Patents
US 11914280 B2: Thermal processing drum
- Granted
- 2024-02-27
- Filed
- 2018-12-18 application 16766828
- Type
- Utility · 26 claims
- Elsewhere
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Abstract
A drum for processing a thermal image medium has first and second end plates that extend orthogonally to an axis of rotation and enclose an inner core. First and second inner partitions along the axis define a first end zone between the first partition and the first end plate, a second end zone between the second partition and the second end plate, and a middle zone between the first and second partitions. Each inner partition has sleeve portions that extend outward from the partition, in an axial direction. A first lamp heater extends parallel to the axis and through one or more sleeve portions and has a first filament within the first end zone and a second filament within the second end zone. A second lamp heater extends parallel to the axis and through one or more sleeve portions and has a central filament within the middle zone.
Source: PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 (ipg240227.xml).
Assignees
| Assignee | Type | Place | Also on furp.org | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carestream Health, Inc. 527 patents | US company or organization | Rochester, NY | CARESTREAM HEALTH, INC. Federal lobbying client EXACT high confidence: identical full name and state | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
Inventors
| Inventor | Place | Patents | Person page | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kent R. Struble | Woodbury, MN | 6 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Joel C. Marsh | New Richmond, WI | 4 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Daniel J. Peick | Apple Valley, MN | 2 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
CPC categories
| Subclass | Category | First group | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| G03D | Apparatus for processing exposed photographic materials ; accessories therefor | G03D13/002 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
| G03B | Apparatus or arrangements for taking photographs or for projecting or viewing them; apparatus or arrangements employing analogous techniques using waves other than optical waves; accessories therefor | G03B27/306 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
| G03C | Photosensitive materials for photographic purposes ; photographic processes, e.g. cine, x-ray, colour, stereo-photographic processes; auxiliary processes in photography | G03C1/494 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
| G03G | Electrography; electrophotography; magnetography | G03G15/2042 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
| H05B | Electric heating; electric light sources not otherwise provided for; circuit arrangements for electric light sources, in general | H05B3/0033 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
Cooperative Patent Classification, as currently assigned (one row per subclass).
Assignments and security interests
| Recorded | What | From | To | Reel/frame | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-16 | Release of security interest Release of security interest in patents previously recorded at reel/frame (061579/0341) | JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A., AS ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT signed 2026-03-13 | CARESTREAM HEALTH, INC. ROCHESTER, NY | 75100/653 | PASDL, file of 2026-10-15 |
| 2026-03-13 | Security interest Security interest Security interest | CARESTREAM HEALTH, INC. signed 2026-03-13 | WILMINGTON SAVINGS FUND SOCIETY, FSB, AS ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT WILMINGTON, DE | 75081/379 | PASDL, file of 2026-10-15 |
| 2022-09-30 | Security interest Security interest Grant of security interest in patent rights - tl | CARESTREAM HEALTH, INC. signed 2022-09-30 | JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. CHICAGO, IL | 61579/341 | PASDL, file of 2026-10-15 |
| 2022-09-30 | Security interest Security interest Grant of security interest in patent rights - abl | CARESTREAM HEALTH, INC. signed 2022-09-30 | JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. CHICAGO, IL | 61579/301 | PASDL, file of 2026-10-15 |
| 2020-06-17 | Assignment Assignment of assignor's interest | PEICK, DANIEL J. signed 2007-03-25 MARSH, JOEL C. signed 2018-12-19 STRUBLE, KENT R. signed 2018-12-19 | CARESTREAM HEALTH, INC. ROCHESTER, NY | 52960/891 | ECORSEXC, file of 2026-09-25 |
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