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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 03, 2002
Filed:
Oct. 25, 2001
Applicant:
Inventors:
Anthony Earle, Harrow Weald, GB;
Nigel R. Wildman, Watford, GB;
Assignee:
Eastman Kodak Company, Rochester, NY (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G03D 3/02 ; G03D 1/300 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G03D 3/02 ; G03D 1/300 ;
Abstract
A method of reducing the volume of a processing tank by only filtering processing solution when it is either drawn into the tank and circulation system or when it is returned to the supply container.