Applied Science Fiction, Inc.

Eastman-kodak Company

John J Straigis

Joseph Benjamin Gault

Michael R Thering

Richard A Patterson

Leland A Lester

Kosta S Selinidis

Steven Kent Brown

Eric C Segerstrom

Stacy S Cook

G Gregory Mooty

Homero Saldana

Patrick W Lea

William D Mapel

Matthew R Thomas

William C May

A digital film processing system and film processing solution cartridge are disclosed. The cartridge comprises a housing and a chamber for storing a film processing fluid. The processing solution may be contained within a flexible bladder within the chamber. The cartridge may also include an integral applicator for coating the processing solution onto undeveloped film. The cartridge is generally removeably attached to the film processing system, but may also be refillable.

Film processing solution cartridge and method for developing and digitizing film

Multiple widths of fluid may be extruded onto portions of material without requiring a complex reconfiguration of the system or replacing the extruding device. In at least one embodiment, various extrusion widths are provided by altering the angle at which materials are guided with respect to the extruding device along a lateral plane with the extruder. In one embodiment, the present invention provides for the manipulation of the position of the extruding device with respect to the material, or alternately, by manipulation of the position of the material with respect to the extruding device. Another embodiment provides a single extruder with multiple applicator heads of different sizes. An additional embodiment provides a single coater head with multiple applicator openings of different sizes. Yet another embodiment provides an extruding device capable of moving laterally over the material to achieve the proper angle of approach. The preferred embodiment of the invention involves developing multiple film sizes; in particular, applying a first extrusion width on C135 film and applying a second extrusion width on APS film; however, the invention can be applied to applying fluids on multiple film and/or material configurations.

System, method, and apparatus for providing multiple extrusion widths

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Stanford, CA, United States of America

John J Straigis