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Phosphor screen scanning systems

US6355938B1 · kind B1 · utility

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33Claims
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Filing dateNov 24, 1999
Grant dateMar 12, 2002
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Expiry dateNov 24, 2019

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04N2201/0468
  • WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A system for scanning an imaging plate, comprising: a continuous belt drive; a first scanning head mounted to the belt drive; a second scanning head mounted to the belt drive; and a laser positioned to direct a laser beam in a beam path across the imaging plate, wherein the continuous belt drive is positioned to sequentially move each of the first and second scanning heads in a path collinear with the laser beam path when moving across the imaging plate.

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