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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. 11, 1988
Filed:
Oct. 22, 1987
Applicant:
Inventors:
Zvi Yaniv, Farmington Hills, MI (US);
Vincent D Cannella, Birmingham, 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 ; 35821313 ; 357 30 ;
Abstract
Apparatus for the photogeneration of electrical signals representative of a detectable condition of an image-bearing surface. The apparatus includes an array of spaced, photosensitive elements formed from semiconductor alloy material and operatively disposed on a substantially loss-free, light transmitting faceplate preferably formed from a fused array of oriented optical fibers.