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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:
May. 24, 1988
Filed:
Oct. 30, 1986
Applicant:
Inventors:
Vincent D Cannella, Birmingham, MI (US);
Zvi Yaniv, Farmington Hills, MI (US);
Robert R Johnson, Farnklin, MI (US);
Assignee:
Energy Conversion Devices, Inc., Troy, MI (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
358294 ; 35821311 ; 357 30 ;
Abstract
Apparatus for scanning the image on an image-bearing member moved past an array of thin film light sensitive elements, said apparatus relying upon the concept of 'proximity focusing' in order to generate electrical signals for replicating said image.