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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:
Dec. 13, 1994
Filed:
Aug. 19, 1993
Applicant:
Inventor:
Martin P Gouch, Hemel Hempstead, GB;
Assignee:
Crosfield Electronics Limited, Hemel Hempstead, GB;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
358487 ; 355 75 ; 355125 ;
Abstract
The invention relates to scanning apparatus including a transparency support (12) and scanning means (3,4,5) for scanning a transparency (1) on the support to generate an electronic representation of an image defined by the transparency (1). The surface (24) of the support (12) which carries a transparency (1) in use has a surface profile with irregular undulations (25) such that any Newton's rings formed between the transparency (1) and the surface (24) of the support (12) cannot be resolved by the scanning means in use. Methods of producing the irregular undulations are also described.