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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:
Nov. 14, 2000
Filed:
Dec. 22, 1997
Applicant:
Inventors:
Assignee:
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N / ; H04N / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
358474 ; 358505 ;
Abstract
An image reading apparatus has a photoelectric converting element for receiving light obtained from an original illuminated by a light source, a lens for imaging the light obtained from the original on the photoelectric converting element, and a guide member for guiding the original to an original reading position, the guide member having a hollow portion for containing the photoelectric converting element and the lens therein.