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Method and apparatus for registering a time-dependent quantity to be measured
Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1980-06-26
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Granted: 1984-01-31
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Expires: 2000-06-26
Abstract
Abstract Dosimetric data are registered in several channels as a directly readable bar chart, the height of the readable registration of each respective bar being a direct measure of the integrated dose value of the associated channel. Preferably, the registration is made by means of a measurement signal transducer (1) and a measurement interval separator (3) connected thereto, the separator controlling a number of parallel registration channels, each of the channels including a LED (10-13), a film (28) for integrating registration of radiation emitted by the LED, a slot-shaped aperture opening (34-37) for providing a bar-shaped incidence of radiation flow on the film, and a wedgy grey filter (30-33) attanuating the radiation intensity of the flow striking the film stepwise or continuously in the direction of the bar.
Inventors
- 👤 Olof B. G. Lofman
- 👤 Carl O. Lofman
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-04 19:40
CPC Classifications
G; G01; G01D; G01D9/00; G01D9/42
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 10
Claim 1
Independent Claim
193 words
A method of registering a time-dependent quantity to be measured, present in the form of an electric signal, said signal being transformed, in response to a preselected measured quantity value interval, into an emission flow, said emission acting on a recording element arranged to detect and to register said emission such that the element is thereby provided with a subsequently readable, integrated measurement value registration corresponding to a time function of the measured quantity, characterized in that the emission flow acts on several parts of said element with a spread-out distribution in the shape of a bar comprising said parts, such that each part is given a readable partial registration, when the part in question has been subjected to an emission effect providing a registering effect per time unit, which for the various parts of the zone of said element affected by emission has a predetermined magnitude unique to the respective part, wherewith, subsequent to registration process, each part having a readable partial registration indicates that there has been registered at least one integrated measurement value corresponding to said part, whereby the greatest partial measurement value represents a directly readable, integrated measurement value.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
193 words
A method of registering a time-dependent quantity to be measured, present in the form of an electric signal, said signal being transformed, in response to a preselected measured quantity value interval, into an emission flow, said emission acting on a recording element arranged to detect and to register said emission such that the element is thereby provided with a subsequently readable, integrated measurement value registration corresponding to a time function of the measured quantity, characterized in that the emission flow acts on several parts of said element with a spread-out distribution in the shape of a bar comprising said parts, such that each part is given a readable partial registration, when the part in question has been subjected to an emission effect providing a registering effect per time unit, which for the various parts of the zone of said element affected by emission has a predetermined magnitude unique to the respective part, wherewith, subsequent to registration process, each part having a readable partial registration indicates that there has been registered at least one integrated measurement value corresponding to said part, whereby the greatest partial measurement value represents a directly readable, integrated measurement value.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
36 words
A method as claimed in claim 1, characterized by causing the emission intensities incident on the various parts of the zone of said element affected by said emission to be reduced in relation to each other.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
41 words
A method as claimed in claim 2, characterized in that by selective filtering of the emission flow the latter is caused to be incident with different intensitites on respective parts of the zone of said element acted on by the emission.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
28 words
The method of claim 2 wherein said reduction is provided by an element having different emission sensitivities corresponding to the various parts of the zone affected by emission.
Claim 6
Independent Claim
49 words
A method as claimed in any one of the preceding claims, characterized by giving the various parts of said element different pre-registrations, so that in conjunction with a registration sequence, each part is given a readable partial registration for a particular emission effect, unique to the part in question.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
225 words
Apparatus for registering a time-dependent quantity to be measured, present in the form of an electric signal, said apparatus comprising conversion means for converting the electric signal to an emission flow which is specifically allotted a measurement value registration, including means for controlling the conversion in response to the measured quantity value so that conversion and registration in conjunction therewith take place when the measured quantity value is within a predetermined interval; an element for detecting and intergratingly registering the emission in question; and emission control means for causing the emission flow generated by said conversion means to be incident on said detecting and registering element for affecting said element, such that it is given an integrated measurement value registration corresponding to a time function of the measured quantity value, the apparatus being characterized in that said conversion and emission control means provide the incidence of said emission flow on a zone of said element, said zone consisting of a number of parts in the form of a bar; and filter means arranged selectively to dampen the emission flow portions associated with the respective parts of the zone acted on by the emission for causing the emission flow to be incident with different intensities on respective parts of the emission-affected zone of said element for giving a readable partial registration for the part in question.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
225 words
Apparatus for registering a time-dependent quantity to be measured, present in the form of an electric signal, said apparatus comprising conversion means for converting the electric signal to an emission flow which is specifically allotted a measurement value registration, including means for controlling the conversion in response to the measured quantity value so that conversion and registration in conjunction therewith take place when the measured quantity value is within a predetermined interval; an element for detecting and intergratingly registering the emission in question; and emission control means for causing the emission flow generated by said conversion means to be incident on said detecting and registering element for affecting said element, such that it is given an integrated measurement value registration corresponding to a time function of the measured quantity value, the apparatus being characterized in that said conversion and emission control means provide the incidence of said emission flow on a zone of said element, said zone consisting of a number of parts in the form of a bar; and filter means arranged selectively to dampen the emission flow portions associated with the respective parts of the zone acted on by the emission for causing the emission flow to be incident with different intensities on respective parts of the emission-affected zone of said element for giving a readable partial registration for the part in question.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
23 words
Apparatus as claimed in claim 6, characterized in that the various parts of the zone affected by the emission have different emission sensitivities.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
23 words
Apparatus as claimed in claim 6 or 7, characterized in that the various parts of the zone affected by emission have different preregistrations.
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