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US3147366A Expired / Lapsed US ⏱️ 0.0 years remaining

Temperature controlled photographic processor

Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1962-02-05
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Granted: 1964-09-01
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Expires: 1982-02-05
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Abstract

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Inventors

  • 👤 Alex W Dreyfoos

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-10-29 01:28
CPC Classifications
H; H05; H05B; H05B1/00; H05B1/02; H05B1/0227; H05B1/023; H05B1/0247; G; G03; G03D; G03D13/00; G03D13/006

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim 88 words
A PHOTOGRAPHIC PROCESSOR COMPRISING A VISIBLE-LIGHTTIGHT PROCESSING SOLUTION CONTAINER HAVING AT LEAST A PORTION THEREOF TRANSPARENT TO INFRA-RED RADIATION, MEANS FOR HEATING THE SOLUTION TO AND RETAINING IT AT A SELECTED ELEVATED TEMPERATURE COMPRISING, AN INFRA-RED HEAT SOURCE POSITIONED EXTERIORLY OF AND ADJACENT SAID TRANSPARENT PORTION FOR HEATING THE INTERIOR OF SAID CONTAINER, AND THERMOSTATIC MEANS POSITIONED IN HEAT EXCHANGE RELATIONSHIP TO THE CONTAINER AND WITHIN THE PATH OF RADIATIONS FROM SAID INFRA-RED HEAT SOURCE FOR CONTROLLING SAID HEAT SOURCE IN RESPONSE TO TEMPERATURE VARIATIONS WITHIN SAID CONTAINER.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 88 words
A PHOTOGRAPHIC PROCESSOR COMPRISING A VISIBLE-LIGHTTIGHT PROCESSING SOLUTION CONTAINER HAVING AT LEAST A PORTION THEREOF TRANSPARENT TO INFRA-RED RADIATION, MEANS FOR HEATING THE SOLUTION TO AND RETAINING IT AT A SELECTED ELEVATED TEMPERATURE COMPRISING, AN INFRA-RED HEAT SOURCE POSITIONED EXTERIORLY OF AND ADJACENT SAID TRANSPARENT PORTION FOR HEATING THE INTERIOR OF SAID CONTAINER, AND THERMOSTATIC MEANS POSITIONED IN HEAT EXCHANGE RELATIONSHIP TO THE CONTAINER AND WITHIN THE PATH OF RADIATIONS FROM SAID INFRA-RED HEAT SOURCE FOR CONTROLLING SAID HEAT SOURCE IN RESPONSE TO TEMPERATURE VARIATIONS WITHIN SAID CONTAINER.

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