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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. 22, 1998
Filed:
Feb. 08, 1996
Applicant:
Inventor:
John Claude Boutet, Rochester, NY (US);
Assignee:
Eastman Kodak Company, Rochester, NY (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01J / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
250234 ; 250582 ; 358474 ;
Abstract
Method and apparatus for scanning in a bow-tie pattern, where such pattern is effectuated by either directing a beam or aiming a laser. Methods are provided for correcting errors in movement of the beam. One such method includes the use of a calibration grating on a recording media, with the data derived from the calibration table being used to generate a lookup table. The lookup table providing correction factors that serve to diminish variations in the beam path.