Abstract:
An apparatus (10) adapted for use in the processing of a material (12) traveling in a material direction, such as a photosensitive material. The apparatus (10) directs a first fluid stream (24) and a second fluid stream (24) respectively across the first and second width portions of the material (12). The first and second fluid streams (24) do not flow substantially co-currently with nor countercurrently to the material direction.
Abstract:
A dual layer pre-recorded optical disc (12) includes a transparent substrate (14), a partially reflective layer (16), a transparent spacer layer (18), and a highly reflective layer (20). One pattern of data pits (15) is provided on the substrate, adjacent the partially reflective layer, and another pattern of data pits (19) is provided on the spacer layer, adjacent the highly reflective layer. The partially reflective layer may be made of an alloy of gold and silver having general formula AuxAgy, where 15
Abstract:
A medical image output device and method selectively drive an imaging module based on first input data corresponding to a diagnostic portion of the image or second input data corresponding to a non-diagnostic portion of the image. The imaging module thereby forms a visible representation of the image that combines both the diagnostic portion and the non-diagnostic portion of the image. The medical image output device and method are capable of providing reduced cost, reduced complexity, and enhanced flexibility. The medical image output device and method achieve such advantages by eliminating much of the custom hardware ordinarily required for integration of the diagnostic and non-diagnostic portions of the image, and by delegating processing of the diagnostic portion to an image input device.
Abstract:
Hydrogen atom donor compounds are useful as contrast enhancers when used in combination with (i) hindered phenol developers, and (ii) trityl hydrazide and/or formyl-phenyl hydrazine co-developers, to produce ultra-high contrast black-and-white photothermographic and thermographic elements. The photothermographic and thermographic elements may be used as a photomask in a process where there is a subsequent exposure of an ultraviolet or short wavelength visible radiation-sensitive imageable medium.
Abstract:
The fixture comprising a first plate (12), a second plate (14) for supporting the substrate (22) during deposition of the material over the substrate, the substrate being supported on a side of the second plate opposite the first plate, a plurality of thermoelectric devices (30) disposed between the first plate and the second plate, the thermoelectric devices being in thermal communication with both the first plate and the second plate, and a device for controlling each of the thermoelectric devices to generate thermal energy sufficient to substantially maintain a desired temperature of the substrate during deposition of the material over the substrate, wherein a portion of the thermal energy is transferred to the substrate by the second plate and a portion of the thermal energy is transferred away from the thermoelectric devices by the first plate.
Abstract:
Pixel array (20) including a high resolution mode and a low resolution mode and method of reading out the pixel array in a high and low resolution mode. The pixel array (20) includes a first signal line and a second signal line. An array of pixel elements are provided, each pixel (22) element coupled to the first signal line or the second signal line. A switch mechanism (24) is provided for coupling the first signal line to the second signal line. A mechanism is also provided for conveying a charge associated with each pixel element to the first signal line or the second signal line. A mechanism may also be provided for buffering signals between the first signal line, the second signal line, and an output signal line (30).
Abstract:
A multi-module radiation detecting device, a radiation detecting module for incorporation in a multi-module radiation detecting device, and a method for assembling a multi-module radiation detecting device are provided. The radiation detecting module includes a carrier substrate and a radiation detecting tile mounted over the carrier substrate. The module includes interconnection structure for connecting radiation detecting elements in the radiation detecting tile to conductive contacts on a base substrate. The module facilitates attachment and detachment of the module relative to the base substrate and relative to a test fixture used in test and burn-in operations. The module is constructed to isolate the radiation detecting tile from thermal and/or mechanical stresses produced at the interconnection interface during attachment and detachment for test and burn-in, assembly, and rework operations. As a result, the module can be used to produce a multi-module radiation detecting device having enhanced reliability. The module can help maintain device reliability despite rework operations, and can thereby reduce rework costs.
Abstract:
A thermal developing unit for the thermal development of photothermographic media which comprises a means for thermally developing photothermographic media by placing said media in contact with a heated element within a case, a first and second opening for venting gas from said case, said first opening being connected to an area surrounding said heated element, said second opening being connectd to an area within said unit where said media passes after it has been thermally developed, and in a path by which said gas can be vented through at least one of said first or second openings from said case, there is a filter cartridge comprising a filter housing containing a chemical filtration media having no bonded absorbent particulates therein.
Abstract:
An apparatus (10) useful for electrical switching, latching, and sensing including a buckleable member (34) movable between a first buckled position and a second buckled position. The first and second buckled positions can be stable. The buckleable member (34) can be made of a thin metallic strip and can be constrained in a way such that it can be formed to an S-shape and such that the buckleable member (34) can be thought of as a wave spring.
Abstract:
The present invention provides a data storage device in which an area on the surface of the baseplate adjacent a thrust bearing surface of at least one rotating component of the device is modified to control interface friction between the component and the baseplate. The surface quality is enhanced by altering the roughness of the surface by embossing or machining the baseplate, preferably in areas beneath the rotating component.