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Automatic blackening degree adjustment system

Assignee: J Morita Manufaturing Corp
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Filing: 1980-09-23
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Granted: 1982-06-01
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Expires: 2000-09-23
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Abstract

Abstract An automatic blackening degree adjustment system which includes the steps of making a fluorescent plate luminous by a residual dose of X-rays that have penetrated the person to be photographed and an X-ray film, converting the amount of luminescense into electric output, converting the relative feed speed of an X-ray film with respect to an X-ray beam into electric output and computing an electric output obtained from the conversion of amount of luminescense and the relative feed speed and feeding back a value obtained to a filament control circuit to thereby control the filament current of the X-ray machine whereby the tube voltage of the X-ray tube is kept constant so that the exposure is adjusted to an optimum amount with the X-ray wave length kept constant and resulting in X-ray photograph taken which have sufficient and uniform contrast in any part thereof.

Inventors

  • 👤 Shuhei Furuichi

Bibliographic Details

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Jurisdiction US
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CPC Classifications
H; H05; H05G; H05G1/00; H05G1/08; H05G1/26; H05G1/30; H05G1/36; H05G1/34

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim 199 words
An automatic blackening degree adjustment system in an X-ray machine of the type including a source of X-rays which generates an X-ray beam, X-ray film provided opposite the X-ray source, a means for moving the X-ray film relative to the X-ray beam and an X-ray sensor behind the X-ray film, which comprises the steps of: converting an X-ray intensity into a first electrical signal output; measuring and converting a relative feed velocity of said X-ray film relative to said X-ray into a second electrical signal output; feeding said first and second electrical signal outputs to a divider; converting a quotient of said divider resulting from a division of said first signal by said second signal into a third electrical signal; feeding said third electrical signal into a comparator and feeding back an output signal from said comparator to a filament control circuit of said X-raying machine thereby controlling filament current of said X-ray machine whereby a tube voltage of an X-ray tube is kept constant for photographing intervals such that exposure is adjusted to an optimum amount while the X-ray wavelength is kept constant and resulting in X-ray photographs which have sufficient and uniform contrast in all part thereof.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 199 words
An automatic blackening degree adjustment system in an X-ray machine of the type including a source of X-rays which generates an X-ray beam, X-ray film provided opposite the X-ray source, a means for moving the X-ray film relative to the X-ray beam and an X-ray sensor behind the X-ray film, which comprises the steps of: converting an X-ray intensity into a first electrical signal output; measuring and converting a relative feed velocity of said X-ray film relative to said X-ray into a second electrical signal output; feeding said first and second electrical signal outputs to a divider; converting a quotient of said divider resulting from a division of said first signal by said second signal into a third electrical signal; feeding said third electrical signal into a comparator and feeding back an output signal from said comparator to a filament control circuit of said X-raying machine thereby controlling filament current of said X-ray machine whereby a tube voltage of an X-ray tube is kept constant for photographing intervals such that exposure is adjusted to an optimum amount while the X-ray wavelength is kept constant and resulting in X-ray photographs which have sufficient and uniform contrast in all part thereof.

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USPTO Annuity & Maintenance Windows

Annuity Stage Window Opens Payment Deadline Surcharge Period Until Estimated Fee Status
3.5 Years (Year 4) 1985-05-31 1985-11-30 1986-06-01 $2000.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
7.5 Years (Year 8) 1989-05-31 1989-11-30 1990-06-01 $3760.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
11.5 Years (Year 12) 1993-05-31 1993-11-30 1994-06-01 $7700.00 Window Closed / Lapsed

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