Patents by Inventor James Olef Jensen

James Olef Jensen has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Phosphor imaging plate and cassette handling system
    Patent number: 6773160
    Abstract: 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.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 1, 2001
    Date of Patent: August 10, 2004
    Assignee: Alara, Inc.
    Inventors: Wayne Evans, H. Keith Nishihara, Brian P. Wilfley, Douglas A. Reim, William F. Witt, Sung Kim, Ron Smith, Perry Anderson, Heather Klaubert, Gary Cantu, James Olef Jensen, Eric J. Shrader
  • Phosphor imaging plate and cassette handling system
    Publication number: 20030123613
    Abstract: 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.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 1, 2001
    Publication date: July 3, 2003
    Inventors: Wayne Evans, H. Keith Nishihara, Brian Wilfley, Douglas A. Reim, William F. Witt, Sung Kim, Ron Smith, Perry Anderson, Heather Klaubert, Gary Cantu, James Olef Jensen, Eric J. Shrader