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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:
Jan. 14, 2003
Filed:
Sep. 24, 1999
Applicant:
Inventors:
Tadao Hayashide, Yokohama, JP;
Kazuyuki Kondo, Kawasaki, JP;
Assignee:
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G02B 3/02 ; G02B 1/700 ; G02B 2/714 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G02B 3/02 ; G02B 1/700 ; G02B 2/714 ;
Abstract
An imaging lens is used in image reading and adapted to image information of an original on a reading device. In the imaging lens at least one surface out of a plurality of surfaces forming the imaging lens has refracting power rotationally asymmetric with respect to the optical axis.