Patents by Inventor Robert W. Apps

Robert W. Apps 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).

  • Patient identification and x-ray exam data collection bar code system
    Patent number: 5592374
    Abstract: In storage phosphor radiography a latent x-ray image of a patient is stored in a storage phosphor. A storage phosphor reader converts the latent image into an x-ray image signal. A patient identifying and exam collection bar code system provides patient identification and x-ray exam data at the time of the exam which is matched with the x-ray image signal in the reader.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 2, 1993
    Date of Patent: January 7, 1997
    Assignee: Eastman Kodak Company
    Inventors: Peter C. Fellegara, Robert W. Apps, Mervet E. Heartberg, Richard E. Osiecki
  • Storage phosphor reader calibration technique
    Patent number: 5578835
    Abstract: A calibration technique for a storage phosphor reader which accomplishes the following; a) finds the leading edge of the storage phosphor being read by the reader; b) finds the front and rear edges of the storage phosphor in order to adjust the length of the line scan to the dimension of the storage phosphor in the line scan direction; c) verifies that the photodetectors of the reader are functioning; d) adjusts each photodetector signal channel to the appropriate gain; and e) generates a correction signal to correct nonuniformities of the photodetector signal output.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 17, 1995
    Date of Patent: November 26, 1996
    Assignee: Eastman Kodak Company
    Inventors: Michael K. Rogers, Robert W. Apps, Barry H. Keys