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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:
Jan. 14, 2003
Filed:
Dec. 12, 2000
Applicant:
Inventors:
Assignee:
Agfa-Gevaert Aktiengesellschaft, Leverkusen, DE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01T 1/29 ; H04N 1/031 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01T 1/29 ; H04N 1/031 ;
Abstract
Apparatus for reading information stored in a memory layer ( ) which includes a shielding device ( ), and an X-ray cassette and an X-ray table for use with the apparatus, are disclosed. The shielding device ( ) serves to shield a reader device ( ) from an information recording beam ( ). The reader device ( ) includes a receptor ( ) to receive emission radiation ( ) that contains an image of the information recorded in the memory layer ( ). Instead of the shielding device ( ), it is also possible to provide a converter ( ) that serves to convert an information-recording beam ( ) into converted radiation ( ) that possesses less energy than the information recording beam ( ).