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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 4432014 | Video-photo frame size coordinator A system wherein a video camera views an optical version of an x-ray image and displays it in a circular pattern on a television screen and a photographic camera is arranged for simultaneously recording the image on film. A circuit is provided for generat... | 02/14/1984 |
| 4399550 | Spinning filter for X-ray apparatus Curved X-ray filter elements are arranged circularly around a drum. Alternate circumferentially adjacent elements have different filtration properties. Diametrically opposite elements have the same properties. An X-ray source provides a sequence of altern... | 08/16/1983 |
| 4375374 | Method and apparatus for transporting glass vessels In bottle transporting apparatus, noise resulting from bottles colliding with each other and noise emitted by the transport mechanism is suppressed by moving the bottles in a water bath which immerses the mechanism and at least partially immerses the bott... | 03/01/1983 |
| 4367490 | Noise reduction in digital fluoroscopy systems Apparatus for reducing the effect of x-ray statistical noise and electronic noise in a fluorographic system that displays an x-ray image on a television screen. Analog video signals based on the x-ray image are amplified logarithmically and digitized to y... | 01/04/1983 |
| 4366577 | Computed tomography system cable retractor A cable retractor for a computed tomography scanner that is driven with a motor and a belt through two revolutions between clockwise and counterclockwise limits about a horizontal axis. An inner drum is fixed on the scanner for rotation therewith and a st... | 12/28/1982 |
| 4364787 | Apparatus for applying elastic ribbon segments to diapers To make diapers having elasticized regions, unstretched segments of elastic ribbon are deposited on a first rotating roll which has vacuum holes in its periphery for attracting the body of a segment and a mechanical element for temporarily securing one en... | 12/21/1982 |
| 4361901 | Multiple voltage x-ray switching system X-ray pulses at two different photon energy levels are produced with an x-ray tube that has an adjustable resistor element in a circuit that connects the anode and filament of the tube to a high voltage supply. Two bias voltage supplies are connected in a... | 11/30/1982 |
| 4361460 | Labeling device for bottles and the like Labeling machine comprising a turret carrying plural pallets for periodically picking up glue, picking up a label on the glue, and transferring the glued label to a bottle or other workpiece by rotating the turret and oscillating the pallets radially inwa... | 11/30/1982 |
| 4358856 | Multiaxial x-ray apparatus X-ray apparatus for angiography has a support member which is rotatable about a vertical axis and a U-shaped arm mounted on the support for rotating about a horizontal axis. A radially movable carriage with an x-ray source mounted on it is mounted at one ... | 11/09/1982 |
| 4356345 | Multiconductor cable assembly A multiconductor electrical cable assembly for spanning between stationary and movable machine parts, and a method for making such a cable assembly. At least a portion of the cable assembly is comprised of multiple insulation - sheathed conductors arranged sid... | 10/26/1982 |
| 4355331 | X-ray image subtracting system An x-ray source projects successive high and low energy x-ray beam pulses through a body and the resultant x-ray images are converted to optical images. Two image pick-up devices such as TV cameras that have synchronously operated shutters receive the alt... | 10/19/1982 |
| 4353518 | Cable retractor Cable retractor adapted to support and guide a slack portion of a cable connected between a stationary rack and a chassis which is slidable out of the rack. The cable retractor has brackets fixed to the moving chassis and to the rack, arms pivoted to each... | 10/12/1982 |
| 4348590 | X-ray tube anode voltage compensator A system for supplying a selected voltage between the anode and cathode of an x-ray tube independent of power source voltage variations couples the x-ray tube power supply to the source with a transformer whose output voltages are selectable with tap swit... | 09/07/1982 |
| 4339825 | Bi-plane angiographic apparatus Angiography apparatus has an L-arm rotatable about a vertical axis and a U-arm mounted on the upstanding section of the L-arm for rotation about a horizontal axis. An X-ray source is at one end of the U-arm and image receptors including an image intensifi... | 07/13/1982 |
| 4335928 | High voltage connector for x-ray equipment A high voltage cable connector has a flanged insulating sleeve terminating the cable. The sleeve inserts in an insulating receptacle with some clearance space around it for being occupied by a fluid dielectric medium. The receptacle has a flange which is ... | 06/22/1982 |
| 4322625 | Electron emission regulator for an x-ray tube filament An x-ray tube mA regulator has an SCR phase shift voltage regulator supplying the primary winding of a transformer whose secondary is coupled to the x-ray tube filament. Prior to initiation of an x-ray exposure, the filament is preheated to a temperature ... | 03/30/1982 |
| 4313349 | Sealed electrical control device for x-ray apparatus A control device has a fixedly mountable frame which has recesses and a fixed shaft extending across the recesses. Flat sided spherical elements having manual levers extending from them are rotatable on the shaft and each element has a sector gear fastene... | 02/02/1982 |
| 4310935 | Footrest for an x-ray table An x-ray table footrest assembly comprises a support base for extending across the table top. A platform rotationally mounted to the base. A pair of spring biased latches mounted to the base for engaging side rails on the table top. Sliding bars which mov... | 01/19/1982 |
| 4258490 | Price display board with tape pressing and locking means In a price display board self-coiling plastic tapes having a sequence of numerals imprinted on them are translatable past rows of windows. Tape holders behind the windows have platens for supporting the tapes from their rear faces. The platens have one ed... | 03/31/1981 |
| 4259725 | Cursor generator for use in computerized tomography and other image display systems A composite video signal waveform is fed through a video mixer and to a video monitor for displaying a raster scanned image on its screen. Signals are also fed through the mixer for causing a cursor having distinctive light intensity to be overlayed on th... | 03/31/1981 |
| 4258428 | Compton effect deemphasizer for gamma cameras A gamma camera having a Compton scattered radiation deemphasizer. A summing device produces pulses proportional to the total energy of each scintillation caused by absorption of gamma photons in a scintillation crystal. Scintillation events are displayed ... | 03/24/1981 |
| 4256960 | Instrument and method for calibrating nuclear cameras An instrument for tuning the photomultiplier (PM) tubes of a scintillation camera to the gamma ray photon energy spectrum of interest. A finely collimated beam of photons from a test isotope is placed on the scintillator crystal in alignment with the phot... | 03/17/1981 |
| 4253171 | Electromechanical character display The segments of several 7-segment character displays are defined by elongated light distributors in the form of slots or a series of holes which are in a panel. A large area light source is located on the rear side of the panel. Rotatable opaque disks are... | 02/24/1981 |
| 4250388 | Device for interfacing an x-ray image intensifier and spot film device A bridge plate mounted on the top of an x-ray spot filmer has an opening for passing an x-ray beam and several pads adjacent the opening. Each pad has a threaded hole. A ring member which supports an x-ray image intensifier on its top side has a plurality... | 02/10/1981 |
| 4245647 | Arrhythmia rejection circuit for gated cardiac image display systems Signals associated with heart beats occurring at the normal rhythm of the heart and also with extrasystoles or PVCs are fed to a one-shot multivibrator which is enabled to produce clock signals corresponding with incoming heart activity indicating signals... | 01/20/1981 |
| 4245244 | Device for delineating zones in a video image display Data derived from multiple x-ray views of a body layer is processed in accordance with an image reconstruction algorithm by a central processing unit (CPU) to result in a matrix of digital data corresponding with picture elements (pixels) which are for be... | 01/13/1981 |
| 4244462 | Bottle table for labeling machines A bottle transporting table, somewhat like a spoked wheel, revolves about a vertical axis. A plurality of vertical shafts are angularly spaced around the rim region of the wheel and the top end of each shaft has a bottle supporting turn table fastened to ... | 01/13/1981 |
| 4236702 | Picture frame making tool A picture frame making tool or jig comprises two frame rail clamps interconnected by a scale bar in adjustably spaced relationship. The frame rail clamps have jaws with shoulders adapted to be received in the picture receiving groove of the frame rail, wh... | 12/02/1980 |
| 4236174 | Color correction of image display A method for the correction of the colors of an image, the image being split up into a plurality of image points, wherein a color to undergo maximum correction and a spatially limited domain around the extremity of the vector associated with it in the col... | 11/25/1980 |
| 4233798 | Box closing machine A machine for folding the top flaps on a succession of boxes which are advanced on a conveyor belt. A shaft extends across the path of the boxes and has arms journaled on it for rotating and folding the trailing end flap of each box when the shaft is rota... | 11/18/1980 |
| 4229864 | Yarn holder and dispenser for making hooked rugs A holder for forming loops in short strands of yarn to facilitate picking them up with a latch hook in connection with making a hooked rug comprises a sheet of plastic divided into sections by crease lines that serve as hinges to enable some sections to b... | 10/28/1980 |
| 4230518 | Device for fixing foils on bottles standing upright Apparatus for applying decorative metallic foils to the necks and over the closure elements of bottles. The bottles are orbited past a foid depositing element on a revolving table on which each bottle is supported on a turntable and stabilized by a retrac... | 10/28/1980 |
| 4228884 | Wrapping apparatus A machine for wrapping articles uses several guard covers to enclose its operating mechanism for safety purposes. A switch in the machine must be actuated to enable machine operation. At least one cover is provided with a switch actuator and one or more o... | 10/21/1980 |
| 4228465 | Analog video convolver for real time two-dimensional image processing In a convolver, analog video waveforms for each horizontal line to a raster scanned video monitor are sampled at regular intervals with a high speed shift register such as a charge coupled device to obtain trains of picture elements (pixels) which are tra... | 10/14/1980 |
| 4222305 | Tool for installing primers in ammunition cartridges A tool for inserting primers in shell casings comprises an elongated body, a carrier element engageable with the body, a primer cap driving pin slideable in the carrier element in opposition to a coil spring surrounding the pin, a shell holder supported i... | 09/16/1980 |
| 4220948 | Non-electronic character display A sign board comprises an opaque front plate interfacing with a translucent or reflective back plate. Slots in the front plate define the segments of 7-segment characters. Shutters are slideable within the interface to selectively open and close slots for... | 09/02/1980 |
| 4216555 | Dual flush system A dual flush system tank adapted to provide either a full flush or a partial flush at the option of the user. The control handle is actuated normally to produce a full flush. If a partial flush is desired, the control handle is held in its depressed condi... | 08/12/1980 |
| 4215410 | Solar tracker An open loop servo controller for controlling motors which drive a solar energy utilizing device about its azimuth and altitude axis to track the sun. The controller has a central processor and elements for inputting data corresponding with the present da... | 07/29/1980 |
| 4210815 | X-ray apparatus servo system An x-ray receptor is translatable in x and y directions relative to the angulation axis of an x-ray source. Servo motors angulate the source and receptor coordinately with translation so the central ray of the x-ray beam from the source will be perpendicu... | 07/01/1980 |
| 4206529 | Pail and accessory transport apparatus Apparatus for facilitating performances of chores such as cleaning the udders of cows includes a band and a latch for clamping the band on a pail which contains cleaning fluid. A pair of upright members extending from the band and support a disposable tow... | 06/10/1980 |
