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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:
Sep. 24, 2002
Filed:
May. 04, 2001
Applicant:
Inventors:
James R. Preston, San Jose, CA (US);
John C. Boutet, Rochester, NY (US);
Assignee:
Eastman Kodak Company, Rochester, NY (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G03D 1/300 ; G03G 1/510 ; G03L 1/500 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G03D 1/300 ; G03G 1/510 ; G03L 1/500 ;
Abstract
Apparatus for processing heat processable media comprising: a rotatable heated drum for processing heat processable media having width and depth dimensions, and a plurality of rollers spaced around a portion of the periphery of said drum and in contact therewith, said rollers holding said media to said drum; wherein at least one of said drum and/or at least some of said plurality of rollers have a channel in a central region thereof, said channel having a width greater than said width dimension of said media and a depth less than said thickness dimension of said media.