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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 23, 2001
Filed:
Oct. 06, 1998
Applicant:
Inventors:
Henry H. Adam, Leighton Buzzard, GB;
Anthony Earle, Harrow Weald, GB;
Leslie R. Wells, Brentford, GB;
Assignee:
Eastman Kodak Company, Rochester, NY (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G03D 3/02 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G03D 3/02 ;
Abstract
Apparatus for processing photographic material comprises a succession of processing regions formed by inclined planes extending between sets of rollers. As the material is driven up the planes with its emulsion side down, wash solution flows down beneath it. The length of each plane can be different so that the material is washed for different times in each region, achieving chemical equilibrium in the final region before passing on to the drying stage.