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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. 28, 2000
Filed:
Oct. 13, 1998
Peter Vanderbrook, Rush, NY (US);
Eastman Kodak Company, Rochester, NY (US);
Abstract
A control tool and method for calibrating a photographic printer and a photographic processor. The tool comprises an exposed unprocessed photographic filmstrip having a first image section for use in calibrating a photographic printer and a second image section for use in calibrating a photographic processor with respect to a predetermined aim. The first image section comprises a plurality of exposures of the same image, each image having a different exposure level, and the second image section comprising a plurality of density patches, each having a different exposure level. The exposed tool is developed so to determine the exposure levels. The exposure levels are compared with predetermined aims. The tool is printed if the measured data is within prescribed limits, or the film processor is adjusted in accordance with corrective measures if the measured data is outside said prescribed limits.