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...that it was melting ice cream that inspired the invention of the outboard motor? It was a lovely August day and Ole Evinrude was rowing his boat to his favorite island picnic spot. As he rowed, he watched his ice cream melt and wished he had a faster way to get to the island. At that moment the idea for the outboard motor was born!
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7722267 | Substrate processing apparatus A substrate processing apparatus comprises an interface block. An exposure device is arranged adjacent to the interface block. The interface block comprises first and second cleaning/drying processing units. A substrate W is subjected to cleaning and drying processi... | 05/25/2010 |
| 7344322 | Drying device and drying method A drying device, which dries a photosensitive layer of a photosensitive planographic printing plate using infrared rays, includes an infrared emitting device and a filter that is arranged between the photosensitive planographic printing plate conveyed through the dr... | 03/18/2008 |
| 7215279 | Portable navigational device with a remote control, an internal memory, and an internal heating element A navigation system (10) comprising a portable navigational device (12) and a remote control for remotely controlling the navigational device (12) is provided in a first preferred embodiment. The navigational device (12) is sized and conf... | 05/08/2007 |
| 7113627 | Location of extended linear defects A method of locating a linear defect on a photographic element, the element having a useful imaging width and the defect aligned with length of the element, includes the steps of: exposing a region of the element to create a latent image which is substantially unifo... | 09/26/2006 |
| 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 |
| 6802658 | Transfer assembly and a dryer operationally associated with the transfer assembly A dryer for drying photographic material and a transfer assembly for transferring processed photographic film from a processor to the dryer. The dryer comprises a path through which the photographic material extends wherein at least one slack loop is provided in the... | 10/12/2004 |
| 6746163 | Slack loop dryer for drying photographic material A photographic processor and a dryer for drying photographic material. The dryer comprises a path through which the photographic material extends wherein at least one slack loop is provided in the photographic material. An adjustable roller is provided along the pat... | 06/08/2004 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 5845169 | Photographic processor A method and apparatus for processing a photosensitive material through at least one processing solution for processing of a photosensitive material. The apparatus includes a transport mechanism for providing moving of the photosensitive material through ... | 12/01/1998 |
| 5832328 | Automatic processing machine for a silver halide photograhic light-sensitive material An apparatus for processing a silver halide photographic light-sensitive material having an emulsion surface includes a heater for heating the light sensitive material and a supplier having a supplying section positioned so as to form air space between th... | 11/03/1998 |
| 5826128 | Apparatus for processing photosensitive material A processing apparatus including a drying part provided with at least a drying fan and a drying heater to automatically develop a photosensitive material wherein the drying part further includes a means for detecting reduction in air amount of the drying ... | 10/20/1998 |
| 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 |
| 5649261 | Apparatus for treating photographic originals with a treatment liquid An apparatus (14) for developing an exposed proof (16) provided with a visible light absorbing composition such as color particles or pigments includes a transport means (22-28, 36) for transporting the proof (16) along a treatment liquid dispenser unit (... | 07/15/1997 |
| 5619745 | Processing apparatus for a silver halide light-sensitive material In an apparatus for processing a light-sensitive material, a plurality of processing tanks are serially arranged along a conveyance passage on which the light-sensitive material is conveyed in a conveying direction. The apparatus comprises a device for re... | 04/08/1997 |
| 5583608 | Condensation preventing structure for crossover rack A condensation preventing structure for a crossover rack provided in a printer processor. The structure has a plurality of conveying rollers provided at a crossover rack provided within a printer processor, and a moisture adhesion prevention/moisture remo... | 12/10/1996 |
| 5526087 | Photosensitive material processing apparatus A photosensitive material processing apparatus includes a drying device for drying with drying air a photosensitive material processed with processing solutions; a waste-solution recovering section, having an absorbing material, for recovering waste solut... | 06/11/1996 |
| 5477300 | Method for processing photographic light-sensitive material A photographic light-sensitive material processing method in which not only a low-replenishment process, a speedy process and a compensation process in addition to a standard process can be carried out, but replenishment can be performed appropriately for... | 12/19/1995 |
| 5460935 | Silver halide photographic material A silver halide photographic material is disclosed which is processed by an automatic processor having a drying zone where drying is conducted by a heat transfer medium of 75° C. or higher, wherein the photographic material has at least one silver halide... | 10/24/1995 |
| 5262816 | Control of temperature in film processor in absence of valid feedback temperature data A temperature control system (10) of an automatic film processor (12) includes developer and fixer recirculation paths (30, 40) having thermowell heaters (34, 44) and thermistors (35, 45), and a cooling heat exchanger (37) in the developer path (30) which... | 11/16/1993 |
| 5258796 | Apparatus for processing and developing film and paper A processor is provided for processing film, paper and other sensitized materials. The processor includes a chemical containing tank in which the processing takes place and a circulation pump which is removably clipped to a sidewall of the tank. The pump ... | 11/02/1993 |
| 5245377 | Method for detecting non-valid states in film processor temperature control system A temperature control system (10) of an automatic film processor (12) includes developer and fixer recirculation paths (30, 40) having thermowell heaters (34, 44) and thermistors (35, 45), and a cooling loop (37) in the developer path (30) which passes in... | 09/14/1993 |
| 5235370 | Method and apparatus for out-of-rate error detection in film processor temperature control system A temperature control system (10) of an automatic film processor (12) includes developer and fixer recirculation paths (30, 40) having thermowell heaters (34, 44) and thermistors (35, 45), and a cooling loop (37) in the developer path (30) which passes in... | 08/10/1993 |
| 5068681 | Drying air control method in an automatic developing machine and an automatic developing machine employing the method In an automatic developing machine in which a photographic film is dried by a drying unit after development, a method of controlling the temperature and/or humidity of the film drying air in order to prevent variation in the film size before and after the... | 11/26/1991 |
| 4985720 | Method of controlling temperature for drying photosensitive material The temperature within a drying section of a photosensitive material processing apparatus is controlled at a proper standby temperature when there is no photosensitive material within the apparatus. The standby temperature is estimated from temperature in... | 01/15/1991 |
| 4952960 | Drying air control method in an automatic developing machine and an automatic developing machine employing the method In an automatic developing machine in which a photographic film is dried by a drying unit after development, a method of controlling the temperature and/or humidity of the film drying air in order to prevent variation in the film size before and after the... | 08/28/1990 |
| 4910546 | Film processing device A film processing device contains a film feed unit, a film developing unit, a film drying unit, and a film winding unit. The drying unit and the winding unit are integrally structured, and the feed unit, developing unit, and the drying/winding unit are in... | 03/20/1990 |
| 4888608 | Photographic developing machine A machine for developing photographic material such as photographic paper includes a row of tanks for photographic processing fluids, each tank having an exchangeable rack equipped with planar guide elements and transporting rollers for moving the photogr... | 12/19/1989 |
| 4755843 | Temperature control system for a photographic processor Method and apparatus are provided for controlling the temperature of processing fluids in photographic processors. A tank of developing fluid includes a dedicated temperature sensor, heating element, and control circuit for controlling the heating element... | 07/05/1988 |
| 4461555 | Method and apparatus for processing and drying photographic disc film This discloses and claims a method and apparatus for combining the drying of photographic disc films in the same chamber with the wet processing of the disc film. This includes magnetic coupling means connected to which is a magnetic sensing device which ... | 07/24/1984 |
| 4456355 | Control apparatus for film disc processor A processor for processing undeveloped photographic film discs mounted on a spindle assembly has a conveyor to intermittently convey the spindle assembly from a first end to a second end of the processor along a generally horizontal conveyor path. The spi... | 06/26/1984 |
| 4432629 | Dryer apparatus for film disc processor 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... | 02/21/1984 |
| 4316663 | X-ray film processor with switching heaters A full sized, heavy-duty X-ray film processor operating on 20 amps. of 120 volt power supply. The processor posesses a heater for its developer, another for its fixer, and several for its drying section. The machine switches the power between the heater f... | 02/23/1982 |
| 4086607 | X-ray film processor An X-ray film processor comprises a developing station, fixing station, rinsing station and drying station compactly arranged in a casing. Gear driven rollers transport the films continuously from a feed slot at the front of the casing, through the proces... | 04/25/1978 |
| 3936854 | Apparatus for developing photosensitive material An apparatus for the liquid processing or development of a latent image on a photographic or electrostatic material utilizes a single liquid, usually referred to as a monobath, for developing the latent photographic image or a liquid developer, which comp... | 02/03/1976 |
