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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:
Aug. 18, 1981
Filed:
Apr. 10, 1978
Applicant:
Inventors:
Assignee:
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G03G / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
430 53 ; 355 / ; 355 77 ;
Abstract
In an image formation method of forming an image by modulating an ion flow or charged particles with the aid of a screen having a number of fine passage openings, at least one of the screen and an image reception member is of arcuate cross-section at the modulating position and an image is formed on the screen. One of the screen and the image reception member which is greater in radius is rotated or moved at a higher velocity than the other, thereby modulating the image onto the image reception member.