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EP 0908767 A2 19990414 - Processing photographic material

Title (en)

Processing photographic material

Title (de)

Verarbeitung von photographischem Material

Title (fr)

Traitement de matériau photographique

Publication

EP 0908767 A2 19990414 (EN)

Application

EP 98202933 A 19980902

Priority

GB 9721464 A 19971009

Abstract (en)

Apparatus for processing exposed photographic material has an inclined ramp up which the material is driven by rollers. Solution for washing the material after it has passed through developing, bleaching and fixing stages flows down the ramp beneath the material. <IMAGE>

IPC 1-7

G03D 3/13

IPC 8 full level

G03D 3/00 (2006.01); G03D 3/04 (2006.01); G03D 3/06 (2006.01); G03D 3/13 (2006.01); G03D 5/00 (2006.01); G03D 5/06 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP)

G03D 3/04 (2013.01); G03D 3/132 (2013.01); G03D 5/003 (2013.01); G03D 5/06 (2013.01)

Designated contracting state (EPC)

DE FR GB

DOCDB simple family (publication)

EP 0908767 A2 19990414; EP 0908767 A3 19990616; GB 9721464 D0 19971210; JP H11194466 A 19990721

DOCDB simple family (application)

EP 98202933 A 19980902; GB 9721464 A 19971009; JP 28679098 A 19981008