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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:
Nov. 18, 1997
Filed:
Jan. 23, 1996
Applicant:
Inventors:
Renato Bolognese, Savona, IT;
Basavaraj R Desai, Knoxville, TN (US);
Assignee:
Minnesota Mining and Manufacturing Company, St. Paul, MN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G03D / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
396626 ; 396627 ;
Abstract
An apparatus adapted for use in the processing of a material traveling in a material direction, such as a photosensitive material. The apparatus directs a first fluid stream and a second fluid stream respectively across the first and second width portions of the material. The first and second fluid streams do not flow substantially cocurrently with nor countercurrently to the material direction.