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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. 29, 2000
Filed:
Jun. 30, 1997
Applicant:
Inventors:
Darwin Hu, San Jose, CA (US);
Lawrence Huang, Fremont, CA (US);
Alpha Lan-Chung Hou, Jan Jose, CA (US);
Assignee:
Microtek Artix Corporation, San Jose, CA (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
358474 ; 358487 ; 358494 ;
Abstract
A mechanical, electrical and optical scanning apparatus for producing a digital image of a two-dimensional original object that can be either opaque or transparent. A platform supports a camera with precision zoom/focus control for receiving light energy from the object, and the light is converted into electrical energy in a digital format. Opaque objects are supported separately from transparent objects on a carriage, and a light source is supported pivotly for illuminating these objects during scanning in a different manner.