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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:
Jul. 27, 1999
Filed:
Jan. 14, 1997
Applicant:
Inventors:
Takayuki Nabeshima, Toyokawa, JP;
Keiji Kusumoto, Toyokawa, JP;
Makoto Kumagai, Toyokawa, JP;
Katsuaki Tajima, Toyokawa, JP;
Assignee:
Minolta Co., Ltd., Osaka, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N / ; G03B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
358496 ; 355 52 ;
Abstract
The present invention has the objective of providing an image reading device capable of normally excellent reading of document images without influence from a soiled or damaged glass document platen, and eliminates the influence of a soiled or damaged glass surface of a document platen by normally reading document images using a new glass surface which is neither soiled not damaged by moving the document platen via a platen moving lever.