(19)
(11) EP 3 249 692 B8

(12) CORRECTED EUROPEAN PATENT SPECIFICATION
Note: Bibliography reflects the latest situation

(15) Correction information:
Corrected version no 1 (W1 B1)

(48) Corrigendum issued on:
10.04.2019 Bulletin 2019/15

(45) Mention of the grant of the patent:
02.01.2019 Bulletin 2019/01

(21) Application number: 17178837.5

(22) Date of filing: 26.05.2010
(51) International Patent Classification (IPC): 
H01L 27/146(2006.01)
A61B 6/03(2006.01)
 H04N 5/32(2006.01)
A61B 6/00(2006.01)

(54)

IMAGING, DATA ACQUISITION, DATA TRANSMISSION, AND DATA DISTRIBUTION METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR HIGH DATA RATE TOMOGRAPHIC X-RAY SCANNERS

VERFAHREN UND SYSTEME ZUR BILDGEBUNG, DATENERFASSUNG, DATENÜBERTRAGUNG UND DATENVERTEILUNG FÜR RÖNTGENTOMOGRAPHIESCANNER MIT HOHER DATENRATE

IMAGERIE, ACQUISITION DE DONNÉES, TRANSMISSION DE DONNÉES ET PROCÉDÉS ET SYSTÈMES DE DISTRIBUTION DE DONNÉES POUR SCANNERS TOMOGRAPHIQUES À RAYONS X À HAUT DÉBIT DE DONNÉES

(84) Designated Contracting States:
AL AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MK MT NL NO PL PT RO SE SI SK SM TR

(30) Priority: 26.05.2009 US 181077 P

(43) Date of publication of application:
29.11.2017 Bulletin 2017/48

(62) Application number of the earlier application in accordance with Art. 76 EPC:
10781127.5 / 2436034

(73) Proprietor: Rapiscan Systems, Inc.
Torrance, CA 90503 (US)

(72) Inventor:
  • MORTON, Edward James
    Guildford, Surrey GU1 2SL (GB)

(74) Representative: Barker Brettell LLP 
Medina Chambers Town Quay
Southampton SO14 2AQ
Southampton SO14 2AQ (GB)


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