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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:
Apr. 26, 2016
Filed:
Dec. 28, 2011
Applicants:
Ching-yeu Wei, Schenectady, NY (US);
Jeffrey Wayne Eberhard, Albany, NY (US);
George Edward Possin, Schenectady, NY (US);
Inventors:
Ching-Yeu Wei, Schenectady, NY (US);
Jeffrey Wayne Eberhard, Albany, NY (US);
George Edward Possin, Schenectady, NY (US);
Assignee:
GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY, Niskayuna, NY (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N 23/04 (2006.01); G01T 1/00 (2006.01); G01T 1/20 (2006.01); G01T 1/24 (2006.01); A61B 6/00 (2006.01); H04N 5/32 (2006.01); H01L 31/00 (2006.01); G01J 1/00 (2006.01); H04N 5/361 (2011.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 5/32 (2013.01); A61B 6/42 (2013.01); A61B 6/4233 (2013.01); G01J 1/00 (2013.01); G01N 23/04 (2013.01); G01T 1/2018 (2013.01); G01T 1/24 (2013.01); H01L 31/00 (2013.01); H04N 5/361 (2013.01); A61B 6/4208 (2013.01); A61B 6/482 (2013.01);
Abstract
A radiation detector is provided that provides fast sequential image acquisition. In one embodiment, the radiation detector a diode capacitor that is charged in response to a radiation exposure event. The charge stored in the diode capacitor is transferred to a separate storage capacitor, allowing a new charge to be generated and stored at the diode capacitor.