The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document.
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:
Apr. 02, 1991
Filed:
Jan. 18, 1990
Yoshimi Takasaki, Kanagawa, JP;
Kazuo Horikawa, Kanagawa, JP;
Fuji Photo Film Co., Ltd., Kanagawa, JP;
Abstract
A logarithmic amplifier comprises an amplifier provided with a feedback circuit, a logarithmic conversion device in the feedback circuit, an oscillation preventing circuit which is provided with a capacitor connected in parallel with the logarithmic conversion device, and a control circuit. The control circuit controls the oscillation preventing circuit in accordance with the current fed into the logarithmic amplifier, so that the amount of certain components in the output from the amplifier, which components are fed back to an input terminal of the amplifier through the oscillation preventing circuit, decreases as the current fed into the logarithmic amplifier becomes smaller. An image read-out apparatus comprises a photoelectric detector which detects light from a recording medium, which light is emitted by the recording medium when it is scanned, and the logarithmic amplifier into which the output current generated by the photoelectric detector is fed. An image having good sharpness is thereby obtained.