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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:
May. 19, 1998
Filed:
Jul. 09, 1996
Applicant:
Inventors:
Akihisa Kusano, Kitsuki, JP;
Izumi Narita, Koganei, JP;
Yuzo Seino, Kawasaki, JP;
Kaoru Sato, Yokohama, JP;
Tatsuto Tachibana, Kawasaki, JP;
Assignee:
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01S / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
372 38 ; 372 29 ; 372 33 ;
Abstract
An apparatus using a semiconductor laser comprises a measuring unit for measuring a slope efficiency of the semiconductor laser; a determination unit for determining whether or not the measurement value reaches a specified value; and a notification unit for notifying the determination result of said determination unit.