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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:
Dec. 17, 2002
Filed:
Jan. 27, 1999
Applicant:
Inventor:
Fumio Hata, Mitaka, JP;
Assignee:
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01T 1/29 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01T 1/29 ;
Abstract
A compact and lightweight two-dimensional image pickup apparatus comprises two-dimensional photoelectric converters arranged on a substrate, a base member for supporting the substrate, electronic parts for processing the electric signals of said photoelectric converters and an apparatus cabinet containing the above components, wherein said base member is formed by a metal-based printed circuit board and said electronic parts are mounted on said base member or, alternatively, said base member and part or all of said apparatus cabinet are formed by a metal-based printed circuit board and said electronic parts are mounted on said printed circuit board.