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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7320583 | Apparatus and method for producing colored extruded food products An apparatus and associated method for varying the color and/or flavor of an extruded food product during a single production run of a single extrusion device. The apparatus includes a multi-additive injection system, which is attached to a fluid supply line of an e... | 01/22/2008 |
| 6752547 | Liquid delivery system and method Embodiments of the invention provide a liquid delivery system. The liquid delivery system generally includes a plurality of vessels flexibly coupled to a frame to provide vibration isolation therefrom. In one embodiment, the liquid delivery system includes tubing co... | 06/22/2004 |
| 6228557 | Processing method and apparatus for production of lithographic printing plates An apparatus is provided for processing a lithographic printing plate precursor comprising an aluminium support, an image-receiving layer and a silver halide emulsion layer. The apparatus comprises a tank for holding a processing liquid, at least one set ... | 05/08/2001 |
| 6024501 | Method for controlling the activity of an inorganic development composition The invention concerns a method for controlling the activity of a development composition which comprises, as a developing agent, an organometallic complex. The method includes measuring the variations in optical density difference of the composition that... | 02/15/2000 |
| 6000861 | Method of and device for testing a photographic film The invention concerns a method of testing the state of development of a photographic film in a light-proof cartridge. According to the invention, the leading edge of the film is pulled out of the cartridge, the film is positioned between a light source a... | 12/14/1999 |
| 5980131 | Automatic developing apparatus for photosensitive material This invention is directed to an auto developing apparatus for a photosensitive material. The auto-developing-apparatus of this invention includes a treatment tank that is filled with a liquid; a supply unit for supplying the liquid to the treatment tank;... | 11/09/1999 |
| 5871028 | Photoresist solution storage and supply device A photoresist storage and supply device. The device includes a control unit for generating a number of on/off signals. A number of gas supply valves are open to let gas pass according to the on/off signals. A number of photoresist solution storage vessels... | 02/16/1999 |
| 5781821 | Developing apparatus having float sensor system for replenishing tank A float sensor system for a replenishing tank 70 including an injection nozzle 80 attachable to a liquid feeding nozzle 60 of a replenishing device 70 for replenishing processing liquid to a development processing tank unit. This system includes a float 8... | 07/14/1998 |
| 5678120 | Method and apparatus for processing a photosensitive material A method and apparatus for processing a photosensitive material. The apparatus has a processing tank for holding and retaining a processing solution, an agitation propeller, and a motor for driving said agitation propeller so as to move the processing sol... | 10/14/1997 |
| 5400107 | Automatic replenishment, calibration and metering system for an automatic tray processor A low volume photographic material processing apparatus that utilizes a narrow horizontal processing channel. A replenishment pump calibration system is integrated into the processor so that no manual measurements or special tools are required to set repl... | 03/21/1995 |
| 5400105 | Automatic processing machine for silver halide photographic light-sensitive materials In an apparatus for processing a light-sensitive silver halide photographic material, there is provided a solid agent replenishing device to store a package in which a solid agent is packed in a moistureproofing manner. The replenishing device releases th... | 03/21/1995 |
| 5400106 | 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... | 03/21/1995 |
| 5398094 | Slot impingement 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... | 03/14/1995 |
| 5355191 | Photographic processing apparatus and method A processing solution such as a developer and fixer is maintained at optimum processing ability by conducting electricity through an anion exchange membrane. In FIG. 1 , for example, an anion exchange membrane A1 and an only H+ and/or OH-... | 10/11/1994 |
| 5353087 | Automatic replenishment, calibration and metering system 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. A replenishment pump calibration system is integrated into t... | 10/04/1994 |
| 5353085 | Automatic processor for processing silver halide photographic light-sensitive material An automatic processing system for photographic light-sensitive material, which includes an automatic processor having a processing tank containing a processing solution with which the material is processed, a replenisher of a concentrated processing repl... | 10/04/1994 |
| 5339131 | Automatic replenishment, calibration and metering system for a photographic processing apparatus A low volume photographic material processing apparatus that utilizes a tank having integral means through which processing solution is pumped and a rack which has integral means to facilitate its insertion and removal from the tank, the rack and the tank... | 08/16/1994 |
| 5331364 | Apparatus for diluting and mixing chemicals and automatically feeding the diluted chemicals to a photographic processor on demand A system is provided for (1) metering an amount of at least one concentrated liquid chemical solution, (2) metering an amount of water, (3) feeding the metered amounts of concentrated chemical solution and water to a static, inline mixing member and (4) d... | 07/19/1994 |
| 5311236 | Process and device for the feeding of fluid additives, and in particular the feeding of replenishers to a photographic processing fluid Process and device for the feeding of fluid additives and, in particular, of replenishers to a photographic processing fluid. Fluid additives are supplied to the processing fluid contained in a photographic processing tank by a feeding duct. The feeding d... | 05/10/1994 |
| 5307107 | Replenisher supplying apparatus for photographic processor A replenisher supplying apparatus for use in a photographic processor having a processing tank to which pieces of a photosensitive material are consecutively transported for processing, so as to supply replenishers to the processing tank. The apparatus in... | 04/26/1994 |
| 5298932 | Method for replenishing photographic developer solutions A method is provided for replenishing a Photographic developer solution in a processing apparatus which includes a developer tank, a developer-addition reservoir, and a replenishment station. The method is characterized in that developer-addition solution... | 03/29/1994 |
| 5280318 | Apparatus for processing photosensitive material A method for replenishing a solution in a film processor having a sump tank. The method provides for adding a sufficient amount of replenishment solution to the sump tank upon powering up of the film processor and in response to removing processing fluid ... | 01/18/1994 |
| 5270762 | Slot impingement for a photographic processing apparatus An apparatus for processing photosensitive materials, which comprises: a tank through which a processing solution is pumped; a rack having integral means to facilitate its insertion and removal from the tank, the rack and the tank are relatively dimension... | 12/14/1993 |
| 5237360 | Apparatus for processing photosensitive materials A photographic processing apparatus for processing a photosensitive material with a processing solution including first and second processing ingredients includes a processing tank for holding the processing solution and for processing the photosensitive ... | 08/17/1993 |
| 5184165 | Processor with automatic chemical dilution and mixing system A processor for photographic film or paper has a tank for holding a processing solution. A filter is located within the tank, and solution is removed from the tank through the filter and returned to the tank. An improved replenishment system for the proce... | 02/02/1993 |
| 5179406 | Apparatus for treating a photosensitive material and method of adding water for use therein The following is disclosed: an apparatus for treating photosensitive material and a method for the implementation of the same, in which the water amount which evaporated from each treating tank is supplied so as to hold the concentration of the treating s... | 01/12/1993 |
| 5179405 | Replenisher supply device for photosensitive planographic printing plate processing apparatus A replenisher supply device for photosensitive planographic printing plate processing apparatus, the supply device being arranged independently of each photosensitive planographic printing plate processing apparatus, which includes: a unit for opening a s... | 01/12/1993 |
| 5172153 | Processing apparatus A web treatment apparatus comprises a means defining a channel through which the web is transported. Treatment fluid is injected into the channel on opposite sides of the web at spaced injection sites and evacuated from the channel on opposite sides of th... | 12/15/1992 |
| 5150142 | Device for replenishing fixing solution employed in automatic processor In a fixer replenishing device employed in an automatic processor, a hardening agent is diluted with water and then mixed with a fixing agent. Since the hardening agent is not directly mixed with the fixing agent, no crystals are deposited.... | 09/22/1992 |
| 5059998 | Processing solution supplementing apparatus and method A processing solution supplying apparatus and method for supplementarily supplying a processing solution into a processing vessel for processing a photographic photosensitive material. The quantity of supply of the processing solution is detected, and a s... | 10/22/1991 |
| 5057858 | Developer recycler in connection with photo processing machine A device for recycling developer into a photo processing machine. The device includes a container for containing developer coming out of the developer overflow outlet of the photo processing machine. The developer enters via an inlet into the container, c... | 10/15/1991 |
| 4937608 | Photographic processing apparatus In a photographic processing apparatus for immersing and developing an exposed light sensitive material in a developer contained in a developing tank, the temperature of the developer is detected and an evaporation amount of the developer corresponding to... | 06/26/1990 |
| 4888607 | Photograph processing method and apparatus A method and apparatus for developing photographic film and paper. A plurality of storage tanks flow by gravity into a common manifold. The manifold directs the fluid flow to a rotating drum assembly. After mixing, the fluid flows into a catch basin and, ... | 12/19/1989 |
| 4841321 | Circulating liquid flow detecting apparatus in a machine for automatically processing light-sensitive material An apparatus for detecting circulating liquid flow in a machine for automatically processing a photographic light-sensitive material is disclosed in which a branch pipe opened at a position higher than a liquid level of a processing liquid is vertically p... | 06/20/1989 |
| 4796042 | Printing plate processor having recirculating water wash reclamation A wash water reclamation system for a printing plate processor having an external reservoir, wash water pumping and collecting means and means for continuously measuring wash water pH and conductivity. Conductivity and pH are automatically adjusted at pre... | 01/03/1989 |
| 4769662 | Method of supplying replenishing solution in automatic developing machine Disclosed is a method of supplying replenishing solution in an automatic developing machine which processes exposed film by means of pump. A time required for the pump to operate is determined using a discharge rate of the pump and a total quantity of rep... | 09/06/1988 |
| 4577950 | Computer controlled replenishing system for automatic film processor A system for replenishing the chemical compounds of the various solutions used in an automatic film processor by which predetermined quantities of replenishing compounds are added to the tanks of the film processor during each operating cycle of the film ... | 03/25/1986 |
| 4370046 | Method and apparatus for processing exposed photographic material with bath constituent supply outlet openings at different levels A processing bath is accommodated in a container having a pipe which communicates with the interior of the container at two different locations of the latter. The bath is circulated through this pipe and a pump for circulation of the bath is provided in t... | 01/25/1983 |
| 4346981 | Dual rate automatic anti-oxidation replenisher control A processor of photosensitive material includes an automatic control system for providing anti-oxidation replenishment. The control system includes a real time clock for providing an indication of the time of day, and means for storing a schedule of opera... | 08/31/1982 |
| 4329042 | Method and apparatus for regenerating photographic processing solution Two concentrated solutions (A and B) are used, together with diluting water (W). One concentrate, at a pH below 7, contains hydroquinone, sulphite and sodium formaldehyde bisulphite, whereas the other contains alkali, buffer substances and complexing agen... | 05/11/1982 |
