Phosphor imaging plate and cassette handling system

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 6773160
APP PUB NO 20030123613A1
SERIAL NO

09847857

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A combined imaging plate scanning and erasing system, comprising: (a) a housing; (b) an imaging plate cassette infeed assembly positioned within the housing, the maging plate cassette infeed assembly comprising: (i) a mechanism to pull an imaging plate cassette into the housing; (ii) a mechanism to open the imaging plate cassette; and (iii) a mechanism to remove an imaging plate from the cassette; (c) a scanner positioned within the housing; (d) a curved path erasing assembly positioned between the imaging plate infeed assembly and the scanner; and (e) an imaging plate transportation assembly to move the imaging plate back and forth in a path extending from the imaging plate cassette, past the erasing assembly and through a scan area adjacent to the scanner.

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ALARA INC2545 BARRINGTON CT HAYWARD CA 94545

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Anderson, Perry Berkeley, CA 17 405
Cantu, Gary Foster City, CA 6 73
Evans, Wayne Campbell, CA 13 89
Jensen, James Olef Mountain View, CA 1 13
Kim, Sung Palo Alto, CA 155 2597
Klaubert, Heather Redwood City, GA 7 155
Nishihara, H Keith Los Altos, CA 45 2990
Reim, Douglas A San Jose, CA 4 74
Shrader, Eric J Belmont, CA 68 728
Smith, Ron Foster City, CA 23 182
Wilfley, Brian P Los Altos, CA 21 695
Witt, William F Palo Alto, CA 16 2023

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