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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 18, 1988
Filed:
May. 12, 1987
Applicant:
Inventors:
Robert W Kulpinski, Rochester, NY (US);
Anthony R Lubinsky, Webster, NY (US);
James F Owen, Rochester, NY (US);
Assignee:
Eastman Kodak Company, Rochester, NY (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B / ; G01N / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
2503272 ; 250368 ;
Abstract
Apparatus for reading out an image stored in a transparent stimulable phosphor sheet includes means for maintaining a layer of optical index matching fluid between a light detector and the transparent stimulable phosphor sheet, to provide optical contact between the light detector and the transparent stimulable phosphor, means for scanning a beam of stimulating light in a line across the phosphor sheet, and means for providing relative movement between the transparent stimulable phosphor sheet and the light detector in a direction perpendicular to a scan line.