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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. 13, 1992
Filed:
Dec. 03, 1990
Applicant:
Inventors:
Andrew F Kurtz, Rochester, NY (US);
Glenn L Kennel, Williamson, NY (US);
David J Snider, Spencerport, NY (US);
Assignee:
Eastman Kodak Company, Rochester, NY (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
358214 ; 358 54 ; 358209 ;
Abstract
An illumination system for a film scanner is disclosed which comprises a light source and optics for providing a line of light on a film. Light transmitted through the film is imaged onto photosensor elements such as CCD arrays. In order to obtain a high quality electronic image from various types of film, an integrating cylinder is used to provide a line of diffuse light on the film, and light delivered to the integrating cylinder is controlled in accordance with the particular type of film being scanned and the operating conditions of the apparatus.