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US3153376A Expired / Lapsed US ⏱️ 0.0 years remaining

Photographic developer

Assignee: American Photocopy Equipment Co
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Filing: 1960-12-09
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Granted: 1964-10-20
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Expires: 1980-12-09
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Abstract

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Inventors

  • 👤 Hobart G Miller

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
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Last Synchronized 2026-11-07 12:10
CPC Classifications
G; G03; G03D; G03D9/00

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim 232 words
AN INEXPENSIVE MANUALLY OPERATED, COMPLETELY SELFCONTAINED DEVELOPER ADAPTED TO DEVELOP FILM AND PRINT PHOTOGRAPHIC IMAGES THEREFROM USING DIFFUSION TYPE FILM ALL IN ONE OPERATION, COMPRISING: A SUBSTANTIALLY LIGHTPROOF CONTAINER INCLUDING A BOTTOM WALL, SIDE WALLS AND A REMOVABLE COVER, SAID COVER AND ONE OF SAID SIDE WALLS DEFINING A FILM PASSING OPENING; A DEVELOPING FLUID COMPARTMENT IN SAID CONTAINER; A PAIR OF FILM ROLLS SUPPORTING CRADLES DISPOSED IN SAID CONTAINER ON A SIDE OF SAID FLUID CONTAINER REMOTE FROM SAID OPENING; SAID FILM BEING CAPABLE OF BEING DEVELOPED THROUGH A DIFFUSION TYPE PROCESS AND EACH OF SAID ROLLS HAVING AN EXTENDED LEADER; A PAIR OF SUBSTANTIALLY VERTICALLY DISPOSED, HORIZONTALLY EXTENDING BARS POSITIONED IN SAID COMPARTMENT; EACH ADAPTED TO URGE A STRIP OF FILM FROM ONE OF SAID ROLLS INTO A DEVELOPING FLUID WHEN SAID REMOVABLE COVER IS PLACED THEREOVER SO THAT NO LIGHT MAY EXIST INSIDE SAID CONTAINER DURING OPERATION OF SAID DEVELOPER; A FILM STRIP CONTACTING SURFACE IN SAID CONTAINER ON THE OPPOSITE SIDE OF SAID COMPARTMENT FROM SAID CRADLES, SAID CONTACTING SURFACE COMPRISING A PLURALITY OF ROTATABLE ROLLERS POSITIONED AT AN ANGLE AT THE PASSAGE OF SAID FILM STRIPS SO THAT SAID FILM STRIPS ARE BROUGHT INOT CONTACT AFTER THEIR EMERGENCE FROM THE FLUID AND SAID FILM STRIPS DUE TO AN EXTERNAL EXTRACTING FORCE ON SAID LEADERS MAY BE DRAWN FROM SAID FLUID AND SAID OPENING TO PROVIDE DEVELOPED IMAGES.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 232 words
AN INEXPENSIVE MANUALLY OPERATED, COMPLETELY SELFCONTAINED DEVELOPER ADAPTED TO DEVELOP FILM AND PRINT PHOTOGRAPHIC IMAGES THEREFROM USING DIFFUSION TYPE FILM ALL IN ONE OPERATION, COMPRISING: A SUBSTANTIALLY LIGHTPROOF CONTAINER INCLUDING A BOTTOM WALL, SIDE WALLS AND A REMOVABLE COVER, SAID COVER AND ONE OF SAID SIDE WALLS DEFINING A FILM PASSING OPENING; A DEVELOPING FLUID COMPARTMENT IN SAID CONTAINER; A PAIR OF FILM ROLLS SUPPORTING CRADLES DISPOSED IN SAID CONTAINER ON A SIDE OF SAID FLUID CONTAINER REMOTE FROM SAID OPENING; SAID FILM BEING CAPABLE OF BEING DEVELOPED THROUGH A DIFFUSION TYPE PROCESS AND EACH OF SAID ROLLS HAVING AN EXTENDED LEADER; A PAIR OF SUBSTANTIALLY VERTICALLY DISPOSED, HORIZONTALLY EXTENDING BARS POSITIONED IN SAID COMPARTMENT; EACH ADAPTED TO URGE A STRIP OF FILM FROM ONE OF SAID ROLLS INTO A DEVELOPING FLUID WHEN SAID REMOVABLE COVER IS PLACED THEREOVER SO THAT NO LIGHT MAY EXIST INSIDE SAID CONTAINER DURING OPERATION OF SAID DEVELOPER; A FILM STRIP CONTACTING SURFACE IN SAID CONTAINER ON THE OPPOSITE SIDE OF SAID COMPARTMENT FROM SAID CRADLES, SAID CONTACTING SURFACE COMPRISING A PLURALITY OF ROTATABLE ROLLERS POSITIONED AT AN ANGLE AT THE PASSAGE OF SAID FILM STRIPS SO THAT SAID FILM STRIPS ARE BROUGHT INOT CONTACT AFTER THEIR EMERGENCE FROM THE FLUID AND SAID FILM STRIPS DUE TO AN EXTERNAL EXTRACTING FORCE ON SAID LEADERS MAY BE DRAWN FROM SAID FLUID AND SAID OPENING TO PROVIDE DEVELOPED IMAGES.

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