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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:
May. 09, 1989
Filed:
May. 01, 1987
Applicant:
Inventor:
Lewis B Mustain, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Assignee:
Liebel-Flarsheim, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
378 21 ; 378196 ; 378197 ;
Abstract
A method and apparatus capable of taking tomographic x-rays which can be easily adjusted to provide the desired cutting plane without moving the patient or x-ray mechanism in a vertical direction. The apparatus is provided an x-ray source and detection plate. The x-ray source and detection plate are each moveable about a predetermined path independently of each other so as to provide any desired cutting plane.