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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. 09, 2004
Filed:
Dec. 24, 2001
Applicant:
Inventors:
Rudolf Van den Bergh, Lint, BE;
Thomas Cabes, Lier, BE;
Assignee:
AGFA-Gevaert, Mortsel, BE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B32B 1/900 ; B32B 9/00 ; B21K 4/00 ; H05B 3/312 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B32B 1/900 ; B32B 9/00 ; B21K 4/00 ; H05B 3/312 ;
Abstract
In accordance with the present invention a radiation image storage panel comprises a self-supporting or supported layer of storage phosphor particles dispersed in a binding medium and, adjacent thereto, a protective coating characterized in that, besides a binder, the said protective coating comprises a white pigment having a refractive index of more than 1.6, which is present in the said binder, preferably further comprising a urethane acrylate, and wherein said protective coating has a surface roughness (Rz) between 2 and 10 &mgr;m.