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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:
Jul. 25, 1989
Filed:
Oct. 09, 1987
Applicant:
Inventor:
Craig D Mackay, Cambridge, GB;
Assignee:
Astromed Limited, Cambridge, GB;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01J / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
378 62 ; 378 98 ; 25037009 ; 25037015 ;
Abstract
A method of and apparatus for imaging light opaque specimens wherein a secondary source (16) is stimulated by radiation (x-rays or high energy electrons or neutrons) transmitted through the specimen (12) and visible light emitted by the secondary source (without amplification) is detected by a cooled slow scan CCD (26, 28) coupled to the secondary source by a lens (20) and shutter (22).