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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7982202 | Enhanced light detector for computed radiography A scanning apparatus for obtaining an image from a phosphor sheet has a cylindrical drum having an inner axis and having an inner surface that is concave with respect to the axis. A light collector is coupled to a transport mechanism that is actuable to translate th... | 07/19/2011 |
| 7825395 | Device and method for reading out X-ray information stored in a phosphor layer A method reads out X-ray information stored in a storage phosphor layer where an X-ray picture is obtained and made up from a number of pixels. The method includes the steps of: irradiating the storage phosphor layer with a stimulation light beam which is moved alon... | 11/02/2010 |
| 7504649 | Radiographic image conversion panel and radiographic image acquisition system The radiographic image conversion panel includes a recording layer formed of a first accumulative phosphor that is irradiated with a radiation as a first primarily exciting light beam to excite primarily and accumulate energy, and is irradiated with a first secondar... | 03/17/2009 |
| 7485889 | Apparatus for capturing information contained in a phosphor layer The invention relates to an apparatus for capturing information contained in a phosphor layer, comprising an irradiation device (4) for irradiating the phosphor layer (1) with stimulation light (3) which is adapted to stimulate emission light ( | 02/03/2009 |
| 7465949 | Device for reading out X-ray information stored in a phosphor layer A device can read out X-ray information stored in a phosphor layer with an irradiation device for irradiating the phosphor layer with stimulation light which can stimulate the phosphor layer into emitting emission light, and a detector for collecting emission light ... | 12/16/2008 |
| 7446332 | Radiation image read-out apparatus and radiation image convertor panel A radiation image read-out apparatus includes a condenser optical system which converges stimulated emission emitted from a radiation image convertor panel upon exposure to stimulating light. A photodetector receives the stimulated emission converged by the condense... | 11/04/2008 |
| 7433448 | Method for the production of a corrected x-ray image data set In a method for correcting pixels of an x-ray image data set, an x-ray exposure of a subject is acquired with an x-ray device that uses a storage film having a luminescent storage material layer serving as a radiation detector. The sensitivity of the luminescent sto... | 10/07/2008 |
| 7397059 | Radiation image reading system The present invention is directed to a radiation image reading system. The system includes a radiation source for irradiating a radiation toward a subject. The radiation source has a size “D”. A radiation detector in which large number of detecting devices for d... | 07/08/2008 |
| 7385217 | Radiation image photographing system A radiation image photographing system with high convenience, efficiency, reliability and expandability wherein when a part of components is broken down, another component can substitute. In the radiation image photographing system, a controller has an operation con... | 06/10/2008 |
| 7369916 | Drill press A power tool control system connected with a drill press provides a system for determining operational settings for the drill press and/or structural factors of a workpiece to be operated upon by the drill press. For instance, the power tool control system may estab... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7368747 | Short U-flow multicassette autoloader for a storage phosphor reader A storage phosphor reader includes a multicassette autoloader for vertically oriented storage phosphor cassettes, the autoloader having a front, back, and opposite sides. The autoloader includes an input bin for receiving multiple vertically oriented storage phospho... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7361883 | Photonic mixer device The present invention relates to a photonic mixer device with a photosensitive layer, at least two modulation gates (3, 4, 103, 104, 203, 204, 303, 304, 403, 404) and at least two readout electrodes (1, 2, 101, 102, 201, 202, 301, 302, 401, 402, 501, 502, ... | 04/22/2008 |
| 7359762 | Measurement and alignment device including a display system A graphical user interface communicatively coupled with a non-contact measurement and alignment device enables user control over and display of the readings from the non-contact measurement and alignment device. In operation with a power tool, the graphical user int... | 04/15/2008 |
| 7350934 | Illuminated display system An illuminated display system is disclosed. The illuminated display system includes a circuit board with a front surface and a rear surface, and a plurality of light-passing holes. At least one light pipe is arranged on the rear surface of the circuit board. The at ... | 04/01/2008 |
| 7348542 | System and method for detecting an intensity of light A system and a method detect an intensity of light within an interior of a compartment and/or of an end cap to locate a position of a movable element within the interior of the compartment. A platform is attached to interior walls of the end cap for positioning a li... | 03/25/2008 |
| 7349003 | Method for determining a correction value for light-emitting parts in exposure apparatus The invention is directed to the provision of an exposure apparatus that can determine a correction value for each individual light-emitting part by employing a method that detects the amount of light corresponding to one particular light-emitting part from composit... | 03/25/2008 |
| 7342243 | Device and method for reading out information stored in a storage layer A device and method for reading out information stored in a storage layer using a receiving device for receiving emission radiation that has been emitted from the storage layer. In this connection the storage layer is supported on a support surface that is defined b... | 03/11/2008 |
| 7335904 | Process for read-out of radiation image A process for reading a radiation image out of a radiation image storage panel which has a phosphor layer comprising columnar crystals of europium activated cesium halide stimulable phosphor in which a radiation image is recorded, is performed by the steps of: expos... | 02/26/2008 |
| 7329892 | Radiation image acquiring method, apparatus, and program Images are obtained with a reading device, such that an efficient pixel existence range of efficient pixels capable of being read out within a read-out sensitivity range of the reading device varies for different images, and such that the efficient pixel existence r... | 02/12/2008 |
| 7320770 | Method for making a quasi-incompressible phase-change material, shear-thinned and with low heat conductivity The process according to the invention includes the combination, with a liquid phase change material (PCM), of a texturing agent chosen so as to greatly reduce the thermal convection and whose viscosity is decreased reversibly under shearing. The material formed has... | 01/22/2008 |
| 7319234 | Method and apparatus for correcting radiographic images Structural noise is accurately removed by a radiographic image correcting apparatus. A correction image data set, generated from a reference image data set obtained from a stimulable phosphor sheet onto which radiation has been uniformly irradiated, that includes at... | 01/15/2008 |
| 7312467 | Device and method for reading out X-ray information stored in a storage phosphor layer An apparatus and associated method for reading out X-ray information of an X-ray picture stored in a phosphor layer includes: an irradiation device for irradiating the phosphor layer with a stimulating light beam to be moved along a line over the phosphor layer, and... | 12/25/2007 |
| 7295721 | Positional control of flexible storage phosphor media during image scan A storage phosphor reader. The reader comprises a first roller pair, a cylindrical scan platen, a guide member, and a holding member. The first roller pair transport a storage phosphor medium along a path in a first direction. The cylindrical scan platen supports th... | 11/13/2007 |
| 7295736 | Image pickup device An image pickup device according to the present invention comprises (1) a fiber optical plate constituted by bundling a plurality of optical fibers, including a core and a cladding covering an outer periphery thereof and having a light incident surface and a light-e... | 11/13/2007 |
| 7290474 | System for rapidly stopping a spinning table saw blade A system for stopping a spinning table saw blade is comprised of a pin assembly disposed adjacent to a saw blade assembly for stopping a spinning saw blade. A receiving block is disposed on a side of the saw blade opposing the pin assembly for receiving the tip of t... | 11/06/2007 |
| 7285242 | Biochemical analysis unit and biochemical analyzing method using the same A biochemical analysis unit includes a substrate made of a material capable of attenuating radiation energy and/or light energy and formed with a plurality of holes, and a plurality of absorptive regions formed by forming an absorptive region in every hole. Accordin... | 10/23/2007 |
| 7276699 | Absorptance enhancing coating for MWIR detectors Provided is an infrared radiation detector comprising an active layer having a front side and a back side. An anti-reflective coating is disposed on the front side and is configured to minimize reflection of incident light within a wavelength band of interest upon t... | 10/02/2007 |
| 7276721 | Method and apparatus for improved contrast resolution A radiation image read-out method and apparatus for a stimulable phosphor sheet, provided with a layer of stimulable phosphor, which has been exposed to radiation to carry information about an image, and the image is thereby stored on the stimulable phosphor sheet. ... | 10/02/2007 |
| 7247873 | Quality control system for irradiation apparatus A quality control system for an irradiation apparatus includes a radiation image reading system. The radiation image reading system reads out a radiation image from a stimulable phosphor panel which is disposed in a predetermined position to receive irradiation of p... | 07/24/2007 |
| 7248363 | Particle size analyzer A laser diffraction particle size analyzer irradiates a laser beam on particles in a scattered state, and measures a spatial intensity distribution of diffracted and scattered light from the particles. A particle size distribution of the particles is calculated from... | 07/24/2007 |
| 7247875 | Process for the collection and presentation of an X-ray image stored in a phosphor layer A process for the collection and presentation of an X-ray image stored in a phosphor layer, includes the steps of: collecting information in an area of the phosphor layer and in an area adjacent to, and outside of, the phosphor layer; dividing the information collec... | 07/24/2007 |
| 7243440 | Gauge for use with power tools A gauge for connecting with a power tool and providing a system for determining structural factors of a workpiece to be operated upon by the power tool is provided by the present invention. The gauge including a probe connected with a sensor via a spring, wherein co... | 07/17/2007 |
| 7244955 | Computed radiography systems and methods of use A computed radiography (CR) system for imaging an object is provided. The system includes a radiation source, a storage phosphor screen, an illumination source and a two dimensional imager. The radiation source is configured to irradiate the storage phosphor screen,... | 07/17/2007 |
| 7242005 | Radiation detecting cassette and radiation image data management system A workload of a technician (operator) of a radiation image data management system employing a radiation detecting cassette is reduced. An order data reception terminal, a sensor, a transmission means and a reception means is provided within an imaging room. The sens... | 07/10/2007 |
| 7242018 | Method and apparatus for acquiring radiation image signals Stimulating rays containing red light and infrared rays are reflected from a reference plate, which has reflection characteristics to the infrared rays approximately identical with those of a stimulable phosphor sheet, and which is free from characteristics of emitt... | 07/10/2007 |
| 7214956 | Image recording medium In an electrostatic recorder including: a first electrode for transmitting radioactive rays; a recording photoconductive layer irradiated with the radioactive rays to generate charge; a charge transportation layer; a storage unit for storing the charge as an electro... | 05/08/2007 |
| 7211785 | Scanning apparatus A scanning apparatus including a cylindrical member and an optical system. The cylindrical member rotates about a rotational axis and has an outer surface to support a storage phosphor sample thereon. The optical system moves in translation parallel to the rotationa... | 05/01/2007 |
| 7212557 | Semiconductor laser device and radiation image read-out method and apparatus A semiconductor laser device produces a laser beam, which is adapted to be expanded into a linear laser beam for use as stimulating rays for an image read-out operation for reading out a radiation image having been stored on a stimulable phosphor sheet. The semicond... | 05/01/2007 |
| 7211818 | Image read-out method and system, solid image sensor, and image detecting sheet An image signal is read out by use of a stimulable phosphor sheet having a layer of stimulable phosphor which emits stimulated emission in proportion to the stored energy of radiation upon exposure to stimulating light and a solid image sensor having a photoconducti... | 05/01/2007 |
| 7208750 | Radiation image reading apparatus A radiation image reading apparatus includes an image reading section for reading a radiation image on a stimulable phosphor sheet by scanning the stimulable phosphor sheet with exciting light in a main scanning direction, and a conveying section having a windable m... | 04/24/2007 |
