The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document.
The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 01, 1997
Filed:
Mar. 30, 1995
Ronald A Gogle, Rochester, NY (US);
William S Lane, Honeoye Falls, NY (US);
Eastman Kodak Company, Rochester, NY (US);
Abstract
A method and apparatus for processing a photosensitive material. The apparatus having at least one processing tank containing a processing solution for processing the photosensitive material, a replenishment system for replenishing the processing solution comprising a first part and a second part, the first and second parts each having independent usage rates, means for measuring the distribution of transmittance of the photosensitive material being processed by the at least one processing tank, and means for independently supplying the first and second parts to the at least one processing tank in accordance with the distribution of the transmittance of the photosensitive material being processed, the ratio of the volume of the first part to the volume of the second part to be delivered to the tank being at least 10 to 1.