US 7,320,204 B2 | ||
Process and apparatus for encapsulating a photo-stimuable phosphor imaging plate within a barrier envelope and a barrier envelope therefore | ||
Edgar Alzner, Garden City, N.Y. (US); Henry Hubner, Amityville, N.Y. (US); Yehuda Rosenstock, Freeport, N.Y. (US); and John Sylvester, Garden City, N.Y. (US) | ||
Assigned to Air Techniques, Inc., Melville, N.Y. (US) | ||
Filed on Jan. 30, 2006, as Appl. No. 11/342,034. | ||
Claims priority of provisional application 60/648748, filed on Feb. 02, 2005. | ||
Prior Publication US 2006/0169406 A1, Aug. 03, 2006 | ||
Int. Cl. B65B 25/00 (2006.01); B65B 9/00 (2006.01); B65B 51/10 (2006.01) |
U.S. Cl. 53—459 [53/469; 53/479; 53/492; 53/571; 53/284.4; 53/284.7; 53/374.8; 53/374.9; 53/381.1; 53/384.1; 53/390; 53/391] | 11 Claims |
1. A process for encapsulating a photo-stimuable phosphor imaging plate, which comprises:
providing a barrier envelope blank comprising a front transparent film and a rear opaque film of thermoplastic material;
transporting said barrier envelope blank to a positioning station, and positioning said imaging plate between said rear film
and said front film of thermoplastic material at said positioning station;
transporting said barrier envelope blank with said imaging plate therein to a heat sealing station, heat sealing said front
film to said rear film peripherally about said imaging plate at said heat sealing station to form a barrier envelope including
said imaging plate; and
transporting said heat sealed barrier envelope including said imaging plate to a recovery station.
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