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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7320204 | Process and apparatus for encapsulating a photo-stimuable phosphor imaging plate within a barrier envelope and a barrier envelope therefore There are disclosed by a process and apparatus for positioning and sealing photostimuable phosphor imaging plates within barriers envelope blanks therefore and formed on a roll thereof wherein a barrier envelope blank including a U-shaped heat sealed portion thereof... | 01/22/2008 |
| 7017491 | Printing apparatus having plate discharge mechanism with air blowing unit A plate discharger includes a peeling claw, a transport device and an air blowing device. The transport device has a rotary shaft, first transport rollers rotatable about the rotary shaft, a driven rotary shaft connected to a drive gear meshed with and driven by a t... | 03/28/2006 |
| 6755009 | Method for making and handling an intraoral x-ray film packet A method for making and handling an improved intraoral x-ray film packet by forming a first outer and a second outer sheet from a thermoplastic material wherein the first outer sheet is made more rigid than the second outer sheet such that it has a tensile modulus o... | 06/29/2004 |
| 6289650 | Automatic plate making machine equipped with photosensitive printing plate supplying apparatus and printing plate packaging means A photosensitive printing plate supplying apparatus for supplying a photosensitive printing plate to an automatic plate making machine for a photosensitive printing plate includes a printing plate packaging device which accommodates a bundle of photosensi... | 09/18/2001 |
| 6237665 | Apparatus for removing lead characters from cassette A lead character removing apparatus has a roller disposed in a cassette loading section and rotatable in a position where lead characters applied to a cassette pass, and a rotating mechanism for rotating the roller relatively to the cassette in a directio... | 05/29/2001 |
| 5907946 | Method and apparatus for repacking a photosensitive tabular printing plate An opening part cuts a periphery of a package which contains a bundle of PS (photosensitive) plates. Then, a lifter separates a top piece of the package from the bundle of the PS plates, and a cartridge body, which has been transferred by the lifter, is p... | 06/01/1999 |
| 5377476 | Arrangement for storing, transporting and loading substrates Arrangement for storing and transporting substrates under clean room conditions and for loading the substrates into a clean room. The substrates are individually accommodated in cassettes which are positively stackable. By means of a lifting means, the ca... | 01/03/1995 |
| 5320476 | Sheet-film removal device The device is arranged in the form of a complete assembly group on two plates (1,2) screwed together by spacer bolts (18). Guide slots (1a,1b,2a,2b) of similar arrangement and design serve for positively guiding a reciprocable carriage (9,10). The carriag... | 06/14/1994 |
| 5109649 | Compact automatic machine for emptying and reloading film from and into X-ray cassettes The machine comprises a first station to and from which cassettes are admitted and ejected in single succession, and a second station with mechanically interconnected and simultaneously operated devices, including a first pair serving to open and shut the... | 05/05/1992 |
| 5096351 | Cassette loading and unloading device A cassette loading and unloading device for loading and unloading a cassette which typically accommodates an exposed film carrying image information includes a pair of guides for holding a cassette therebetween, the guides being relatively displaceable de... | 03/17/1992 |
| 5053198 | Used test element collection apparatus and method There are described apparatus for collecting used test elements containing possibly hazardous liquids, and a method of collecting them. The apparatus features a container, and preferably a stacking station used with the container. The container can compri... | 10/01/1991 |
| 4878799 | Automatic machine for unloading film sheet from magazine A plurality of magazines each of which contains a plurality of film sheets of a type different from those contained in the other magazines are accommodated in movable trays. These movable trays are disposed within an elevator in such a manner as to be mov... | 11/07/1989 |
| 4823535 | Device for unloading X-ray film cassettes In a device for unloading X-ray film cassette a nozzle is provided, positioned at a front side of the cassette to be unloaded, for blowing air into a gap between a slightly open lid and the remaining part of the cassette. The nozzle is switched on for sho... | 04/25/1989 |
| 4811547 | Device for loading and unloading X-ray film cassettes In a device for loading and unloading X-ray film cassettes at least one air blowing nozzle is provided which is positioned at the front open end of the cassette below the film inserting rollers so as to generate an air cushion between the film being inser... | 03/14/1989 |
| 4788810 | Device for loading and unloading X-ray film cassettes A device for loading and unloading X-ray film cassettes into a light-sealed compartment includes a device for opening a lid of the cassette inserted in the compartment. The lid-opening device comprises a motor-driven control disc which via a crank rod shi... | 12/06/1988 |
| 4709913 | Storage cassette for film processing system A film sheet storage cassette. A channel mounting bracket supports a rectangular enclosure in position to receive cut film sheets. The enclosure includes a top flange which is slidable into the channel and held in position to receive through an entrance s... | 12/01/1987 |
| 4590738 | Apparatus for loading and unloading a film cassette, in particular an X-ray film cassette An apparatus for loading and unloading of film cassette, in particular X-rays cassettes has a housing which defines a compartment in which the cassette is to be positioned, means for transporting the cassette into the compartment and for discharging there... | 05/27/1986 |
| 4577452 | Apparatus for loading and unloading a film cassette, in particular an X-ray film cassette An apparatus for loading and unloading a film cassette, in particular an X-ray film cassette, has a housing defining a compartment and includes a front face provided with an opening to the compartment through which opening the cassette is introduced. For ... | 03/25/1986 |
| 4553369 | Automatic control system for X-ray film cassette loader and unloader apparatus An automatic X-ray film unloading and loading apparatus is actuated by sensing indicia on the cassette to perform various operations on the cassette and/or the film therein.... | 11/19/1985 |
| 4539794 | Automatic machine for unloading and reloading films from and into X ray cassettes X ray films are withdrawn from a drawer type magazine positioned above an X ray film cassette unloading station. The films drop down freely from the magazine through a hopper and towards the said X ray cassette. The hopper comprises two substantially U sh... | 09/10/1985 |
| 4527320 | Apparatus for loading plane film cassettes in daylight An apparatus for daylight loading of a plane film cassette having at least one dark slide comprises a housing having an inlet opening through which the plane film cassette is introduced. In the interior of the housing is located a platform and an abutment... | 07/09/1985 |
| 4523420 | X-ray examination apparatus having at least one film storage magazine The invention relates to an X-ray examination apparatus comprising a light-tight film processing section with one or more film storage magazines. A film sheet can be removed from the magazine in order to be transported to the exposure position. The appara... | 06/18/1985 |
| 4514958 | Automatic X-ray film cassette unloader and reloader An X-ray film handling system combines the unloading of the cassette, the printing of patient data, loading the cassette with a new film and processing of the film in a single instrument. The whole procedure of selecting film size, unloading the exposed f... | 05/07/1985 |
| 4480423 | Arrangement for unloading and loading X-ray film cassettes An arrangement for unloading and loading X-ray film cassettes includes a frame-shaped support bounding a guiding channel in which there are received, one above the other, a plurality of mounting portions and, at the top, a cassette-handling unit. The moun... | 11/06/1984 |
| 4393642 | Sheet receiving and storage apparatus A sheet receiving and storage apparatus comprises a housing and an open-bottomed magazine releasably connected therewith for collecting sheets introduced therein through its open bottom. The sheets after being partially introduced into the magazine are in... | 07/19/1983 |
| 4354336 | Automatic machine for loading and unloading films in radiography cassettes An apparatus provides a magazine (83) for different film formats to reload a radiographic cassette (5), arranged alongside a conveyor (10) of said cassette on the side facing that in which a cassette opening device (34) is arranged. The magazine comprises... | 10/19/1982 |
| 4234795 | Apparatus for loading and unloading containers for X-ray film Apparatus for removing exposed sheets of X-ray film from and for thereupon introducing unexposed sheets into cassettes of the type having two pivotally connected sections and a locking mechanism for the sections has a housing with a cylindrical chamber wh... | 11/18/1980 |
| 4227089 | Apparatus for opening radiographic cassettes An apparatus for opening radiographic cassettes comprises a housing which may be closed in a light-tight fashion and containing a platform onto which the radiographic cassette is positioned. Also, in the housing is an elongated upwardly inclined cam surfa... | 10/07/1980 |
| 4201919 | X-ray film loader Apparatus for loading a single sheet of X-ray film into a cassette, from a plastic lighttight envelope containing a stack of such sheets, all in a daylight environment. A receiver for holding the envelope containing the sheets includes a clip at the top t... | 05/06/1980 |
| 4185200 | Apparatus for loading and unloading cassettes for X-ray films Apparatus for admitting sheets of unexposed X-ray film into and for removing sheets of exposed X-ray film from cassettes of the type having two pivotally connected sections which are separably locked to each other has a housing with a wall which is pivota... | 01/22/1980 |
| 3959654 | Dispenser for sheet like material A mechanism is presented by means of which the uppermost sheet from a stack of sheets may be dispensed without excessive friction of the sheets against each other. It may advantageously be incorporated in a dispenser for radiographic film which may be ins... | 05/25/1976 |
