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Counter cross flow for an automatic tray processor

CA 2121441 C · Owner: Rosenburgh, John Howard · Inventors: Manico, Joseph Anthony; Rosenburgh, John Howard; Patton, David Lynn

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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 introduced into opposite ends of alternating impingement slot nozzles, having delivery channels and the squeegee pinch rollers are used to remove the processing solution from the photosensitive material and provide transport of the photosensitive material. Solution level control is achieved by drains positioned below the tops of the upturned sections. The slot nozzles and the pinch rollers work interactively to break down the chemical barrier …

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  • Filed April 15, 1994 and granted December 8, 1998. A Canadian patent filed from October 1, 1989 lasts 20 years from filing, so its term ended April 15, 2014.
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FiledApril 15, 1994
GrantedDecember 8, 1998
Term endedApril 15, 2014
Patent numberCA 2121441 C
Classification (IPC)G03D3/06 +2 more

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1995199719992001200320052007200920112013Application filedApril 15, 1994Patent grantedDec 8, 1998Term endedApril 15, 2014

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