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US3732099A Expired / Lapsed US ⏱️ 0.0 years remaining

Temperature sensitive pressure-applying members for a photographic processing liquid

Assignee: Polaroid Corp
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Filing: 1970-12-30
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Granted: 1973-05-08
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Expires: 1990-12-30
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Abstract

Abstract A PHOTOGRAPHIC PROCESS, IN WHICH A VISCOUS PHOTOGRAPHIC, PROCESSING LIQUID IS DISBRIBUTED IN A THIN LAYER BETWEEN AN EXPOSED PHOTOSENSITIVE ELEMENT AND ANOTHER ELEMENT BY MOVING THE ELEMENTS IN SUPER-POSITION THROUGH A CONVERGENT PASSAGE BETWEEN A PAIR OF JUXTAPOSED PRESSURE-APPLYING MEMBERS. THE VISCOSITY OF THE LIQUID VARIES INVERSELY WITH TEMPERATURE, THE SPEED OF MOVEMENT OF THE ELEMENTS IS CONSTANT AND THE PRESSURE-APPLYING MEMBERS ARE BIASED TOWARD ONE ANOTHER WITH A FORCE THAT IS VARIED IN INVERSE RELATION TO THE AMBIENT TEMPERATURE TO INSURE UNIFORM LIQIUD DISTRIBUTION DESPITE TEMPERATURE CHANGES. D R A W I N G

Inventors

  • 👤 R Chen

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CPC Classifications
G; G03; G03D; G03D9/00; G03D9/02; G03D9/025; G03B; G03B17/00; G03B17/28; G03B17/32; G03B17/34; G03B17/48; G03B17/50; G03B17/52; G03C; G03C8/00; G03C8/02; G03C8/08; G03C8/42

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USPTO Annuity & Maintenance Windows

Annuity Stage Window Opens Payment Deadline Surcharge Period Until Estimated Fee Status
3.5 Years (Year 4) 1976-05-07 1976-11-06 1977-05-08 $2000.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
7.5 Years (Year 8) 1980-05-07 1980-11-06 1981-05-08 $3760.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
11.5 Years (Year 12) 1984-05-07 1984-11-06 1985-05-08 $7700.00 Window Closed / Lapsed

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