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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:
Feb. 23, 1999
Filed:
Apr. 26, 1996
Applicant:
Inventor:
Motomu Fukasawa, Tokyo, JP;
Assignee:
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G03G / ; G03B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
399220 ; 355 67 ; 399221 ;
Abstract
A device for illuminating an original for use in an original reading apparatus for reading an original placed on an original supporting table has a light source having a filament having its lengthwise direction disposed so as to be perpendicular to a reading line.