Did You Know...
...that Robert Adler has the dubious distinction of being the Father of the Couch Potato? Back in 1955 Adler was employed by what was then Zenith Radio Corp., where he was charged to invent something that would allow viewers to turn down the TV volume without leaving their chairs. After a series of flops (such as a wired contraption that people tripped over), Adler hit on the idea of using sound waves. Thus the Remote Control was born...
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7353670 | Tile sponge washing and conditioning apparatus A tile sponge washing and conditioning apparatus is disclosed for washing in water a sponge used during a ceramic tile laying operation. The apparatus includes a frame for disposition thereof within the water. The frame includes a first wall and a second wall which ... | 04/08/2008 |
| 7089245 | Service desk data transfer interface A system, method and computer program product for importing data in a network-based customer relationship application is provided. First, data to be imported to a customer relationship application utilizing a network is identified. A set of predetermined rules assoc... | 08/08/2006 |
| 6652167 | Photosensitive material processing device In a shutter facing an aperture portion in a partition plate in a photosensitive material processing device, a blocking member, formed substantially in a semicircular cylindrical shape, is placed by the rotation of a shaft between blades thereby closing t... | 11/25/2003 |
| 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 |
| 6206587 | Automatic processing machine and method for manufacturing conveying rollers used therein There is provided an automatic processing machine which comprises a processing-solution processing section in which a photographic photosensitive material is subjected to development processing, and a drying section for drying the photeosensitive material... | 03/27/2001 |
| 6203219 | Photosensitive material processing apparatus When gears which drive rollers for transporting photographic printing paper are rotated to thereby transport the photographic printing paper, shutters retract from a photographic printing paper passage and rollers rotate so that the photographic printing ... | 03/20/2001 |
| 6161970 | Method of operating photosensitive material processing apparatus As developing processing operation is completed, driving of a motor is stopped so that rotation of conveying rollers is stopped. Then, in association with stopping of the conveying rollers, a timer is started. At a time when the timer has counted a specif... | 12/19/2000 |
| 6149322 | X-ray developing machine including debris-cleaning transfer arms A transport unit of an intraoral dental x-ray developing machine includes a track and upper and lower transfer drives for moving film chips through tanks of developing, fixing and rinsing solutions. Transfer grooves in the track can become clogged with de... | 11/21/2000 |
| 5980129 | Apparatus for cleaning an x-ray developing machine Disclosed herein is an apparatus for cleaning residue from a transport unit of an x-ray developing machine. The transport unit has inner and outer walls which form a path for multiple film chips to travel during development of the film chips. V-grooves in... | 11/09/1999 |
| 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 |
| 5682533 | Updating software within a telecommunications switch without interrupting existing communication and neither moving nor converting data A system and method for exchanging an old software version for a new version within a telecommunications switch without a system restart. The switch includes memory, a software loading subsystem, a database management subsystem, and a program exchange sub... | 10/28/1997 |
| 5606394 | Cleaning structure for out-of-liquid conveying portion A cleaning structure for an out-of-liquid conveying portion whose object is to facilitate detachment and attachment of a cleaning nozzle unit from and to a crossover rack, and to hold cleaning nozzles in predetermined positions suitable for the out-of-liq... | 02/25/1997 |
| 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 |
| 5420658 | Modular processing channel for an automatic tray processor A low volume photographic material processing apparatus that utilizes a narrow horizontal processing channel with an upturned entrance and exit to contain processing solution within the channel. The channel is formed by a repeating combination of modular ... | 05/30/1995 |
| 5420659 | Modular processing channel for an automatic tray processor A low volume photographic material processing apparatus that utilizes a narrow horizontal processing channel. The channel is formed by a repeating combination of modular squeegee pinch rollers and modular impingement slot nozzles. Photographic processing ... | 05/30/1995 |
| 5418591 | Counter cross flow for an automatic tray processor A low volume photographic material processing apparatus that utilizes a narrow horizontal processing channel. The channel is formed by a repeating combination of squeegee pinch rollers and impingement slot nozzles. Photographic processing solution is intr... | 05/23/1995 |
| 5414483 | Liquid wiper for photographic material A device for processing photographic materials and comprising at least one tank filled with a liquid, in which a) a number of superposed and successive pairs of rollers are disposed above the level of liquid in the tank, b) the rollers in each pair are dispose... | 05/09/1995 |
| 5400103 | Squeeze rollers A squeeze roller assembly is made up of a plurality of pairs of squeeze rollers are that arranged in a row over a plurality of rows of photographic developing tanks for delivering photosensitive materials between the adjacent developing tanks. One roller ... | 03/21/1995 |
| 5272499 | Photographic silver halide photosensitive material processing apparatus Photographic silver halide photosensitive material is processed through a series of juxtaposed processing tanks charged with processing solutions while feeding respective replenishers in accordance with the quantity of photosensitive material processed. A... | 12/21/1993 |
| 5103253 | Photographic material processing apparatus In a photographic material processing apparatus in which a photographic material is conveyed while being immersed and processed in photographic material processing liquids, guide members are provided at each boundary between adjacent processing tanks, and... | 04/07/1992 |
| 5045874 | Water distributor system for crossover assemblies in a film processor Film is developed in a processor by passing it through a container of development solution, then a container of a fixer solution, and then the film is passed through a wash container where it is washed with water before delivery to a dryer. As the film is... | 09/03/1991 |
| 4987438 | Apparatus for processing light-sensitive material A photosensitive material developer for developing a photosensitive material comprising a processor for developing the photosensitive material with a developer in a developer tank which is filled with the developer so that the developer is insulated from ... | 01/22/1991 |
| 4972219 | Automatic image developing apparatus for silver halide photographic photosensitive material An automatic image developing apparatus for a halide silver photographic photosensitive material includes a developing tank, and a fixing tank, a washing tank for successively delivering therethrough the halide silver photographic photosensitive material ... | 11/20/1990 |
| 4943823 | Structure of washing conveyance roller for photosensitive material processing machine A photosensitive material to which an image has been exposed is successively dipped into treatment liquid such as developer wherein development or other treatment is conducted. The photosensitive material drawn out from each treatment liquid is held by ho... | 07/24/1990 |
| 4887116 | Light-sensitive material feeding rack A light-sensitive material feeding rack for feeding a light-sensitive material along a feeding path within a processing tank by holding the material between paired feed rollers. The rack has guide plates extending along the feeding path for guiding the ma... | 12/12/1989 |
| 4839683 | Automatic image developing apparatus An automatic image developing apparatus for automatically developing an image recorded on a photographic photosensitive material includes a feeder assembly for feeding the photographic photosensitive material successively to processing tanks for developin... | 06/13/1989 |
| 4829330 | Automatic image developing apparatus for silver halide photographic photosensitive material An automatic image developing apparatus for a halide silver photographic photosensitive material includes a developing tank, a fixing tank, and a washing tank for successively delivering therethrough the halide silver photographic photosensitive material ... | 05/09/1989 |
| 4800408 | Photographic material developing and processing apparatus An apparatus for development processing of exposed silver halide photographic material, comprising a developing tank, a fixing tank, a pre-washing tank, a washing or stabilizing tank, a roller washing tank, and drying means, and further comprising a pair ... | 01/24/1989 |
| 4745423 | Photosensitive material processing apparatus Present invention provides a photosensitive material processing apparatus having an outside unit, an inside unit and a photosensitive material transport unit, in which both the outside unit and the inside unit are so shaped as to be a complementary figure... | 05/17/1988 |
| 4695147 | Apparatus and method for preventing the formation of a deposit from a processing solution on a film transport member In a roller transport assembly of a film processor, respective cross-over rollers for transferring the exposed film from one tank of processing solution to an adjacent tank of processing solution are positioned above the free surfaces of the solutions dur... | 09/22/1987 |
| 4687313 | Apparatus for processing sensitive materials An apparatus for processing sensitive materials has a tank in which film containing a sensitive material is conveyed, the film passing through a processing bath while guided by conveying rollers, and at least one wiper coming into contact with at least on... | 08/18/1987 |
| 4423947 | Rack for transporting photosensitive material through a bath A transporting device for advancing photosensitive material through a processing bath has an upper portion and a lower portion. The upper portion has an inlet region via which the photosensitive material is introduced into the bath and an outlet region vi... | 01/03/1984 |
| 4034389 | Apparatus for developing a travelling photographic emulsion carrier The apparatus has at least two containers for baths of treating liquid. Each container accommodates a plurality of guide rollers which guide the carrier in a loop-shaped path through the container, the path having a bight, and a deflecting roller which de... | 07/05/1977 |
