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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. 13, 1999
Filed:
Sep. 23, 1997
Applicant:
Inventors:
Assignee:
Agfa-Gevaert, Mortsel, BE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G03B / ; G01N / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
250584 ; 2504842 ; 2504843 ; 2504844 ; 250582 ; 250585 ; 250586 ; 250588 ;
Abstract
A method for reading an electron beam image that has been stored in a photostimulable phosphor screen wherein the photostimulable phosphor screen is scanned with stimulating radiation and wherein light emitted upon stimulation is converted in to a digital image signal. Enhanced sensitivity is obtained by heating the screen in between exposure to the electron beam image and stimulation of the screen.