Photography – Fluid-treating apparatus – Photographic medium or cartridge sensing
Patent
1998-09-29
2000-10-03
Rutledge, D.
Photography
Fluid-treating apparatus
Photographic medium or cartridge sensing
396615, 355 27, G03D 1300, G03D 308, G03B 2752
Patent
active
061263370
ABSTRACT:
A photographic processing method and apparatus. The apparatus includes a processor for developing an exposed photographic paper, a first entry point into the processor for transferring of the exposed photographic paper to the main processing path of the processor, and a second entry point into the processor to receive a photosensitive material of a second format different from the first format and leading the photosensitive material to the main processing path. An adapter is provided having a first end which is arranged to mate with a cassette in a light-tight manner having a second end which is connectable in a light-tight manner with the second entry point on the processor. The cassette contains a photosensitive material of a second format and the cassette may be fed directly into the processor via the adapter and the second entry point of the processor. A sensor is provided for monitoring the amount of photosensitive material passing through the second entry point and for controlling the amount of replenishment of processing chemicals to the processor in response to the amount of photosensitive material monitored.
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Davis Daniel
Gates Edgar P.
Gray Michael R.
Kerns Mark M.
Lundy Keith S.
Eastman Kodak Company
Pincelli Frank
Rutledge D.
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