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| 7422383 | Photosensitive material processor Developer is supplied to a first spray pipe disposed in a developing bath. The inside of the developing bath is provided with a heater. A liquid-flow generating unit comprises a liquid-flow generating head and a branch duct, which is connected to a branch pipe of th... | 09/09/2008 |
| 7168866 | Multi-chamber washing device for photosensitive material A washing bath in a photographic paper processor has plural washing chambers for washing photographic paper with washing water by passage of the photographic paper. Plural cell units are coupled with one another vertically by a modular structure. Each of the cell un... | 01/30/2007 |
| 7128997 | Method and system for dispensing pelletized fuel for use with a fuel cell Representative embodiments provide for a fuel activation device including a fuel storage chamber configured to store a plurality of fuel pellets arranged as a stack. A fuel dispensing device is configured to transport a fuel pellet to a fuel activation chamber. A sp... | 10/31/2006 |
| 7118296 | Photosensitive material processor A photographic paper processor includes plural liquid baths for containing liquid. The liquid baths have partition panels, and are adjacent to one another therewith. An opening formed in the partition panels has first and second inner surfaces opposed to one another... | 10/10/2006 |
| 7086791 | Mechanical interface using single stroke opener for multi-container chemical cartridge A waste container is received in a photographic processing machine along with a chemical supply container. The supply container is oriented at an angle to horizontal. Ports are provided into the containers with an associated snap cap oriented such that the neck exte... | 08/08/2006 |
| 7087162 | Accessible well for brine tank A well (12) outside of a brine tank (10) is provided which provides better accessibility to the brine refill valve (112) or other components within the well. Also, apertures (42–48) of differing elevations above the bottom of the brine ... | 08/08/2006 |
| 7086049 | Background code update for embedded systems An embedded system and method for performing a background code update of a current code image with an incoming code image is provided. The method includes executing the current code image in the embedded system; executing one or more code update routines from the in... | 08/01/2006 |
| 7014373 | Photographic processing arrangement and a processing solution supply cartridge for the processing arrangement The present invention relates to a processing solution supply cartridge which utilizes a single container for a single-part developer concentrate. The single container has at least two valves or necks and is adapted to be utilized on a existing processor or processi... | 03/21/2006 |
| 6910815 | Photosensitive material processing apparatus The present invention provides a photosensitive material processing apparatus in which a photosensitive material is processed with a processing solution. Reliable liquid displacement in the vicinity of the surface of a photosensitive material, and uniform temperatur... | 06/28/2005 |
| 6909449 | Method and apparatus for preventing debris contamination of plate rollers used in an imaging device A roller incorporating a relief surface is used for handling the emulsion coated surface of laser sensitive media in a laser imaging system. In some embodiments, the roller incorporating the relief surface is used to mount and demount media from a media support surf... | 06/21/2005 |
| 6904592 | Software download system for automatic retrieval of warranty and commission data A method for upgrading software at remote locations comprises uploading software upgrades to a portable computing device and conveying the portable computing device to the remote locations. The portable computing device ascertains the current software and hardware p... | 06/07/2005 |
| 6764232 | Developer exit tank for immersion type printing plate processor A lithographic printing plate processor having an immersion developing tank followed by a developer exit tank in which a printing plate driven through the immersion tank is subjected to a spray of clean developer wherein the exit tank is isolated from the developing... | 07/20/2004 |
| 6705778 | Photographic processing apparatus for photosensitive material A photographic processing apparatus includes a photographic paper processing bath train. A drier, positioned downstream from the train, heats air and dries the photographic paper. Feeding racks feed the paper in a predetermined travel path which begins on an upstrea... | 03/16/2004 |
| 6698945 | Automatic photo film feeding apparatus An automatic photo film feeding apparatus includes a transport mechanism for successively transporting a plurality of film cartridges to a feed position. Transport mechanism includes a first transport unit for supporting the film cartridges with photo fil... | 03/02/2004 |
| 6652168 | Photosensitive material processor A device for processing a photosensitive material using processing solution includes, processing chambers for storing processing solution therein, at least one of the processing chambers being lower than another processing chamber, a bypass for placing ea... | 11/25/2003 |
| 6623184 | Low cost, upgradeable, deep-tank automated x-ray film processor A low cost, automated film processing system which can replace existing hand dipping development of films, but which is also later expandable in field, to accommodate additional features, should an upgrade to those features be desired. In the preferred em... | 09/23/2003 |
| 6457882 | Substrate processing method and substrate processing apparatus A substrate processing method for forming a resist film on a wafer with a base film being formed, and performing an exposure processing and a developing processing for the resist film to thereby form a desired resist pattern, has a base reflected light an... | 10/01/2002 |
| 6217238 | Photographic film processor and method of developing film A compact and energy efficient apparatus for processing and drying an elongated strip of photographic film having a succession of film processing tanks containing selected processing liquids; drive system which advances the film strip endwise through the ... | 04/17/2001 |
| 6106168 | Automatic developing apparatus An automatic developing apparatus which transports film while preventing treatment liquid from being passed up onto gears and the like located above the surface of the treatment liquid and which prevents treatment liquid from being oxidized or decreasing ... | 08/22/2000 |
| 6102586 | Photosensitive material processing apparatus There is described a photosensitive material processing apparatus which automatically develops pieces of film being longer in the longitudinal direction than in the width direction like a piece of photographic film for consumer use. The photosensitive mat... | 08/15/2000 |
| 6102589 | Processing method of black-and-white photographic materials A method of processing an exposed black-and-white silver halide photographic film material, the method having the steps of developing in a developer solution, fixing in a fixer solution, replenishing of fixer and developer solution, rinsing in a washing s... | 08/15/2000 |
| 6086270 | Processing photographic material Apparatus for processing photographic material has a plurality of stages for carrying out different processing steps. At least one stage has a series of processing regions each defined by an inclined surface that extends between sets of rollers. The surfa... | 07/11/2000 |
| 6086271 | Photographic material grasping and dragging device for photographic material developing machines, in particular of photographic paper Photographic material grasping and dragging device for photographic material developing machine, in particular of photographic paper, shaped as a fork provided with a first and a second portion (26, 27) respectively for the photographic material winding a... | 07/11/2000 |
| 6076719 | Transport system for propelling photographic film through an automatic film processing machine A film transport device for an automatic film processor that sequentially transports film from a dry environment into and out of liquid solutions. The device includes a series of gear driven, opposed roller pairs which are pre-aligned and bearing mounted ... | 06/20/2000 |
| 6076980 | Photographic processor having scrubbing rollers A method and apparatus for processing a photosensitive material. The apparatus includes a narrow processing channel through which a photosensitive material passes. A drive mechanism for transporting of the photosensitive material through the processing ch... | 06/20/2000 |
| 6071022 | Sealing arrangement A machine part (24) is provided with a resilient seal (28) having an in-use condition in which the seal (28) protrudes beyond a sealing face (32) of the machine part (24). The seal (28) has an alternative condition in which it is accommodated in a cut-out... | 06/06/2000 |
| 6056452 | Method for processing silver halide photographic light-sensitive material A method for processing a silver halide color photographic light-sensitive material is disclosed. The method comprises the step of processing a color silver halide photographic material by a processing apparatus having the first processing tank in which t... | 05/02/2000 |
| 6048111 | Light-sensitive material processing apparatus There is provided a light-sensitive material processing apparatus comprising a development section having processing baths including a development bath, a fixing bath and washing baths, a drying section and a sorter section, wherein at least one of the pr... | 04/11/2000 |
| 6031596 | Photographic processing system In a photographic processing system for processing a photographic film for each order without splicing it to other photographic film, a destination of each of plural photographic films having a different destination from each other is determined based on ... | 02/29/2000 |
| 6004727 | Method of making a lithographic printing plate An imaging element (15, 122) comprising on a lithographic base at least one radiation sensitive or heat-sensitive layer composition, is image-wise exposed to radiation or heat. The composition is such that when exposed and developed, a lithographic surfac... | 12/21/1999 |
| 5997189 | Automatic developer for photosensitive material A liquid channel (411a) is formed in an upper end of a partition wall (411) between subtanks (41) and (42) each filled with a fixing liquid to draw the fixing liquid from the subtank (42) into the subtank (41), and a guide plate including an opposing plat... | 12/07/1999 |
| 5960226 | Roller for use in wet processing apparatus The roller comprises a core (56) having an elastomeric covering which comprises an outer exposed region (60) and an intermediate region (58) positioned between the outer region (60) and the core (56). The outer region (60) has a thickness which decreases ... | 09/28/1999 |
| 5828922 | Dual processing module for photosensitive material A processing apparatus for processing of photographic material, the apparatus comprises a first plurality of successive processing tanks, each containing a processing solution. The plurality of first tanks form a first processing path for a first photogra... | 10/27/1998 |
| 5822645 | Photographic processor An apparatus for processing a photosensitive material. The apparatus comprises a narrow processing channel for containing a processing solution for processing of a photographic material passing through the processing channel. A discharge nozzle is provide... | 10/13/1998 |
| 5799224 | Photographic sheet material processing apparatus and a method of cleaning A photographic sheet material processing apparatus has a plurality of treatment cells (12', 12", 12'") mounted one above another in a vertical stack to define a substantially vertical sheet material path (20) through the apparatus. The apparatus is cleane... | 08/25/1998 |
| 5796465 | Automatic film development apparatus An automatic film development apparatus includes a cartridge case for carrying a group of film cartridges loaded with undeveloped films. A feeder unit stores a plurality of the cartridge cases and delivering them one by one to an unloading station for unl... | 08/18/1998 |
| 5784661 | Photographic processing apparatus A high capacity, low volume processor is described in which the benefits associated with low volumes are obtained. The processor comprises an inner tank (50) which holds a volume of processing solution which is substantially less than that of an outer tan... | 07/21/1998 |
| 5771090 | Image recording apparatus comprising an imagesetter and a vertical processor Apparatus for exposing and processing a photographic recording material, generally called imaging element, comprising (i) an exposing part, generally called imagesetter, in which the imaging element is imagewise exposed, and (ii) a processing part, genera... | 06/23/1998 |
| 5716743 | Process and apparatus for developing radiation-sensitive, exposed printing forms An apparatus and a process for developing radiation-sensitive, exposed printing forms into printing plates is disclosed. The apparatus has a developer pan that contains a developer bath. Individual printing form runs through the developing station of this... | 02/10/1998 |
| 5708903 | Processing apparatus for light-sensitive materials An apparatus for processing a light-sensitive material includes a supply controlling section for controlling an amount of solid processing agents to be supplied per a unit time period in accordance with an amount of the light-sensitive material to be proc... | 01/13/1998 |
