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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:
Nov. 22, 1994
Filed:
Sep. 30, 1993
Applicant:
Inventor:
Romano Morlotti, Varazze, IT;
Assignee:
Minnesota Mining & Manufacturing Company, St. Paul, MN (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N / ; C09K / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
2504844 ; 250585 ; 2523 / ; 2523 / ; 2523015 ; 2523 / ; 428690 ;
Abstract
The present invention relates to new phosphors for use in panels, apparatus and methods for recording and reproducing a high energy radiation image, including the steps of stimulating a phosphor image-wise exposed to radiation and detecting the fluorescent light emitted by said phosphor upon stimulation, said phosphor being a green emitting terbium activated alkali metal tantalate, doped with at least one element selected in the group consisting of Mg, Ca, Sr, Ba, Al, Ga, Ge, Pb, Bi, transition elements and lanthanides.