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Photographic development by rotating film discs in processing baths

CA 1089691 A · Owner: Eastman Kodak Company · Inventors: Harvey, Donald M.

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A processor and processing method for treating flat discrete elements of photographic film preferably, in a disc format, includes the use of a spindle for receiving the elements in stacked, parallel relation normal to the spindle. The spindle mounted discs are rotated in a processing solution to provide relative movement between the discs and the solution and are, rotated while out of the processing solution to remove excess solution from the discs.

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  • Granted November 18, 1980. A Canadian patent filed before October 1, 1989 lasted 17 years from grant, so its term ended November 18, 1997.
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FiledMarch 6, 1978
GrantedNovember 18, 1980
Term endedNovember 18, 1997
Patent numberCA 1089691 A
Classification (IPC)G03D3/04 +1 more

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1979198119831985198719891991199319951997Application filedMarch 6, 1978Patent grantedNov 18, 1980Term endedNov 18, 1997

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