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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:
Oct. 24, 2000
Filed:
Apr. 19, 1999
Applicant:
Inventor:
David P Viola, Andover, MA (US);
Assignee:
AGFA Corporation, Wilmington, MA (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G02B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
359820 ; 359819 ; 355 53 ;
Abstract
An imaging system with beam focus adjustment, includes an emitter which emits a beam of radiation along a beam path and an optical assembly, having a focus adjustment mechanism, configured to focus the emitted beam on a medium to be imaged. A medium support member supports the medium on its support surface during imaging. A sensor generates temperature data representing a detected temperature of the medium support member and a controller controls the focus adjustment mechanism in accordance with the temperature data to adjust the focus of the emitted beam on the medium.