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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 05, 1998
Filed:
Sep. 30, 1996
David George Foster, West Henrietta, NY (US);
Edgar Preston Gates, Honeoye, NY (US);
John Howard Rosenburg, Hilton, NY (US);
Eastman Kodak Company, Rochester, NY (US);
Abstract
A photographic processor and/or system having a processing section containing at least one removable processing tank for containing a processing solution therein. The processing tank has an access opening, an outlet port and an inlet port. A recirculation system is connected to the inlet port and the outlet port of the removable processing tank for recirculating the processing solution through the tank. Identification means is provided on the removable tank for identifying the particular photographic chemical contained therein or the particular type removable processing tank. A lid may be provided for preventing spilling of the processing solution during removal, transporting and improved storage life of the processing solution.