Eastman-kodak Company

David K Bischoff

Lee F Frank

Michael K Rogers

A storage phosphor reader comprising: a receiving station for receiving a cassette containing a removable storage phosphor; a movable extraction mechanism for extracting and replacing a storage phosphor contained in a received cassette; a bar code located on the cassette/storage phosphor, the bar code including dimension data of a storage phosphor contained in the cassette; a bar code reader located at the receiving station for reading the bar code dimension data on a received storage phosphor cassette; and control means for controlling the movement of the extraction mechanism relative to a received storage phosphor cassette as a function of the read dimension data.

Storage phosphor reader using bar code for cassette extraction and

An air tube for use in a drying apparatus includes a tapered main tube body comprising an open air inlet end and a closed end opposite the open air inlet end, an air discharge port including an air exhaust slot, and an air diffuser located between the main tube body and the air discharge port, wherein the air diffuser includes a plurality of air flow apertures that are located at a position offset from the air exhaust slot of the air discharge port. The air tube is readily incorporated into a film processing system that includes a plurality of processing tanks, a film drying apparatus including a plurality of the air tubes, and a mechanism for transporting a photosensitive film through the processing tanks and into the film drying apparatus.

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Fairport, NY, United States of America

David K Bischoff