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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7224377 | Thermal print head modulation using additive complements A thermal print head in a thermal printer for printing a digital image, the digital image being composed of lines of multi-bit pixels, the print head having a plurality of thermal resistors, adapted to be simultaneously addressed in parallel by a corresponding plura... | 05/29/2007 |
| 7167193 | Active cooling system for laser imager An apparatus for cooling thermally processed media exiting from a thermal processor comprising: a heat conductive member which has first and second opposite sides which is positioned to receive media from a thermal processor, and which removes heat from the heated m... | 01/23/2007 |
| 7126147 | Storage phosphor readout system using resonant microcavity converter A storage phosphor imaging system comprising: a source for producing stimulating radiation directed to a storage phosphor storing a latent image; a resonant microcavity converter for converting emitted radiation from the storage phosphor to radiation at a longer wav... | 10/24/2006 |
| 7116447 | Halftone dot-growth technique using a dot edge-detection scheme A method for color correcting an original halftone bitmap image by a predefined color correction function to produce a color corrected halftone bitmap image comprising: providing an original halftone bitmap image; estimating the dot area percentage of the original h... | 10/03/2006 |
| 7090177 | Device for optics alignment and mounting A method of aligning an optics deck in six degrees of freedom comprising: mounting an optics deck having a scanline slot on an optics alignment station by means of three adjustable leveler assemblies located at three apexes of a triangle which enclose the slot and w... | 08/15/2006 |
| 7057200 | Storage phosphor erase A method for erasing noise and a residual image in a storage phosphor, comprising: reading out an exposed storage phosphor which is transported in a first direction by scanning the storage phosphor in a line scan direction perpendicular to the first direction, with ... | 06/06/2006 |
| 7033172 | Dental positioning grid In a digital camera having a rectangular electronic display for framing pictures, a dental positioning grid comprising: a line pattern superimposed on the rectangular electronic display, the line pattern including a horizontally centered horizontal line extending su... | 04/25/2006 |
| 7034941 | Color detection using spectroscopic imaging and processing in random array of microspheres A method of determining one or more color characteristics of a colored microsphere comprising: providing a microarray of microspheres, including at least one colored microsphere which has a color characteristic; producing a magnified optical image of individual micr... | 04/25/2006 |
| 7031084 | Imaging system using combined dichroic/high-pass filters An imaging system including: a lens; a dichroic filter positioned in front of the lens; and a high pass filter positioned between the lens and the dichroic filter. An appropriate design coordinating the components of such an imaging system diminishes imaging artifac... | 04/18/2006 |
| 7011945 | Random array of micro-spheres for the analysis of nucleic acids A method of identifying nucleic acid samples comprising: providing a mircoarray including a substrate coated with a composition including a population of micro-spheres dispersed in a fluid containing a gelling agent or a precursor to a gelling agent and immobilized ... | 03/14/2006 |
| 7007949 | Multiple supply film transport mechanism Apparatus for changing the direction of transport of a sheet by about 75° to about 90° comprising: a first flat guide for contacting the leading edge of a sheet transported along a path to change its direction of transport by an acute angle; a second flat or conca... | 03/07/2006 |
| 6987280 | Collector design for computed radiography A light collector and detector for collecting and detecting light emitted, reflected or transmitted by a scanned information medium, comprising: a planar mirror assembly for extending the width of a scanned information medium and for disposition substantially perpen... | 01/17/2006 |
| 6985637 | Method and apparatus of enhancing a digital image using multiple selected digital images A method for deriving enhanced image processing parameters for a source digital image, comprising the steps of: a) providing a source digital image; b) generating at least three rendered digital images from the source digital image with at least one image processing... | 01/10/2006 |
| 6956975 | Method for improving breast cancer diagnosis using mountain-view and contrast-enhancement presentation of mammography A method for improving disease diagnosis using contrast enhancement presentation comprising: providing an input digital diagnostic image; applying a decomposition filter bank to the input digital diagnostic image; constructing a tone scale curve from the input digit... | 10/18/2005 |
| 6947142 | Color detection in random array of microspheres A method of determining one or more color characteristics of a colored microsphere comprising: providing a microarray of microspheres, at least one of which has a color characteristic; capturing the microarray with an electronic color image sensor assembly having a ... | 09/20/2005 |
| 6895106 | Method for stitching partial radiation images to reconstruct a full image A method of forming a composite digital image comprising: providing 1-N digital images formed from 1-N contiguous segments of a larger radiographic image recorded in 1-N overlapping storage phosphor screens wherein N is equal to or greater than 2 and wherein the ima... | 05/17/2005 |
| 6874782 | Sorter exit sensor A sheet detection system comprising: a first sheet transport for transporting a sheet along a first sheet transport path; at least second and third sheet transports for selectively transporting a sheet transported along the first sheet transport path along second an... | 04/05/2005 |
| 6870562 | Vibration isolation system An isolation system comprising: a substantially rectangular stationary frame; an imaging assembly including a curved platen for supporting image media and an exposure assembly for imagewise exposing a supported image media to produce exposed image media, wherein the... | 03/22/2005 |
| 6852987 | Elongated computed radiography cassette A storage phosphor cassette for use in recording radiographic images of elongated objects. The cassette includes: first and second storage phosphor plates having first and second length dimensions, a shell having first and second opposite open ends; a first assembly... | 02/08/2005 |
| 6849833 | Logical flicker suppression for a temperature controlled heater load A temperature control system for reducing flicker in an electrical resistance heater comprising: an electrical resistance heater divided into at least two electrical loads and; a source of electrical power for repetitively supplying electrical power to each of the a... | 02/01/2005 |
| 6836570 | Method for contrast-enhancement of digital portal images A method for enhancing the image contrast of digital portal images for presentation on an output medium comprising: providing an input digital portal image having radiation and collimation fields; locating and labeling said radiation and collimation fields to produc... | 12/28/2004 |
| 6825871 | Film registration mechanism in an internal drum scanner An apparatus for registering film in a drum scanner assembly including: a horizontally oriented concave curved film platen having first and second horizontal edge regions and third and fourth curved side edge regions connected between first and second edge regions, ... | 11/30/2004 |
| 6812947 | Contaminant removal system in a thermal processor A thermal processor having a contaminant removal system. The system includes a heated drum for heat developing exposed heat developable media which emit airborne contaminants during the development; a plurality of rollers located about a circumferential segment of t... | 11/02/2004 |
| 6812952 | Platen finger assembly for an internal drum scanner In an internal drum scanner assembly having a curved platen for supporting media during exposure by a laser image scanner, media positioning apparatus comprising: a media feed device for feeding media onto the curved platen; and an assembly for pushing the media out... | 11/02/2004 |
| 6811079 | Sheet media package having radio-frequency identification transponder Sheet media package system includes a cartridge or other packaging for containing a plurality of sheet media; and a radio-frequency identification transponder which stores relevant digital data associated with the cartridge or other packaging. ... | 11/02/2004 |
| 6807250 | Collimation device and method for acquiring a radiation image of a long body part using direct digital X-ray detectors A method for acquiring a radiographic image of an elongated object, comprising: positioning an elongated object between a source of x-rays and a digital image capture device having an imaging dimension which is less than a like dimension of said elongated object; wh... | 10/19/2004 |
| 6807300 | Noise reduction method utilizing color information, apparatus, and program for digital image processing A digital image processing method for reducing the noise of a color digital image having pixel values, includes the steps of: identifying one or more color regions in color space; identifying a pixel of interest in the color digital image; calculating a color weight... | 10/19/2004 |
| 6803542 | Floating carriage assembly and cover in a thermographic laser imager A thermal processor for heat processing exposed thermographic media comprising: a heated drum for heating thermographic media brought into contact with the drum; a centrally located assembly for supporting the drum for rotation; a plurality of spaced rollers located... | 10/12/2004 |
| 6793390 | Method for automatic arrangement determination of partial radiation images for reconstructing a stitched full image A method for automatic arrangement determination of partial radiation images for reconstructing a stitched full image. At least two radiation sub-images of an elongated object are acquired and converted to digital images. A hypothesis list is constructed and overlap... | 09/21/2004 |
| 6771311 | Automatic color saturation enhancement A method of processing a digital color image comprising the steps of: providing a digital color image having pixels and a plurality of color channels; processing the image to provide a channel independent restored digital image; determining at least one predictor de... | 08/03/2004 |
| D492414 | Computed radiography reader | 06/29/2004 |
| 6744014 | Apparatus for controlling temperature of moveable electrically heated objects/drums A temperature controlled apparatus comprising: an object having a surface and being rotatable about an axis; an electrical heater assembly thermally coupled to the surface of the object; a temperature sensor assembly mounted on the object for sensing the temperature... | 06/01/2004 |
| 6744062 | Apparatus for radiographically imaging elongated objects Apparatus for radiographically imaging elongated objects comprising: a vertical main frame; a base mounted on said main frame; a first support on said base for supporting a first cassette containing a first storage phosphor imaging plate; a door hingedly mounted on ... | 06/01/2004 |
| 6738095 | Orientation-sensitive electronic vertical shutter release lock A digital camera comprising; a user controlled camera system; an orientation sensor for sensing whether the camera is in one of a horizontal or vertical positions; a user actuated switch located on the side of the camera when the camera is in the horizontal position... | 05/18/2004 |
| 6734441 | Computed radiography cassette for mammography A computed radiography cassette comprising: a shell including upper and lower panels joined to first and second side members and a front end member to form a five sided cavity having an open end; a storage phosphor assembly including a back end member, an insert pla... | 05/11/2004 |
| 6735330 | Automatic digital radiographic bright light A method for automatically modifying the rendering of an image based on an analysis of pixel values within a selected region of interest comprising: providing a digital input image of digital pixel values and tone scale look-up table; creating a default rendered ima... | 05/11/2004 |
| 6727475 | Heating control system which minimizes AC power line voltage fluctuations An electrical heater control system reduces flicker. The system includes an electrical heating system; an AC (alternating current) power source for supplying AC current to the electrical heating system; an AC power control device connected between the electrical hea... | 04/27/2004 |
| 6727972 | Detection of pitch variations in lenticular material A method of sensing the pitch or relative location of a lenticular lens on a sheet of transparent lenticular material of the type having a repeating pattern of cylindrical lenses on one side and a flat opposite side, comprising the steps of: forming a beam of light;... | 04/27/2004 |
| 6717649 | Detection of pitch variations in lenticular material A method of sensing the pitch or relative location of a lenticular lens on a sheet of transparent lenticular material of the type having a repeating pattern of cylindrical lenses on one side and a flat opposite side, comprising the steps of: forming a beam of light;... | 04/06/2004 |
| 6714688 | Method and apparatus for enhancing the edge contrast of an interpolated digital image A method for enhancing a digital image channel, the method comprising the following steps: (a) providing a digital image channel having image pixels; (b) providing interpolation parameter values; (c) generating an interpolated digital image chan... | 03/30/2004 |
