Rotating processor
AssigneeEastman Kodak Company
InventorsAnthony Earle, Leslie R. Wells, Daniel M. Pagano, Ralph L. Piccinino, Jr.
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Abstract
A processor has a rotatable drum housed within an enclosure chamber. Processing solution is applied to the surface of the rotating drum and forms a film of solution around the periphery. The media to be processed is fed around the periphery of the rotating drum with its sensitized surface facing the drum.
Claims22
Apparatus for processing photographic media including a rotatable drum housed within an enclosure chamber, the chamber having a first opening and a second opening, means, located at the first opening of the chamber, for applying processing solution to the surface of the drum and means for feeding and withdrawing the photographic media to and from the enclosure chamber and around the periphery of the drum, the sensitised side thereof facing the drum.
A method of processing photographic material comprising the steps of applying processing solution to the outer surface of a rotating drum to form a film of solution around a substantial part of the periphery thereof, the drum being housed in an enclosure chamber, feeding the medium to be processed into the chamber and around the periphery of the drum to lie above the film of solution, the sensitised side of the medium being in contact with the film of solution, and withdrawing the medium from the chamber.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.