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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:
Sep. 10, 1996
Filed:
Feb. 14, 1995
Applicant:
Inventor:
Martin C Kaplan, Rochester, NY (US);
Assignee:
Eastman Kodak Company, Rochester, NY (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G02B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
359197 ; 359216 ; 359217 ; 359232 ; 359233 ; 250236 ; 347261 ; 358302 ;
Abstract
A moving mask is incorporated in a flying spot scanner to reduce flare. The mask obscures all portions of the object being scanned, except for a small region surrounding the point currently being scanned. The mask moves to maintain registration with the flying spot. A rotating slotted disk with curved slots in cooperation with a fixed mask having a slot is described as one mechanism for achieving such masking.