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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 22, 2003
Filed:
Sep. 12, 2002
Applicant:
Inventors:
Ralph L. Piccinino, Jr., Rush, NY (US);
Ronald W. Grant, Jr., Caledonia, NY (US);
Kevin H. Blakely, Rochester, NY (US);
Assignee:
Eastman Kodak Company, Rochester, NY (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G03D 3/02 ; G03D 3/08 ; G03D 3/04 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G03D 3/02 ; G03D 3/08 ; G03D 3/04 ;
Abstract
A photographic processor and a method of operation is disclosed. The processor is in the form of a circular drum processor into which photographic film is inserted and processed. The processor includes a washing assembly which is adapted to wash the non-emulsion surface of the film and other components of the processor as the processed film is removed from the processor.