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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7372041 | Neutron detectors and related methods The present invention relates generally to neutron detecting scintillators and related methods and devices. A neutron detecting scintillator includes a plurality of microcapillary tubes loaded with a scintillator composition comprising a plastic scintillator and a n... | 05/13/2008 |
| 7227151 | Photoelectric conversion device, radiation detection apparatus, image processing system and driving method thereof In a photoelectric conversion device, in order to suppress alteration of its properties during a long time use, lower the decrease of the S/N ratio due to a dark current output, and shorten image-pickup cycles, MIS type photoelectric conversion elements using an amo... | 06/05/2007 |
| 7211783 | Tamper-proof container A sheet includes an optical fiber extending across at least a portion of its surface to detect nuclear radiation. The sheet can line at least a portion of a shipping container or box. Radiation within or outside the container or box reduces optical transmissibility ... | 05/01/2007 |
| 7206194 | Mechanism for self-alignment of communications elements in a modular electronic system A mechanism that automatically achieves alignment of the communications elements during assembly of a modular computer system, without the need for human intervention. The mechanism comprises an alignment frame provided with bumps and depressions. The bumps in the a... | 04/17/2007 |
| 7196341 | Binderless storage phosphor screen comprising a support including an amorphous (a-C) carbon layer A binderless storage phosphor screen comprises a vacuum deposited CsBr:Eu phosphor layer on a support, wherein the support includes a layer of amorphous carbon and optionally one or more auxilliary layers. ... | 03/27/2007 |
| 7164137 | Cassette type radiographic apparatus A radiographic apparatus includes a columnar crystal phosphor which converts X-rays into visible light, a photodetector which converts the visible light into an electrical signal, and a case (a case lid and case main body) which houses the columnar crystal phosphor ... | 01/16/2007 |
| 7102143 | Binderless storage phosphor screen comprising a support including an amorphous (a-C) carbon layer A binderless storage phosphor screen comprises a vacuum deposited phosphor layer on a support, wherein the support includes a layer of amorphous carbon and, optionally, one or more auxilliary layers. ... | 09/05/2006 |
| 7098444 | Tamper proof container A liner sheet lines at least a portion of an interior surface of a shipping container or box and defines an optical path extending across at least a portion of the sheet, such that a breach of the interior surface also alters an optical characteristic of the optical... | 08/29/2006 |
| 6979830 | Optical architectures for microvolume laser-scanning cytometers Methods and instrumentation for performing charge coupled device (CCD)-based confocal spectroscopy with a laser spot array are provided. The methods and instruments of the invention are useful in any spectroscopic application, including, but not limited to, microsco... | 12/27/2005 |
| 6921909 | Pixellated micro-columnar films scintillator A method of fabricating an apparatus for an enhanced imaging sensor consisting of pixellated micro columnar scintillation film material for x-ray imaging comprising a scintillation substrate and a micro columnar scintillation film material in contact with the scinti... | 07/26/2005 |
| 6777691 | Storage phosphor cassette An x-ray cassette having increased durability. The x-ray cassette comprises a shell and a storage phosphor assembly. The shell comprises an upper and lower panel, a first and second side member, and a front end member. The first and second side members and front end... | 08/17/2004 |
| 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 |
| 6627891 | Temporal dosimeter and method The invention includes a temporal dosimeter. One dosimeter embodiment includes a housing that is opaque to visible light but transparent to ionizing radiation. The dosimeter also includes a sensor for recording dosages of ionizing radiation, a drive mecha... | 09/30/2003 |
| 6524786 | Scintillation proximity test The invention concerns scintillation proximity assays performed in multiwell plates where a charge coupled device is used to image the wells. Conventional phosphors emit blue light (350-450 nm) which is absorbed by yellow or brown assay components. This p... | 02/25/2003 |
| 6191426 | Cassette A cassette in which a radiographic image converting plate is accommodated, comprises a case having an opening; a tray on which the radiographic image converting plate is loaded; and a cap capable of being fitted with the opening, the cap connected with th... | 02/20/2001 |
| 6046458 | Protective sheath for an image plate A protective sheath (10) for an image plate, which covers a radiation- and light-sensitive surface (9) on an image plate (6) and which generally comprises a continuous first, reasonably rigid sheet section (1), having a size equal to that of the image pla... | 04/04/2000 |
| 5952665 | Composite nanophosphor screen for detecting radiation A composite phosphor screen for converting radiation, such as X-rays, into visible light. The screen includes a planar surface, which can be formed from glass, silicon or metal, which has etched therein a multiplicity of closely spaced nanochannels having... | 09/14/1999 |
| 5925473 | Radiation image storage panel A radiation image storage panel having a stimulable phosphor layer and a protective film composed of a plastic material film and a coated layer of a fluororesin-containing resin composition containing light-scattering fine particles gives a radiographic i... | 07/20/1999 |
| 5869839 | Storage phosphor cassette with enhanced features A storage phosphor cassette comprising a shell including upper and lower rectangular panels, first and second side members, and a front end member, the side members and the front end member joining the upper and lower panels to form a five sided cavity ha... | 02/09/1999 |
| 5861631 | Storage phosphor cassette with improved durability A storage phosphor cassette comprising a shell including upper and lower rectangular panels, first and second side members, and a front end member, the side members and the front end member joining the upper and lower panels to form a five sided cavity ha... | 01/19/1999 |
| 5640017 | Remote radiation detection device with inorganic scintillating detecting crystal and fiber optic Device for the remote detection of radiation. This device has an optical fibre (4), a detecting crystal (10), whereof one end is optically coupled to the optical fibre and which is able to emit, by interacting with the radiation (2), a light which then propaga... | 06/17/1997 |
| 5572319 | Stain detector apparatus and method A stain detector is provided for detecting stains in a fabric which includes a housing having a fabric opening for receiving the fabric to be inspected and a viewing opening for inspecting the fabric; an incandescent lamp and a fluorescent lamp for projec... | 11/05/1996 |
| 5399868 | Radiation probe The instant invention relates to a method and an apparatus of monitoring nuclear radiation. The method utilizes a diamond radiation sensor element having a nitrogen impurity concentration of less than 150 ppm. The sensor element is subjected to nuclear ra... | 03/21/1995 |
| 5331171 | Inspection system for controlling the laying of a string or layer of a fluorescent material on a metal piece An optical inspection system for controlling the laying of a string or layer of a fluorescent material on a metal piece comprises an optical inspection station including a wall movable between an open condition and a closed condition in which the wall def... | 07/19/1994 |
| 5166073 | Miniaturized sensor for ionizing radiation The invention is an optical sensor useful for the detection of ionizing radiation emitted from an analyte in a fluid. The sensor is composed of a permeable scintillator having a high surface area to scintillator volume ratio and an optical waveguide locat... | 11/24/1992 |
| 5115138 | Ultraviolet ray detecting device An ultraviolet ray detecting device comprises an external light shielding structure for shielding an external light from entering there, a fluorescent member disposed in the external light shielding structure and containing a fluorescent substance, the fl... | 05/19/1992 |
| 5081362 | Directional radiation probe A directional radiation probe assembly for making precision radiation surveys in low intensity radiation fields through measurement of the relative intensities of radiation source distributed about a base point. The assembly include a positionable base me... | 01/14/1992 |
| 4922115 | Fluorescent glass dosimeter A fluorescent glass dosimeter comprises a glass element holder including inner and outer envelopes. Each of the inner and outer envelopes has a mask frame used for covering the peripheral portions of the corresponding fluorescent detection surface of a fl... | 05/01/1990 |
| 4864139 | Radiation detector and monitor Radiation level is visually registered through a viewing window by a color coded array of different colored dots of light resulting from scintillations concentrated by optical means at spaced focal points. The scintillations are emitted from radiation det... | 09/05/1989 |
| 4853548 | Ultrasensitive radiation dosimeter and dosimetry system A device including a dosimeter badge containing a preset quantity of an aromatic endoperoxide, AO2, for example the endoperoxide of rubrene or of 9,10-di-phenylanthracene in an organic matrix containing atoms of a high atomic number such as liq... | 08/01/1989 |
| 4788436 | Radiation sensitive optical fiber and detector An optical fiber sensitive to nuclear radiation includes a thin filament core formed of a plastic scintillator material which scintillates in the presence of nuclear radiation. An optical cladding material is provided around the optical fiber. A second fi... | 11/29/1988 |
| 4772796 | Ionizing radiation dosimetric system The disclosed dosimeter system includes a dosimeter and a reader, the dosimeter including a protective outer container and a support for elements sensitive to radiation, the reader including a frame and a mechanism for receiving the dosimeter. The frame h... | 09/20/1988 |
| 4761558 | Apparatus for viewing a foil irradiated in the course of neutron radiography An apparatus for viewing a foil irradiated in the course of neutron radiography, the foil having nuclear tracks being visible after etching under the action of light, includes a completely enclosed housing having a first surface with an opening formed the... | 08/02/1988 |
| 4590381 | Phosphorescent marking system A device of phosphorescent material on which luminescent images are formed and retained for a period of time is disclosed. The device includes phosphorescent material in the form of a sheet mounted on a support. The support exposes the top surface of the ... | 05/20/1986 |
| 4488046 | Nuclear radiation measuring apparatus and method A visually readable nuclear radiation measurement device functioning as a dose rate meter or a dosimeter. There are disclosed several embodiments allowing the user to match the brightness of a scintillating means to a reference light source thereby to asc... | 12/11/1984 |
| 4458154 | Apparatus for accumulation and storing light energy and releasing the same therefrom for utilization A light absorbing matter is irradiated by light ranging from ultraviolet to infrared and absorbed light energy causes the matter to be raised to an excited energy state. The excited state is then locked by maintaining the temperature of the matter at a pr... | 07/03/1984 |
| 4360733 | Window assembly for a deep well scintillation detector A circular glass window in the form of a shallow, truncated cone having parallel faces is nested within and equidistantly spaced from a metal retaining ring defining at its inner periphery a shallow, tapered, smooth-wall bore having a sloped sidewall to w... | 11/23/1982 |
| 4107534 | Plutonium-americium detection probe with frontal light-guide-diffuser A detector probe for a scintillation detection instrument having a photomultiplier within a housing with an europium activated scintillation crystal positioned adjacent the face plate of the photomultiplier. A thin sheet of foil is spaced from the front o... | 08/15/1978 |
| 4104708 | Shrouded chemical light source A self-luminescent article which comprises an opaque tubular shroud and a chemiluminescent device which comprises a light transmitting tubular body containing a chemiluminescent material, the chemiluminescent device being in telescopic relationship with t... | 08/01/1978 |
| 4004151 | Detector for deep well logging A substantial improvement in the useful life and efficiency of a deep-well scintillation detector is achieved by a unique construction wherein the steel cylinder enclosing the sodium iodide scintillation crystal is provided with a tapered recess to receiv... | 01/18/1977 |
