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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7589341 | Light stimulating and collecting methods and apparatus for storage-phosphor image plates Methods and apparatus are described for retrieving information from a storage medium. A first portion of the surface of the storage medium is exposed to stimulating light which diffuses in the storage medium under a second portion of the surface adjacent the first p... | 09/15/2009 |
| 7359488 | Technique for digitally removing x-ray scatter in a radiograph Methods and apparatus for generating an x-ray image. An object is interposed between a detector and an x-ray source. A grid is interposed between the x-ray source and the object. The grid is exposed to primary x-ray energy generated by the x-ray source, thereby expo... | 04/15/2008 |
| 7002533 | Dual-stage high-contrast electronic image display Electronic displays are provided which can reproduce image data with high contrast ratios and a gray scale range comparable to conventional X-ray film viewed on a light box. One such display includes a rear low-resolution LCD or DLP display which projects an image o... | 02/21/2006 |
| 6950242 | Design and fabrication process for a lens system optically coupled to an image-capture device An optical system operable to transmit an energy flux is described. A first substantially spherical lens includes first and second substantially hemispherical portions joined at an interface. The interface includes a partially reflective material on a first substant... | 09/27/2005 |
| 6800870 | Light stimulating and collecting methods and apparatus for storage-phosphor image plates Methods and apparatus are described for retrieving information from a storage medium. A first portion of the surface of the storage medium is exposed to stimulating light which diffuses in the storage medium under a second portion of the surface adjacent the first p... | 10/05/2004 |
| 6747805 | Design and fabrication process for a lens system optically coupled to an image-capture device Simple, inexpensive and durable multi-element lens systems are provided. These lens systems may be optically coupled to digital image-capturing devices, such as those used in digital cameras. Some lens systems of the present invention include a glass microsphere bon... | 06/08/2004 |
| 6320177 | Method and apparatus for generating a control signal A method and apparatus for generating a control signal which corresponds to movement of an object in contact with a first surface are described. The apparatus includes a platen having the first surface. The platen is characterized by a critical angle beyo... | 11/20/2001 |
| 6255643 | Method and apparatus for generating a control signal A method and apparatus for generating a control signal which corresponds to movement of an object in contact with a first surface are described. The apparatus includes a platen having the first surface. The platen is characterized by a critical angle beyo... | 07/03/2001 |
| 6172667 | Optically-based touch screen input device An input device comprising an overlay for a display screen comprising an optically conductive material is described. The overlay has a central region for transmitting first electromagnetic radiation corresponding to an object in contact with the overlay a... | 01/09/2001 |
| 6166370 | Method and apparatus for generating a control signal A method and apparatus for generating a control signal which corresponds to movement of an object in contact with a first surface are described. The apparatus includes a platen having the first surface. The platen is characterized by a critical angle beyo... | 12/26/2000 |
| 5801681 | Method and apparatus for generating a control signal A method and apparatus for generating a control signal which corresponds to movement of an object in contact with a first surface are described. The apparatus includes a platen having the first surface. The platen is characterized by a critical angle beyo... | 09/01/1998 |
