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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7422383 | Photosensitive material processor Developer is supplied to a first spray pipe disposed in a developing bath. The inside of the developing bath is provided with a heater. A liquid-flow generating unit comprises a liquid-flow generating head and a branch duct, which is connected to a branch pipe of th... | 09/09/2008 |
| 7168866 | Multi-chamber washing device for photosensitive material A washing bath in a photographic paper processor has plural washing chambers for washing photographic paper with washing water by passage of the photographic paper. Plural cell units are coupled with one another vertically by a modular structure. Each of the cell un... | 01/30/2007 |
| 7004651 | Submerged processing device for photosensitive material A submerged processing device for a photosensitive material disposed at a partitioning wall which is provided within a processing tank main body and which is between processing chambers respectively storing a processing liquid, the submerged processing device includ... | 02/28/2006 |
| 6913404 | Film processing solution cartridge and method for developing and digitizing film A digital film processing system and film processing solution cartridge are disclosed. The cartridge comprises a housing and a chamber for storing a film processing fluid. The processing solution may be contained within a flexible bladder within the chamber. The car... | 07/05/2005 |
| 6866433 | Photographic processing The invention relates to photographic processing and provides a photographic processing system, comprising one or more processing tanks for processing photographic material. The system also has at least one buffer tank for receiving concentrated replenisher solution... | 03/15/2005 |
| 6776541 | Dual X-ray film developing apparatus A dual X-ray film-processing device having developer and fixer liquid receptacles connected to film processing tanks by twin chemical pumps through piping having valves therein whereby X-ray film for dental or medical use is being processed continuously thereby spee... | 08/17/2004 |
| 6705779 | Automatic replenishment for a treatment compartment of a photofinishing apparatus The invention relates to an arrangement for preparing a liquid treatment solution for treating photosensitive material, said arrangement including a storage container for storing fresh treating solution to be fed to a development compartment of a development apparat... | 03/16/2004 |
| 6705780 | Processor A processor for processing photosensitive material has a rotatable outer drum and an inner sprocket wheel which is independently rotatable from the outer drum. Two sets of sprocket teeth and, are provided on the sprocket wheel to engage with the material to be proce... | 03/16/2004 |
| 6702485 | Photosensitive material processing apparatus and pleated cartridge filter A photosensitive material processing apparatus according to the present invention includes a tank that has a body charged with a solution that processes the photosensitive material, the apparatus comprising a filter for purifying the processing solution, ... | 03/09/2004 |
| 6663301 | Chemical delivery system for use with a photographic processor and method of operation A chemical delivery system and method for use in a photographic processor is disclosed. The chemical delivery system includes a heating assembly that comprises a heating chamber and a level detection sensor. The heating chamber receives a predetermined am... | 12/16/2003 |
| 6652168 | Photosensitive material processor A device for processing a photosensitive material using processing solution includes, processing chambers for storing processing solution therein, at least one of the processing chambers being lower than another processing chamber, a bypass for placing ea... | 11/25/2003 |
| 6592271 | Processing solution delivery system for use with a photographic processor and method of operation A processing solution delivery system and method for a photographic processor includes a plurality of chambers that are adapted to hold a distinct processing solution therein. A manifold is fluidly connected to the chambers and includes an inclined soluti... | 07/15/2003 |
| 6547459 | Processing apparatus A drum chamber in which photographic material is processed is provided with a section in which the walls overlap to form a narrow channel therebetween. The channel acts as the entrance to and exit from the chamber for the material being processed.... | 04/15/2003 |
| 6335147 | Developing processing method and apparatus There is disclosed a developing processing method and apparatus in which developing processing is carried out with a developing solution being jetted toward an emulsion surface of a photosensitive material from jetting holes of a blowoff chamber. Only one... | 01/01/2002 |
| 6333144 | Developing processing method and apparatus In a developing processing method and apparatus in which developing processing is carried out in such a manner that a processing solution is jetted from jetting holes to an emulsion surface of a photosensitive material, a hole diameter of the jetting hole... | 12/25/2001 |
| 6305854 | Relating to photographic processes A method of processing photosensitive material which passes through at least two processing solutions in which the material is rinsed after passing through a first solution and prior to passing through the second solution. The mixture of rinse solution an... | 10/23/2001 |
| 6287026 | Method of replenishment for processing A method of replenishing a processing solution by adding the replenisher directly to the surface of the emulsion side of the material to be processed. This accelerates the processing of the material and maintains the sensitometry of the processing solutio... | 09/11/2001 |
| 6270267 | Method of developing photosensitive resin plate and developing device A method of developing a photosensitive resin plate comprising, in order to greatly prolonging the service life of a developing solution and increase the number of plates that can be developed using a specified amount of the developing solution, supplying... | 08/07/2001 |
| 6213656 | Photographic processing apparatus having improved light-lock feature An apparatus for processing a photosensitive media. The apparatus having a processing path for passing of a photosensitive media through the apparatus, and a light-lock feed slot assembly for allowing the photosensitive media to be fed into the processing... | 04/10/2001 |
| 6176628 | Processing photographic material Apparatus for processing photographic material comprises a succession of processing regions formed by inclined planes extending between sets of rollers. As the material is driven up the planes with its emulsion side down, wash solution flows down beneath ... | 01/23/2001 |
| 6165690 | Method of developing photosensitive lithographic printing plate precursor A method of development is disclosed, wherein printing plate precursors capable of being exposed with an infrared laser can be developed over a prolonged period without causing image defects, etc. The method comprises conducting the development of a photo... | 12/26/2000 |
| 6152618 | Apparatus and a method for processing photographic material An apparatus for the processing of photographic material, and in particular for the development of photographically exposed plates intended for printing plates in a printing operation, comprises an upwardly open tank (5) containing a bath of liquid, conve... | 11/28/2000 |
| 6106169 | Processing photographic material Method and apparatus are disclosed for washing exposed photographic material in less time and with a reduced replenishment rate compared with conventional processing. Multi-stage counter-current washing is employed, in which the time that the material spe... | 08/22/2000 |
| 6102588 | Apparatus for the processing of photographic sheet material An apparatus for the processing of photographic sheet material comprises a plurality of treatment cells (121, 122, 123) mounted one beside another to define a substantially horizontal sheet material path (14). Each cell co... | 08/15/2000 |
| 6086270 | Processing photographic material Apparatus for processing photographic material has a plurality of stages for carrying out different processing steps. At least one stage has a series of processing regions each defined by an inclined surface that extends between sets of rollers. The surfa... | 07/11/2000 |
| 6082909 | Manually actuated dispensers and kit for roomlight processing of black-and-white photographic elements Black-and-white elements, such as radiographic films, can be processed in roomlight because they include certain light absorbing dyes and desensitizers. Processing of such elements can be achieved using a processing kit and a two-stage process carried out... | 07/04/2000 |
| 6074110 | Sheet material processing apparatus A sheet material processing apparatus comprises at least one treatment cell in which a pair of rotatable path-defining rollers (28, 30) define a sheet material path (20) through the cell. The path-defining rollers have a closed position in which the path-... | 06/13/2000 |
| 6071022 | Sealing arrangement A machine part (24) is provided with a resilient seal (28) having an in-use condition in which the seal (28) protrudes beyond a sealing face (32) of the machine part (24). The seal (28) has an alternative condition in which it is accommodated in a cut-out... | 06/06/2000 |
| 6071020 | Apparatus for the processing of photographic sheet material An apparatus, having relatively low capital cost, for the processing of photographic sheet material (22) comprises a plurality of closed treatment cells (121, 122, 123, 124) and a sheet material path (20) extend... | 06/06/2000 |
| 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 |
| 6059467 | Processing photographic material Exposed photographic film is washed in a multi-stage arrangement in which the film is guided through a container of solution and transferred from one stage to the next via air bubbles. The surface of solution that is exposed to the ambient atmosphere is m... | 05/09/2000 |
| 6049344 | Apparatus for the wet processing of photographic sheet material The apparatus comprises at least one treatment vessel (12) comprising a housing (14) having a sheet material inlet opening (17) and a sheet material outlet opening (18) defining a sheet material path (20) through said vessel (12). Each opening (17, 18) is... | 04/11/2000 |
| 6048111 | Light-sensitive material processing apparatus There is provided a light-sensitive material processing apparatus comprising a development section having processing baths including a development bath, a fixing bath and washing baths, a drying section and a sorter section, wherein at least one of the pr... | 04/11/2000 |
| 6045273 | Automatic developing machine for silver halide photographic light-sensitive material An apparatus for processing a silver halide photographic light-sensitive material, the apparatus having plural processes of at least a developing process, a bleaching process and a fixing process, comprises a supplying device to supply a processing soluti... | 04/04/2000 |
| 6024503 | Photograph developing apparatus A photograph developing apparatus includes a main processing tank and a sub-tank which is connected to the main processing tank. The sub-tank is provided with a filter, a sensor, and the like in order to filter processing solution and feed the filtered pr... | 02/15/2000 |
| 6012859 | Processing apparatus and method for processing photosensitive material A processing apparatus and method for processing photosensitive material includes processing paths which comprise downwardly inclined and upwardly inclined portions with respect to a conveying direction of photosensitive material. The processing paths are... | 01/11/2000 |
| 5997191 | Modular treatment vessel for use in a photographic material processing apparatus A housing (10) defines a liquid treatment chamber (12). The chamber (12) has entrance and exit openings (16, 18) each closed by a pair of co-operating path defining rollers (20), rotatable about a horizontal axis (26) and in contact with each other to for... | 12/07/1999 |
| 5984542 | Vessel for the wet processing of photographic sheet material The vessel (10) comprises a housing (12) having openings (14, 16) closed by pairs of rotatable path-defining rollers (18, 20, 22, 24) through which a sheet material path (30) extends. Liquid level control means (38) define a dynamic liquid level (L) in th... | 11/16/1999 |
| 5980130 | Rack A rack for use in a low volume thin tank of a photosensitive web processing apparatus. The rack comprises a plurality of fluid circulation ports in a face of the rack for applying fluid to a photosensitive web during processing. The fluid circulation port... | 11/09/1999 |
| 5975773 | Photographic processing apparatus A compact integrated system for film and print processing has chemical processing trays, sink, water filter and faucet, chemical storage, and drying screens integrated into a single multi-purpose unit. The processing trays are vertically stacked and rolle... | 11/02/1999 |
