Patents by Inventor Fumito Fukuhara

Fumito Fukuhara has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Apparatus for processing photosensitive material
    Patent number: 5887214
    Abstract: The apparatus for coating a photosensitive material (M) with a processing liquid comprises an activator coating mechanism (43) for metering a constant amount of activator to apply the metered activator to the photosensitive surface of the photosensitive material fed by the pair of introduction rollers. The activator is supplied form a plurality of discharge holes (121) bored in a pipe (122) and is once received by a receiving portion (124). The activator is diffused horizontally and flows downwardly through a plurality of openings (123) bored at the bottom of the receiving portion onto a coating roller (125). The activator is diffused again at the contact between the coating roller and a diffusion film (126) and is coated to the photosensitive material by the coating roller.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 13, 1997
    Date of Patent: March 23, 1999
    Assignees: Mitsubishi Paper Mills Limited, Dainippon Screen Mfg. Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Sadao Kuriu, Kyonosuke Yamamoto, Jun Urasaki, Yoshikazu Takano, Tsuyoshi Harada, Akira Kunihiro, Kunihiro Tanabe, Eiji Miyasaka, Masaharu Kimura, Yasuhiro Kawaguchi, Fumito Fukuhara