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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. 12, 1986
Filed:
Oct. 17, 1983
Applicant:
Inventor:
Mutsuo Ogawa, Yokohama, JP;
Assignee:
Ricoh Company, Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01J / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
250205 ;
Abstract
A method of controlling an output of a photosensor which comprises a light emitting element and a light receiving element. The quantity of light emanating from the light emitting element is varied from a predetermined value. A quantity of light output from the light emitting element when the output level of the light receiving element has reached a predetermined value is detected. This specific light quantity is multiplied by a predetermined value larger than or smaller than 1 (one), thereby preparing a reference light quantity for the light receiving element.