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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 6233399 | Film drop-off apparatus and method A film drop-off apparatus which expedites film processing based upon delivery choice. The apparatus includes a computer; a display controlled by the computer which displays instructions to a customer, including photo delivery options during a film process... | 05/15/2001 |
| 5981137 | Photographic film assemblages and methods of making An improved self-developing film unit comprising: a processing fluid supply including a rupturable reservoir of processing fluid; an image recording assembly of the self-developing type including first and second overlying layers one of which is exposable... | 11/09/1999 |
| 5888693 | Film assembly An improved self-developing film unit comprising: processing fluid supply means including a rupturable reservoir of processing fluid at a leading end portion of the unit; image recording means of the self-developing type including first and second overlyi... | 03/30/1999 |
| 5675836 | Method of processing recording media and apparatus for processing recording media An apparatus for processing recording media includes: a recording device recording image information recorded on a first recording medium onto a sheet-shaped second recording medium; a conveying/processing device effecting a predetermined processing while... | 10/07/1997 |
| 5356762 | Film-sheet assemblage for peel-apart self-developing film An improved film format for a self-developing, peel-apart film unit having flexible positive and negative sheet elements and a pod of developer liquid, wherein at least one of the sheet elements bends when a force is applied to a trailing edge thereof to ... | 10/18/1994 |
| 4100559 | Apparatus for packaging and for using self-developing photographic film A photographic film cassette having a stack of self-contained, self-developing film units includes leaders interconnecting the units to enable them to be withdrawn from the cassette one at a time. A Z-fold or zig-zag configuration of the film units and le... | 07/11/1978 |
| 3963496 | Auto-process film unit with removable folded sheet between negative and positive elements An auto-process film unit comprising a photosensitive sheet and a positive image sheet, which is bondable to the photosensitive sheet, but is initially separated therefrom by a removable light-proof, anti-adhesive strip, which forms a folded portion betwe... | 06/15/1976 |