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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7282675 | Integrated thermal unit having a shuttle with a temperature controlled surface An integrated thermal unit comprising a bake plate configured to heat a substrate supported on a surface of the bake plate; a chill plate configured to cool a substrate supported on a surface of the chill plate; and a substrate transfer shuttle configured to transfe... | 10/16/2007 |
| 7229240 | Substrate processing apparatus and substrate processing method When the processing temperature in a heater should be changed between lots, for example, a foremost substrate in a subsequent lot is transported to a position close to the heater such as a substrate holding part, and is held in standby thereat until adjustment of a ... | 06/12/2007 |
| 7080652 | Automated semiconductor processing systems A semiconductor processing system for wafers or other semiconductor articles. The system uses an interface section at an end of the machine accessible from the clean room. A plurality of processing stations are arranged away from the clean room interface. A transfer... | 07/25/2006 |
| 6942738 | Automated semiconductor processing system An automated semiconductor processing system has an indexer bay perpendicularly aligned with a process bay within a clean air enclosure. An indexer in the indexer bay provides stocking or storage for work in progress semiconductor wafers. Process chambers are locate... | 09/13/2005 |
| 6910816 | Digital film processing method A method of developing a latent image on a photographic element (such as imagewise exposed photographic film) by absorbing a dye precursor into the film, applying a developer solution to the film to develop the latent image and form a dye in the film, scanning the f... | 06/28/2005 |
| 6758613 | Method and system for environmental control during film processing A method and system for environmental control in film processing is disclosed. In general, photographic film is coated with a processing solution, such as a developer solution, and is then developed within a controlled air environment. In the preferred embodiments, ... | 07/06/2004 |
| 6752546 | Photosensitive material processing rack and apparatus A rack comprises feed rollers, sidewall members, a base member, a top wall member, a bottom plate, guide members, and a grip. The inside of the top wall member is hollow, and filling liquid is loaded therein. A processing tank contains rinsing solution. The rack get... | 06/22/2004 |
| 6624875 | Image recording device An image recording device includes: a supplying section for supplying recording media; an image recording section for exposing, on the basis of digital image data, the recording media supplied from the supplying section, so as to record images on the reco... | 09/23/2003 |
| 6076980 | Photographic processor having scrubbing rollers A method and apparatus for processing a photosensitive material. The apparatus includes a narrow processing channel through which a photosensitive material passes. A drive mechanism for transporting of the photosensitive material through the processing ch... | 06/20/2000 |
| 6068414 | Roller for use in a photographic sheet material wet processing apparatus The roller (20) comprises a main body member (31), a shaft (46) fixed to the main body member (31) and extending from one end thereof, and an end member (34) in contact with the main body member (31), characterised in that the end member (34) is mounted o... | 05/30/2000 |
| 6027262 | Resist process method and system A resist process method includes the steps of, preparing a process section for processing a wafer, means for extracting the wafer from a cassette and conveying the substrate to the process section, a cleaning section for finally cleaning the wafer process... | 02/22/2000 |
| 5993084 | Apparatus and method for the processing of photographic sheet material The apparatus comprises a developing station (10), a second treatment station (12), a third treatment station (14). A liquid connection (52) is provided between the third treatment station (14) and the second treatment station (12). In a cleaning mode, li... | 11/30/1999 |
| 5828922 | Dual processing module for photosensitive material A processing apparatus for processing of photographic material, the apparatus comprises a first plurality of successive processing tanks, each containing a processing solution. The plurality of first tanks form a first processing path for a first photogra... | 10/27/1998 |
| 5822644 | Photographic processor and method of operation A modular photographic processor for processing a photosensitive material. The processor comprising a modular processing section containing at least one removable processing tank for holding a processing solution therein, the removable processing tank hav... | 10/13/1998 |
| 5771090 | Image recording apparatus comprising an imagesetter and a vertical processor Apparatus for exposing and processing a photographic recording material, generally called imaging element, comprising (i) an exposing part, generally called imagesetter, in which the imaging element is imagewise exposed, and (ii) a processing part, genera... | 06/23/1998 |
| 5745816 | Roller for use in a photographic sheet material processing apparatus A roller, for use in a photographic sheet material processing apparatus, comprises a core (32) provided with a covering of relatively soft material (34). The roller has a length (L) of from 0.4 to 2.0 m. The core has a maximum diameter (D) of less than 0.... | 04/28/1998 |
| 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 |
| 5692228 | Photographic film developing apparatus A photographic film developing apparatus includes a developing section including a developing tank for developing a photographic film strip, a drying section drying the developed film strip, and a film collecting/storing holder disposed adjacent an exit o... | 11/25/1997 |
| 5687419 | Method of processing photographic material and photographic processing apparatus Described herein is a method and apparatus for processing photographic material in sheet form. The sheet (2) to be processed is formed into a generally tubular configuration and inserted between the nip of a pair of drive rollers (4, 6). Processing soluti... | 11/11/1997 |
| 5664254 | Substrate processing apparatus and substrate processing method A wafer processing apparatus includes a common path, extending in a Y-axis direction, in which one wafer or a plurality of wafers are conveyed, a plurality of process units stacked on both sides of the common path to constitute multi-stage structures, a m... | 09/02/1997 |
| 5651823 | Clustered photolithography system A substrate photolithography system includes a substrate handling robot which pivots about a fixed point and transfers substrates between photoresist coater, a developer, and a heating/cooling unit, all of which are clustered about the robot. The end effe... | 07/29/1997 |
| 5652939 | Apparatus for the wet processing of photographic sheet material A wet processor comprises a plurality of cells (12, 12', 12") mounted one above the other in a stack to define a substantially vertical sheet material path (20) through the apparatus. Each cell comprises a housing within which is mounted rotatable roller ... | 07/29/1997 |
| 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 |
| 5572273 | Apparatus and method for making a lithographic offset plate by the silver salt diffusion transfer process Provided is an apparatus for processing a photographic sheet (9) which comprises at least one station (4) with inlet and outlet pressure roller pairs (42 to 45) for transporting the sheet, spray means (22) for spraying processing liquid (21) onto at least... | 11/05/1996 |
| 5532780 | Photographic processing method using a cartridge A photographic processing machine having at least two processing tanks for holding different processing solutions and a removable container (100) containing working strength processing solutions and a washing-stabilizing solution in separate sub-container... | 07/02/1996 |
| 5491530 | Processing of photographic film Described herein is a portable film processing arrangement which is housed in a case-like receptacle comprising a base portion and a lid portion. Base portion 10 houses a plurality of processing units 30 which accommodate spiral holders onto which film to... | 02/13/1996 |
| 5483315 | Apparatus for wet processing photographic sheets An apparatus for developing exposed sheets of photographic material has a developing tank and a fixing tank which are separated by a vertical dividing wall, Each of the tanks has a transporting system for continuously transporting the exposed sheets throu... | 01/09/1996 |
| 5202716 | Resist process system A resist process system of the present invention includes at least two robots for conveying a wafer, a passage through which the robots can move, plural process units arranged along the passage, and a waiting unit for temporarily holding the wafer which i... | 04/13/1993 |
| 5177514 | Apparatus for coating a photo-resist film and/or developing it after being exposed The resist-processing system according to the present invention includes at least one processing sections having a plurality of treatment units for performing various kinds of treatments on a semiconductor wafer such as the coating process and baking proc... | 01/05/1993 |
| 5049915 | Photosensitive material processing apparatus with dryer In photographic silver halide photosensitive material processing apparatus comprising a processing tank for processing the photosensitive material by dipping it in a processing solution and a drying section including pairs of transport and guide rollers f... | 09/17/1991 |
| 4994839 | Developing device using plurality of tanks This invention is to provide a developing device for developing images by means of a photographic process wherein a photographic film is sequentially transported through a developing fluid, a bleach fixing fluid and a stabilizing fluid, and the device com... | 02/19/1991 |
| 4985722 | Apparatus for coating a photo-resist film and/or developing it after being exposed An apparatus is disclosed which forms a photo-resist film on a substrate surface and/or develops it. A passage provided such that it extends in a predetermined direction to allow conveying of a substrate having a surface on which a photoresist film is to ... | 01/15/1991 |
| 4952958 | Photo-sensitive printing plate automatic developing apparatus A photo-sensitive printing plate automatic developing apparatus for conveying a photo-sensitive printing plate upon which an image has been exposed, along a conveyor route while developing it in a developing tank, and then performing at least one of the f... | 08/28/1990 |
| 4814809 | Photographic processing apparatus and method A processing apparatus with several liquid stations for the wet processing of image-wise exposed photographic elements, e.g. sheets, wherein the different processing liquids are provided in different liquid compartments (85, 86, 87) of the processing cass... | 03/21/1989 |
| 4286860 | Apparatus for making carrier tape A strip 20 has a drive margin 36 and a latent image of a pattern in a light sensitive coating 73 of a pattern portion 22 thereon. To avoid disturbing the pattern, the strip 20 is gripped by the drive margin 36 using a set 43 of pinch-drive rollers which d... | 09/01/1981 |
| 4259002 | Plate processing apparatus Apparatus for simultaneously treating the surfaces of a plurality of exposed photopolymer printing plates supported one above another by racks on a trolley. The trolley may be moved by a conveyor 18 from a first compartment 6 to a second compartment 7 sep... | 03/31/1981 |
| 4215928 | Apparatus for treating the surfaces of cylindrical objects in a number of sequential steps Apparatus for treating the surfaces of cylindrical objects in a number of sequential steps and, more particularly, for treating photopolymer printing cylinders in alignment with separate treatment bays. The cylinders are individually rotated in each compa... | 08/05/1980 |
| 4192594 | Camera film processor A camera portion and a processor portion are combined so that the film exposed in the camera portion is processed in the processor portion. The camera portion is provided with a roll film take-up magazine and a cutter for cutting a roll film into sheet fi... | 03/11/1980 |
| 4178089 | Photographic developer A photographic developer for sheet film arranged to feed the film through two or more interconnected chambers sealed by seals at the inlet of the first chamber and the outlet of the final chamber and also sealed at the interconnection of the chambers by m... | 12/11/1979 |
| 3982259 | Photographic material processing module A photographic material processing module usable alone for all the processing steps in a processing procedure, or with like modules in side-by-side relation, each module performing one or more of the processing steps. Exposed photographic material is moun... | 09/21/1976 |
