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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:
Nov. 26, 1985
Filed:
Sep. 14, 1983
Applicant:
Inventors:
Assignee:
Optrotech Ltd., Nes Ziona, IL;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
358106 ; 358101 ; 350 963 ; 356237 ;
Abstract
Scanning apparatus comprising a base, a light source mounted on the base, a camera mounted on the base and arranged to observe a workpiece surface to be scanned and an optical waveguide arranged in light receiving relationship with the light source for directing light to the workpiece surface, the optical waveguide being operative to provide uniform, homogeneous diffuse illumination of the workpiece surface, thereby to prevent definition of shadows thereon.