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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 12, 2006
Filed:
Jan. 14, 2004
Steven D. Daniels, Churchville, NY (US);
Michael P. Urbon, Churchville, NY (US);
James K. Butler, Sodus, NY (US);
Giang T. Ngo, Hilton, NY (US);
Patrick M. Bruton, Palmyra, NY (US);
Michael Kenin, Rochester, NY (US);
Steven D. Daniels, Churchville, NY (US);
Michael P. Urbon, Churchville, NY (US);
James K. Butler, Sodus, NY (US);
Giang T. Ngo, Hilton, NY (US);
Patrick M. Bruton, Palmyra, NY (US);
Michael Kenin, Rochester, NY (US);
Eastman Kodak Company, Rochester, NY (US);
Abstract
A cassette handling apparatus of a storage phosphor reader, which is used for reading a latent image stored in a storage phosphor contained in a cassette. The cassette handling apparatus includes: a cassette platen and front plate for receiving a cassette having a storage phosphor; a cassette centering guide mechanism for centering a received cassette on the cassette platen; a cassette feed mechanism for moving a received cassette into contact with the front plate; and a storage phosphor feed mechanism for feeding a storage phosphor out of a received cassette into the storage phosphor reader for processing.