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US3190205A Expired / Lapsed US ⏱️ 0.0 years remaining

Gel applicator device for chemical processing of photographic film strips

Assignee: Panacolor Inc
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Filing: 1961-01-10
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Granted: 1965-06-22
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Expires: 1981-01-10
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Abstract

No abstract record available.

Inventors

  • 👤 Baumbach Harlan

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-10-25 10:10
CPC Classifications
G; G03; G03D; G03D5/00; G03D5/06; G03D5/067

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim 134 words
AN APPLICATOR DEVICE FOR COATING A MOVING FILM STRIP WITH GEL MATERIAL, COMPRISING IN COMBINATION: A PULLEY AROUND WHICH A MOVING FILM STRIP MAY PASS, SAID PULLEY HAVING END FLANGES, AN OPEN TOP CONTAINER FOR THIXOTROPIC GEL MATERIAL, A POWER-DRIVEN APPLICATOR WHEEL HAVING A LOWER PORTION PROJECTING INTO THE CONTAINER AND AN UPPER PORTION PROJECTING BETWEEN THE FLANGES OF SAID PULLEY AND COOPERATING WITH THE SURFACE AND FLANGES OF SAID PULLEY TO DEFINE A BIGHT, SAID APPLICATOR WHEEL BEING ADAPTED TO CARRY GEL MATERIAL UPON ITS PERIPHERY INTO CONTACT WITH A SURFACE OF THE FILM STRIP TO FORM A CONTINUOUS COATING UPON SAID SURFACE OF THE FILM STRIP, AND STATIONARY BLADE MEANS POSITIONED ADJACENT SAID PULLEY ADAPTED TO CONTACT SAID GEL MATERIAL ADHERING TO SAID FILM STRIP FOR REGULATING THE THICKNESS OF SAID COATING.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 134 words
AN APPLICATOR DEVICE FOR COATING A MOVING FILM STRIP WITH GEL MATERIAL, COMPRISING IN COMBINATION: A PULLEY AROUND WHICH A MOVING FILM STRIP MAY PASS, SAID PULLEY HAVING END FLANGES, AN OPEN TOP CONTAINER FOR THIXOTROPIC GEL MATERIAL, A POWER-DRIVEN APPLICATOR WHEEL HAVING A LOWER PORTION PROJECTING INTO THE CONTAINER AND AN UPPER PORTION PROJECTING BETWEEN THE FLANGES OF SAID PULLEY AND COOPERATING WITH THE SURFACE AND FLANGES OF SAID PULLEY TO DEFINE A BIGHT, SAID APPLICATOR WHEEL BEING ADAPTED TO CARRY GEL MATERIAL UPON ITS PERIPHERY INTO CONTACT WITH A SURFACE OF THE FILM STRIP TO FORM A CONTINUOUS COATING UPON SAID SURFACE OF THE FILM STRIP, AND STATIONARY BLADE MEANS POSITIONED ADJACENT SAID PULLEY ADAPTED TO CONTACT SAID GEL MATERIAL ADHERING TO SAID FILM STRIP FOR REGULATING THE THICKNESS OF SAID COATING.

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