Abstract: There are provided a washout processor and a washing method that prevent solid contents from being attached to a developed flexographic printing plate precursor again.

Abstract: Provided are a treatment device and a treatment method capable of easily reusing a used rinsing liquid, and reducing the amount of waste liquid.

Abstract: Provided are a washout processor and a washing method in which a device configuration is small and processing such as development can be stably performed on a flexographic printing plate precursor. There is provided a washout processor that performs development using a washing solution while transporting an imagewise exposed flexographic printing plate precursor, the washout processor having a leader that fixes both of a leading end and a trailing end of the flexographic printing plate precursor and a tension applying unit that applies tension to the flexographic printing plate precursor.

Abstract: Provided are a treatment device and a treatment method capable of easily reusing a used rinsing liquid, and reducing the amount of waste liquid.

Abstract: Provided are a method for manufacturing a chlorogenic acid-containing composition, including a chlorogenic acid extraction step of obtaining a chlorogenic acid-containing liquid extract from sunflower seed residues remaining after oil expression by bringing chlorogenic acid and saccharides derived from the sunflower seed residues remaining after oil expression into contact with yeast and a solvent selected from the group consisting of water, an alcohol, and a liquid mixture of water and an alcohol, and a bacterial treatment step of performing at least one treatment selected from germicidal treatment or sterilization treatment on the liquid extract, a chlorogenic acid-containing composition obtained by the manufacturing method, and a drink or food item containing the chlorogenic acid-containing composition.

Abstract: Provided are a method for manufacturing a chlorogenic acid-containing composition, including a chlorogenic acid extraction step of obtaining a chlorogenic acid-containing liquid extract from sunflower seed residues remaining after oil expression by bringing chlorogenic acid and saccharides derived from the sunflower seed residues remaining after oil expression into contact with yeast and a solvent selected from the group consisting of water, an alcohol, and a liquid mixture of water and an alcohol, and a bacterial treatment step of performing at least one treatment selected from germicidal treatment or sterilization treatment on the liquid extract, a chlorogenic acid-containing composition obtained by the manufacturing method, and a drink or food item containing the chlorogenic acid-containing composition.

Abstract: To provide a water purifier containing: a diluting unit configured to bring targeted water into contact with a nonvolatile compound-containing aqueous solution via a semi-permeable membrane to separate water from the targeted water by the membrane, and to dilute the nonvolatile compound-containing aqueous solution with the separated water; a separating unit configured to heat the diluted aqueous solution so as to separate water vapor from the diluted aqueous solution, and to obtain the concentrated aqueous solution; a condensing unit configured to cool the separated water vapor to generate water; an evaporating unit configured to collect, as purified water, part of the generated water, and to evaporate the rest of the generated water under the reduced pressure to obtain water vapor; and an absorbing unit configured to allow the concentrated aqueous solution obtained by the separating unit to absorb the water vapor obtained by the evaporating unit.

Abstract: The print order receiver and print order receiving method acquire image data of first images of one order, input a print order with respect to the first images for individual package units of the one order, a display for displaying an order screen on which the first images is displayed based on the image data of the one order as well as the print order can be inputted for each combination of each of the package units with each of the first images, generate print order information indicating one or more second images to be printed and the number of prints of each of the one or more second images for each of the package units after completing the input of the print order for said one order, and output the print order information and the image data of the one order which are related to each other. The print production system includes the print order receiver and a print system that produces, packages and outputs the prints in a package.

Abstract: A submerged processing device for a photosensitive material disposed at a partitioning wall which is provided within a processing tank main body and which is between processing chambers respectively storing a processing liquid, the submerged processing device includes: a housing at an interior of which is formed a processing space where the processing liquid is stored; a conveying path for conveying-in of the photosensitive material and which is formed in the housing so as to communicate with an interior of the processing space; a path for conveying-out of the photosensitive material and which is formed in the housing so as to communicate with the interior of the processing space; a processing liquid passage preventing mechanism disposed at the photosensitive material conveying path such that only the photosensitive material passes therethrough; and a processing liquid changing mechanism provided at the housing, for changing the processing liquid stored in the processing space.

Abstract: A submerged processing device for a photosensitive material disposed at a partitioning wall which is provided within a processing tank main body and which is between processing chambers respectively storing a processing liquid, the submerged processing device includes: a housing at an interior of which is formed a processing space where the processing liquid is stored; a conveying path for conveying-in of the photosensitive material and which is formed in the housing so as to communicate with an interior of the processing space; a path for conveying-out of the photosensitive material and which is formed in the housing so as to communicate with the interior of the processing space; a processing liquid passage preventing mechanism disposed at the photosensitive material conveying path such that only the photosensitive material passes therethrough; and a processing liquid changing mechanism provided at the housing, for changing the processing liquid stored in the processing space.

Abstract: A photosensitive material processing apparatus according to the present invention includes a tank that has a body charged with a solution that processes the photosensitive material, the apparatus comprising a filter for purifying the processing solution, and a conduit for circulating the processing solution from a lower region of the tank body to an upper region of the tank body. Further, a pleated cartridge filter for use in a photosensitive material processing comprises a cylindrical pleated filter body formed by folding a filtering sheet member; and a blocking member, including a hole that communicates between an interior of the filter body and the outside, for blocking at least one end of the filter body, wherein a portion of the blocking member contacting the fitting portion is compressed when the blocking member is fitted to the fitting portion to closely contact the same.

Abstract: A photosensitive material processing apparatus according to the present invention includes a tank that has a body charged with a solution that processes the photosensitive material, the apparatus comprising a filter for purifying the processing solution, and a conduit for circulating the processing solution from a lower region of the tank body to an upper region of the tank body. Further, a pleated cartridge filter for use in a photosensitive material processing comprises a cylindrical pleated filter body formed by folding a filtering sheet member; and a blocking member, including a hole that communicates between an interior of the filter body and the outside, for blocking at least one end of the filter body, wherein a portion of the blocking member contacting the fitting portion is compressed when the blocking member is fitted to the fitting portion to closely contact the same.

Abstract: A processor for processing a photosensitive material. The processor includes a discharge device for discharging a processing solution stored in a processing tank, a replenishment device for replenishing a replenisher solution to the processing tank, a processing solution acquiring device for acquiring the quantity of the processing solution stored in the processing tank, and a water adding device for adding water to the processing tank. The discharge device is able to measure the processing solution to be discharged, and the replenishment device is able to measure the replenisher solution to be replenished.

Abstract: A method for determining a state of a processing solution in a printer processor which exposes a photosensitive material to a light emitted from a light source and processes the material with processing solution, the printer processor having a function to correct exposure conditions in response to at least the amount of light from the light source, a characteristic of the photosensitive material, and a state of the processing solution by adjusting a plurality of exposure condition correction parameter values, comprising the steps of: (a) storing change history of at least one of the exposure condition correction parameter values; and (b) determining whether or not the state of the processing solution is in a preferable state based on the stored change history of at least one of the correction parameter values. Therefore, the characteristics of the change in the processing solution state appear in the history of change of the exposure condition correction parameter values.

Abstract: A feed rack in which a substantially U-shaped film passage is formed, and disposed in a processing tank such that the processing solution level of the processing tank is located below the top surface of a block by a predetermined dimension so as to reduce the area of contact between the processing solution and outside air. The processing tank is equipped with a solution level regulation tank or replenisher tank in which air-isolating member is floated on a contained solution. Between the replenisher tank and the processing tank are provided a transport mechanism for transporting a replenisher from the replenisher tank to the processing tank and a prevention mechanism for preventing the air-isolating member from entering the processing tank.

Abstract: An apparatus for processing a photographic sensitive material capable of accurately controlling photographic characteristics and processing solutions. If exposures of images recorded on a negative film have been integrated, for a predetermined number of frames a mean exposure is calculated and a result of comparison thereof with a reference exposure is supplied to the film processor. The result of the comparison is used to control the processing performance of the film processor. A density meter measures the densities of an exposed portion and a non-exposed portion of a color paper processed in a processor portion. As physical quantities affecting the photographic characteristics, the throughput of color paper per unit period, temperature, pH, specific gravity and electric conductivity of processing solutions, quantity of replenishment of replenisher to be replenished to the processing solutions and quantity of water to be added to the processing solutions are detected.

Abstract: A developing machine having a high durability at a high temperature even in the presence of a high concentration of the developing agent is provided. The developing machine has means for keeping the temperature of a color developer having a concentration of an aromatic primary amine developing agent of 0.15 to 0.50 mol/l in the range of 40.degree. to 50.degree. C., and the material for at least one of the developing tanks and the racks is a resin selected from the group consisting of polyphenylene sulfide resin, polyphenylene oxide resin, polymethylpentene resin, polyether ether ketone resin, polyalkylene terephthalate resin, polyether imide resin, polyether sulfone resin and polysulfone resin.

Abstract: A photographic processing apparatus efficiently processes color photographic film and color printing paper. Intermediate portions of pipes for circulating processing solutions which communicate with a bleaching tank, first and second fixing tanks, a wash tank and first and second stabilizing bath tanks of a film processing section, and a bleaching/fixing tank and first through third rinsing tanks of a printing paper processing section penetrate a metal block of a cast heater so that the pipes are coupled together by the metal block for efficient heat transmission. A heater is provided inside the metal block to uniformly heat the processing solutions which flow through the pipes.

Abstract: A photographic processing condition managing method applied to an image forming device equipped with a function for immersing a photosensitive material for photographing into a processing solution for photosensitive materials for photographing so as to process the photosensitive material for photographing.

Abstract: A processing apparatus for color photographic photosensitive materials comprises (a) processing tanks comprising a color developing tank, a desilvering tank, a washing tank and/or a stabilizing tank, (b) means for replenishing respective processing tanks, (c) means for controlling an amount of replenishing color developing solution to be charged into the color developing tank in such that an amount of overflow liquid from the color developing tank is at most 400 ml per m.sup.2 of the processed color photographic photosensitive materials, (d) one storage tank for collecting overflow liquids from all of the processing tanks and (e) means for introducing all overflow liquids from the processing tanks into the storage tank. This apparatus is small-size and has only one waste liquid tank with a low cost and a stable capacity without reducing efficiency of recovering silver and generating ammonia gas.