G03D
Apparatus for processing exposed photographic materials
Official title: APPARATUS FOR PROCESSING EXPOSED PHOTOGRAPHIC MATERIALS (apparatus specially adapted for photomechanical production of textured or patterned surfaces G03F); ACCESSORIES THEREFOR (photosensitive materials or processes for photographic purposes G03C; electrographic, electrophotographic, or magnetographic methods or apparatus G03G)
G03D (Apparatus for processing exposed photographic materials) appears on 3,240 US grants and 549 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in G03D- Granted patents
- 3,240
- Published applications
- 549
- Assignees
- 502
- Inventors
- 3,450
- Latest grant
- 19 Aug 2025
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 99 | 0 |
| 1977 | 108 | 0 |
| 1978 | 106 | 0 |
| 1979 | 105 | 0 |
| 1980 | 91 | 0 |
| 1981 | 102 | 0 |
| 1982 | 94 | 0 |
| 1983 | 65 | 0 |
| 1984 | 71 | 0 |
| 1985 | 74 | 0 |
| 1986 | 59 | 0 |
| 1987 | 73 | 0 |
| 1988 | 77 | 0 |
| 1989 | 83 | 0 |
| 1990 | 84 | 0 |
| 1991 | 103 | 0 |
| 1992 | 70 | 0 |
| 1993 | 101 | 0 |
| 1994 | 128 | 0 |
| 1995 | 151 | 0 |
| 1996 | 135 | 0 |
| 1997 | 116 | 0 |
| 1998 | 192 | 0 |
| 1999 | 167 | 0 |
| 2000 | 133 | 0 |
| 2001 | 119 | 28 |
| 2002 | 92 | 97 |
| 2003 | 81 | 76 |
| 2004 | 82 | 62 |
| 2005 | 47 | 71 |
| 2006 | 51 | 62 |
| 2007 | 38 | 38 |
| 2008 | 28 | 30 |
| 2009 | 17 | 14 |
| 2010 | 23 | 11 |
| 2011 | 17 | 12 |
| 2012 | 12 | 6 |
| 2013 | 5 | 4 |
| 2014 | 6 | 4 |
| 2015 | 5 | 1 |
| 2016 | 3 | 3 |
| 2017 | 2 | 1 |
| 2018 | 3 | 7 |
| 2019 | 4 | 5 |
| 2020 | 4 | 4 |
| 2021 | 2 | 1 |
| 2022 | 1 | 3 |
| 2023 | 1 | 6 |
| 2024 | 6 | 3 |
| 2025 | 4 | 0 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001.
Main groups
Granted patents with any code in the group
- G03D 3/00Liquid processing apparatus involving immersion1,082
- G03D 13/00Processing apparatus or accessories therefor, not covered by groups g11b3/00 - g11b11/00956
- G03D 15/00Apparatus for treating processed material947
- G03D 5/00Liquid processing apparatus in which no immersion is effected314
- G03D 9/00Diffusion development apparatus107
- G03D 7/00Gas processing apparatus86
- G03D 2203/00Liquid processing apparatus involving immersionIndexing code34
- G03D 17/00Dark-room arrangements not provided for in the preceding groups30
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Recent patents
- Method for removing silver mirroring from surface of black-and-white negative film19 Aug 2025US 12,391,900 B2Shaanxi Normal University
- Method for fabricating touch subsrate, touch subsrate, substrate and touch device27 May 2025US 12,314,523 B2Boe Technology Group Co., Ltd.
- Transport device for instant film, printer, and digital camera including printer6 May 2025US 12,291,419 B2FUJIFILM Corporation
- Printer and digital camera including printer29 Apr 2025US 12,287,561 B2FUJIFILM Corporation
- Printer device, printing method, and program for outputting an exposure start signal without requiring a film detection device24 Dec 2024US 12,174,535 B2FUJIFILM Corporation
- Printer and digital camera including printer11 Jul 2024US 2024/0231213 A9FUJIFILM Corporation
- Method for fabricating touch subsrate, touch subsrate, substrate and touch device4 Jul 2024US 2024/0220058 A1Boe Technology Group Co., Ltd.
- Printer and digital camera including printer25 Apr 2024US 2024/0134264 A1FUJIFILM Corporation
- Printer device, printing method, and program1 Jun 2023US 2023/0168579 A1FUJIFILM Corporation
- User interface for darkroom process timer and film processor27 Apr 2023US 2023/0129452 A1
Most cited
By later US patents
- Parallel plate development with multiple holes in top plate for control of developer flow and pressure560US 6,688,784 B1Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. · 2004
- Method and system for obtaining person-specific images in a public venue433US 6,526,158 B12003
- System and method for remotely selecting photographic images412US 5,666,215 AEastman Kodak Company · 1997
- Index print with a digital recording medium containing still images, motion sequences, and sound sequences256US 5,706,097 AEastman Kodak Company · 1998
- Method of processing digital images and distributing visual prints produced from the digital images254US 6,017,157 APictureVision, Inc. · 2000