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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:
Aug. 05, 2003
Filed:
Jun. 21, 2002
Applicant:
Inventor:
Hiroyuki Tanaka, Kanagawa, JP;
Assignee:
Nix Company Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G03B 4/204 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G03B 4/204 ;
Abstract
An X-ray film development device performs development, fixing, rinsing, and drying processes while transporting an exposed X-ray film. A rinsing unit is provided with a light source, which illuminates the X-ray film during transportation, and a reading unit, which receives the passing light and reads an image recorded on the X-ray film. The image signal from the reading unit is processed by a display device (CRT, LCD, etc.), and the film image can be provided to the doctor or patient without waiting until the film dries.