Patents by Inventor Timothy W. Herman

Timothy W. Herman 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).

  • Photographic processing apparatus having improved light-lock feature
    Patent number: 6213656
    Abstract: An apparatus for processing a photosensitive media. The apparatus having a processing path for passing of a photosensitive media through the apparatus, and a light-lock feed slot assembly for allowing the photosensitive media to be fed into the processing path. The light-lock feed slot assembly comprises of a conduit having an inlet port at one end and an outlet port at the other end. The conduit has a configuration which forms a substantially serpentine passageway between the inlet port and the outlet port such that stray light which may be adjacent the entrance port is prevented from reaching the outlet port.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 16, 1999
    Date of Patent: April 10, 2001
    Assignee: Eastman Kodak Company
    Inventors: Ralph L. Piccinino, Jr., Kevin H. Blakely, Timothy W. Herman