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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 17, 1978
Filed:
Sep. 07, 1976
Applicant:
Inventors:
Raymond Alex Daniels, Boulder, CO (US);
David Kent Gibson, Boulder, CO (US);
Paul Kummli, Boulder, CO (US);
Spencer Allan Snell, Lyons, CO (US);
Michael Henry Ulrich, Boulder, CO (US);
Assignee:
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G03G / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
355-8 ; 355 57 ; 355 58 ;
Abstract
A continuously variable reduction scanning optical system wherein a preferred embodiment is disclosed with mechanisms for continuously adjusting the magnification ratio, the total conjugate length, scan speed, scan length, and leading edge registration. Either a single focus or variable focus lens can be used.