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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:
Aug. 18, 1998
Filed:
Mar. 20, 1996
Applicant:
Inventor:
Edward C Reifenstein, III, Cambridge, MA (US);
Assignee:
Agfa Division, Bayer Corporation, Wilmington, MA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N / ; G09G / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
358400 ; 345184 ; 345156 ;
Abstract
An apparatus for changing the orientation of a control panel of a scanning system to provide maximum convenience according to the orientation of the scanning system on a desktop surface. The apparatus comprises a circular control panel rotatably mounted within the main case of the scanning system, together with one or more spring-loaded mechanisms serving to lock the rotatable control panel module in a position set by an operator.