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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7063459 | Dental x-ray packets having non-lead radiation shielding An intraoral x-ray film packet having non-lead radiation shielding for shielding scattered radiation. The packet includes a film chip and a radiation shielding member. The film chip has two sides and the radiation shielding element is disposed on one side of the fil... | 06/20/2006 |
| 6739768 | Apparatus for processing photographic materials An apparatus for processing photographic materials has at least one photographic processing station enclosed in a housing. The housing and the processing station are each independently mounted through their own oscillation-damping connections to a common support bas... | 05/25/2004 |
| 5892571 | Cassette type electronic image printing apparatus and photographic processing system using the apparatus A cassette type electronic image printing apparatus 200 is attached to a photosensitive material entrance opening 101 of a photographic processing apparatus 100 for developing photosensitive material 2 exposed with a film image. After the photosensitive m... | 04/06/1999 |
| 5887213 | Packaging for dental X-ray film and device for developing said film An apparatus for developing a dental x-ray film which is packaged in a light-proof envelope having two covering surfaces, in which a tear strip is formed on the covering surfaces at an edge common to the package and the covering surfaces are joined to one... | 03/23/1999 |
| 5867738 | Object image capturing mechanism for use in a automatic photographic processor apparatus A mechanism for capturing an image of an object client includes a camera having an optical axis extending in a direction toward the object client. A half mirror is mounted across and at an angle to the optical axis of the camera. A monitor displays an ima... | 02/02/1999 |
| 5517272 | Apparatus for moving photographic film cartridges between lighted and darkened environments Cartridges (240) are picked up from a conveyor (242) in a lighted environment by a pickup head (90, 92), moved radially through a first opening (156) into a light-lock enclosure (136) by a transfer assembly (26-50; 82-92) which then is rotated by an actua... | 05/14/1996 |
| 5495311 | Automatic loading device for photographic films, in developing machines A device for automatically loading a roll of film into a developing machine includes an external casing and a sliding drawer set in motion by a drive. The drawer has a longitudinal gap. A shuttle housing the roll of film, a product bar code reader, elemen... | 02/27/1996 |
| 5452037 | Film cartridge magazine A magazine for holding plurality of film cartridges and method handling thrust film cartridges in a photofinishing process using the magazine. The magazine comprises a plurality of retaining pockets, each pocket designed to hold a film thrust cartridge. E... | 09/19/1995 |
| 5424795 | X-ray film developing device The present invention is provided with a film holding means, a plural of vessels, processing condition setting means for setting the processing condition corresponding to the qualitative state of the processing solution in each of the vessels, and film pr... | 06/13/1995 |
| 5400099 | Film-processing apparatus, in particular for x-ray sheet film The invention relates to a film-processing apparatus, in particular for X-ray sheet film, with a first feeding device arranged in a daylight environment and serving for transporting film cassettes to a film loading and unloading station, a second feeding ... | 03/21/1995 |
| 4894675 | Apparatus for splicing together undeveloped customer films in a darkroom A darkroom contains a first film unwinding unit which receives reels with convoluted undeveloped customer films from a device serving to remove reels from their cassettes. Each film which is being unwound from its reel is normally advanced in a first chan... | 01/16/1990 |
| 4831401 | Film supplying apparatus A plurality of patrones accommodating films to be developed are housed in a magazine, and this magazine is connected to a developing system. A conveyor for consecutively feeding leaders connected to the tips of the films is provided in the magazine, and t... | 05/16/1989 |
| 4743928 | Daylight cassette adapter for film processor A daylight cassette adapter for a photographic processor which may be mounted directly on the processor. The cassette provides an enclosure into which photographic cassettes may be loaded whereby cassettes of various size may be developed in daylight by t... | 05/10/1988 |
| 4719483 | Control strip supply apparatus A control strip supply apparatus supplies a control strip for inspection of development conditions to a processing tank in a developing machine. The apparatus has a cassette accommodating the control strip, an inside cover of the developing machine on whi... | 01/12/1988 |
| 4543151 | Daylight apparatus for breaking open a film cassette, identifying the film released therefrom, and splicing same to the next preceding film A daylight film processing apparatus for removing an end cap of a cassette containing an exposed film and capturing the spool and film pushed outwardly therefrom so that the film can be suitably trimmed and identified and spliced to the tail of a next-pre... | 09/24/1985 |
| 4469425 | Photographic film processing apparatus A processing apparatus is provided for immersion treating a sheet-like film unit with a processing liquid and thereafter squeegeeing excess liquid therefrom. The apparatus includes a processing tank holding a supply of liquid, a pair of pressure applying ... | 09/04/1984 |
| 4411725 | Daylight film splicer An apparatus for unloading a length of film from a cartridge, trimming the ends from the film, splicing the leading edge of the film to the trailing edge of the previously unloaded film, placing an identifying mark on the film and on an envelope and windi... | 10/25/1983 |
| 4406534 | Arrangement for transferring photosensitive material from cassettes into a handling machine An arrangement for transferring photosensitive materials from cassettes of different types and configurations into the interior of a handling machine, such as a developing machine, includes an external wall of the machine which is provided with an input s... | 09/27/1983 |
| 4403846 | Arrangement for introducing photosensitive strips into and transporting the same through a developing machine An arrangement for introducing photosensitive strips into and for transporting the same through the interior of a developing machine includes an attaching compartment at the input part of the machine adjacent to a region into which the leading end of the ... | 09/13/1983 |
| 4365793 | Sheet film feeder A hinged-cover holder receives a film storing magazine. A cavity with an upward opening is positioned below the magazine holder. The cavity also has an exit opening with a light-tight closure mechanism. A planar slide is between the magazine and the cavit... | 12/28/1982 |
| 4363548 | Arrangement for introducing band light-sensitive material into developing device and the developing device provided therewith An arrangement for introducing a band light-sensitive material in daylight from cassettes into a developing device has a receiving part located on a developing device and light-tightly receiving a guide part of cassettes, at least one separating element s... | 12/14/1982 |
| 4244645 | Daylight loading system for microfiche cassettes A daylight loading device (40) for loading a microfiche cassette (10) with unexposed microfiches makes use of an inclined platform (50) having guides (51) and (52) upon which the microfiche cassette (10) may be positioned. Microfiches are fed from an adja... | 01/13/1981 |
| 4239366 | Daylight unloading system for microfiche casettes A device (40) for unloading microfiche casettes (10) in daylight conditions comprises a housing (41) into which the microfiche cassette (10) is introduced and which is light-tightly closed by means of a door (42). The exit of the housing (41) is coupled w... | 12/16/1980 |
| 4218123 | Machine for developing photographic paper or the like Apparatus for introducing the leaders of webs of exposed photographic paper which is confined in cassettes into a dark chamber preparatory to threading of webs through a developing machine has a feed table with a channel for admission of webs into the cha... | 08/19/1980 |
| 4162841 | Apparatus for developing films, and particularly X-ray films as employed in dental applications A film developing apparatus in which an exposed film still enclosed in its protective wrapping is inserted into a magazine and the magazine is put as a cover on the apparatus. The film is extracted from the magazine by pulling a tab of the protective wrap... | 07/31/1979 |
| 4076135 | Apparatus for processing cassettes containing exposed photographic films An apparatus for processing cassettes which contain exposed photographic roll films has an inclined chute the upper part of which receives successive loaded cassettes in predetermined orientation by way of a duct when a first turnable gate between the duc... | 02/28/1978 |
| 4067034 | Photographic developing machine A processing machine includes a plurality of processing stations. An endless pull strip extends through the successive stations. A light lock compartment is located in the path of pull strip travel and has an open side opening into the interior of the pro... | 01/03/1978 |
