less. The heat developing method is a method ... | 08/14/2007 |
| 7224376 | Photo-thermographic recording apparatus A photo-thermographic recording apparatus, comprises a film loading device capable of loading a sheet type photo-thermographic film, a conveyance device for conveying the photo-thermographic film from the film loading device, an exposing device for forming a latent ... | 05/29/2007 |
| 7215880 | One-time-use camera In one aspect of the invention, a camera is provided. The camera has a photosensitive element; a light blocking expansion structure combined with the photosensitive element to form a light tight chamber there between. The light blocking expansion structure has an ap... | 05/08/2007 |
| 7215350 | Thermal developing equipment A thermal developing equipment including a conveying unit for conveying a sheet-like photosensitive material and a heating unit for thermally treating a latent image formed on an image forming layer of the photosensitive material to be conveyed by the conveying unit... | 05/08/2007 |
| 7179585 | Image forming method utilizing photothermographic material The present invention provides an image forming method using an image recording apparatus that includes a laser irradiating means for laser scanning of a photothermographic material that has a support and includes on at least one surface thereof a photosensitive sil... | 02/20/2007 |
| 7175887 | Method of coating a fluorocarbon resin A first member is configured to undergo sliding contact with a surface of a second member. The surface of the first member is roughened by irradiating the surface of the first member with a laser to form first recesses in the surface of the first member. The surface... | 02/13/2007 |
| 7166408 | Image forming method using photothermographic material Provided is an image forming method including providing a photothermographic material having image forming layers containing at least a photosensitive silver halide, a non-photosensitive organic silver salt, a reducing agent, and a binder on both surfaces of a suppo... | 01/23/2007 |
| 7167192 | Image forming device An image forming device has a recording unit for recording a recording material in a sheet form in a major scanning direction based on an input image signal and a conveyance unit for conveying the recording material in a sub-scanning direction substantially perpendi... | 01/23/2007 |
| 7157665 | Heat development apparatus and method A heat development apparatus for heat developing a heat-developable recording material from one surface side by a heating unit, while transporting the heat-developable recording material by a transportation unit, the apparatus comprising: a transportation path from ... | 01/02/2007 |
| 7158216 | Heat developing apparatus A heat developing apparatus comprising an image exposure portion in which a heat development recording material containing a heat development photosensitive material or a photosensitive heat-sensitive recording material is exposed to light to thereby form a latent i... | 01/02/2007 |
| 7151238 | Thermal development apparatus and thermal development process A thermal development apparatus for thermally developing a thermal developable recording material in a thermal development section, the thermal developable recording material having a latent image formed in advance, wherein the the... | 12/19/2006 |
| 7123780 | Resolution enhancement for images stored in a database A method and apparatus for the enhancement of images stored in a database are disclosed. A first image at a first resolution and a second image at second resolution are used to generate an enhanced image at a third resolution. ... | 10/17/2006 |
| 7119307 | Automatic developing device, roller washing method, photosensitive material processing device, and preparation method for processing liquid A photosensitive material processing device for processing a photosensitive material with a processing liquid while conveying the photosensitive material by a roller pair. A driving device for providing a rotation drive to the roller pair. A drive controlling device... | 10/10/2006 |
| 7108433 | Thermal processor employing varying roller spacing A thermal processor for thermally developing an image in an imaging material. The thermal processor includes an oven and a plurality of rollers positioned to form a transport path and, through contact with the imaging material, configured to move the imaging materia... | 09/19/2006 |
| 7105282 | Image forming method using photothermographic material An image forming method using a photothermographic material a photosensitive silver halide, a reducing agent, a binder and a non-photosensitive organic silver salt, wherein: the photothermographic material is discharged from a thermal developing device within... | 09/12/2006 |
| 7086727 | Heat fixing apparatus for sublimating and fixing sublimating ink to recording medium A heat fixing apparatus has a heating unit for heating a recording medium having a substrate, a fixing layer and a surface layer so as to sublimate sublimating ink applied in advance to the surface layer for transferring the sublimated ink to the fixing layer. The h... | 08/08/2006 |
| 7057633 | Thermal development recording apparatus A thermal development recording apparatus has a recording portion for exposing a thermal development recording material to form a latent image, a thermal-developing portion for heating the thermal development recording material to execute a thermal development, and ... | 06/06/2006 |
| 7034857 | Light and thermal energy image-recording apparatus An image-recording apparatus. In a housing of the apparatus are a casing section that encases a light and heat sensitive recording material, an optical recording section that exposes the light and heat sensitive recording material fed from the casing section to reco... | 04/25/2006 |
| 7022467 | Thermally developable materials having improved backside conductive layers Backside conductive layers with increased conductive efficiency can be provided for thermally developable materials by providing a buried conductive coating containing a lower molecular weight polyvinyl acetal binder (that is, a molecular weight of at least 8,000 an... | 04/04/2006 |
| 7023463 | Method and apparatus for printing images from digital image data An apparatus for printing images from digital image data onto a light sensitive medium disposed at an image plane which comprises a control logic processor capable of controlling the operation of the apparatus for printing based on the digital image data. An image f... | 04/04/2006 |
| 6999196 | Color image forming apparatus The color image forming apparatus (1) of the present invention has two intermediate transfer media. With at least two of color images (Y+M+C+K) layered previously, the other remaining images are further layered thereon by a between-intermediate-transfer-media... | 02/14/2006 |
| 6906791 | Image recording apparatus Mounting trays for storing therein sheet-shaped recording materials are used to record thereon images. A laser exposing unit forms a latent image of an image on the recording material in an exposure process by irradiating laser. A heat development unit performs a he... | 06/14/2005 |
| 6905266 | Wire wound applicator for developing fluid on a lithographic printing plate The invention relates to the application of a uniform film of a fluid to the surface of a flat workpiece as it is being conveyed through a workstation. The invention is specifically directed to the development of lithographic printing plates and comprises the applic... | 06/14/2005 |
| 6869756 | Heat developing method and heat developing apparatus A heat developing method having the steps of: initially making the overall surface of a heat developing photosensitive material or a photosensitive and thermosensitive recording material (hereinafter called a “heat developing recording material”) to a predetermi... | 03/22/2005 |
| 6857795 | Developing apparatus and method for developing organic electroluminescent display panels A developing apparatus for organic electroluminescent display panels comprises a developing unit for supplying a developing solution to be uniformly dispensed to the surface of an organic electroluminescent display panel by immersing the organic electroluminescent d... | 02/22/2005 |
| 6835692 | Heat-sensitive recording material containing oxonol dye The present invention provides a heat-sensitive recording material having a support and a heat-sensitive recording layer, which contains a diazonium salt compound and a coupler compound that reacts with the diazonium salt to develop a color, wherein the recording ma... | 12/28/2004 |
| 6814506 | Method of density correction in heat developing apparatus and heat developing apparatus capable of density correction A method of density correction in a heat developing apparatus of which photothermographic recording material is thermally developed by light or heat application, comprising the steps of outputting a density correcting chart for setting density correcting conditions,... | 11/09/2004 |
| 6816604 | Digital film processing feature location method and system One aspect of the invention is a method for locating an unexposed region of film. The method includes the step of illuminating film with a light source while the film has developing chemical applied thereto, the film comprising at least two edges along an x directio... | 11/09/2004 |
| 6811333 | Thermal development apparatus A thermal development apparatus includes a heating drum and rollers. The heating drum with a smooth layer having an arc shaped portion of an outer circumferential surface heats and carries photothermographic imaging material being in contact with the arc-shaped port... | 11/02/2004 |
| 6783902 | Apparatus and method for thermal film development and scanning The invention relates to an apparatus for thermal development having a receiver for receiving an imagewise exposed thermal film, an accumulator for gathering the film, a drive for advancing the film from the receiver to the accumulator, a heater located between the ... | 08/31/2004 |
| 6761492 | Image forming device An image forming device which automatically manages temperature and humidity for stably processing a photosensitive material. A temperature sensor and a humidity sensor sense changes in temperature and humidity within a heat developing section of the image forming d... | 07/13/2004 |
| 6685367 | Image processing apparatus and method for thermally processed films In the processing of thermal films, following processing, negatives are scanned and the resulting image files are digitally manipulated to render a desired output. Since it is desirable to return thermally processed films to a control location for silver ... | 02/03/2004 |
| 6667754 | Heat developing apparatus In a heat developing apparatus having a heat applying member to thermally developing a photothermographic element by bringing the heat applying member into contact with the photothermographic element conveyed at a predetermined processing speed, and a gui... | 12/23/2003 |
