Patents Examined by Andrew Ierael
  • Method for recording and reproducing images made by penetrating radiation using electroluminescent elements
    Patent number: 6392249
    Abstract: A method for recording and reproducing a radiation image including the steps of (1) causing a radiation image storage panel containing a photostimulable phosphor to absorb penetrating radiation having passed through an object or having been radiated from an object, (2) exposing the image storage panel to stimulating rays to release the radiation energy stored therein as light emission and (3) detecting the emitted light, wherein the stimulating rays are emitted by an electroliuminescent element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 26, 1999
    Date of Patent: May 21, 2002
    Assignee: Agfa-Gevaert
    Inventors: Luc Struye, Peter Willems, Paul Leblans