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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 24, 2010
Filed:
Mar. 27, 2009
Michael K. Rogers, Mendon, NY (US);
Anthony Dirisio, Rochester, NY (US);
Michael K. Rogers, Mendon, NY (US);
Anthony Dirisio, Rochester, NY (US);
Carestream Health, Inc., Rochester, NY (US);
Abstract
A carrier for transporting a section of flexible phosphor imaging medium through a scanner has a flexible support having a front surface and a back surface, at least one releasable retaining element coupled to the flexible support for holding a first surface of the section of flexible phosphor imaging medium against the front surface of the flexible support, and a flexible frame extending at least partially along the perimeter of the flexible support and having a thickness above the front surface of the flexible support that is substantially the same as the thickness of the section of flexible phosphor imaging medium that is held against the front surface.