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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 6835010 | Outside load drum processor A photographic processor is in the form of an outside load drum processor. The outside load drum processor includes a circular member that includes a first wall, a second wall and a side-wall that connects the first wall to the second wall and extends around a perim... | 12/28/2004 |
| 6755579 | Developer having substrate oscillating system and method of developing process A developer and a method of a developing process which improve upon uniformity in a size of a resist pattern are provided. The developer includes a wafer rotating system (10) and a wafer oscillating system (20) which oscillates whole of the wafe... | 06/29/2004 |
| 6722797 | Photographic processing drum having a circular media holding cylinder and a linear dryer The present invention relates to a photographic processor that includes a circular processing drum that is adapted to process photographic media. The processor also includes a circular cylinder that defines a holding or cueing cylinder. The circular cylinder has a c... | 04/20/2004 |
| 6722799 | Photographic processing drum having a centrally located processing solution delivery system The present invention relates to a photographic processor and a method of processing photographic film which utilizes a circular processing drum and a disk positioned inside the drum. In the arrangement of the present invention, a tubular shaft has one end that is p... | 04/20/2004 |
| 6719465 | Rotating processor A processor has a rotatable drum housed within an enclosure chamber. Processing solution is applied to the surface of the rotating drum and forms a film of solution around the periphery. The media to be processed is fed around the periphery of the rotating drum with... | 04/13/2004 |
| 6705780 | Processor A processor for processing photosensitive material has a rotatable outer drum and an inner sprocket wheel which is independently rotatable from the outer drum. Two sets of sprocket teeth and, are provided on the sprocket wheel to engage with the material to be proce... | 03/16/2004 |
| 6704087 | Photographic processing system A method of processing a print order in which the entire order is delivered simultaneously. An exposed sheet carrying all the latent images of the order is developed in a single processing space.... | 03/09/2004 |
| 6698946 | Dual groove photographic processing drum The present invention provides for a circular processing drum that defines a processing chamber therein. The circular processing drum includes a first media path for media of a first type which includes a first set of grooves in opposing walls of the proc... | 03/02/2004 |
| 6619861 | Processing photographic material An apparatus for processing photographic material has a chamber which is manufactured such that temperature uniformity is maintained across the chamber.... | 09/16/2003 |
| 6619862 | Thermal management drum for a photographic processor The present invention relates to a photographic processor and a method of processing photographic material where heat is applied to a processing drum in a manner which requires less warm up time and permits better film processing uniformity. The system of... | 09/16/2003 |
| 6599037 | Ultrasonic cleaning in batch photoprocessing equipment A photographic processor includes a cleaning arrangement which comprises a transducer and an ultrasonic probe. In the system and method of the present invention, a cleaning cycle can be automatically initiated in a batch photographic processor. The automa... | 07/29/2003 |
| 6595705 | Photographic processor having a washing assembly A photographic processor and a method of operation is disclosed. The processor is in the form of a circular drum processor into which photographic film is inserted and processed. The processor includes a washing assembly which is adapted to wash the non-e... | 07/22/2003 |
| 6554506 | Method and apparatus for processing photographic material The method and apparatus supplies processing solution directly to the surface of a web of sensitized material by means of a movable applicator. The web and applicator are moved relative to each other to enable good mixing of the solution on the surface. T... | 04/29/2003 |
| 6517263 | Photographic processor having side by side processing paths and method of operation A photographic processor and method of operation is disclosed. The processor includes a circular drum having first and second film processing paths, and a disk positioned inside the drum. The disk comprises a first set of disk teeth for engagement with pe... | 02/11/2003 |
| 6517264 | Processing apparatus A processing drum is located within an enclosed chamber. The processing drum is rotated within the chamber, the chamber being provided with means to heat and circulate air throughout the interior thereof. At least one fin is provided around the outer peri... | 02/11/2003 |
| 6485204 | Photographic processor having an adjustable drum A photographic processor having a circular processing drum is shown. The circular processing drum of the processor of the present invention includes a disk that is positioned inside the drum. In order to accommodate different types of film, the circular p... | 11/26/2002 |
| 6485202 | Photographic processor and method of operation A photographic processor and method of operation is disclosed. The processor includes a circular drum and a disk positioned inside the drum. The disk comprises at least one set of teeth along an outer periphery thereof for engagement with perforations on ... | 11/26/2002 |
| 6322261 | Photographic developer with automated mixing and replenishing A film developing apparatus is provided for developing photographic film by an automated batch process. The apparatus provides automated preparation of precise mixtures of the processing liquids at various stages of the batch process. The mixtures are mad... | 11/27/2001 |
| 5867747 | Automatic film processor An automatic film processor is provided for developing high resolution, large sheet-format film in such a manner that fluid flow across the film will be uniform during all phases of film production, in order to avoid gradients, ridge lines and streaking s... | 02/02/1999 |
| 5692188 | System for processing and washing photographic images A drum photographic processor is provided which comprises a trough for receiving processing liquid, a drum mounted within the trough in contact with the liquid, the drum having an outer surface for mounting the photographic sheet material such that a non-... | 11/25/1997 |
| 5459550 | Photographic processing apparatus A photographic processing apparatus for processing photographic material including a drum rotatable about an axis and forming a drum-material interface with the material being processed, at least one reservoir for storing processing solution, and applicat... | 10/17/1995 |
| 5438384 | Photographic apparatus In known photographic apparatus, processing is achieved by passing the material to be processed from one processing stage to the next in a predetermined sequence. This necessitates that the processing stages are sequentially arranged in the apparatus. How... | 08/01/1995 |
| 5418593 | Hollow rotary drum processor A rotary drum processor (10) having a closed interior which is partly filled with liquid. An electrical immersion heating element (19) is mounted within the drum (10) so that it is always immersed in the liquid. Electrical power is supplied to the heating... | 05/23/1995 |
| 5414485 | Oscillating drum for an apparatus for processing photographic materials It is known to oscillate hollow processing drums to increase the agitation of the processing within the drum. However, these drums require a relatively large amount of processing solution to operate effectively, and are therefore unsuitable for unstable a... | 05/09/1995 |
| 5253006 | Moving-unit type developing method and a moving-unit type developing apparatus A developing method and apparatus for performing a multi-treatment that comprises developing, washing, and drying a roll which is to be made into a printing plate. The treatments are performed by a single developing unit that includes a developing solutio... | 10/12/1993 |
| 5005036 | Processing apparatus Processing apparatus for photographic film, particularly intraoral xray film, in which the various processing stations are positioned in a circle about a central rotatable column. The column has an external spiral groove in which rides a pin carried by, a... | 04/02/1991 |
| 4888607 | Photograph processing method and apparatus A method and apparatus for developing photographic film and paper. A plurality of storage tanks flow by gravity into a common manifold. The manifold directs the fluid flow to a rotating drum assembly. After mixing, the fluid flows into a catch basin and, ... | 12/19/1989 |
| 4745422 | Automatic developing apparatus An automatic developing apparatus comprises a developing tank and a pipe for introducing a developing solution into the developing tank. The developing tank is constituted by a stage on which a substrate is to be set, and a processing case movable relativ... | 05/17/1988 |
| 4708451 | Container for developing machine An apparatus for developing photosensitive material is provided. The apparatus includes a trough for holding fluid and a hollow container for holding film to be processed having a closed condition with the interior closed to light and an open condition wi... | 11/24/1987 |
| 4655575 | Apparatus for transporting disc films An improved apparatus for transporting disc films in a developing apparatus which includes a series of treatment liquid baths. The apparatus includes a support block by means of which a movable rail is supported so as to allow a hanger to slide therealong... | 04/07/1987 |
| 4586805 | Device for developing of photo material In a device for developing of photo material in a treatment container (11) a plurality of supply containers (20) for different treatment liquids (22) are provided which are controlled with gas pressure by a gas line (57) connected thereto. In this case th... | 05/06/1986 |
| 4586804 | Photographic paper handling device and method The photogrpahic paper handling device includes an elongated frame having a pair of opposite end walls connected together in spaced-apart relation by a plurality of brace rods extending between them. A drive shaft rotatably carried at upper portions of th... | 05/06/1986 |
| 4575209 | Disc film processor An apparatus for automatically processing film discs including a transport system for moving the discs through successive processing stations and a friction drive system for spinning the discs at each station for agitation and/or drying. The transport sys... | 03/11/1986 |
| 4502772 | Apparatus for treating disc films A new and unique apparatus for specially treating photosensitive material in the form of disc films which have been lately developed but have a limited quantity of demand at present is disclosed in which a series of treatments starting with developing and... | 03/05/1985 |
| 4492447 | Apparatus for developing photographic material Photographic developing apparatus is described which includes a tray for receipt of photographically sensitized material to be developed having a light tight lid to form the processing tank and a raised annular foot on the underside of the tray. The appar... | 01/08/1985 |
| 4455077 | Processor and method for processing photographic film discs A processor for processing undeveloped photographic film discs mounted on a spindle assembly has a conveyor to intermittently convey the spindle assembly along a generally horizontal conveyor path. The spindle assembly is conveyed to a plurality of proces... | 06/19/1984 |
| 4445769 | Apparatus for processing film discs Apparatus for processing film discs carried upon a rod engaged by a shift means whereby the discs are carried stepwise along a path aligned with a series of trays each containing a solution used in the processing. The film discs are wetted about their ent... | 05/01/1984 |
| 4431294 | Rotation failure sensor for film disc processor A processor for processing undeveloped photographic film discs carried on a rotatable spindle includes a conveyor for conveying the spindle intermittently from a first end of the processor along a generally horizontal conveyor path to each of a plurality ... | 02/14/1984 |
| 4429983 | Developing apparatus for exposed photoresist coated wafers This developer station comprises a developing tank arranged with a centrally located rotatable and vertically translatable shaft carrying a workpiece platform at the upper end thereof. Initially, the platform is located above the tank for ease in loading ... | 02/07/1984 |
| 4423944 | Vertical rotary photographic processor Apparatus and method for processing and treating sheets and rolls of photographic materials. Sheets are placed within a first cylindrical container and also within and outside of second cylindrical containers which coaxially fit within the first container... | 01/03/1984 |
